Danielle Ryan
School
Georgia Gwinnett College
Expertise
The Evil Dead Franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Extreme Horror Cinema
- Danielle started her journey as a published writer on CHUD.com, reviewing straight-to-DVD horror movies before starting her first column, examining controversial cinema and our reactions to it.
- She loves doing interviews and having in-depth conversations with creatives about their work. Career highlights include chatting with Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal backstage at Madison Square Garden and showing Charlie Day her fan art of Denim Chicken.
- One day, Danielle wants to direct a feature film, but so far, she has only directed and edited a short. She was also an assistant director on an independent feature film.
Experience
Danielle is an experienced writer with bylines at The Washington Post, Fandom, Bustle, CNN, Paste Magazine, and more. She has written in a variety of fields, including local crime, global public health, and the entertainment industry. A piece she wrote about youth violence programs in American schools was presented before the United Nations. Danielle is passionate about shocking entertainment, mental health discussions, and practical gore effects.
Education
Danielle has a Bachelor's of English with a concentration in writing and rhetoric.
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Stories By Danielle Ryan
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Star Trek's resident grumpy Klingon Worf went through quite a character journey over three different shows. How does actor Michael Dorn feel about it?
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The Boys season 4 really put Hughie (Jack Quaid) through the wringer, but series creator Eric Kripke has insisted there's a good reason for that.
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Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham took a stand over a proposed subplot he felt would've compromised his character, Ser Davos Seaworth.
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Tom Cruise nearly suffered a terrible injury while filming a key scene for his not-so-beloved '80s movie Cocktail.
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Raised by Wolves is an absolute fever-dream of a series, but it's difficult to track down now that it's been removed from its original streaming home at Max.
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Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan considered killing a lot of characters in the series finale, including one of the show's biggest fan-favorites.
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Columbo wouldn't be Columbo without Peter Falk, but he almost missed out on playing the titular homicide detective.
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Death Proof was Kurt Russell's first time working with Quentin Tarantino, who snuck in some Easter eggs alluding to Russell's filmography.
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The Boys creator Eric Kripke has a warning about the fifth and final season, and it has to do with the potential for even more emotional devastation.
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There are a lot more Star Trek actors who guest starred on Columbo than you may realize. Join us as we run down the entire list.
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Frank Langella didn't want to be credited for his role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2 for reasons that are actually quite wholesome.
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These may not be the best Kurt Russell movies, but they are the most rewatchable.
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Mother's Milk appeared to have gotten a makeover ahead of The Boys season 4, and it was all Laz Alonso's choice.
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Before Jared Hess boarded the Minecraft movie, the video game flick was nearly directed by someone worlds apart from the Napoleon Dynamite filmmaker.
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Beetlejuice 2 doesn't remove the original film's rude and crude sense of humor, but Tim Burton did make sure he updated it for a modern audience.
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House of the Dragon actor Ewan Mitchell tried something a little unusual when it came to acting opposite his costar Matt Smith.
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Bryan Fuller was determined to cast Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, but NBC wanted a more famous actor - and approached several.
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There's a deleted Escape From New York scene involving a cat that's probably better off left on the cutting room floor.
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Vince McMahon is the subject of a new 'shocking' docuseries headed to Netflix soon.
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Apple TV+ paid George Clooney and Brad Pitt a whole lot to star in Wolfs, a movie that's basically going directly to streaming.
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Bryan Cranston would reprise Walter White for real again, but the Breaking Bad veteran has a (very reasonable) condition that would need to be met first.
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Concept art for Deadpool & Wolverine reveals some awesome designs for Wesley Snipes' Blade costume that didn't make it into the movie.
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Young Kurt Russell split his time between acting and playing baseball before a painful (if slightly embarrassing) injury led to him acting full-time.
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Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry had multiple near-death experiences as a pilot before launching his landmark sci-fi TV series.
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Star Trek's William Shatner is game for reprising his role as Kirk so long as the franchise is willing to play by his rules.
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Josh Hartnett's Oppenheimer costar Matt Damon had some useful acting advice to offer, but his timing was completely off.
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John Carpenter is a masterful horror director, but his career nearly died an early death after one of his classic horror movies flopped.