Ethan Anderton
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Saturday Night Live
- Ethan has covered major entertainment events such as Sundance Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Star Wars Celebration.
- You can find quotes from Ethan's reviews in movie trailers and TV commercials and on movie posters and Blu-ray/DVD covers.
- Reporting from the sets of major films like Real Steel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, and more, Ethan has provided exclusive coverage for some of the biggest blockbusters in the world.
Experience
Ethan Anderton (aka Bradford Oman) has been an entertainment reporter for nearly 15 years. An obsession with movies, TV, pop culture and toys prepared him for this job his entire life, and it has allowed him to provide insightful and informative commentary on everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Saturday Night Live. Starting out as a freelance writer at FirstShowing.net led to a leadership role as the managing editor for several years. During his tenure writing about cinema, from massive blockbusters to little indies, Ethan also dabbled in TV coverage at ScreenRant, Collider, and GeekNation. In 2015, Ethan came aboard /Film and eventually became one of the Senior Editors after the site joined the Static Media family. You can hear Ethan appearing regularly on The /Film Daily Podcast, as well as hosting his own podcasts Go Flix Yourself and The Ten To One Podcast.
Education
Ethan earned a bachelor's degree in film and video studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and he also completed a teaching program for high school English education.
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Stories By Ethan Anderton
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Spider-Punk is one of the coolest new characters in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and now he's getting his own amazingly detailed Hot Toys figure.
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Justin Roiland voiced Rick and Morty before Adult Swim severed ties with the series co-creator, and two young, unknown actors have replaced him.
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Before the Hollywood strikes unfolded, Dan Harmon had serious discussions with Warner Bros. about making a Rick and Morty movie happen.
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DreamWorks Animation has made Shrek's Swamp available as a real-life Airbnb for you to stay in this October. Check it out!
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Rick and Morty season 7 is coming in October, and a new trailer has just teased the voices who are replacing Justin Roiland as the titular characters.
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The Office reboot may be on the way, but before you get too upset, original showrunner Greg Daniels is apparently returning to take the lead.
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Marvel Legends is finally giving us unmasked versions of Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire as Spidey, as well as new versions of Doc Ock and Green Goblin.
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We spoke to No One Will Save You director/writer Brian Duffield about tapping back into classic aliens, writing a movie with almost no dialogue, and more.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom arrives later this year, and the sequel's action figures from McFarlane Toys have been revealed, including Storm the seahorse.
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Welcome to Jurassic Park ... on Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and SEGA Genesis. Limited Run is releasing a collection of classic Jurassic Park games!
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Chucky is cutting his way through Washington DC, and he's found his way into the White House with the First Family in the new trailer for Chucky season 3.
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'Biscuits are like life. They're not always perfect, but they're always worth it.' Ted Lasso knew the value of biscuits, and now you can have some yourself.
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Wednesday is finally getting a small collection of Funko POPs and Loungefly bags after debuting nearly a year ago on Netflix. Check them out!
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Liven up your next party with the ceramic hand replica from Talk to Me, which also works as an incense burner and certainly not any other smoking device at all.
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HasLab unveiled their latest Marvel Legends crowdfunded project, and it's a Giant-Man action figure that measures two-feet tall with 91 points of articulation.
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LEGO's latest recreation of the final battle in Avengers: Endgame makes for a cool display piece, but we wish it offered a more complete build.
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Rogue One director Gareth Edwards has a promising sci-fi movie coming out this fall with The Creator, and the final trailer is an absolute stunner.
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The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival is underway up in Canada, and there are some bloody good horror gems drumming up buzz. Learn about them right here!
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All right, Crocs, you're going the right way for a smacked bottom. Yes, these are Shrek Crocs. They are very real, and you can actually buy them.
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It's the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and LEGO is celebrating with a massive Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser building set.
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For their 100th anniversary, Disney is releasing a massive Blu-ray collection with 100 movies from Disney and Pixar, but it will set you back a pretty penny.
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In honor of Star Trek Day, the soundtrack for Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition is being released on vinyl for the first time.
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The next DC in Concert installment is coming in 2024, and it's a 35th anniversary celebration of Tim Burton's Batman with Danny Elfman's amazing music.
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Paramount Pictures is getting in the spooky spirit this Halloween season with a special Paramount Scares box set featuring classic and modern horror faves.
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The new Star Wars series Ahsoka has brought the rascally Star Wars Rebels droid Chopper into live-action, and Hasbro has a new toy for kids to enjoy.
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Now that Ahsoka is playing on Disney+, Hasbro's Star Wars Black Series line of collectibles is bringing Sabine Wren's Mandalorian helmet to shelves.
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That Thing You Do! is getting a vinyl soundtrack from Mondo, and it features plenty of songs from The Wonders (or The Oneders) and much more. Check it out!