Ethan Anderton
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Saturday Night Live
- Ethan has covered major entertainment events such as Sundance Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Star Wars Celebration.
- You can find quotes from Ethan's reviews in movie trailers and TV commercials and on movie posters and Blu-ray/DVD covers.
- Reporting from the sets of major films like "Real Steel," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," "Captain America: Civil War," "Thor: Ragnarok," and more, Ethan has provided exclusive coverage for some of the biggest blockbusters in the world.
Experience
Ethan Anderton (aka Bradford Oman) has been an entertainment reporter for nearly 15 years. An obsession with movies, TV, pop culture and toys prepared him for this job his entire life, and it has allowed him to provide insightful and informative commentary on everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Saturday Night Live. Starting out as a freelance writer at FirstShowing.net led to a leadership role as the managing editor for several years. During his tenure writing about cinema, from massive blockbusters to little indies, Ethan also dabbled in TV coverage at ScreenRant, Collider, and GeekNation. In 2015, Ethan came aboard /Film and eventually became one of the Senior Editors after the site joined the Static Media family. You can hear Ethan appearing regularly on The /Film Daily Podcast, as well as hosting his own podcasts Go Flix Yourself and The Ten To One Podcast.
Education
Ethan earned a bachelor's degree in film and video studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and he also completed a teaching program for high school English education.
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Stories By Ethan Anderton
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Inside Out 2 originally had a gag that director Kelsey Mann loved, but Pixar ended up cutting it. Thankfully, it may return in a potential Inside Out 3.
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This fall, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy remixes the entire galaxy far, far away by turning heroes into villains and vice versa, including Darth Jar Jar.
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Dua Lipa made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live and pulled double duty as the musical guest on May 4. So how did she do? Let's dig in.
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Star Wars Day is this weekend, and there are cool new toys, collectibles, gear, and memorabilia from a galaxy far, far away. Here's some of the coolest stuff.
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Ryan Gosling's blockbuster action comedy The Fall Guy features a mid-credits scene that pays tribute to the 1980s TV series of the same name with Lee Majors.
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Though Michael Showalter has plenty of comedic experience, he didn't want the boy band August Moon in Anne Hathaway's The Idea of You to come off as a satire.
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Matt Ferguson's stunning artwork for the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is now available to purchase for a limited time. Check it out!
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LEGO's Dune Royal Atreides Ornithopter is an incredible building brick sci-fi vehicle bringing Denis Villeneuve's vision to life with Technic engineering.
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The Lord of the Rings trilogy returns theaters in June, and the re-release features the 4K remasters of the extended cuts on the big screen for the first time.
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Even though we thought Mr. Sinister was responsible for the attack on Genosha, X-Men '97 episode 7 reveals a new big bad villain with ties to the past.
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The latest episode of X-Men '97 grieves for Gambit, and alongside the mourning X-Men, there are a few deep cut Marvel characters from the original series.
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Deadpool & Wolverine has debuted the first Funko POPs that will be released in conjunction with the movie, including a fully masked Wolverine. Check them out!
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The Marvel Legends line of Spider-Man: No Way Home action figures are excellent, especially when it comes to Green Goblin and the Spider-Men. Take a look!
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The new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer features a brilliant Easter egg referencing Deadpool co-creator and Marvel Comics artist Rob Liefeld in a hilarious way.
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Deadpool & Wolverine debuted a new trailer that reveals one of the beloved heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe suffered a grim fate in the multiverse.
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McFarlane Toys has a new wave of Movie Maniacs coming for 2024, including The Matrix, The Big Lebowski, and Rocky. Check them out!
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Inside Out 2 surprisingly found inspiration in an Adam Sandler film when it came to visualizing the hold that the new emotion Anxiety has on 13-year old Riley.
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Heidi Gardner completely broke during Saturday Night Live's Beavis and Butt-Head sketch with Ryan Gosling, and she's talking about how it all happened.
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Much like Inside Out had to cut down the roster of emotions in the movie, Inside Out 2 also had to leave some additional new emotions out of the final story.
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Inside Out 2 is introducing new emotions who create chaos for Riley's life, but there are two other new non-emotional characters who audiences will love.
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Pixar Animation invited /Film to their campus in Emeryville, California to watch 35 minutes of Inside Out 2. How does the sequel look? Let's break it down.
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Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling just hosted an amazing episode of Saturday Night Live that deserves to be counted among the best episodes of all time.
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Paramount Pictures is turning the hit comic book miniseries Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin into a live-action, R-rated movie.
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We saw footage from Twisters at CinemaCon 2024! Did it blow us away? Read to find out!
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For the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, there's a new collection of Funko POPs coming just in time for the movie's theatrical re-release.
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One of the best Star Wars books ever written is getting an official action figure set from Hasbro's Star Wars Black Series line, and it includes Mara Jade.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has inspired some new coffee flavors from Pop Culture Coffee, including Ecto-Espresso and Puftmello, and we've got all the details.