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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

Justice League and Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker
The Rise of Skywalker Is The Justice League of Star Wars

With a tight production defined by course-correcting a divisive previous entry, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is reminiscent of Justice League.

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's Ending Explained (& What Happens Next)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ends the 42-year saga with epic bombast, but leaves behind a lot of questions about what happened - and the future.

Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Adria Arjona Interview 6 Underground
Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo & Adria Arjona Interview: 6 Underground

The stars of 6 Underground, Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo & Adria Arjona, reveal just how chaotic a Michael Bay movie can be.

Corey Hawkins Melanie Laurent Interview 6 Underground
Corey Hawkins & Melanie Laurent Interview: 6 Underground

What's it like to work with Michael Bay and Netflix? We sat down with Corey Hawkins & Melanie Laurent for 6 Underground to find out.

Hooded Justice and Zack Snyder Watchmen Movie
HBO's Watchmen Criticizes Zack Snyder's Movie (& It's Right)

Watchmen's show-within-a-show American Hero Story: Minutemen is a pocket critique of Zack Snyder's 2009 movie - and superhero media in general.

Rey and the Emperor in Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars 9 Trailer Confirms Emperor’s Physical Form In Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's final trailer confirms that Emperor Palpatine will physically return in the film - but then raises more questions.

The Squid in Watchmen Comic and HBO
Watchmen's Squids Explained: What Fake Aliens & Slime Showers Mean For The Show

HBO's Watchmen brings back the squid iconography from the classic graphic novel. Here's what the "aliens" mean for the series.

Betty and Ned in Spider-Man Far From Home
Jacob Batalon Interview - Spider-Man: Far From Home Blu-ray

Jacob Batalon talks about Peter Parker's shock return to the MCU, the future of Ned Leeds, and making Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Will Smith as Henry Brogen in Gemini Man
Gemini Man's Ending Wastes The Movie's Awesome Premise

Gemini Man may have an incredible premise, but the idea of Will Smith meeting his younger self is squandered by the end of Ang Lee's tech experiment.

Should You Watch Gemini Man In 3D & High Frame Rate?

Gemini Man was filmed in 120 frames per second. Is it worth paying extra to see in the new technology? We take a look at the different versions.

Joaquin Phoenix as Joker
Joker's Ending Explained

Joker's ending takes Arthur Fleck to the promised dark place in an unexpected way. We explain what was really happening and what it means.

Birds of Prey Shows How "Different" Can Be Good For DC

Birds of Prey is unlike anything DC (or its competition) has released before. This vibrant spin shows just how exciting the DCEU's future could be.

Kyle Katarn in Star Wars Jedi Knight and Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Canon Has Rendered Jedi Knight's Kyle Katarn Useless

Kyle Katarn is back thanks to a rerelease of Jedi Outcast. But, sadly, he doesn't have a place in Disney's ongoing Star Wars canon.

Creepshow Host from Shudder
Shudder's Creepshow Series: Cast & Character Guide

Shudder's Creepshow series brings Stephen King stories and more to life with an impressive cast of horror alums and more. Here's all the characters.

Disenchantment main cast
Disenchantment Cast Guide: Who Voices Who On Matt Groening's Netflix Show

The voice cast of Disenchantment, Matt Groening's new Netflix, includes many Futurama alums and some British comedy legends. Here's a who's who.

Brad Pitt and Neptune in Ad Astra
Ad Astra's Ending Explained (& Why It Isn’t Really A Sci-Fi Movie)

Ad Astra sees Brad Pitt searching the stars for his father, played by Tommy Lee Jones, but the ending's real meaning is much more Earth-bound.

Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Last Blood
Does [SPOILER] Die At The End of Rambo: Last Blood?

Rambo: Last Blood ends on an ambiguous note. We look at what really happened and whether there'll be more from Sylvester Stallone's Vietnam vet.

Aladdin Movie Posters with Will Smith
Producer Dan Lin Interview: Aladdin

Dan Lin, producer of Aladdin, talks to us about reimagining the original, where the Agrabah story goes next, and the Will Smith backlash.

The Mandalorian and Carbonite
The Mandalorian’s Carbonite Trick Risks Being Star Wars Fan Bait

The Mandalorian looks to capture the feel of Star Wars perfectly. So why is it including such an obvious reference with more carbonite freezing?

Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Rebels and The Rise of Skywalker
Why Does Star Wars 9’s Emperor Palpatine Look Like A Cartoon?

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's poster has revealed the first look at the returning Emperor Palpatine. However, he looks a little bit different.

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