Sean O'Connell
The Background: Sean O’Connell is a journalist and CinemaBlend’s Managing Editor. He joined the staff as a freelancer in 2011, and gradually climbed the ranks as he helped the site grow in stature. Currently, he manages the site’s junket and interview opportunities. He also co-hosts CinemaBlend’s official podcast, ReelBlend, with fellow Critics Choice Association members Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy. Sean has had his byline published in various respected publications including USA Today, The Washington Post, and Fandango. He’s also the author of three nonfiction books: Release the Snyder Cut, detailing the controversial saga of Zack Snyder’s Justice League; With Great Power, an in-depth retelling of Spider-Man’s history in Hollywood, and; Bruce Willis: Celebrating The Cinematic Legacy Of An Unbreakable Hollywood Icon.
What He’s Into: Sean is a basketball fanatic, and divides his love evenly between the NBA (the Charlotte Hornets are his team) and college basketball (where he drives the bandwagon for the Kentucky Wildcats). He spends most weekends watching his two sons play basketball, and still can't believe they've outgrown him. Sean also loves cooking, and thinks there’s no better feeling than preparing a meal for someone and watching them enjoy it. If Sean didn’t write about movies, he’d probably be involved full-time in the music scene somehow. He grew up playing guitar, switched to drums, and now plays bass for a power-punk garage band called Confetti Cannon. His all-time favorite TV show is Breaking Bad. His all-time favorite movie is Spider-Man: No Way Home. His all-time favorite book is Stephen King’s IT, and his all-time favorite snack is fudge-covered Oreos that he keeps in the freezer.
What He’s Excited About Right Now: The building blocks of James Gunn's DC Cinematic Do-Over, and the overwhelming stack of other people's books he's about to dive into. now that he finished work on his own Bruce Willis book.
Latest articles by Sean O'Connell
![Kathryn Hahn and Joe Locke in Agatha All Along](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/viUEuwfcDUp5Z6Fyi6RVVY-320-80.png)
‘I Don’t Think I Should Answer That One’: Joe Locke’s Hesitancy To Answer An Agatha All Along Question Gives Me A Good Idea Of What Might Happen In The Finale
By Sean O'Connell published
Down, down... down the road.
![Oz in grey suit in The Penguin Episode 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rX64KBgerzSZktXfedDRfk-320-80.jpg)
‘The Most Baller Move I’d Ever Seen’: The Awesome Trick Colin Farrell Did At The Penguin Table Read To Help His Co-Stars Stay In Character
By Sean O'Connell published
Talk about commitment.
![Andrew Garfield and Zendaya in Spider-Man: No Way Home](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aN2bhf5NMXB6WQQ6TXgvb3-320-80.png)
Andrew Garfield Opens Up About His Big Zendaya Scene In Spider-Man: No Way Home, And The ‘Very Serious Thing’ He Told The Director He Needed To Do
By Sean O'Connell published
He understood the assignment.
![Wanda as Scarlet Witch in Westview's town square in WandaVision finale](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HCuBQoMV9yL9koYqhWGcdC-320-80.jpg)
Is Wanda Really Dead? Joe Locke Tells Us His Opinion, As Well As Billy’s Thoughts On It After Agatha Episode 6
By Sean O'Connell published
What's the sitch with the Scarlet Witch?
![Joe Locke's Teen sitting in armchair in Agatha All Along](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jRt6huDfDQ84MCqaGRhjX9-320-80.jpg)
Joe Locke Talks Young Avengers, The Character He Thinks Billy Would Get Along Well With, And Choosing Between Future Marvel Movies Or TV Shows
By Sean O'Connell published
Where is Wiccan going to end up?
![delete me](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FCTT7jgLqMr8AAH6QPkmPJ-320-80.jpg)
I Think Andrew Garfield Has The Most Devastating Scene In Any Spider-Man Movie, And Hearing Him Talk About His 'Emotional Preparation' Makes Me Appreciate It Even More
By Sean O'Connell published
This is why he's the GOAT.
![Millie Bobby Brown in The Electric State](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7KUzeseiymqoMnEwcnXtHY-320-80.png)
Millie Bobby Brown’s Awesome The Electric State Trailer Makes Great Use Of Robots, Oasis, And Chris Pratt’s Mustache
By Sean O'Connell published
This does look like a live-action WALL-E.
![Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare in Elm Street](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6i4mXSiCC6zMzasufiwBTe-320-80.png)
A Nightmare On Elm Street's Heather Langenkamp Tells Us The True Story Behind Her Not Returning For Part 2, And How Wes Craven Got Her Back For Part 3
By Sean O'Connell published
This was the right call.
![The Beavis and Butt-Head sketch on Saturday Night Live](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjrdNRDULNLabkGCX6pB5c-320-80.png)
Rachel Sennott Tells Us What It Was Like Being Backstage For SNL’s Beavis And Butt-Head Sketch, And How It Affects Her Opinion Of The Show
By Sean O'Connell published
Who could have predicted this reaction?
![Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TVkj7T7TFeorHrtJmDeJbV-320-80.png)
Cristin Milioti Tells Us The Moment In The Penguin Episode 4 That Gave Her 'Full Body Chills,' And I Totally Understand Why
By Sean O'Connell published
Sofia Falcone changes forever.
![Rhenzy Feliz in The Penguin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6i4cjvFVdhPcQhub9sRwa8-320-80.png)
‘There’s Reasons Why He Had To Stay’: Ahead Of The Penguin Episode 4, Rhenzy Feliz Tells Us His True Feelings About Victor, The Bus, And Going Back To Oz
By Sean O'Connell published
He should have gotten on that bus.
![Alan Ritchson in a press photo as Jack Reacher.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NhB2ajaE29zHwSFWW6cL6L-320-80.jpg)
Now That Reacher Season 4 Has Been Confirmed, It’s Time For Alan Ritchson And Crew To Adapt This Outstanding Lee Child Novel
By Sean O'Connell published
It could set up the future.
![CinemaBlend's Best horror movies list logo, with characters from Seven, Midsommar, The Silence of the Lambs, Get Out and The Thing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QKwQ6fAudbjd5iZEFnmauL-320-80.png)
The 50 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
By Nick Venable, Rich Knight, Sean O'Connell, Corey Chichizola, Mack Rawden, Alexandra Ramos, Eric Eisenberg, Mike Reyes, Jason Wiese, Cody Beck last updated
Here is CinemaBlend's list for the 30 greatest horror films of all time.
![What If?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T6kpqqhgKdVaJwgD5Tit3-320-80.png)
‘One Of My Favorite Things That Has Emerged Over The Last Few Years’: Marvel’s Brad Winderbaum Reveals The Animated Marvel Character He’s Dying To Bring Into The Live-Action MCU
By Sean O'Connell published
It would make for a great MCU movie!
![Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase in Saturday Night](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vrsvFDVgyEnEPQBD4bkFLV-320-80.png)
Cory Michael Smith Tells Us Which Early Chevy Chase Movie Taught Him The Most About The Comedian, And His Choice Really Surprised Me
By Sean O'Connell published
Sit down, Fletch.
![Rhenzy Feliz in The Penguin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6i4cjvFVdhPcQhub9sRwa8-320-80.png)
The Penguin Director Breaks Down Victor’s Big Choice In Episode 3, And How It Will Affect Oz Moving Forward
By Sean O'Connell published
Exclusives A huge shift as the episode ended.
![Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X3PYoB3xQPn6MterLd54Se-320-80.png)
Why The Joker 2 Ending Pisses Me Off, And Makes Me Think Less Of The Original Movie
By Sean O'Connell published
We need to discuss what happened.
![Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WKDffn9zS4gP75H5ohvcuE-320-80.png)
Joker 2’s Cinematographer Confirms The Presence Of Another Massive Batman Connection, And Where You Need To Look To See It
By Sean O'Connell published
I thought I saw this, but now we know for sure.
![Colin Farrell as The Penguin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8ZewVQSWhCWLQQHLgGtW3S-320-80.png)
The Penguin Director Tells Us Episode 2 References A Very Popular Batman Graphic Novel ‘On Purpose,’ And Now I Have A Good Idea Where The Batman 2 Is Going
By Sean O'Connell published
This would be extremely cool.
![Kevin Smith on ReelBlend](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MN7SgkEJSmeyzMSASmQNpJ-320-80.png)
'Do You Know Who This Is?': Kevin Smith Thought He Was Texting George R.R. Martin To Offer Him A Movie Role. It Was Someone Else, And The Results Were Hilarious
By Sean O'Connell published
This could have turned very awkward.
![Robert Patrick in Reacher Season 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kXmeNTCpoLXHJQEzhySC5G-320-80.png)
Reacher’s Robert Patrick Tells Us The One Thing He Wishes He Did Differently In The Final Scene Of Episode 7, And It Would Have Been Badass
By Sean O'Connell published
Exclusives Reviewing his own performance in Reacher, Robert Patrick tells us one thing he'd like to change.
![John Carver with pitchfork in Thanksgiving](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gwnpv4AyXUDhX5xVRNvmKQ-320-80.jpg)
Milo Manheim Tells Us What He Hopes Happens In Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving 2
By Sean O'Connell published
Exclusives Very few people survived Eli Roth's Thanksgiving. So we spoke with Milo Manheim about what he wants to see in Thanksgiving 2.
![Carla Gugino in The Fall of the House of Usher](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wHtkSs8okQF5SBDr8brtL-320-80.png)
Carla Gugino Opens Up About Her Spy Kids Legacy, Being Part Of Mike Flanagan's Masterful Ensembles, And A Possible Role In The Dark Tower
By Sean O'Connell published
Carla Gugino has become a pivotal part of Mike Flanagan's troupe, but its her legacy that has brought her to this place.
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