Rick Stevenson
School
College Of William & Mary, Hertford College
Expertise
"Star Wars", "Avatar: The Last Airbender", Netflix Originals
- Rick received a certification in digital publishing from the Columbia Publishing Course in 2019.
- He once got over a million views on an individual article.
- As an NYC local, Rick regularly attends advance screenings for major film releases.
Experience
Rick began writing about film and TV as a contributor to The Odyssey and various blogs in 2016. He later became a senior writer for Screen Rant, where he wrote news and features content covering new releases, classic franchises, industry trends, streaming, and more. Rick became a writer for Looper in 2021 and an editor in 2022, later moving to SlashGear in 2024. He has also written and edited for sites like Fadeaway World, SVG, Tasting Table, StyleCaster, and Nicki Swift.
Education
Rick studied writing and storytelling at the College of William & Mary, receiving his B.A. in 2019. He is also an associate of Oxford University's Hertford College and a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course.
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Stories By Rick Stevenson
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An "Avengers: Secret Wars" rumor suggests Marvel is planning to recreate one of the most emotional moments from "Endgame" during the team-up film.
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It seems that Netflix has struck viewership gold by putting the spotlight on an older, but familiar, comedy-drama series from the early 2000s.
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White Vision's expected 2026 return shows how Marvel might have spread itself too thin with the long gaps in between the appearances of certain characters.
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As the DC film universe prepares to reboot itself once again, the failure of 2017's "Justice League" still looms large over the franchise.
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Jar Jar Binks' story isn't resolved in the Star War movies, but an official canon novel reveals what the Gungan endures following the prequel trilogy.
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NBC's One Chicago franchise consists of three of primetime TV's most-watched shows, meaning fans are interested in knowing if they're coming back next season.
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Season 2 of "Invincible" features a fun, if brief, nod to series creator Robert Kirkman's other massive hit franchise, "The Walking Dead."
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Now that the first trailer for "The Acolyte" has arrived, there are several details related to the "Star Wars" canon that you might have missed on first watch.
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While discussing Star Wars with Joe Rogan, director Zack Snyder explained why he thinks adding sex would make it more compelling sci-fi - but is he right?
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Jake Lloyd, the actor who played young Anakin in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," has dealt with various personal issues in the years since the film.
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M-counts play a major role in the entire Star Wars story, whether fans realize it at first or not. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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John Mulaney delivered a bit about the classic 1989 film "Field of Dreams" at this year's Academy Awards ceremony. Now, Kevin Costner is responding.
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Could Iron Fist be making his MCU film debut in "Shang-Chi 2"? That's what a noted industry insider is hinting in a report on the upcoming sequel.
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"Dune: Part Two" continues the story of Paul Atreides, but it doesn't reveal everything about him - including the massive kill count he racks up in the novels.
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Denis Villeneuve's Dune films are all the rage now, but they aren't the books' only adaptation. And no, we're not talking about the David Lynch movie, either.
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Paul Altriedes' final fate in Frank Herbert's novels may be surprising to audiences who are only familiar with "Dune" through Denis Villeneuve's movies.
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Winning an Academy Award is normally something that actors and artists celebrate, but some past recipients have actually rejected their Oscars. Here's why.
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Takashi Yamazaki and his visual effects team have made history with their Oscar win, but "Godzilla Minus One" was even more of an underdog than you may know.
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In this very current and close by galaxy, one Chilean beer company decided to insert their advertisements directly into the "Star Wars" franchise.
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Star Wars creator George Lucas originally had a much longer name in mind for the Force, along with a more complicated understanding of the concept.
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Vladimir Harkonnen's giant spider with human hands at the ends of its legs is already nightmare fuel, but early "Dune" concept art shows even scarier versions.
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"Dune" author Frank Herbert was aware many people compared his work to Star Wars, so he included a cheeky reference to franchise in one of his books.
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"Dune" -- both the book and Denis Villeneuve's two films -- is such a dense work that it's easy to miss lots of small but important details in "Dune: Part Two."
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Austin Butler revealed that this impactful moment in "Dune: Part Two" between Feyd-Rautha and Stellan Skarsgård's Baron Vladimir Harkonnen was improvised.
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While she's recently been working in the spy genre as one half of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Maya Erskine's career has also taken her to a galaxy far, far away.
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Basketball fans are in awe following the release of Iowa Hawkeyes scoring sensation Caitlin Clark's Nike commercial. Here's what they had to say.
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There's one character the original "The Crow" film ultimately cut that could be a story game changer if reintroduced for the upcoming reboot.