Sandy Schaefer
Expertise
Star Wars, Animation, Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Sandy has seen the Ewok movies multiple times and can tell you why they're good, actually.
- Sandy keeps replicas of Gonzo the Great and the Crystal of Truth on their work desk.
- One time they passed by George R.R. Martin in a hallway (he was short).
Experience
Sandy has worked as a professional writer and editor since the late 2000s. They got their start writing about film history for Examiner before becoming a staff writer and, eventually, an editor at Screen Rant in 2010. Sandy has also written about comic books, films, and television at Comic Book Resources. They joined /Film in 2021.
Education
Sandy holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Utah. They also studied film and media while writing for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Daily Utah Chronicle.
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Stories By Sandy Schaefer
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Enough viewers believed the events of Gilligan's Island were happening for real to cause a headache for the Coast Guard.
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Lionsgate has confirmed the Twilight TV series will be animated, which is the first exciting news we've gotten about the project.
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Vera Drew is a new kind of Joker in the trailer for her acclaimed trans-coming-of-age DC Comics superhero parody, The People's Joker.
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Game of Thrones duo David Benioff and D.B. Weiss wanted to try something new after their Star Wars film fell apart, leading them to Netflix's 3 Body Problem.
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Tom Cruise knows his way around the cockpit, including that of the bubble ship in Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi flick Oblivion.
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Unfortunately, by the time Disney's animated The Jungle Book started recording its voice performances, its original Mowgli actor had aged out of the role.
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Bones' circus-themed episode "Double Trouble in the Panhandle" saw Emily Deschanel sustain a real-life injury that was subsequently written into the show.
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His failed audition for Marvel's Thor set Alan Ritchson on the path to eventually being cast as Jack Reacher.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sees Tim Burton revisiting Winter River from the first film, although his trip there was impacted by the actors' and writers' strikes.
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Moviegoers love to watch Harrison Ford get beat up and keep going, as the actor once reminded the writer of Air Force One.
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The intense showdown between Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler's characters had their Dune: Part Two co-star Christopher Walken concerned for the actors.
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From ambitious original shows and films to classic movies, here's everything that's headed to Netflix in March 2024.
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Shortly after co-starring in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Sean Gunn popped in as a guest star on Bones.
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To celebrate The Simpsons turning 20, Bones slipped a handful of references to the residents of Springfield in the season 5 episode 'The Dwarf in the Dirt.'
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Warner Bros. is moving full-speed ahead with its Harry Potter reboot series for Max, with J.K. Rowling playing an active role in its creative development.
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Watch Bill Skarsgård get his action hero game on in the trailer for Moritz Mohr's zany action-comedy Boy Kills World.
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Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino and Zendaya join forces with the new trailer for their steamy sports drama Challengers.
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Alan Tudyk's ongoing cult hit sci-fi mystery-comedy series Resident Alien has begun to rapidly expand its fanbase thanks to Netflix.
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John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds are trying their hands at a fantasy comedy with IF. Here's what we know about their imaginary friends movie so far.
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Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are coming to save the MCU. Here's everything you need to know about Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Jack Reacher spent most of his early life in the cogs of the military machine, which led directly to his vagabond lifestyle.
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A surprising number of Breaking Bad actors showed up in the Bones universe during the show's early seasons.
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Saying farewell to Sweets was almost as hard for Bones actor Carla Gallo as it was for her character Daisy.
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While Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh were all business when filming their scenes for Dune: Part Two, they got up to some horseplay in between takes.
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Since when did Marvel's first family have a robot? The poster for The Fantastic Four features an amusing deep cut in the form of H.E.R.B.I.E.
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It turns out Dakota Johnson is a real-life Baby Driver, which proved useful for her role in Sony's latest Marvel movie, Madame Web.
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Get ready to meet Dev Patel, the action star. Here's everything we know about his new John Wick-esque film Monkey Man.