
Sarah El-Mahmoud
The Background: Sarah El-Mahmoud has been with CinemaBlend since 2018, starting as a freelancer shortly after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Journalism. In college, she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper, The Daily Titan where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner, The Shape of Water.
What She's Into: Sarah is CinemaBlend's resident YA enthusiast, often bringing her lifetime love of books and the stories behind their often contentious adaptations to the site. Deeply into when music and movies intersect, from knowing the hype musical tracks of Mamma Mia!, beautiful scores of Michael Giacchino and yes, the absolute banger Twilight soundtrack way too well. She is also passionate about highlighting and interviewing voices within the industry to help open the door for Hollywood to better represent the world through movies and television. Horror, she really loves horror movies. The world of animation as well... OK don't make her pick one genre.
What She's Excited About Right Now: The continued resurgence of horror and musicals. The next Hunger Games movie, Mike Flanagan's upcoming shows, the Wicked movies and the final Spider-Verse animated film.
Latest articles by Sarah El-Mahmoud

Chris Pratt Has A Two Word Message (And All The Exclamation Points) After The Electric State Is A Hit With Fans On Netflix
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
He's got another streaming hit on his hands.

‘It Was A Ton Of Money.’ That Time Split’s James McAvoy Turned Down A Harry Potter Role At The Beginning Of His Career, And I Think It Was The Right Choice
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
He would have been such a good pick for this role.

‘I’d Love It’: One Guardians Of The Galaxy Star Is Down To Return To The MCU For The Avengers
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Is there more on the way for Warlock?

‘What Does It Mean To Die?’: Jason Isaacs Opens Up About His Difficult Role In The White Lotus, And His Thoughts On Episode 6's Standout Monastery Scene
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Here's what he said.

Upcoming Horror Movies: All The New Scary Movies Coming Out In 2025 And Beyond
By Sarah El-Mahmoud last updated
From the next new creepy concept to the return of scary franchises like Saw and The Exorcist, there are a lot of upcoming horror movies to get excited for.

The Story Behind Why Wicked Made Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba Green Without CGI: 'Something Happens To The DNA In The Space'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It's altogether not impossible to describe.

Josh Brolin Says Nepotism Worked Against Him When He Auditioned For The Goonies: ‘Just Ridiculous’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The actor calls nabbing the role an "accident."

Moana 2's Directors Explained Why The Movie Has An End Credit Scene, And Where They Are At With A Third Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives It was giving MCU.

Insider Drops Claims About The Kind Of Boyfriend Jennifer Lopez Is Looking For Following Her Divorce From Ben Affleck
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
She's still Jenny from the Block.

After Pixar Announced Coco 2, A Lot Of Fans Are Making The Same Comment
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The latest Pixar sequel was just announced.

I Went To America’s Got Talent Open Call Auditions, And I Was Floored By How Many Wildly Different Acts There Were
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Get ready!

Hunger Games Producer Shares How Far Along The Sunrise On The Reaping Movie Is, And The 'Challenge' To Recast Haymitch After Woody Harrelson's Performance
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Who will volunteer as tribute to follow Woody Harrelson?

How Blake Lively Is Reportedly Trying To Get Justin Baldoni's Defamation Case Dismissed
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Could it end with this?

There's Another Colleen Hoover Adaptation In The Works, And I Did Not Have This One On My Bingo Card
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Colleen Hoover is staying busy after It Ends With Us.

'Flood Him With All The Love Today.' It's Bruce Willis' Birthday, And Emma Heming Willis Has A Message For His Die Hard Fans
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Yippee-ki-yay!

The White Lotus’ Natasha Rothwell Reacts To Belinda Getting Some Romance This Season: ‘Plus-Sized Love On TV Is Important’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "She is worthy..."

Snow White Review: I've Fallen For Rachel Zegler’s Adorable, Good-Natured And Surprisingly Romantic Snow White
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It’s worth taking another bite at this Disney classic.

George Clooney And Brad Pitt Are 'Cooking Up' Another Ocean's Movie, And I Had To Ask Cate Blanchett About Returning
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Would the Oscar winner go back into the heist business?

Moana 2 Directors Talk Recording Moana’s Death Scene With Dwayne Johnson, And The Sweet Reason Why It Was So Important To The Rock
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives It's hard not to bawl at this Moana 2 moment.

'Love A Little Violence Like That On Set': Black Bag's Marisa Abela And Michael Fassbender Hilariously Broke Down The Hand Stabbing At The Dinner Party Scene
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives This scene set the stage for Black Bag's engrossing intrigue.

I Just Found Out Monsters, Inc.’s Ending Could’ve Been Different, And I’m So Glad The Director Decided To ‘Fight’ For It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'll never get over the sweet, final frame.

The Clueless Fan In Me Is Totally Buggin Over Video Of A Meteorologist Channeling Cher Horowitz During Weather Report
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Cher would approve!

Bella Hadid’s Paris Fashion Week Moment Sees Her Putting A Twist On Sheer With A Pretty Lacy Dress
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
She owned the runway with this one.
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