Hannah Shaw-Williams
School
University Of Exeter, University Of Toronto, New York Film Academy
Expertise
Horror Movies, Box Office, British Cinema
- Hannah has interviewed many major actors and filmmakers, including Mark Wahlberg, Ron Howard, Andy Serkis, Michael Fassbender, and M. Night Shyamalan.
- She has covered major events ranging from movie set visits to San Diego Comic-Con.
- In addition to writing about the film and TV industry, Hannah has also worked as a boom operator and sound assistant on titles like "Alien: Covenant" and BBC's "Merlin."
Experience
Hannah's first job was working as an usher in her small home town cinema, and she's been finding ways to get paid for watching movies ever since. After starting out as a contributor for Bleeding Cool, she began writing for Screen Rant in 2013 and was later promoted to a junior editor role before becoming the site's first features editor. Hannah wrote her undergraduate dissertation on the haunted houses of the horror genre, a choice that has proven particularly useful since Netflix decided to launch an entire mini-franchise of horror shows about haunted houses. In addition to loving all things creepy and spooky, Hannah is also interested in the business side of the film industry, and regularly breaks down the latest weekend box office news for /Film.
Education
Hannah has a bachelor's degree in English with Study in North America, having spent two years at the University of Exeter and one year on exchange at the University of Toronto; after leaving university, she studied filmmaking on a diploma course at New York Film Academy.
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Stories By Hannah Shaw-Williams
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Hey there all you Madame Web-Heads! Madame Web is now on VOD! Here's how you can watch it at home! You want to do that, right?
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The Bear is reportedly filming season 4 back-to-back with season 3, and star Ayo Edebiri will soon be making her directorial debut on the series.
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15 years ago, Zack Snyder's Watchmen landed in theaters. Here's why it became the blueprint for the DCEU, despite disappointing at the box office.
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The Holdovers has been accused of plagiarizing another script, and it sounds pretty serious ... until you take a closer look.
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Though it's been knocked down from the No. 1 spot by Kung Fu Panda 4, Dune: Part Two is on track for a strong second weekend at the box office.
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Paul Atreides has a far more complex character arc in Dune: Part Two than in the first movie, but Timothée Chalamet nails the transformation.
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Desert power is already paying off for Dune: Part Two, which is projected to gross at least $75 million in its opening weekend.
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Rumors of an American Psycho remake have fans of the original movie objecting, but the time might be right for a new Patrick Bateman.
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Bob Marley: One Love remains No. 1 in its second weekend at the box office and passes a major milestone globally.
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Liza Minnelli wanted to appear in The Twilight Zone early on in her career, but producer William Froug thought she was simply too nervous for the role.
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Dan Harmon has confirmed that he told Donald Glover the Community movie script was done but warned that he's not a very reliable source.
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The Borderlands trailer features Lilith and Roland, two of the playable characters from the original game, but their friends Mordecai and Brick are missing.
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Bob Marley: One Love is off to a strong start both domestically and overseas, setting a new opening day box office record in Jamaica.
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George Lucas' enthusiasm for CGI in the Star Wars prequels was so great that even the Death Sticks in Attack of the Clones are a digital effect.
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The role of the Narrator in Barbie was quite literally written for Helen Mirren, but Olivia Colman challenged her for it in a deleted scene.
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The Conjuring Universe uses touches of CGI, but most of its ghosts and demons are created with make-up and practical effects.
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Humanity is old and busted, and apes are the new hotness, in the Super Bowl trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
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Why are AI-generated images so weird? Despicable Me 4 has the answer, in a Big Game Spot that released online ahead of the Super Bowl.
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Disney has officially greenlit Goosebumps season 2, which will leave Port Lawrence behind and focus on a new cast of characters.
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Horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein is set to fall far short of box office forecasts after grossing just $1.7 million on its opening day.
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Godzilla's atomic breath has turned pink for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and this isn't the first time it's explored the color spectrum.
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Riding the sandworm is an important coming ofage rite for the Fremen, and the Dune popcorn bucket has Saturday Night Live's cast coming of age as well.
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Argylle is on track for an underwhelming start at the box office, as the truth comes out about mysterious author Elly Conway.
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Ghostbusters old and young team up to take down a chilly supernatural threat in the new trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
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Gru has a new baby son called Gru Jr. in the trailer for Despicable Me 4, which sees the whole family going out on a heist mission together.
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Despite a slow start, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has become the first DCEU movie to pass $400 million at the box office since... the last Aquaman movie.
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Mean Girls and The Beekeeper continue to tussle for the top spot amid another bleak January weekend at the box office.