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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Horizon: An American Saga is at the top of VOD charts after struggling in theaters, but Kevin Costner's passion project still has a long way to go.
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40 years ago, Prince topped the box office thanks to Purple Rain. However, it was the film's soundtrack that really conquered the world.
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Darth Plagueis made his first proper Star Wars appearance in The Acolyte, and a previously vague detail about Palpatine's origin story has been confirmed.
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Inside Out 2 is now the biggest animated movie of all time at the box office (assuming you don't consider a certain Disney remake as being animated).
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The Batman and its sequel and spinoffs now exist as part of a franchise known as R-Patz Is Batz. Okay, not really, the actual title is much less cool.
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Cassandra Nova has already been revealed as the big bad of Deadpool & Wolverine, but she was almost replaced by a devilishly cool Marvel villain.
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Without spoiling anything about the movie, we're here to tell you whether Deadpool & Wolverine has a credits scene that's worth waiting for.
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Things apparently got chaotic enough on the Twister set for producer Steven Spielberg to fly in and give director Jan de Bont an earful.
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If you read the closed captioning on the latest Joker 2 trailer, you'll see that a familiar character is appearing in the sequel. How big a part will he play?
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How exactly does movie box office work? Who gets paid what, and when? How does it all add up? We have the answers right here.
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More than five weeks into its theatrical run, Inside Out 2 continues to break records.
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Oz Perkins' surprise-hit horror film Longlegs held strong in its second weekend at the box office despite substantial competition.
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Twisters quietly broke a 20 year old box office record for natural disaster movies with its opening weekend.
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One of the most famous kills from the horror classic Friday the 13th was created in a very cheap way.
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Shhh! Keep it down and we'l tell you how to go about watching the A Quiet Place movies.
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Bones creator Hart Hanson had Brennan's backstory all figured out, but also had to appease Fox and its desire to keep the show more episodic.
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In honor of Deadpool & Wolverine, let's look back at the record-breaking success of 2016's Deadpool and see if there are any lessons to be gleaned from it.
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Avatar cast member Stephen Lang almost appeared in James Cameron's sci-fi action epic Aliens first.
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Twisters star David Corenswet was auditioning for Superman while filming and he brought a little Clark Kent back with him.
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Step aside Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4, Deadpool & Wolverine is coming to conquer the box office (and smash several records in the process.)
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The final Deadpool & Wolverine trailer gives away some big cameos.
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Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung earned that directing job partially because of his work directing Star Wars TV shows for Lucasfilm.
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Alicia Witt is one of Longlegs' secret weapons, with even the movie's cast and crew applauding her performance during filming.
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A famous musician actually inspired the look of Nicolas Cage in the horror hit Longlegs
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While the box office looks to recover to its pre-pandemic levels by 2026, that means going to the movies is likely to become more expensive than ever.
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In Hot Rod, you might have spotted a poster for The Whoopee Boys in Kevin's room. Not only is it a real movie, but it became a treasured part of the production.
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Ed Helms' tooth removal in The Hangover was no joke: he actually had a real implant removed for the movie (and didn't tell anyone from The Office).