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Abbey White
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Abbey White is a contributing writer and the former associate editor/news writer for The Hollywood Reporter’s digital team, where they reported, edited and web produced features spanning film, TV, awards, theater, animation, children's & family, inclusion and more. A Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY alum, they’ve been recognized as a 2022 Curve Emerging Journalist, ASME Awards finalist, National A&E Journalism Awards winner and GLAAD Media Award nominee, among other honors.
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How Epic Universe Is Building Its Marketing Blitz Ahead of the Major Theme Park’s Launch
Universal Destinations' exec Alice Norsworthy breaks down the emotion, guest previews and multiple platforms (like the Super Bowl) to tell the story of the first big U.S. theme park launch in two decades.
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Ramy Youssef and Mo Amer on the Bittersweet Final Season of ‘Mo’: “Everything Going on Now Made It More Powerful”
The Netflix comedy’s EP along with its star-creator discuss crafting their timely ending, exploring Palestinian culture, portraying immigration detention centers and whether there’s more 'Mo' story to tell.
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Adrien Brody on His ‘The Brutalist’ Accent, Being “A Bit Concerned” About Filming in VistaVision and If He Will Direct
The Oscar-nominated actor spoke about his catalog of work, as well as his performance in the Brady Corbet-directed film, on Sunday night at the 92NY.
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How Universal Studios Hollywood Aims to Shake Up Theme Park After-Hours Events
Members of the Los Angeles park’s executive and culinary team explain how the Halloween Horror Nights-inspired spring event Fan Fest Nights will carve out its own space in the pop culture events industry.
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Steven Spielberg Recalls “Hard-Fought Victory” to Stop ‘E.T.’ Sequel: “I Didn’t Have Any Rights”
The director spoke about the 1982 blockbuster alongside star Drew Barrymore as part of a TCM Classic Film Festival: New York Pop-Up x 92NY conversation on Saturday.
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‘American Primeval’ Team on Portraying the Brutal History of America’s Westward Expansion: “The Truth of This World Is Violent”
Director Peter Berg, executive producer Eric Newman, Indigenous Consultant Julia O’Keefe, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Irene Bedard, Kim Coates, Derek Hinkey and more discuss the show's approach to fact and fiction, particularly in its depiction of violence: “We are holding up something of a mirror.”
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How ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Cleared Four Minutes of Taylor Swift’s “Down Bad” and Crafted a Cinematic, Dual-Generation Soundtrack
Music supervisors Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe also discuss how each season's locations and eras shape their selections, getting Travis Scott and HVME’s “Goosebumps” remix for season one: “We knew we had to use it.”
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How ‘American Primeval’ Pulled Off That Scalping Scene
Star Dane DeHaan and makeup department head Howard Berger explain how they and special makeup effects artist Jamie Kelman pulled off the Frankenstein look of a scalped Mormon settler and his rotting head following a wagon train massacre: "I wanted to destroy him from the outside."
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David Schwimmer Wanted to Do Horror-Comedy for Years. Then ‘Goosebumps’ Called
The actor talks his monstrous transformation in season two of the Disney+ anthology 'The Vanishing’ and why he found the role so compelling: “It’s another level of meaningful at this stage.”
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‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Bosses on Casting David Schwimmer and Scariest Episode of Season 2
Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston, executive producers of the Disney+ series, also discuss how comedy helped them find their scares and the potential of an anthology crossover event.
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R.L. Stine Says Three New ‘Fear Street’ Films Are in the Works, Reacts to How ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Elevates the Horror
The best-selling author and master of tween horror shares what "shocked" him about season two of Disney+’s anthology adaptation, what it gets right about his books and which 'Goosebumps' entry he’d most like to see onscreen next.
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‘Heartstopper,’ ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ Among Inaugural Winners of The Velma Awards (Exclusive)
The honors, launched by the Chris Nee co-founded The Rainbow Project, celebrate creatives and children’s and family media working towards better onscreen representation of LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
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