Joe Roberts
School
University Of Sussex, University Of California San Diego, Highbury College
Expertise
Batman Movies, James Bond, Documentaries
- Beyond writing, Joe has produced short-form documentaries for companies including Marie Claire and Investigation Discovery.
- He has attended and covered large-scale events such as Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and multiple show and movie launch events from London to LA.
- Joe is a member of the Writer's Guild of America.
Experience
Joe has a decade-long career in journalism, starting as a reporter for a regional newspaper in the UK before quickly moving into international news by becoming a Digital Producer for Sky News. His lifelong love of culture led him to start writing on film, TV, and tech in 2014, and he's since contributed to outlets such as TIME, Digital Spy, and ScreenRant. As a staff writer for TrustedReviews, Joe covered major technology conventions, reporting from around the world on everything from self-driving cars to the latest developments in VR. In 2017 he began producing short-form documentaries, overseeing shoots around the globe and directing everything from dating shows to in-depth investigative pieces. Throughout his time producing, he consistently wrote on film and TV, joining Static Media in 2022 and contributing features and analysis regularly ever since. When he isn't shooting documentaries and short films around Los Angeles, he's working on scripts or probably watching the Tim Burton Batman movies for the 10 thousandth time.
Education
Joe has a bachelor's degree in American Studies from The University of Sussex, which involved a focus on American literature and culture. His diploma in Journalism from Highbury College gave him the journalism fundamentals needed to build a career in writing and reporting.
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Stories By Joe Roberts
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According to Tim Burton, Michael Keaton simply picked back up right where he left off playing the ghost with the most again in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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According to Rotten Tomatoes, these two sci-fi movies are perfect - by which we mean they both have a 100% score.
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Larry Houston, who was responsible for the memorable opening titles of X-Men: The Animated Series, was hired to recapture that same magic for X-Men '97.
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Marvel star Chris Hemsworth actually improvised a very funny Thor moment, and it helped change the character.
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The late Angus Cloud's acclaimed crime thriller Your Lucky Day has made its way into Netflix's Top 10 since it began streaming.
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Danny DeVito loved playing the Penguin and would gladly return to the character under one condition.
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The Conan Doyle Estate sued Netflix for copyright infringement over Enola Holmes on the grounds of, strange as it sounds, Sherlock Holmes' emotions.
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Before Emma Thompson played Nanny McPhee she played children's entertainer Nanny Gee, Frasier Crane's first ex-wife, in Cheers season 10.
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Nobody was safe on The Sopranos, as viewers learned when creator David Chase and his writers killed off a certain beloved cat burglar in season 2.
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At a Q&A session following The Fall Guy's world premiere at SXSW 2024, star Emily Blunt admitted to swiping one of her costumes and keeping it for herself.
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Sorry, Duneheads. Director Denis Villeneuve has no plans to release the deleted scenes of Dune or Dune: Part Two.
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Community star Joel McHale says things got a little physical between him and co-star Chevy Chase.
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One of the most quoted lines in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War was an improv moment between two of the franchise's biggest stars.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe wouldn't be what it is today without Dan Harmon and the people who've worked on his TV series.
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20th Century Fox President Tom Rothman tried to remove on key element from Office Space, but a test screening with a great audience saved the day.
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When he was gearing up to make Dune, director David Lynch considered Val Kilmer for the lead role. Then Kyle MacLachlan showed up.
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The Academy paid tribute to stunt performers at the Oscars, but the gesture felt a little hollow given the refusal to introduce a category honoring stunts.
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For some scenes in the mega-hit Marvel Avengers movies, MCU director Joe Russo stepped-in for actor Josh Brolin as Thanos.
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Coach Ernie Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto) was a big part of Cheers' heart in its early seasons before his deteriorating health forced him to leave the series.
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Who is Theo James playing on the Disney+ animated series X-Men '97? Here are some rumors.
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When it came to creating the visual effects of dragon riding on Game of Thrones, the VFX artists ran into a problem with Emilia Clarke's legs.
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After bulking up for and shooting season 1, Reacher star Alan Ritchson ended up needing surgery.
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Superman Legacy star Rachel Brosnahan is thrilled her Lois Lane will get to share the screen with Metamorpho.
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Stephen and Robbie Amell's sci-fi crime thrillers Code 8 and Code 8: Part II are currently ruling the Netflix charts the world over.
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Reacher season 1 adapted the first book in the series, but season 2 jumped ahead. Why? Author Lee Child has the answer.
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Married... with Children not only paved the way for the success of The Simpsons but also helped build the Fox Network foundation.
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Scream directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's vampire horror movie Abigail is a truly blood-soaked affair, even by their own gory standards.