Jenna Busch
School
Syracuse University
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, DC Comics
- Jenna is a member of the Critics Choice Association for both film and television. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
- She co-hosted a web series with Stan Lee called "Cocktails with Stan," co-hosted "Most Craved," and wrote, produced, and hosted "Moviefone Minute" for several years.
- Jenna has appeared as a pop culture expert on shows like "Attack of the Show," "Tabletop," "What the Flick?!," NPR, ABC's" Nightline," and many more.
Experience
Jenna has been writing professionally for almost two decades now after doing makeup for TV, film, and brands for many years. She's been the author of several beauty blogs, and may stop to blend you on the street. She's also written about TV, film, comics, and video games, and is a contributing author to the anthology Womanthology: Heroic and 14 books in the PsychGeeks series.
Education
Jenna graduated with an acting B.F.A. from Syracuse University.
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Stories By Jenna Busch
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Behold the mighty Throg! A deleted scene from Loki season 1 allows the character (aka. frog Thor) to get some payback against his mischief-making brother.
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The Creator director Gareth Edwards used an old-school technique in order to better bring the futuristic U.S. military spaceship NOMAD to life in the film.
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Matt Reeves discovered very quickly on The Batman set that Paul Dano is the same kind of obsessive he is, as some scenes required dozens of takes.
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Expend4bles director Scott Waugh learned from the mistake of having the third franchise entry be rated PG-13. No, this fourth entry will have full-on violence.
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Mathew Modine, who plays the devious and manipulative Dr. Brenner on Netflix's Stranger Things, has a theory that his Papa character just might be 000.
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Getting under Dr. Brenner's skin in Stranger Things was an unpleasant experience that made Matthew Modine feel sick to his stomach.
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Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter movies, spent his first weeks shooting the first film with anxiety that he would mess up and be fired.
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Two scenes in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were almost cut from the movie, but director Ryan Coogler realized their removal made the movie worse.
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Believe it or not, a canonical children's book explains what many fans have been asking about Anakin Skywalker and Force ghosts since Return of the Jedi
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom might not be the last we see of Jason Momoa's Arthur Curry, as the film seemingly sets the stage to complete a trilogy.
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Topo the Octopus has a bigger role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and we can't wait to see this adorable mollusk in action.
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Ewan McGregor changed one of Obi-Wan's lines after their final battle in Revenge of the Sith, and it makes Anakin's downfall hit that much harder.
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Christopher Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, could have directed the original Spider-Man movie. But he had already committed elsewhere.
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Though the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows set saw a major stuntman injury, performer David Holmes has maintained a positive attitude and kept on working.
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Jeremy Renner had no problem if Marvel wanted to give Hawkeye an earlier death than originally scheduled in The Avengers.
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Far from movie magic, Mark Hamill's first day meeting George Lucas on the set of Star Wars was pretty uneventful - at least, until he ended up in a cop car.
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Were the Harry Potter movies a waste of money? One actor seems to think the funding would have been better suited elsewhere.
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Ahmed Best has a cool idea for a Star Wars series about his new Mandalorian character Kelleran Beq, and we would like to see it happen.
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One scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban involved a prank featuring Alan Rickman, a sleeping bag, and ... well, read the story and see.
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David Prowse gave Darth Vader his infamous, imperious stature. But a Sebastian Shaw casting swap tainted an important career moment for Prowse.
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Maisie Williams, who played Arya Stark on Game of Thrones, discovered one aspect of her character in the books that she worked hard to translate to the screen.
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Director Gareth Edwards mentioned Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now as movies that inspired The Creator, but he also reference Rain Man and more.
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John David Washington showed up to meet The Creator director Gareth Edwards with a Star Wars protective mask on, not but because of Rogue One.
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Cobweb may have gotten shut out by Barbenheimer weekend, but here's how you can watch the Lizzy Caplan horror flick at home.
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The truth about Darth Vader shocked Star Wars fans everywhere, including Darth Vader himself, James Earl Jones.
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It was no small task to find someone to play the Loki season 1 variant Sylvie, but Sophia Di Martino rose to the occasion and knocked it out of the park.
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Jack Nicholson might've been fine with his Joker makeup in Batman had it not been for a certain problematic allergy.