Chris Heasman
School
King's College London
Expertise
Classic Sci-Fi Cinema, Prestige TV, Marvel And DC Movies
- Chris has worked extensively as a background extra, briefly appearing in films such as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Bohemian Rhapsody.
- His love of movies was kindled at 8 years old when he saw The Fellowship of the Ring at the cinema. He went back four times.
- As the father of a young child, Chris has become an accidental expert in the Cars and Despicable Me franchises — but he doesn't really mind that.
Experience
Chris has been writing professionally since 2010, having scored his first gig covering local music in North East England. After interning with Esquire and NME during university, he began working as a freelance travel reporter and food critic, writing for outlets such as Travel + Leisure, Time Out, INSIDER, and West London Living. He joined Static Media in 2017 and later pivoted towards his oldest passions: film and TV. Today, he writes features for /Film and works as a script editor across all of the company's brands.
Education
In 2014, Chris graduated King's College London with a degree in history.
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Stories By Chris Heasman
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Find out which characters we want to see in MCU's "Agatha: Coven of Chaos."
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Pick up your fedora and crack that whip, because we're taking a closer look at the much-maligned fourth Indiana Jones movie, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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Few new "The Lord of the Rings" characters were as intriguing as Adar. Here are the details about Adar in "The Rings of Power" that fans should know about.
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The world of J. R. R. Tolkien would be nothing without its heroes and villains. Here is every "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" character, ranked.
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Looks like we've got a few years to wait for Season 2. To pass the time, here are some magical facts The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power fans will enjoy.
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Before you resume the never-ending war between the Rebel Alliance and the Imperial Empire on Disney+, brush up on the untold truth of Cassian Andor.
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The "Hobbit" movies might not be perfect, but they're probably better than you remember -- and we're here to prove it.
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The history of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, in "The Lord of the Rings," "The Hobbit," and across his other works, is full of unsolved mysteries.
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Before The Lord of the Rings, many tried and failed to bring Middle-earth to the screen. Here are bizarre J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations you'll never get to see.
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is full of fascinating characters, including Elves, Dwarves, and Dark Lords. We're here to explain them all.
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"Better Call Saul" can be just as tense, brutal, and shocking as"Breaking Bad." Here are the most unexpected deaths in "Better Call Saul" ranked.
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Dinosaurs rack up a substantial body count in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies. Here are the series' most brutal deaths, ranked.
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Marvel's Illuminati make an appearance in the new Doctor Strange film, but who are they? Here is their untold truth.
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Doctor Strange's rogues' gallery includes mind-bending magicians, ancient gods, and horrific demons. These are Doctor Strange's most powerful villains, ranked.
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Whether it's because they're too outlandish, too impractical, or simply too awful, these are the Doctor Strange stories you'll never see on the big screen.
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The Indiana Jones movies have more than delivered some of the creepiest, cruelest, and most loathsome antagonists in Hollywood history. Let's rank them.
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While it's clear that the no-kill rule has played a key role in Batman stories through the years, the truth is that his self-control has sometimes faltered.
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Who deserves to step into the limelight in Cassian Andor's solo outing? Here are some of the characters we want to see in the "Andor" TV series.
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Clearly, there's an appetite for more tales from Middle-earth. Here are possible spin-offs that "Lord of the Rings" fans would love to see.
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Straight from the grisly streets of Gotham City, here are 12 classic Batman comics to read before you see The Batman.
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MCU fans are excited about the "She-Hulk" series on Disney+, but supporting work from Ant-Man, Starfox, Jessica Jones or Daredevil could make it even better.
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With the release of "The Matrix Resurrections," it might be time to revisit its predecessors. Here's why the "Matrix" sequels are better than you remember.
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From vampire families to some truly silly baddies, here are the Spider-Man villains who have yet to appear on the big screen.
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With the show set in Middle-earth's Second Age, here's every villain that might appear in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series.
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Kidnapped critics, faked baby deaths, letting folks choke to death — only the Gang from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" could necessitate a list like this.
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From a Twinkie-throwing Spider-Man to one made entirely out of spiders, here are 14 variations on Spidey we want in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."
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The revived series of Doctor Who has its ups and downs, with some seasons faring better than others. But which seasons are the best?