The Direct

EXCLUSIVE: 'THE RINGS OF POWER' Season 3 star Ema Horvath has opened up about Eärien's tragic fate: "You're dealing with someone who is capable of choosing that option from the very beginning of the episode." (via thedirect.com/article/the-lo…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'LIFE IS STRANGE' actor Owen Teague says the writing of Prime Video’s upcoming TV adaptation is "awesome": "I think it's gonna be a really solid adaptation." (via thedirect.com/article/life-i…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'I SAW SPAWN: A TWISTED CHRISTMAS TALE' writer Chris Killian on how many more annual comic sequels fans can expect: "We always want to leave it open-ended for the possibility of doing another one... It's fair to say that we have ideas. I think this could go on for a little bit." (via thedirect.com/article/i-saw-…)

Kabam just announced WB ALL-STAR MAYHEM, an all-new mobile RPG that unites nine Warner Bros. Animation franchises, including icons such as Batman, The Powerpuff Girls, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, and so many more.

With THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER Season 3 finally giving Gandalf the spotlight, star Daniel Weyman revealed to The Direct that his legendary character is finally embracing his immortal nature.

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Campbell Bower on Celeborn's connection to Galadriel in 'THE RINGS OF POWER' Season 3: "The memory of their union is one of the things that has been keeping him alive... He loves her, and he hopes that she is happy." (via thedirect.com/article/the-lo…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'THE CAT IN THE HAT' director Alessandro Carloni on how the movie avoids going overboard with Dr. Seuss' iconic rhyming: "Anything that comes from that institution [where the Cat works] is in rhyme... But the moment you enter the real world and real communication, it reverts to regular spoken language." (via thedirect.com/article/theres…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'THE RINGS OF POWER' Season 3 showrunner Patrick McKay on why the Nazgûl are introduced earlier than in Tolkien's original lore: "These rings were initially seductive... You want to see that, you want to feel that. That means we're a long way away from being enslaved to Sauron's will." (via thedirect.com/article/the-lo…)

THE CAT IN THE HAT writer and directors Erica Rivinoja and Alessandro Carloni talk about how they reinvented the iconic Thing 1 and Thing 2 characters for their new take on Dr. Seuss’ iconic story starring Bill Hader.

EXCLUSIVE: 'THE HUNGER GAMES' director Francis Lawrence on how 'SUNRISE ON THE REAPING' avoids drowning in Haymitch's tragic origin story: "My goal is always to give as full an emotional meal as possible. So, that means ideally you cry, you laugh, you're terrified, you have moments of wonder." (via thedirect.com/article/the-hu…)

TASKMASTER creator Alex Horne comments on the possibility of crossover with Dropout TV’s GAME CHANGER and Sam Reich.

EXCLUSIVE: Alden Ehrenreich says playing two characters "was almost like shooting two different movies" in A TALENT FOR MURDER: "With Olivia, where we're going all throughout these different locations in Rome... [then] with Helen, it's two people in one house just talking." (via thedirect.com/article/alden-…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'NOCTURNE' star Stephen Graham on Jurek's twisted game of cat-and-mouse with Karl: "Whatever I need to do to this little mouse, I will do... then said mouse will be squashed... my objective is to use him for what I need him for." (via thedirect.com/article/stephe…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'GHOSTS' star Devan Chandler Long says the upcoming Christmas special is "like a zip line" into Season 6 of the CBS show. (via thedirect.com/article/ghosts…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'THE CAT IN THE HAT' director Erica Rivinoja on expanding Thing One and Thing Two with an army of hundreds: "When we brought up that idea to Dr. Seuss Enterprises, they were so receptive to it... then when we brought up the idea of okay, well, what if they don't all look exactly identical? They were even more excited." (via thedirect.com/article/bill-h…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'FORGOTTEN ISLAND' director Januel P. Mercado has addressed what memory Jo's Lola lost to Babita: "We don't really know what it is, but... the audience knows that she clearly had her own adventure [in Nakali]." (via thedirect.com/article/forgot…)

EXCLUSIVE: 'CARRIE' star Summer Howell defends the series' Emaline storyline: "I know she's got a lot of hate online, but I think it's unnecessary." (via thedirect.com/article/carrie…)