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Alex Leadbeater

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About Alex Leadbeater

Screen Rant's Content Director, Alex Leadbeater has been covering film online for over a decade and been a permanent fixture of SR since 2016. Based in London, he oversees a global news & features team based in NY, LA and beyond. You may have also seen/heard him on the Total Geekall podcast, unaffiliated YouTube channels, BBC Radio and CBC News. Growing up in the English countryside on a mixture of Star Wars, The Simpsons and Aardman, Alex is a lifelong movie obsessive. Despite a brief jaunt in Mathematics at Durham University, film writing was always his calling.

Industry Focus

Alex has covered an exhaustive range of movies and TV shows - from digging out obscure MCU Easter eggs to diving deep into deeper meanings of the latest Jordan Peele - and has covered a litany of set visits, junkets and film festivals. He once asked Tom Cruise about his supposedly fake-butt in Valkyrie (he swore it was all real).

Favorite Media

As a movie-obsessive, Alex will watch any and all films, with highlights ranging from Psycho and Night of the Hunter to Stand By Me and Titanic. He has a soft spot for 1980s slashes (especially Friday the 13th) and 1990s thrillers, and has seen all of the MCU (although Star Wars is far-far-and-away his favorite franchise).

Latest Articles

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Glass Movie Ending & All Twists Explained

Glass is as twisty as you'd expect from M. Night Shyamalan. We break down the ending and all the surprises in the belated Unbreakable sequel.

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Split Ending & Final Twist Explained

M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, Split, has his best twist since The Sixth Sense. But what does it really mean? Let's discuss the ending.

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Star Wars: How The Death Star Plans Were Originally Stolen

Rogue One shows how the rebels stole the Death Star plans in canon, but the original Star Wars Expanded Universe had a different version.

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado's Ending & Sequel Setup Explained

Sicario 2 is somehow even darker than the first, with deeper grey morality and one kicker of an ending. We explain what happened - and what's next.

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Ready Player One: Halliday's Easter Egg & Ending Explained

The hunt for Halliday's Easter Egg in Ready Player One inspired a variety of important lessons, with an ending built around this mysterious character.

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The Purge Movie Timeline Explained: 2014 - 2058

The Purge timeline spans almost four decades, telling a horrifying period of American "history" where government-controlled murder became legal.

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Every That '70s Show Easter Egg & Reference In That '90s Show Season 1

Netflix's That '90s Show season 1 features numerous Easter eggs and references to That '70s Show, including visits to familiar locations.

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30 Biggest Movie & TV News Stories Of The Past 20 Years

To celebrate Screen Rant's milestone 20th anniversary, we look back at some of the defining moments that shaped the industry we love so much.

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Will The Incredibles 3 Happen? Here's What We Know

Will Incredibles 3 happen? And when? And, most importantly, what's next for the Parr family? We answer the biggest Super questions right here.

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Us Ending Explained (& What It Really Means)

Jordan Peele's Us is full of twists and shocking reveals, which can be a bit confusing and hard to follow. Here's what happens and what it means.

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Creating The "Scoundrel Outlaw Fantasy" - Star Wars Outlaws Dev Interview

Screen Rant interviews Star Wars Outlaws' narrative director Navid Khavari and creative director Julian Gerighty on characters, world, and more.

Mission Impossible Movies Ranked - From The 1996 Original to Dead Reckoning Part 1

Mission: Impossible is one of the most consistent movie franchises out there, but we've accepted the nearly-impossible task of ranking them.

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Why Didn't Doctor Strange Trap Thanos In A Time Loop?

Doctor Strange beat Dormammu by trapping him in a time loop. Why didn't he repeat the trick on Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War?

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15 Biggest Factors In The Flash's Historic Box Office Bomb

What's the cause of DC's latest box office struggles? The Flash's failure comes from Ezra Miller, bad CGI, franchise confusion and much, much more.

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How To Get The BEST Ending In Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has five endings, but how do you get the best? The answer is a lot more complicated (and disturbing) than you may think.

Game Of Thrones: How Arya Really Killed The Night King

How Arya managed to get to the Night King in Game of Thrones isn't clear in the show - but there is an answer thanks to the GoT Season 8 script.

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All 7 Predator Movies Ranked (Including Prey)

The Predator franchise consists of 7 oddly-named films. With Prey changing the game yet again, we rank every movie in the series from worst to best.

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Why We're Not Doing April Fool's Day Posts This Year

After over a decade, Screen Rant is retiring its prescient April Fool's Day posts. Here, we take a look at our industry and explain why.

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Boba Fett's Mandalorian Episode Proves The Real Tragedy

The Mandalorian didn't just provide the best episode of The Book of Boba Fett - he showed the character problems at the core of the show.

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Billy Magnussen Interview: No Time To Die

Bond fanboy or secret villain? Billy Magussen talks his No Time To Die character to celebrate the Bond movie's home video release.

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