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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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’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?
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.