Margarida Bastos
School
Escola Profissional De Teatro De Cascais, Queen Mary University Of London, NOVA Faculdade De Ciências Sociais E Humanas
Expertise
Harry Potter, Scriptwriting And Playwriting, Attack On Titan
- Margarida has taught English as a foreign language since 2019.
- Prior to joining Looper, she had the opportunity to interview South Korean "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-Jae.
- She has nurtured a love for fantasy since childhood, getting obsessed with book series like "Harry Potter," "The Lord of the Rings," and "Eragon." Presently, her favorite high fantasy series is Brandon Sanderson's "The Stormlight Archive."
Experience
Margarida Bastos is a native Portuguese bilingual writer with an avid interest in theatre, books, visual novels, gaming, podcasts, anime, film, and TV — essentially, anything that has to do with the multifaceted nature and fascinating power of storytelling. She worked for Collider as a news and features writer from July 2021 to September 2022 and wrote over 350 articles. She became part of the Looper team in the Summer of 2022.
Education
Margarida attended high school at a Professional Theatre School in her hometown. She moved to London in 2017 to attend university there. She graduated as a First Class graduate in English with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London. In September 2022, she began attending a Master's degree in Text Editing at NOVA FCSH University Lisbon.
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Stories By Margarida Bastos
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Michaela Jill Murphy (who was professionally known as Jessie Flower until 2016) has some advice for Toph Beifong, her character on "Avatar: The Last Airbender."
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Is the Nine-Tailed Fox from "Naruto" based on real-life folklore? Find out right here.
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For the Netflix fantasy series "The Witcher" the cast members endured brutal weather in a variety of locations, but shooting in Budapest proved to be the worst.
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Christopher Sabat, who voices the English dub of All Might in the anime "My Hero Academia," revealed how he tapped into his iconic voice for his character.
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The war storylines in "Naruto" were a complex matter for creator Masashi Kishimoto. Here's why these types of plots proved so difficult for him.
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Daniela Ruah, who has played special agent Kensi Blye for as long as "NCIS: Los Angeles" has aired, has had the opportunity to direct a couple of episodes.
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Of all the characters in HBO's "House of the Dragon," there is one knight who fans love to hate more than anyone else on the show. Here, we explore why.
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Even after over two decades since its release, "Spirited Away" fans are still profoundly moved by Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning animated masterpiece.
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The Four-Tailed Beast in "Naruto" sports too many connections to "Dragon Ball" to be a coincidence and fans have noticed. Here's the Easter egg explained.
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Anya Chalotra, who plays Yennefer in Netflix's "The Witcher," said in an interview she would like to get a drink IRL with her character; here's why.
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You might remember how a certain despised character from "Game of Thrones" described the fate of Rhaenyra Targaryen from "House of the Dragon."
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Jenna Ortega's turn as Wednesday Addams has garnered praise, including for the character's dancing. However, the "Wednesday" dance almost looked very different.
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On NCIS: Los Angeles, fans are getting to see a new maternal side to Kensi Blye, which her actress, Daniela Ruah, can relate to thanks to her own family life.
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Manga and anime fans may not know that some of Quentin Tarantino's films helped the creator of "Naruto" shape the action sequences in the series.
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Ron Weasley just couldn't stop cracking up, and it ended up costing him.
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Rupert Grint grew up while filming the iconic "Harry Potter" franchise and the English actor still remembers how Alan Rickman mentored him on set.
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Sean Bean was the main star in "Game of Thrones" Season 1 and fans may still be wondering if the actor ever read the iconic fantasy novels before filming.
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"Arcane" deals with some pretty heavy themes and backstories, and fans are speculating on some of the reasons why Powder had such a bad breakdown.
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While Netflix's "The Witcher" has been a hit, Ciri's actor, Freya Allan, opened up about how the intense filming schedule left her completely drained.
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During a 2018 interview, "Game of Thrones" actor Kristian Nairn revealed the one thing co-star Isaac Hempstead Wright did that particularly annoyed him on-set.
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Tom Felton was a staple of the "Harry Potter" franchise during the series' eight films. He has the inside scoop on how many wands really exist from the series.
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"NCIS: Los Angeles" star Daniela Ruah has played Kensi Blye for 14 years, and as it turns out, her favorite part about playing the character is her flaws.
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Despite being thrown into dangerous scenarios on a near-constant basis, Naruto only ever took one life in the whole franchise, and even that's heatedly debated.
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After the cliffhanger ending of "Tokyo Revengers" Season 1, fans have until January 2023 to see how the events of the Christmas Showdown arc will unfold.
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Why was Draken's voice actor replaced on Tokyo Revengers? It turns out the actor was involved in a schedule and was fired from the job.
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While "Spy x Family" has been faithful to the manga it is based on, some liberties have been taken in certain scenes, leading to a fan favorite action sequence.
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"Spy x Family" is beloved for many reasons, including its comedy, and the humor continues off screen as the hilarious voice actors give it their all.