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About Padraig Cotter

Padraig is a Senior Features Writer and has been part of Screen Rant since 2017. Padraig is a writer, editor and retired Game of Thrones extra who has been writing about movies and TV online for over a decade. He has also written for The Irish Times, Den Of Geek, Little White Lies and many more. It's pronounced Paw-rick, BTW.

Industry Focus

Padraig's main areas of expertise include the horror, action, sci-fi and spy genres. For Screen Rant, he tends to write about the Bond and Alien franchises, Resident Evil, Halloween, The Expendables, Rick And Morty, Yellowstone, Frasier, 24, Reacher, in addition to the enduring works of Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Carpenter.

Favorite Media

A child of the '90s, Padraig has an almost bottomless list of favorite movies, TV shows, books and video games. Things were never the same after watching Jaws, and other beloved works include The Thing, Ghostbusters, Batman, Die Hard, Red Dwarf, Terminator, Alien, Halloween, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, the Bond series, the films of John Woo and so on.

Latest Articles

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$253M Bomb Confirmed Which Will Smith Franchise He Still Needs To Return To After 12 Years

Will Smith has often returned for sequels to his own work, but there is one franchise that could use his help after its first spinoff bombed..

Cailee Spaeny holding a pulse rifle from Alien: Romulus' trailer with a Neomorph from Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant
Alien: Romulus Is Confirmed To Fix A Major Ridley Scott Mistake From His $241 Million Prequel

Alien: Romulus is shaping up to be a return to form for the iconic sci-fi franchise, and its approach fixes a Ridley Scott mistake from Covenant.

Collage of Russell Crowe as Maximus in Gladiator, posing in his armor and holding a shield
Gladiator 2's Russell Crowe Replacement May Be Paying Off A 21-Year-Old Ridley Scott Idea

Gladiator 2 will be following the grown Lucius (Paul Mescal), and a recent trailer might confirm the sequel is resurrecting an old Ridley Scott idea.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Tangerine from Bullet Train and Daniel Craig as James Bond from No Time To Die
1 James Bond Actor Casting Is Now Impossible Thanks To Their New TV Spy Role

Speculation over who will be the new James Bond is heating up, but by returning to their old spy show, a certain British actor has ruled himself out.

Keanu Reeves as Wick looking intense in  John Wick Chapter 4 and John Leguizamo's Aurelio from the original John Wick
John Wick 4’s Missing Character Mystery Looks Like It’ll Finally Be Explained In Keanu Reeves’ Next Franchise Return

A certain character missing from John Wick: Chapter 4 will return in the 2025 spinoff Ballerina, which should explain what happened to them.

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How To Watch Stargate In Order

The Stargate franchise had a very successful run for over 15 years, and read on for the correct viewing and release order for the sci-fi saga.

Radar (Gary Burghoff) saluting, Major Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) and Wayne Rogers Trapper from MASH
MASH's Cast Exits Are The Exact Reason It Lasted So Long

MASH had some high-profile actor departures throughout its 11-season run, but instead of hurting it, this is the reason it lasted for so long.

Henry Cavill as Gus March Phillips sticking out tongue from The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare with film can background
Wait, When Did Guy Ritchie Quietly Become Hollywood's Busiest Filmmaker?

Guy Ritchie's latest film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare caps off an incredible run for the director, who is one of Hollywood's busiest people.

Custom image of Guy Pearce and Kevin Spacey in L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential: The Rollo Tomassi Twist Explained

A major plot thread of L.A. Confidential revolves around the name Rollo Tomassi. Here's the twist involving this "character" explained.

Sam Neill as the adult Damien Thorn in The Omen 3 with Bill Nighy as Cardinal Lawrence from 2024's The First Omen
The First Omen's $18.8M Box Office Bomb Dashes My Hopes Of A 43-Year-Old Horror Mistake Being Fixed

The First Omen ends with a big sequel hook, but the movie's box office may have spoiled has franchise's chance to correct a decade-old Damien mistake.

Will Smith as Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence as Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys Ride or Die and Tcheky Karyo as Fouchet from Bad Boys
There's 1 Missing Original Bad Boys Character Ride Or Die Should Bring Back (It's Not Syd)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die will feature the return of many audience favorites, but there's one OG character whose fate needs to be paid off.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Danny in Ambulance and as a shirtless Dalton in Road House
Jake Gyllenhaal's New Action Movie Sounds Perfect While Waiting For Road House 2

Jake Gyllenhaal's next action movie reunites him with Guy Ritchie and sounds like the perfect follow-up while audiences wait for Road House 2.

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the warriors come out to play david patrick kelly
The Origin Of The Warriors' Iconic "Come Out To Play" Line

Arguably The Warriors' most famous quote is "Warriors, come out to play!" by the movie's villain, and here's how the memorable line came to be.

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Kate Winslet delivering a speech as Chancellor Elena against a background of painted tigers in The Regime
Kate Winslet's Upcoming $5.2 Billion Franchise Movie Will Make Up For This Year's Disappointing Rotten Tomatoes Show

The Rotten Tomatoes rating for Kate Winslet's latest HBO miniseries is disappointing, but her upcoming franchise sequel will make up for it.

Blended image of Elijah Price in Unbreakable ans Glass
What Was Glass Villain Elijah Price's Superpower?

Samuel L. Jackson's Elijah Price made for a memorable supervillain in both Glass and Unbreakable, but what was Elijah's superpower?

Blended image of Ripley and a xenomorph egg in Alien
What Movie Does "In Space No One Can Hear You Scream" Come From?

"In space no one can hear you scream" is one of the most iconic movie taglines of all time. Here's the classic movie that spawned it.

Kate Winslet as Chancellor Elena Vernham looking intense from The Regime against a film sprocket background
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Some of Kate Winslet's best acting work in recent years has been found in her various HBO miniseries, but how do these shows rank beside each other?

Kate Winslet as Chancellor Elena Vernham from The Regime against the background of the palace
The Regime’s Finale Keeping 1 Important Character’s Fate A Mystery Is A Genius Choice

The Regime's finale closes out the story on a cynical note, and its decision to leave the fate of one key character unresolved makes it more powerful.

Kate Winslet's Chancellor Elena riding a tiger and holding a flag in HBO's The Regime
The Regime Ending Explained: What THAT Character's Death Really Means

HBO's political satire The Regime ends on a cynical note, with Kate Winslet's Chancellor Elena forced to make a difficult choice by her enemies.

2024 blockbusters featuring the cast of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Austin Butler's Feyd-Rautha from Dune 2 and Godzilla screaming in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Two Of 2024's Earliest Blockbusters Have Villains With The Exact Same Goal

Two of 2024's biggest blockbusters feature villains whose evil goals are identical, though one of the movies does a better job selling the threat.

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