Rafael Motamayor
Location
Stavanger, Norway
School
University Of Stavanger
Expertise
Shonen Anime, Star Wars Animated Projects, Kids' Animation
- Rafael was part of a team of writers that selected the 100 best animated sequences in history that won an award from the New York Press Club.
- He interviewed Hideaki Anno about making the last Evangelion movie.
- Rafael has covered every major international festival, from Cannes to Venice.
Experience
Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival.
Education
Rafael has bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and documentary production from the University of Stavanger, where he combined his passion for both filmmaking and journalism.
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Stories By Rafael Motamayor
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Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom has glimpses of greatness when its core adventure finally gets going, but we have to slog through some stuff before that.
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In the lead up to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, director James Wan shared with /Film how he approached bring the character, and Atlantis, to life.
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Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender's showrunner shared what it was like taking over the live-action remake, and how he hopes it differs from the original.
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Netflix is going all-in on franchises with plans for TV spin-offs of Wednesday, Extraction, and Peaky Blinders, plus an animated remake of One Piece.
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Some people take issue with the multiple endings of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, but what if they're good, actually?
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Cobra Kai will return to Netflix for its sixth and final season at some point in the near future. Here's everything we know about Cobra Kai season 6.
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The Wonka movie with Timothée Chalamet is in theaters, and we've got the ending of the chocolatier's origin story, inspired by Roald Dahl's books, explained.
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Ocean's 11 has had many sequels and prequels, and according to star George Clooney, there may be another with the core cast and crew coming along.
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Remember the 'Let them fight' line from Godzilla? Well, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters does, too.
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One of the most celebrated Netflix animated shows of the year, Blue Eye Samurai, is officially getting a second season.
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When it came to the ending of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, James Mangold wanted something 'shocking, something bolder.'
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The latest episode of Rick and Morty season 7 pitted our main characters against The Pope, and put them in a familiar set of armor from Dan Harmon's Community.
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When it comes to Order 66 in Star Wars, The Clone Wars introduced the idea of inhibitor chips, retconning the concept in the process.
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The new animated film Merry Little Batman lets the Dark Knight be a goofy dad instead of a brooding weirdo for a change.
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The Boy and the Heron is Hayao Miyazaki's latest (but not last) animated feature, and the ending's explanation has an even deeper meaning than you know.
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After watching The Boy and the Heron, it becomes clear that the original Japanese title How Do You Live? is essential to the story.
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The Boy and the Heron is Hayao Miyazaki's most personal story yet and required massive rewrites after the death of the film's inspiration.
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The Legend of Zelda director Wes Ball hopes his live-action adaptation of the beloved video game will feel like a Studio Ghibli film.
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Get ready for fire and blood (and lots of it) as House Targaryen tears itself apart in the first look at House of the Dragon season 2.
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Godzilla's famous atomic breath gets an update in the new film Godzilla Minus One. Read all about it right here!
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/Film spoke with Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki and star Ryunosuke Kamiki about bringing the King of the Monsters back to the big screen for Toho.
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DC's best villains (including Harley Quinn) get trapped in a fantasy world of orcs and dragons in the Suicide Squad Isekai trailer.
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What a lovely day! Let's discuss the Furiosa trailer, which offers our first look at Anya Taylor-Joy as young Furiosa and Chris Hemsworth's villain Dementus.
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With Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki helmed one of the best Godzilla movies out there. The Japanese director now has sights set on a galaxy far, far away.
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Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One succeeds where the American MonsterVerse Godzilla movies fail: It has compelling human characters we actually care about.
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Does the ending of Godzilla Minus One set up the possibility for even more films in this story's timeline? Here's our explanation.
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Filmmaker Makoto Shinkai confirmed that Suzume has a couple Easter eggs for fans of Kiki's Delivery Service. Did you spot them?