Eric Francisco
Senior Entertainment Staff Writer
Pop culture journalist with expertise in genre/geek media. Interviews, in-depth features, celebrity profiles, and essays. Also proficient with on-camera interviews and public speaking.
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CM Punk on acting, his dream Marvel role, and 'Girl on the Third Floor'
The former WWE star and drug-free advocate, CM Punk, real name Phil Brooks, is turning to acting. And for his first role, he has to convince audiences he can drink a beer.
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"Fought, begged, pleaded": How Southland Tales' weirdest scene came to be
Interview with filmmaker Richard Kelly, looking back on his sci-fi film 'Southland Tales' 16 years later.
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Science and superheroes invented the multiverse by mistake — they’re still fighting over it today
A multi-sourced feature story exploring the history and evolution of the multiverse theory, and how comic books harnessed it by accident. Featuring interviews with decorated theoretical physicists, comic book experts (including Marvel's Tom Brevoort), and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' directors The Daniels.
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WWE's Xavier Woods says esports needs to steal the best thing about wrestling
Interview with WWE star and gaming personality Xavier Woods about his role as host of the rebooted video game competition series Arena on G4TV.
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She-Hulk director Kat Coiro has been smashing rules since the beginning
Feature profile on filmmaker Kat Coiro, director of the Marvel series 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.'
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'Brave New World' writer Grant Morrison: "We live in an oblivion machine"
The acclaimed writer of comics and the TV series Brave New World ruminates on Aldous Huxley's prescient predictions.
New York Observer
‘Destroyer’ Director Karyn Kusama on Transforming Nicole Kidman Into a Rage-Filled L.A. Cop
Interview with director Karyn Kusama about her 2019 thriller 'Destroyer' starring Nicole Kidman.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals the Surprising Reason TV Is Harder Than Movies
Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger about his first TV starring role, in Netflix's 'FUBAR.'
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How 'Rings of Power' expands Tolkien’s world by “honoring his work”
Interview with 'The Rings of Power' dialect coach Leith McPherson about her study of Tolkien languages and training the actors of the Amazon blockbuster series.
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'Harley Quinn' showrunners promise eternal romance, but it won't be easy
Interview with 'Harley Quinn' showrunners Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern about the third season of their hit animated DC Comics comedy.
The Daily Beast
The Surprise ‘Flash’ Cameo Rewrites History on the Worst Batman
With George Clooney's surprise cameo at the end of the 2023 movie 'The Flash,' I look back on the once-maligned 1997 movie 'Batman and Robin' and argue that the movie actually wasn't that bad at all.
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Henry Golding channels his main character energy
Feature profile on Henry Golding, star of the 2021 action movie 'G.I. Joe Origins: Snake Eyes' and what it means to take on a role that has been traditionally a white male ninja.
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The cinematic hacks that make Severance TV’s best sci-fi thriller
Interview with cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné on her work for the AppleTV+ thriller 'Severance.'
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How Marcel the Shell invented "never been done before” stop-motion
Interview with director Dean Flesicher Camp and animator Kirsten Lepore about the 2022 movie 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.'
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How Prey invents a new Native sign language to fight the Predator
Interviews with 'Prey' star Amber Midthunder and director Dan Trachtenberg on the creation of a fictional First Nations sign language, and the hidden cultural significance behind the movie's ending.