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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In honor of Alien: Romulus, Angel City Brewery officially released the fictional Aspen Beer from the original Alien into the real world. Here's how to get some.
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Alien: Romulus isn't packed with Easter eggs like Deadpool & Wolverine, but there are still clear references to Alien franchise history, including a video game.
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For a long time, there was a specific rumor about Cailee Spaeny's character in Alien: Romulus, but it turned out not to be true, and the movie is better for it.
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Alien: Romulus is more of a direct sequel to the original Alien than its marketing indicated. However, to explore that, we need to dig into spoilers.
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Bath & Body Works has announced a new Stranger Things collaboration featuring the smell of the Upside Down, a Demogorgon, and more. Check it out here!
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During the D23 Expo, Disney announced that Frozen 3 is officially in the works, and Pixar will be bringing The Incredibles 3 to theaters too.
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At D23, Disney and Pixar provided more information about the Inside Out spin-off series that's coming to Disney+ next year. Here's what you need to know.
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In honor of Alien: Romulus, Reebok is releasing the limited edition sneakers that can actually be seen in the movie. Find out when and where to buy them here.
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Henry Cavill had a brief but surprising cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine, but over two decades ago, Hugh Jackman played Superman in an SNL sketch.
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The first trailer for Jason Reitman's Saturday Night has arrived, showcasing the chaos behind the scenes of the first episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Jason Reitman's Saturday Night, a movie about the premiere of Saturday Night Live, has Nicholas Braun playing two different comedy icons on the show.
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Saturday Night Live will again be digging into political satire with the 2024 election, but who should play Kamala Harris' vice president pick, Tim Walz?
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Saturday Night Live has now lost Molly Kearney, the show's first nonbinary cast member, before the late night sketch comedy series begins season 50.
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Deadpool & Wolverine brought plenty of f-bombs into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but how does it stack up against other profanity-laden movies?
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Saturday Night Live is losing at least one cast member before the show's 50th season begins, and the comedian in question said the show made her miserable.
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Dan Aykroyd doesn't hesitate to defend the all-female led reboot Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, but he admits one problem the movie had, and it's his fault.
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The gossip mongers at TMZ asked Jonathan Majors how he felt about Marvel's Kang being replaced by Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, but does it really matter?
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The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror comic book collection will be complete with the release of Ominous Omnibus Volume 3: Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies.
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One of Saturday Night Live's beloved SNL Digital Shorts didn't have a proper ending in place until a happy accident unfolded while they were shooting.
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Deapool & Wolverine is not only packed with cameos and Deadpool variants, but it has a bunch of Easter eggs lying around too. Let's break them down.
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Deadpool & Wolverine provides a fond look back at the Marvel movies from 20th Century Fox, but it features a song that's been misused nostalgically for decades.
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Deadpool & Wolverine throws a Marvel Cinematic Universe star to the wind, but it's the movie's credits scene that confirms they might have been asking for it.
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To help kick off Comic-Con, Bottleneck Gallery has an uncanny new poster for X-Men '97 with artwork by Juan Ramos inspired by the show's first season finale.
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Johnny Depp's cameo in 21 Jump Street may be one of the best surprises ever (even if it was somewhat expected), but the actor had one stipulation for appearing.
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Echoing the drive-in scene from the original Twister, director Lee Issac Chung makes a callback in Twisters with another classic horror movie getting torn up.
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Twisters acts as more of a Twister reboot or remake than a sequel, but once you've seen the movie, it's easy to see how Helen Hunt could have fit in the story.
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Mutant is heading to Comic-Con for the first time, and will be selling this incredible Dune poster by artist Deb JJ Lee, which comes printed on gold foil.