Hannah Shaw-Williams
School
University Of Exeter
University Of Toronto
New York Film Academy
Expertise
Horror Movies, Box Office, British Cinema
- Hannah has interviewed many major actors and filmmakers, including Mark Wahlberg, Ron Howard, Andy Serkis, Michael Fassbender, and M. Night Shyamalan.
- She has covered major events ranging from movie set visits to San Diego Comic-Con.
- In addition to writing about the film and TV industry, Hannah has also worked as a boom operator and sound assistant on titles like Alien: Covenant and BBC's Merlin.
Experience
Hannah's first job was working as an usher in her small home town cinema, and she's been finding ways to get paid for watching movies ever since. After starting out as a contributor for Bleeding Cool, she began writing for Screen Rant in 2013 and was later promoted to a junior editor role before becoming the site's first features editor. Hannah wrote her undergraduate dissertation on the haunted houses of the horror genre, a choice that has proven particularly useful since Netflix decided to launch an entire mini-franchise of horror shows about haunted houses. In addition to loving all things creepy and spooky, Hannah is also interested in the business side of the film industry, and regularly breaks down the latest weekend box office news for /Film.
Education
Hannah has a bachelor's degree in English with Study in North America, having spent two years at the University of Exeter and one year on exchange at the University of Toronto; after leaving university, she studied filmmaking on a diploma course at New York Film Academy.
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Stories By Hannah Shaw-Williams
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Coriolanus Snow was the over-arching villain of The Hunger Games, but The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes reveals he's no stranger to hunger himself.
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The Marvels sets another unenviable box office record as it heads for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's biggest ever second weekend drop.
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Snow lands on top at the box office this weekend, with The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes debuting at No. 1.
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Ginger, the fearless feathered heroine who led the chickens of Tweedy's Farm to freedom, suddenly has a lot to lose in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
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We visited the set of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget to find out what's changed, and what hasn't, since Aardman made the first movie.
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Sofia Boutella's Kora assembles a team of revolutionaries in the new trailer for Netflix space opera Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire.
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With the actors strike over, Timothée Chalamet is free to shamelessly plug his upcoming movies on Saturday Night Live - starting with Wonka.
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Former BBC employees saved two early episodes of Doctor Who from destruction, but now fear they'll be treated like criminals.
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The Marvels is projected to set an unenviable record for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the lowest opening weekend in the franchise's history.
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Upcoming Disney+ series Echo will introduce Marvel Spotlight, a banner for standalone stories that don't require knowledge of the larger MCU continuity.
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Five Nights at Freddy's is on track for a 76% drop in its second weekend at the box office, and its day-and-date release on Peacock is mostly to blame.
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The final episodes of Yellowstone are now slated to air in November 2024, as Paramount gives the official green light to spinoff shows 1944 and 2024.
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Five Nights at Freddy's is the latest horror blockbuster from Blumhouse Productions, the studio that first struck gold with Paranormal Activity.
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When Matthew Perry heard about a pilot called Friends Like Us, he was desperate to audition. Unfortunately, he had already committed to L.A.X. 2194.
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Morgan Fairchild was surprised at being asked to play Matthew Perry's mother on friend, until he reminded her that they'd first met when he was a kid.
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Beloved actor and comedian Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing for 10 seasons on Friends, has died at the age of 54.
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Congratulations to the entire Fazbear family! Five Nights at Freddy's is on track for the third biggest opening weekend ever for a horror movie.
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Nic Pizzolatto needed a real man to play Rust Cohle in True Detective. But when he chose the very manly Matthew McConaughey, HBO was unconvinced.
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Edgar Allan Poe's dark tale 'The Masque of the Red Death' influenced not only Prospero's episode of The Fall of the House of Usher, but the entire show.
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Bad Bunny wants to do a Shrek-based sketch with Please Don't Destroy on Saturday Night Live. Or maybe he doesn't. Whatever.
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Martin Scorsese's true story crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon is set to debut in second place this weekend, behind Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
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Saltburn is the new thriller from Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell that explores the privilege and darkness of the British ruling class.
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Loki is already getting into fresh trouble in season 2, but executive producer Kevin Wright says there won't be a cliffhanger ending this time around.
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Pete Davidson explores life's mysteries (like why women love him so much, and why no one watched his TV show) in Saturday Night Live's Barbie parody.
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is on its way to the biggest ever opening weekend for a concert film, though somewhat damped by last-minute ticket drops.
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The bill comes due for Roderick and Madeline Usher in the grim ending of Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher.
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Mike Flanagan's melancholy tale The Fall of the House of Usher has landed on Netflix to a mostly positive reaction from fans and critics.