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About Shaurya Thapa

Shaurya Thapa is an Indian freelance journalist who mostly dabbles in writings on cinema, music, and human interest features. When it comes to Screen Rant, he writes detailed fact vs fiction features, ending explainers, and cast guides. Comics, anime, film history, Indian cinema and the horror genre are some of his several areas of expertise.

Apart from writing more than 1000 pieces for Screen Rant, Thapa has had varied entertainment and culture reporting experience in his home country India. He has served as a Sub-Editor at DailyO, an online publication under the India Today Group, music critic for the pan-Indian music magazine The Score, and Web Editor at DU Beat, India's largest student-run newspaper.

Industry Focus

With an academic background in both history and journalism, Thapa specialises in writing "True Story" explainers where he gets to fact-check multi-genre films and shows. He is also a dedicated comic book geek with knowledge beyond the binary of Marvel and DC. Star Wars, anime, Indian cinema and the horror genre are some specific domains of Thapa's knowledge.

Favorite Media

With a fascination for "cinema that's so bad that it's good", Thapa is an ardent fan of Tommy Wiseau's The Room and almost all of Ed Wood's filmography. Community, The Sopranos, Attack on Titan and Atlanta are the most quotable shows for him and much like the rest of the world, he thinks of Tom Hanks as the best human

Latest Articles

Professor X appearing tense and gritting his teeth with an army of skeletons standing behind him in X-Men '97
Marvel Just Made Professor X's X-Men Failure Worse Than I Ever Imagined

Charles Xavier has strived for peace between humans and mutants but X-Men '97 reveals that even alien races have had their anti-mutant biases.

Sam Wilson holding Captain America's shield and looking sideways with President Ritson stepping out of his car and the Thunderbolts standing together in the background
The MCU's Worst Release Perfectly Set Up 2025's Avengers Replacement

A polarizing MCU release from 2023 can foreshadow the future course of the franchise's superteams, from government support to antihero participation.

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine grimacing in Deadpool & Wolverine with Deadpool and Jennifer Walters in the background
Jackman's Wolverine Has Joined A Group Of MCU Superheroes With 1 Broken Rule In Common

As Hugh Jackman's Wolverine makes his MCU debut with Deadpool & Wolverine, he joins a few other MCU characters that share one iconic Deadpool trait.

Storm's new costume in X-Men 97
1 Dark Confirmed Detail Makes Storm's New X-Men Costume Infinitely Cooler

Storm is back in a classic black costume but the reason behind this wardrobe change is deeper than one would think. Even the showrunner thinks so.

Leonardo DiCaprio Riddler Symbol and The Dark Knight
Forget Lex Luthor, DiCaprio's Dark Knight Rises Casting Would Have Been Way Better

Even before his chances of joining the DC Extended Universe, Leonardo DiCaprio could have made his superhero movie debut with The Dark Knight Rises.

A poster showing the characters of the Band of Brothers
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Custom image of Eminem in 8 MIle
Every Song On The 8 Mile Soundtrack

The 8 Mile soundtrack features a lot of Eminem's best singles. But what other genre-defining hip-hop songs also feature in the movie.

A collage image of The Genie from Aladdin, Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Action Hero, and Michael Keaton in Birdman - created by Tom Russell
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From Disney animated classics to young adult franchises, William Shakespeare's literary legacy still lives on in such movies.

Isaiah Bradley looking sideways in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Bucky being detained in Captain America Civil War
Captain America 4 Confirms Bucky's Real MCU Replacement In Dark New Twist

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Joker and Harley Quinn nearing a kiss in Joker Folie A Deux trailer
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The Joker: Folie à Deux trailer features a classic needle drop that also carries meaning for Arthur Fleck's tragic existence in the musical sequel.

A composite image of Jared Leto with a bushy beard and a person riding a light cycle in Tron: Legacy
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The Tron franchise returns for a third time with Tron: Ares. Here's everything to know about its polarizing lead cast, its ominous story, and more.

A custom image of Tom Holland's Spider-Man in front of a red-tinted image of the Iron Spider suit in the MCU
The MCU's New Canon Update Has A Major Implication For Tom Holland's Spider-Man Origin

With shows like Jessica Jones and Daredevil becoming MCU canon, a heroic motto from the Spider-Man movies can go through a major change.

An image of Forge looking sideways in X-Men '97 imposed over an image of Thunderbird looking gloomy in X-Men The Animated Series
X-Men '97 Just Took A Major Step Forward In Fixing An X-Men: The Animated Series Problem

A major mutant gets introduced in the third episode of X-Men '97, undoing the representation issues riddling X-Men: The Animated Series.

Invincible Fighting The Sequid in Comic Cover Art
Invincible: 14 Comic Scenes Too Dark For The Show

Amazon's Invincible series has already featured some dark moments on the screen but some from the comics might be too much for it.

The Mule Ending Explained
The Mule Ending Explained

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Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga standing next to each other as Harley Quinn and Joker in a set photo from Joker Folie a Deux with notes of American currency floating behind them
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A poster of Legion featuring David holding his head and emmitting astral rays along with a cutout frame of Charles Xavier looking sideways in X-Men The Animated Series
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While the X-Men franchise has had some impressive animated and live-action offerings, one subversive FX series deserves more recognition.

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine fighting at the end of Logan
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Before X-Men: The Animated Series ushered in a new era for the Marvel mutants in animation, there was a promising project that yielded mixed results.

The X-Cutioner holding a blaster against Cyclops' neck in X-Men '97 and X-Cutioner holding a spear in the X-Men comics
X-Men '97 Villain: X-Cutioner Powers & Marvel Comics History Explained

The X-Men '97 villain X-Cutioner hunts down mutants, but the Marvel comic books shed light on a more tragic backstory and his armored skills.

Kraven the Hunter sitting menacingly with Deadpool standing and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker looking sideways in the background
Marvel & DC's 3 Back-To-Back 2024 Movies Will Set A Unique Record For The Superhero Genre

Both Marvel and DC are gearing up for some offbeat comic-to-screen adaptations in 2024, gearing toward an unconventional audience demographic.

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