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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Dwayne Johnson's Amazon movie Red One will give theaters a much-needed boost, but can it actually become a box office hit? The answer is complicated.
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A new Star Wars film trilogy is being developed by the creative behind a fantastic Star Wars animated show and some not-so-fantastic superhero movies.
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Emily Blunt has talked about her favorite movie so frequently that fans have made video compilations of her gushing about this Steven Spielberg classic.
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Terminator: Dark Fate tried to course correct the Terminator franchise, but things didn't work out in the end. Director Tim Miller thinks he knows why.
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The new Netflix docuseries The Manhattan Alien Abduction is getting plenty of attention. Here's what we know about the supposedly true story.
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Venom: The Last Dance has performed well enough to make things somewhat complicated for Sony when it comes to moving forward with more Spider-Man spin-offs.
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Warner Bros. is making a big mistake when it comes to Clint Eastwood's courtroom drama Juror #2 and its limited run at the box office.
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The Big Bang Theory was ripped off by a Belarusian series called The Theorists, but sadly, all the series creator could do was call them out in the credits.
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Netflix's young adult series The Society seemed to be performing well before it was canceled after a single season. Here's what happened.
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Kevin Costner's costume and accessories as John Dutton on Yellowstone were designed by a famous, multi-Oscar-winning Marvel veteran.
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Kevin Costner was on top of the world in the early 1990s before suffering a huge box office flop that nearly derailed his career entirely.
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20 years later, one of Pixar's most beloved animated movies remains the biggest original superhero movie ever at the box office.
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A24's Hugh Grant-led horror movie Heretic could be just the shot in the arm the box office needs to get November started on a strong note.
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Fans loved Don S. Davis as George Hammond on Stargate SG-1, so when he left after season 7, it was a real downer.
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Denzel Washington originally walked away from one of his best Tony Scott collaborations only to then return to the project.
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The box office projections for both Wicked and Gladiator II should come as encouraging news to the studios behind them and theaters alike.
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In a story about an entity that feeds on the fear of children, It: Welcome to Derry is set to adapt an even scarier aspect of Stephen King's novel.
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Most of Sony's Spider-Man spinoffs have been awful, but there's at least one thing they've done right, and James Gunn's DC movies should take note.
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It turns out Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania managed to turn a (tiny) profit despite being a box office flop. Let's break down the math.
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When Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi won Best Picture at the Oscars, he told Steven Spielberg, 'This isn't right, this should be yours.'
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There's a clear winner among IMDb users when it comes to the best episode of The Twilight Zone, and it's hard to argue with their pick.
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Marvel's Alien: Romulus prequel comic book reveals how the Xenomorph from the 1979 Alien met its maker, setting up the Romulus movie.
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Art the Clown continues to thrive as the hit horror slasher sequel Terrifier 3 passes another box office milestone no one saw coming.
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Venom: The Last Dance did not live up to Sony's box office expectations during opening weekend, so the franchise is going out with a whimper instead of a bang.
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Actor Jack Quaid has a simple and fair request regarding his character Hughie in the fifth and final season of The Boys.
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Seemingly everyone in Hollywood told Steven Spielberg to change his approach to Jaws, but the director stuck to his plan and revolutionized cinema forever.
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Michael Shanks played Dr. Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1, but decided to leave the show after a few seasons. Here's what happened next.