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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

Best Films of the Year
Screen Rant's Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2018

2018 was a great year for movies, but which one came out on top? Here are Screen Rant's favorites, as voted for by our editors.

Thanos with Captain Marvel and Captain America in Avengers 4
Thanos' Role In Avengers: Endgame Will Be Marvel's Biggest Surprise

Speculation about Avengers: Endgame and its story is high. One character who's escaped much attention, however, is big villain Thanos.

Superman in Justice League and Aquaman
Aquaman's Bad CGI Can't Escape Justice League's Mustache Problem

Aquaman sheds most of the DCEU's problems coming off of Justice League, although the new movie still has a problem with CGI hair.

Sony Ruined and Saved Spider-Man
How Sony Ruined (And Then Saved) Spider-Man

With Spider-Verse, the MCU and Venom, Spider-Man fans have never had it better. Here's how Sony turned to dying franchise around in just four years.

Bumblebee Transformers on Cybertron
Every Transformer That Appears In Bumblebee's G1 Cybertron Battle

Bumblebee's Cybertron sequence is a highlight of the movie, featuring dozens of Transformers. Here's every Autobot and Decepticon in there.

Mary Poppins Returns Songs
Mary Poppins Returns Soundtrack: All The New Songs Ranked

Mary Poppins Returns' soundtrack is full of amazing original songs. Now the film's in theaters, we rank them all from worst to best.

Bumblebee Movie Spoilers Optimus Prime Cliffjumper
Bumblebee Movie: The 10 Biggest Spoilers

Bumblebee is now in theaters. Here are the biggest spoilers from the new Transformers movie: who dies, who cameos, and what's next?

Black Mirror Bandersnatch logo
What Is Black Mirror: Bandersnatch? Netflix's Mysterious Movie Explained

Netflix may be releasing a surprise Black Mirror movie (or interactive episode) next week, on December 28. Get all the details here.

Mortal Engines & The Hobbit Made The Same Mistakes - Why Is Only One "A Failure"?

Mortal Engines made many of the same mistakes as The Hobbit. Why did both struggle to build on The Lord of the Rings (and why did only one bomb)?

Tom Hardy as Venom
Paul Franklin Interview: Venom VFX Supervisor

How did Venom's impressive CGI come together? We talk Tom Hardy improv and working around Spider-Man with VFX supervisor Paul Franklin.

Harry Potter with Dumbledore and Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts Has Made The Biggest Harry Potter Movie Problem Worse

Fantastic Beasts has tried to fill gaps in the Harry Potter movies - but it's only making them wider. Here's where the prequel went wrong.

Dalek and Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who
Daleks Returning For Doctor Who Holiday Special? Here's The Evidence

Doctor Who's New Year's Day special may feature an old enemy. Could this mean Jodie Whittaker's facing the Daleks for the first time?

Mortal Engines Accidentally Remakes Batman v Superman's Martha Scene

Mortal Engines has a pivotal scene that eerily recreates the infamous Martha moment from Batman v Superman. How did two different movies end up there?

Hugo Weaving Robert Sheehan and Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines Ending
Mortal Engines Ending, Book Differences & Sequel Setup Explained

Mortal Engines could be the start of a new, Lord of the Rings-style franchise. Here's how the ending (and book changes) set up a sequel.

Aquaman in the DCEU with Joker and Superman
What Aquaman's Success (Or Failure) Means For The DCEU

Aquaman is the first DCEU movie after Justice League and the hangover from a previous Warner Bros. plan. Here's what its success or failure means.

Simba in The Lion King and Baloo in Mowgli
Mowgli Proves Disney Is Doing The Right Thing With The Lion King Remake

Disney's remake of The Lion King has been criticized for its photo-realism, but Mowgli's cartoony animals show it's moving in the right direction.

Captain America in Avengers Endgame with Doctor Strange Ant-man and Captain Marvel
Everything The Avengers: Endgame Trailer Didn't Tell You

Avengers: Endgame's trailer gave our first look at next year's Infinity War conclusion, but it held back a lot of big details. Here's what we know.

December 2018 Upcoming Trailers
Every Confirmed & Rumored Movie Trailer Coming This Month

There are a lot of trailers rumored to be coming in December 2018. Here's all the movies you've got to look forward to, from Avengers to Shazam!

Fantastic Beasts 2's Blood Pact Can Explain Dumbledore's Biggest Secret

Fantastic Beasts 2 introduced a blood pact between Dumbledore and Grindelwald. Could this be the key to explaining the death of Albus' sister, Ariana?

Captain Marvel Trailer Marvel Problems
Captain Marvel's Trailers Are Breaking One Of The MCU's Biggest Rules

Captain Marvel has two trailers, yet neither of them has explained the lesser-known hero or her story. Why is the MCU changing its marketing strategy?

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