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
Disney+ Ends The Disney Vault (And Physical Media With It?)
Disney+ puts an end to the company's decades-long Disney Vault marketing trick. Does this mark the real end of physical media?
Game Of Thrones: Where All The New [SPOILER] Came From
This week's episode Game of Thrones was character-focused, but its tease of the final battle to come left a pretty big question about the undead army.
Marvel's Original MCU Phase 1 Plan Ended With A Very Different Avengers
The Marvel masterplan will soon come to a climax with Endgame, but the Phase 1 road to The Avengers shows how improvized the MCU can be.
Shazam's Big Cameo Proves The DCEU Doesn't Need [SPOILER]
Shazam is reverent to the DCEU past while forging a new future. And nowhere is that more prominent than with the fate of a certain cameo hero.
How Dark Phoenix's Marketing Has Changed Since The Disney Deal
Following the Fox deal, X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be released by Disney. The new trailer highlights that shift in distribution.
Hulk's Avengers: Endgame Role May Have Been Revealed Last Year By Infinity War Toy
Hulk has one of the most mysterious roles in Avengers: Endgame - but it may have been revealed by an Infinity War toy last year.
What The Game Of Thrones Premiere's Big Pilot Callback Means For Season 8
The Game of Thrones season 8 premiere ending has a major callback to the pilot episode. Here's what that means for the rest of the series to come.
Yes, That’s The Death Star II (& Probably Endor) In The Star Wars 9 Trailer
At the end of the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker trailer we seem to revisit the forest moon of Endor and find the wreckage of the second Death Star.
The Star Wars 9 Title Doesn't Mean Rey Is A Skywalker
Star Wars 9 is officially titled The Rise Of Skywalker. What does this mean for Rey's much-debated parentage mystery in Episode IX?
Who Is Laughing At The End Of The Star Wars 9 Trailer? (It’s Not Snoke)
The Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker trailer ends with a menacing laugh from a surprising returning character (and it's not Snoke).
Wait, Has Iron Man Been Powered By The Tesseract Since 2010?
In Iron Man 2, Tony Stark made a mysterious new element to power his arc reactor. Was this derived from Project Pegasus' Tesseract technology?
Hellboy 2019's Ending Explained
Hellboy 2019 aims to set up a shared universe. While a sequel is still up in the air, the movie's ending does introduce some important elements.
Hulk Was Injured In Ragnarok: Is That Why He Couldn't Beat Thanos?
Hulk lost to Thanos at the start of Infinity War, but was he at full strength or was the Green Goliath still recovering from a Thor: Ragnarok injury.
Why Scar's New Look In The Lion King Remake Is A Good Thing
Disney' remake of The Lion King has given villain Scar a complete overhaul. Here's why that was a necessary switch-up for live-action.
Avengers: Endgame Doesn't Have To Be A Good Film To Succeed
No movie is too big to fail - but could Avengers: Endgame be the exception? The MCU's latest could fail and still please fans and rule the box office.
What To Expect From After Life Season 2
Will there be an After Life season 2? Here's everything we know about the future of Ricky Gervais' new Netflix Original comedy/drama.
Pet Sematary 2019's IT Reference: How To Do Stephen King's Universe Right
The new Pet Sematary movie has a reference to Derry from IT, bringing Stephen King's interconnected New England to the big screen.
Netflix's Unicorn Store Ending Explained
Brie Larson's directorial debut, Unicorn Store, is now on Netflix. Do you believe? Here's what the movie's ending really means.
What To Expect From A Pet Sematary 2
Stephen King's pitch black horror tale Pet Sematary has just got a reimagining for 2019. Here's everything we know about a possible Pet Sematary 2.
Does Pet Sematary Have An After-Credits Scene?
Sometimes leaving as the credits start is better. Does the new Pet Sematary have a post-credits scene to give you one last scare?