Jeremy Mathai
Expertise
Indie Movies, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, "Lord Of The Rings"
- Jeremy has received direct praise from many filmmakers, actors, and other notable industry figures for his exhaustive coverage of hidden gems and diverse storytelling.
- In the lead-up to San Diego Comic-Con 2022, he made good on his lifelong passion for "The Lord of the Rings," achieving a personal high watermark in his career by conducting an exclusive interview with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd.
- Jeremy has established a niche for interviewing directors, stars, and below-the-line movie and TV crew members such as VFX artists, costume designers, music composers, and even actual NASA astronauts.
Experience
Jeremy has been consistently writing professionally online for nearly a decade. After graduating from college and earning his bachelor's degree, his freelancing work in film and television soon caught the attention of /Film. He joined the team's new core of staff writers in June of 2021. Throughout his varied freelancing career, Jeremy contributed to a year-long "The Lord of the Rings" retrospective, and his writing was published on the official "Star Trek" website. His bylines have been featured on various outlets, including IGN, Nerdist, Polygon, and Inverse.
Education
Jeremy graduated Dowling College with a bachelor's degree in science, which he has since turned into a successful career as a pop culture writer.
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Stories By Jeremy Mathai
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Hey, millennial goth kids! You can finally stream the Beetlejuice cartoon!
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The Rings of Power season 2 introduced characters who were only briefly mentioned in Peter Jackson's film trilogy – and their story could end in tragedy.
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It's safe to say this wasn't what we had in mind as a first look at the main character design in Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man movie.
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Peter Jackson's extended edition of The Two Towers features a scene that's remarkably similar to a moment that happens in the latest Rings of Power episode.
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The Smile 2 trailer features a surprise Drew Barrymore appearance, marking the Scream veteran's return to horror ... in a sense.
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James Gunn has reportedly approached a big-name Marvel and DC veteran about playing Hal Jordan in the DC Universe's Green Lantern TV series Lanterns.
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Frequently funny and consistently stylish, Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, is an enjoyable enough crime comedy. Here's our review.
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In season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Celebrimbor unveils a new invention that will play a significant role in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Ridley Scott's director's cut of Napoleon has arrived and it features a whole lot of brand-new (and, by the sound of it, rather important) footage.
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The Lord of the Rings fans will remember the crystal ball-like palantír from Peter Jackson's movies, but here's how it factors into The Rings of Power season 2.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has revealed what became of Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) after the epic battle at the end of season 1.
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A photo from the MCU's Fantastic Four movie reboot suggests Ebon Moss-Bacharach's Thing will be an extremely comic-accurate version of the superhero.
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A whole lot happened in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1. Here's what you need to remember before watching season 2.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 remedies the problems of season 1 (and Tom Bombadil fans are going to be delighted). Here's our review.
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This deleted scene from Deadpool and Wolverine confirms what happened to Channing Tatum's absurd (but kind of perfect?) version of Gambit.
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Alex Proyas, who directed the 1994 film adaptation of The Crow, has made multiple social media posts mocking the 2024 remake and its poor reception.
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Whatever happened to the Xenomorph from Prometheus (aka the Deacon)? The Alien franchise has a canonical answer, and it's absolutely wild.
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The trailer for the animated Lord of the Rings film The War of the Rohirrim is jam-packed with deep-cut details for Tolkien fans to unearth.
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Lord of the Rings is getting the anime treatment with the new War of the Rohirrim movie, and the first trailer has arrived, taking us back to Middle-earth.
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Rotten Tomatoes is introducing a new label known as 'Verified Hot,' and we already have thoughts about where all this is going.
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Behind the scenes images from George Miller's canceled Justice League: Mortal film have revealed Mad Max actor Hugh Keays-Byrne's look as Martin Manhunter.
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One co-writer of James Mangold's Logan reacted positively to Deadpool & Wolverine's jaw-dropping opening scene, which pays homage to Logan in an unexpected way.
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Joker: Folie à Deux kicks off with a Looney Tunes-inspired animated opening developed by none other than a famed French animator and director.
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Joker: Folie à Deux was surprising enough, but is director Todd Phillips open to the possibility of Joker 3? Here's what he had to say on the subject.
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At an event hosted by the Oxford Writers' House, George R.R. Martin explained why he hasn't finished writing the next book in his A Song of Ice and Fire saga.
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Michael Keaton was meant to return as Batman in the canceled Batgirl movie, but a new interview revealed that he's not exactly heartbroken about that.
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Alien: Romulus finds a clever solution to a problem that's been affecting the tension and stakes of the Alien franchise for years.