Eric Vespe
Expertise
Stephen King Books And Movies, Steven Spielberg Films, Star Wars
- Vespe was only 14 years old when he conducted his first celebrity interview with legendary comedian George Carlin for his high school newspaper and has continued down that geeky path ever since.
- Vespe began writing for Ain't It Cool News while still in high school. He spent the next 20+ years at that site doing interviews, writing reviews and covering every corner of film from geeky tentpoles to Sundance darlings and crazy foreign films.
- He is currently the co-host and producer of The Kingcast, a podcast dedicated to the work of Stephen King. The Kingcast has been lauded by Entertainment Weekly, Variety and Austin Monthly as a go-to podcast for horror fans, with guests like Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Bill Hader, Rian Johnson and even Stephen King himself coming in on a weekly basis.
Experience
A veteran of the online blogging wars, Eric Vespe has been writing about movies in some form or another for 26 years and has traveled the world to conduct interviews and visit movie sets. In addition to his work for Ain't It Cool News and /Film, he's written for Collider, Playboy, Popular Mechanics, Fangoira, and Syfy Wire. He has been fascinated by the process of movie-making since he was a kid and has built a rather large collection of DVDs and Blu-Rays, and he won't stop until his house turns into his own private video store. Vespe is passionate about movies, old and new, and storytelling of all shapes and sizes, be they fiction novels, video games or even podcasts.
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Stories By Eric Vespe
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James Cameron's Aliens and Ridley Scott's Alien are groundbreaking movies in many ways, but especially (though somewhat covertly) through the character Lambert.
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You'd never expect legendary actor Patrick Stewart to be rattled by anyone, let alone this particular scene partner he had on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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The trailer for Eli Roth's Thanksgiving doesn't look anything like the Grindhouse trailer it is based on, and that's by design.
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Although William Peter Blatty wrote the book that inspired The Exorcist, he had to fight tooth and nail to direct The Exorcist III.
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Long before his name was mud, Mel Gibson's in-demand status sabotaged his chances at being cast in the role of James Bond.
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Mark Hamill did most of his own stunts in Return of the Jedi, save for two key moments in the Star Wars film (including one from the Sarlacc pit sequence).
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Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston had a secret hideaway on the set of one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most vital films.
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If George Lucas was content to insert some E.T.s into Revenge of the Sith, why not go all the way Amblin and show some Gremlins too?
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Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will be a big departure in terms of tone from the previous season, according to director and Trek legend Jonathan Frakes.
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The intention behind Twilight Zone: The Movie was to pay homage to the influential TV series, which included a fun bit of meta-casting.
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Tom Hiddleston always seems to be having a great time when playing Loki. That's probably because of the delightfully bad villains he draws inspiration from.
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Director James Wan can't stay away from horror, so prepare for some Lovecraftian sea beasts in Aquaman and the Last Kingdom.
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The Stranger Things creators received a letter from Steven Spielberg that influenced season 4. Here's what it said.
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The legendary cinematographer Douglas Slocombe had a habit of nearly dying while filming the iconic Indiana Jones movies.
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Ahsoka is the latest Star Wars series to take itself too seriously. Here's hoping things change after the first two episodes.
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Barbie is coming to IMAX for an exclusive one-week engagement with the promise of never-before-seen footage!
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Jamie Campbell Bower went to dark places when portraying Vecna on Stranger Things. One particular method will send a chill down your spine.
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The Stranger Things cast passed some serious gas and caused an on-set evacuation.
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When it came time to improvise on the set of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford literally didn't pull his punches.
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It's time to talk about the literal elephant in the room from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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The Last of Us co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin only got to direct a small portion of the hit series, but one scene from the finale is special to him.
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Leonard Nimoy's Spock is one of the most iconic characters in Star Trek, so it's surprising to hear that he almost quit early on.
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The Fall of the House of Usher is Mike Flanagan's final series for Netflix, and horror fans absolutely need to have its release date on their radar.
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The Hatbox Ghost has a long, complicated history with The Haunted Mansion.
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Sometimes Disney magic is terrifying, and great shows like The Twilight Zone could borrow that magic for classic episodes like The Dummy.
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There was a time when we all waited eagerly for more news of Guillermo del Toro's The Haunted Mansion, but the film never came. Why?
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Less budgetary waste means more absurdly giant shark action.