Ethan Anderton
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Saturday Night Live
- Ethan has covered major entertainment events such as Sundance Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Star Wars Celebration.
- You can find quotes from Ethan's reviews in movie trailers and TV commercials and on movie posters and Blu-ray/DVD covers.
- Reporting from the sets of major films like Real Steel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, and more, Ethan has provided exclusive coverage for some of the biggest blockbusters in the world.
Experience
Ethan Anderton (aka Bradford Oman) has been an entertainment reporter for nearly 15 years. An obsession with movies, TV, pop culture and toys prepared him for this job his entire life, and it has allowed him to provide insightful and informative commentary on everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Saturday Night Live. Starting out as a freelance writer at FirstShowing.net led to a leadership role as the managing editor for several years. During his tenure writing about cinema, from massive blockbusters to little indies, Ethan also dabbled in TV coverage at ScreenRant, Collider, and GeekNation. In 2015, Ethan came aboard /Film and eventually became one of the Senior Editors after the site joined the Static Media family. You can hear Ethan appearing regularly on The /Film Daily Podcast, as well as hosting his own podcasts Go Flix Yourself and The Ten To One Podcast.
Education
Ethan earned a bachelor's degree in film and video studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and he also completed a teaching program for high school English education.
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Stories By Ethan Anderton
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Inside Out 2 surprisingly found inspiration in an Adam Sandler film when it came to visualizing the hold that the new emotion Anxiety has on 13-year old Riley.
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Heidi Gardner completely broke during Saturday Night Live's Beavis and Butt-Head sketch with Ryan Gosling, and she's talking about how it all happened.
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Much like Inside Out had to cut down the roster of emotions in the movie, Inside Out 2 also had to leave some additional new emotions out of the final story.
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Inside Out 2 is introducing new emotions who create chaos for Riley's life, but there are two other new non-emotional characters who audiences will love.
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Pixar Animation invited /Film to their campus in Emeryville, California to watch 35 minutes of Inside Out 2. How does the sequel look? Let's break it down.
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Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling just hosted an amazing episode of Saturday Night Live that deserves to be counted among the best episodes of all time.
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Paramount Pictures is turning the hit comic book miniseries Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin into a live-action, R-rated movie.
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We saw footage from Twisters at CinemaCon 2024! Did it blow us away? Read to find out!
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For the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, there's a new collection of Funko POPs coming just in time for the movie's theatrical re-release.
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One of the best Star Wars books ever written is getting an official action figure set from Hasbro's Star Wars Black Series line, and it includes Mara Jade.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has inspired some new coffee flavors from Pop Culture Coffee, including Ecto-Espresso and Puftmello, and we've got all the details.
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Kristen Wiig returned to host Saturday Night Live, and her Five Timers Club induction featured major guest stars like Paul Rudd and Matt Damon.
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Whether you're a golfer or a hockey player or just a fan of great comedies, RSVLTS has some new Happy Gilmore gear. Talk about a hole in one!
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Alyson Court opted not to voice Jubilee again in X-Men '97, letting Asian actor Holly Chou take over. But Court returned in episode 4 with a perfect guest role.
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X-Men '97 sucks Jubilee and Sunspot into a video game created by Mojo, which allows for some great Easter eggs and references to real X-Men video games.
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X-Men '97 is out now on Disney+, and along with the revival of X-Men: The Animated Series, there's new gear for fans who love the Marvel mutant team.
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Heroes & Villains has a new set of Star Wars-inspired travel bags for those making a quick getaway, whether it's on vacation or escaping bounty hunters.
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Marvel Legends will have a new line of action figures tied to Deadpool & Wolverine, but before that, they're repainting a pair of figures from Deadpool 2.
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Emmy nominee Ramy Youssef hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, did a little stand-up, and gave us a solid episode of the sketch comedy series.
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Titan Books is keeping the Infinity Saga retrospective rolling with the release of The Art of Thor, going behind the scenes of the God of Thunder's MCU debut.
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Hasbro's first wave of Marvel Legends action figures for the animated X-Men '97 series are pretty great, but they could use some extra accessories.
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Director Steven Spielberg is getting his own Little Golden Books biography to tell kids how he came to be filmmaker behind Jurassic Park, Jaws, and more.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire introduces a number of gadgets to the franchise, including new proton packs and an upgraded ghost trap. Let's take a closer look.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire brings back Slimer, but this time, the visual effects crew developed a new rig that made sliming actors a little fun on set.
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Rejoice! Star Wars blue milk is finally being released on shelves by TruMoo, and unlike the drink available at Galaxy's Edge, it's actually real milk!
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Morph can changed into pretty much any mutant, and we're going to keep track of all of his transformations throughout X-Men '97. Let's get started!
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X-Men '97 introduces audiences to Roberto da Costa, who Marvel Comics fans will recognize as Sunspot. But who is this character and what can we expect from him?