Joyce Byers is seeing double. Winona Ryder’s epic takedown of the evil Vecna in the final “Stranger Things” season took a lot of manpower — led by her stunt double, Julia Maggio. “It takes a village to do a scene like that,” she exclusively told The Post. “Stranger Things” aired its series finale on New Year’s … Read more
Joyce and Hopper never re-read their old yearbooks. In the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix, the show reveals that Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hopper (David Harbour) used to go to school with Henry – the boy who eventually grew up into the evil villain, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). He … Read more
It’s all turned upside down. Finally, after what feels like a hundred years, “Stranger Things” has ended. The show first premiered in 2016, and ended with Season 5, now streaming on Netflix, following Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Will (Noah Schnapp), Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery), Hopper (David Harbour) and more as they live in … Read more
Stranger threads. Amy Parris, who designed the costumes of “Stranger Things” in the final three seasons, said she knew Eleven’s look for the fifth and final season would get a “reaction.” “It’s funny, because I’ve been starting to get comments from people that are like, ‘Shorts over sweats?’ And I’m like, it was absolutely a … Read more
Everybody wants this. Lately, a slew of celebrities have had comebacks. Adam Brody is having a renaissance as a romantic lead. Josh Hartnett is in the midst of “The Hartnettaissance.” Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Coolidge, Noah Wyle, and Brendan Fraser have all seen second winds to their careers. “There’s not many things that Americans love more … Read more
Winona Ryder suffered after “Heathers.” In a new interview with Elle UK, the “Stranger Things” star, 53, recalled how her role in the 1988 dark comedy teen film had a negative impact on her career. “I was told I was never gonna work again if I did ‘Heathers,’” she told the outlet, adding, “I did lose … Read more
In the ’90s, Winona Ryder was a girl, interrupted by love. The actress, 53, got candid about her feelings for Al Pacino while collaborating in the late ’90s. “I was absolutely in love with Al Pacino when I was working with him,” Ryder confessed to Elle in an interview published on Wednesday. “We were doing that … Read more
It’s the season of fear, folks. The word horror is derived directly from the ancient Latin to “tremble or shudder.” What makes us seek this shudder in slasher movies, ghost stories, and zombie flicks? This excellent article from “Harvard Business Review” argues that humans love horror movies because they offer two-fold stimulation, simultaneously triggering anxiety … Read more
The second time’s a charm for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The dark fantasy comedy-horror, which The Post called “pointless” and “belabored,” earned $41.5 million on Friday, its first day in theaters, according to The Numbers. The Tim Burton film, which serves as a sequel to the 1988 cult classic “Beetlejuice,” is expected to take in at least … Read more
Winona Ryder has revealed that her parents were “very wary of Hollywood” throughout her childhood. The “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” actress, 52, was propelled to global stardom in the late 1980s, but her parents were against the idea of her packing up and moving to Tinseltown at a young age. Instead, they drove 7 hours from San … Read more
Never been kissed by Jeff Bridges. Winona Ryder, 52, revealed on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that Bridges, 74, refused to lock lips with the “Stranger Things” star when they were auditioning for the 1993 drama film “Fearless.” And Bridges did that for all the right reasons. Winona Ryder on “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. … Read more
Winona Ryder shot to fame in the late ‘80s and ’90s with roles in “Heathers” and “Edward Scissorhands,” but took a step away from the spotlight in the early 2000s. In a recent interview with Esquire U.K., the actress spoke about how “difficult experiences” on set led to a change in her perspective on the … Read more
Blast from the past. Winona Ryder told Harper’s Bazaar that reprising her “Beetlejuice” character, Lydia Deetz, for the upcoming sequel brought up memories of her younger self and the lows in her love life. “In my 30s, I had two disastrous relationships that were — they weren’t wrong, but this was before you would ever … Read more
“Stranger Things” Season 5 is set to deliver an ambitious experience, spanning eight “very long” episodes, according to Maya Hawke, who plays Robin on the Netflix show. Hawke gave insight into the show’s production for the final season on the June 27 episode of the “Podcrushed” podcast. “We’re making basically eight movies,” Hawke, 25, explained. … Read more
These AI “family portraits” really pushed some buttons. An artificial intelligence-focused artist is showcasing what former celebrity couples’ children would look like if they had stayed together in a creepy-but-fascinating project that some observers called “disrespectful.” Jeremy Pomeroy, of Melbourne, Australia, made the “captivating celebrity what-if” images centering on the offspring of A-list exes ranging from … Read more
Girl, what? The “Girl, Interrupted” set was “intimidating” for star Elisabeth Moss — especially because there were Angelina Jolie vs. Winona Ryder “camps” while filming. The actress, 41, opened up about her experience on the 1999 drama while appearing on the “Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa” podcast on Wednesday. “My mom was still … Read more
Bye, bye, Barbara. Geena Davis has finally confirmed that she does not appear in Tim Burton’s upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel. “No, I’m not. I’m not in the remake,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “Oh, you were expecting that I would be?” Geena Davis, recipient of the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award, poses on the red carpet during the … Read more
It’s showtime. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which is the long-awaited sequel to the original cult hit Tim Burton movie, has released its first look photos. Thirty-six years after the original “Beetlejuice” premiered in 1988, Michael Keaton is back as the ghoulish-looking black and white stripe-wearing “bio-exorcist,” Betelgeuse. Burton, 65, who returns to direct, told EW that he and … Read more
Everything is right-side-up in the Upside Down world. The cast of “Stranger Things” is back at work on Season 5, expected to be the final season of the hit Netflix series. A photo posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday shows the cast posing together under the caption, “Stranger Things 5 production has officially begun!” … Read more
Somebody said Willem Dafoe’s name three times. In an interview, the “Shadow of the Vampire” actor revealed new details about his upcoming appearance in “Beetlejuice 2,” the long-awaited sequel to 1988’s “Beetlejuice.” “I haven’t seen any footage yet, but it was fun to do,” Dafoe, 68, told Variety of the movie, which wrapped production in … Read more