The Hollywood Reporter

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Does the Doc Branch Want Will to Win? • Netflix’s Will & Harper is trying to overcome the strange opposition to star-related projects

Oscars: The Top Doc Contenders

Learning to Fly (and Sing at the Same Time) • Wicked sound mixer Simon Hayes details the feats required for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to perform live

Traveling Back in Time (Again) to Ancient Rome • Gladiator II production designer Arthur Max explains how the sequel’s Colosseum expanded on the original vision from director Ridley Scott’s 2000 film. Max, who earned an Oscar nomination for his work on Gladiator, shares details about the iconic Roman structure that was re-created in Kalkara, Malta, and stood 46 feet high before being doubled in postproduction

‘JUMP IN AND LEARN HOW TO SWIM AFTER’ • Five gifted musicians in the awards season conversation name their dream collaborators, spirit animals and whether writing film music is more like a battle or a surreal experience

THE LITTLE ANIMATED MOVIES THAT COULD • The creators of Oscar contenders Memoir of a Snail and Flow open up about facing off against studio tentpoles: ‘Netflix’s budget for an awards campaign is more than the production budgets of both of our films, combined!’

NOSFERATU’S GLORIOUS DECAY MAKES FOR A BEAUTIFUL BEAST • How Bill Skarsgard transformed from a ‘sweet, charming guy’ into the iconic Count Orlok under the film’s prosthetics and makeup heads

HAUNT COUTURE: THE GOTH ALLURE OF BEE TLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE • Costume designer Colleen Atwood details how fantastical fabric intended for her sofa became the iconic striped suit, while an elaborate aging process was required for underworld costumes

MAREN MORRIS IS UP FOR A FILM-MUSIC ‘DETOUR’ • After leaving country, the hitmaker is finding freedom in Hollywood and beyond

SOUNDTRACKING PAIN WITH CHOPIN • Writer, director and star Jesse Eisenberg explains his choice to use the music of a specific classical composer in his film about two cousins exploring their past

IN THE EYE OF THE STORM • Twisters VFX supervisor Ben Snow had an unusual challenge in portraying the power and complexity of tornadoes — he was dealing with the real thing

Werner Herzog Took a Stab at Reinventing Nosferatu