Ryan Scott
School
Mesa Community College
Expertise
Box Office, Star Wars, James Bond
- Since 2016, Ryan has had more than 11,000 articles published for a wide variety of respected publications, including Fangoria and Inverse, in addition to /Film.
- Ryan has interviewed everyone from Tower Records founder Russ Soloman to mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
- The 2018 "Child's Play" remake features a quote from his review on the Blu-ray.
Experience
Ryan has been working as a journalist, primarily in the pop culture space, for a decade and counting. He got his start writing for sites such as the Phoenix New Times before making the jump to writing about movies and TV full time for Movieweb. During his years obsessively covering every corner of the entertainment industry, he has interviewed many big names, including Oscar-winning director Darren Aronofksy and super star composer Michael Giacchino. He has also been on the ground to cover some of the biggest events in all of entertainment, including SXSW, San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration. Ryan has also been a guest on popular podcasts such as The Kingcast and the Geekdom Fancast, in addition to his regular appearances on the /Film Daily podcast.
Education
Ryan has an associate's degree in applied science and New Media Studios from Mesa Community College (MCC), one of the largest and most respected community colleges in the country. He also studied audio production technologies at MCC prior to shifting his focus to journalism.
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Stories By Ryan Scott
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If you've ever wondered why FX's fantastic vampire comedy series What We Do in the Shadows came to an end in 2024, here's the answer.
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While Bones would ultimately air for 12 seasons, circumstances meant that the season 10 finale had to be written like a potential series finale.
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The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey has returned with the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man, which may become one of the biggest box office bombs ever.
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The Gerard Butler-led Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is the first new box office hit of 2025. Here's how the action movie sequel became a success.
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Back in 2005, a particularly infamous Marvel spin-off became a cautionary tale for future superhero movies when it flopped hard at the box office.
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A supernatural thriller series starring Games of Thrones' Iain Glen had found its way onto Prime Video's top charts alongside some much bigger titles.
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Blumhouse and Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man is predicted to get the horror genre off to a strong start at the box office in 2025.
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Jason Statham and The Beekeeper director David Ayer reunite in the trailer for A Working Man, another high-octane action movie from the duo.
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The thing James Mangold finds most appealing about his Dawn of the Jedi movie may also allow the film to chart a bold new future for Star Wars.
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The 1990s sitcom juggernaut Home Improvement, which made star Tim Allen into a household name, is coming to Netflix this year.
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Audiences loved Jared Padalecki's take on The CW reimagining of Walker, Texas Ranger," so why was it canceled after four seasons?
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The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has made more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Here are five lessons Hollywood can learn from its success.
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People often forget about Bruce Willis' career in voiceover, which is why many missed his cameo on the Star Trek-esque comedy, The Orville.
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Dave Burd, aka Lil Dicky, earned lots of critical acclaim for his FX sitcom series Dave. Here's why the show ended after just three seasons.
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After wrapping up his successful initial run in the MCU, Robert Downey Jr. appeared in a family film that became a box office flop.
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Breena Palmer has only appeared in a handful of NCIS episodes, but the wife Jimmy Palmer has left a significant impact on fans.
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A bizarre conspiracy theory involving the box office numbers of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa: The Lion King has cropped up, but there's no truth to it.
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While Jim Parsons is relatively confident about his abilities as an actor, he felt very differently about his run as a producer on Young Sheldon.
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Join us as we rank the Star Trek movies based on their box office performances (both adjusted and unadjusted for inflation) and budgets.
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Young Sheldon was still riding high when it was canceled after seven seasons, which made the decision a massive shock to star Annie Potts.
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Is Godzilla male or female? Buckle up, because the issue of the iconic kaiju's gender is far less straightforward than you might've assumed.
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Robert Eggers' Nosferatu enjoyed a bigger box office debut than expected over the winter holiday frame. Here's what went right for the horror remake.
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Jason Momoa is officially joining James Gunn's DC Universe. However, the actor will play a famous DC Comics villain/antihero rather than Aquaman.
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Rami Malek won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, but did he actually sing all of the Queen songs?
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From the dreaded return of Beetlejuice to the antics of Deadpool & Wolverine, here are the 10 highest-grossing movies at the 2024 box office.
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When Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma on The Walking Dead, the world around him has crumbled and he's miraculously not been eaten by zombies ... how?!
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Yellowstone has come to an end after five seasons, but IMDb users voted in their best episode of the show before Kevin Costner's exit from the Western series.