Rafael Motamayor
Location
Stavanger, Norway
School
University Of Stavanger
Expertise
Shonen Anime, Star Wars Animated Projects, Kids' Animation
- Rafael was part of a team of writers that selected the 100 best animated sequences in history that won an award from the New York Press Club.
- He interviewed Hideaki Anno about making the last Evangelion movie.
- Rafael has covered every major international festival, from Cannes to Venice.
Experience
Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival.
Education
Rafael has bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and documentary production from the University of Stavanger, where he combined his passion for both filmmaking and journalism.
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Stories By Rafael Motamayor
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It was Jonathan Nolan, not Christopher Nolan, who was responsible for The Dark Knight's 'You either die a hero...' line.
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It's been more than 20 years since Kevin Costner directed a feature film, but he's finally back. Here's the first full trailer for Horizon: An American Saga.
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Quarsh Panaka's name was never intended to be mentioned aloud in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, so actor Hugh Quarshie took matters into his own hands.
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The next Game of Thrones spinoff series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, is headed to Max in 2025.
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BoxLunch has a new Avatar: The Last Airbender collection, inspired by the new live-action series, with some tributes to the original animated series too.
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Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender is already integrating elements from the Avatar comics and The Legend of Korra that weren't in the original cartoon.
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Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series gives a bigger role to one of Aang's past lives and the single best Avatar there is: Avatar Kyoshi.
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Uh, you do intend to have waterbending, from the character referred to as Avatar: The Last Airbender, in this show about bending elements, yes?
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The Netflix live-action series of Avatar: The Last Airbender borrows something from the original animated show that might be frustrating for die-hard fans.
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Netflix has made the very smart decision to put its Oscar-nominated fantasy adventure Nimona on YouTube for free. Here's why it's worth your time.
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It shouldn't be surprising that the works of Hayao Miyazaki would influence Godzilla Minus One, but one Studio Ghibli film subconsciously made an impact.
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Toho was wary of introducing different forms of Godzilla in Shin Godzilla ... at least until Bandai executives recognized the merchandising potential.
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The only proper way to consume this franchise is to watch the John Wick movies in order. The TV show, though? You can probably skip it.
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What initially seemed like just a fun and innocent nod to E.T. in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace has taken on a bigger life in the years since the film came out.
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Ridley Scott has never directed a music biopic, but it looks like his next film might be a biopic about the chart-topping band The Bee Gees.
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The latest Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire trailer gives us a look at the film's potential villain, a Titan known as Shimo.
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Marvel Studios' The Fantastic 4 has found its cast, but who are these fine folk? Here's a quick breakdown of the actors' previous work.
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Madame Web expands Sony's universe of Marvel characters on the big screen, and one story element makes it feel like Fox's Gotham TV series.
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Is Madame Web teasing a Spider-Man reboot? We're honestly not sure, but we're going to speculate anyway!
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Hollywood has been trying to make another live-action He-Man movie for at least 15 years. Will Travis Knight be the one to make a Masters of the Universe film?
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Emperor Palpatine's "Unlimited power!" scream in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith wasn't just Ian McDiarmid going big on his own. George Lucas egged him on.
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Super Saiyan, shmooper shaiyan. One Piece is going full Tom & Jerry with its anime power ups.
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Like a Good Neighbor, Arnold Schwarzenegger whipped Jake from State Farm's butt into shape for their 2024 Super Bowl commercial.
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Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno had a group of voice actors do a radio drama-style read of his script to prove to Toho the final film wouldn't run too long.
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Before the pandemic, Marvel's Kevin Feige worried audiences would lose interest in The Blip. If anything, though, it's Marvel Studios itself that's done that.
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Aunt Beru only says one word in the Star Wars movies, but actress Bonnie Piesse shot a deleted scene with Natalie Portman for Attack of the Clones.
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After indicating they were willing to sell the movie to someone else, it now looks like Warner Bros. is killing off Coyote vs Acme for a tax write-off.