Jenna Busch
School
Syracuse University
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, DC Comics
- Jenna is a member of the Critics Choice Association for both film and television. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
- She co-hosted a web series with Stan Lee called Cocktails with Stan. She also wrote, produced, and hosted Moviefone Minute for several years, and co-hosted Most Craved.
- Jenna has appeared as a pop culture expert on "ABC's Nightline," "Attack of the Show," "Tabletop," "What the Flick?!," "She Makes Comics," "Rise of the Superheroes," "Write of Passage: An Author's Journey," NPR, Al Jazeera America, and "Fresh Ink." She has also been interviewed for her geek expertise in over a dozen books.
Experience
Jenna has been writing professionally for almost two decades now after doing makeup for TV, film, and brands for many years. She's been the author of several beauty blogs, and may stop to blend you on the street. She's also written about TV, film, comics, and video games, and is a contributing author to the anthology Womanthology: Heroic and 14 books in the PsychGeeks series.
Education
Jenna graduated with an acting B.F.A. from Syracuse University.
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Stories By Jenna Busch
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Not even two avalanches could stop filming on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, though it certainly wasn't easy going for the cast and crew.
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In addition to starring as the God of Mischief, Tom Hiddleston played a hands-on role as a producer on Loki well before season 2 began filming.
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Not all stop-motion animation puppets are built to last, as was the case with the Pumpkin King version of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Happy Life Day! As it turns out, playing a member of Chewbacca's Wookiee family in the Star Wars Christmas special was no easy feat.
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There's a good reason many of the wampa scenes planned for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back didn't make the film's theatrical cut.
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Natasha Liu Bordizzo saw a lot to relate to when it came to playing the live-action version of Star Wars Rebels character Sabine Wren on Ahsoka.
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When Tim Burton wrote the story for The Nightmare Before Christmas, he had no idea how much Jack Skellington's tale paralleled that of composer Danny Elfman.
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Kumail Nanjiani has become basically indestructible, but on the set of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a scene with Reva Savander did real damage.
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Samuel L. Jackson campaigned to be a part of the Star Wars prequel films and agreed to take a role without realizing Mace Windu would be a Jedi.
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While Ridley Scott doesn't hate superhero movies on principle, he would rather focus his time and effort on telling other kinds of stories.
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is loaded with references, but this Lord of the Rings Easter egg from the latest episode takes the cake for smartest.
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The new Netflix anime Scott Pilgrim Takes Off features a deep cut Disney song, and if you couldn't quite place it, we're here to help.
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off's credit scene teases an intriguing continuation to the animated take on the hit film: here's what it means.
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Marvel's What If...? season 2 is finally coming to Disney+ in December, and the first trailer teases all the new multiverse versions of MCU characters.
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The Marvels star Iman Vellani has confirmed that she shot a different version of the film's Young Avengers tease than the one that made the theatrical cut.
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Strangely enough, original Boba Fett voice actor Jason Wingreen wound up making more money working on a Star Wars underwear ad than for The Empire Strikes Back.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas animators put Tim Burton (or part of him, at least) into a certain scene. They reshot it, however, for fear he'd not like it.
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Luckily, Warwick Davis's costume as Wicket allowed him to make the character a little more expressive than the other Ewoks in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
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/Film sat down with Blue Eye Samurai showrunners Amber Noizumi and Michael Green to talk about the graphic violence and sex in the first season, and much more.
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Jeremy Bolloch, who played Boba Feet in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, attributes one thing to getting him the part.
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The worst day of Carrie Fisher's expansive, decades-long career happened to be her very first day reprising her role of Leia in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore always have perfect chemistry, but nothing beats The Wedding Singer. Could there be a sequel on the horizon? We investigate.
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Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc were the goofballs of the Friends cast, always playing pranks and making everyone laugh. Perry will be sorely missed.
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Cheers has inspired numerous other series and spinoffs, but did you know there was a Spanish-language remake? It was short-lived, but fascinating experiment.
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The ending of Angelina Jolie's 2010 thriller, Salt, had a lot of twists and turns. Here's a breakdown of them all, including what it could set up for a sequel.
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The new Marvel series about Echo is heading to Disney+ in early 2024, and the first trailer has just arrived with a tease of her origin with Kingpin.
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John Hughes' The Breakfast Club is a classic, It's been over 40 years since it came out, but will it ever get a sequel?