
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

Adam Scott Revealed Which Scene In Severance Season 2 'Terrified' Him. While I Get It, It's Also Worth Noting That He Absolutely Killed It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This was an all-time great Severance moment.

Wicked: For Good's Jon M. Chu Discusses The Song He Thinks Will Be A ‘F–-ing Banger,’ And He’s Getting Me Hyped
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Let the For Good countdown begin!

'I Was Seen As A Terrible Actress.' Keira Knightley Gets Real About People Hating Her After Pirates Of The Caribbean And How What Happened Next In Her Career Confused Her
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"Quite confusing."

Hunger Games' New Haymitch Actor Told Me How He Learned About His Sunrise On The Reaping Co-Stars, And I Guess We Have Something In Common
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives He's just like us.

What's Up With Now You See Me 3 Having Another Water Tank Scene After Isla Fisher's Near-Fatal Stunt In The First Movie?
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What does the sequel have up its sleeve with this?

Keira Knightley Recalled That Time Donald Sutherland Showed Up In A Gas Mask To Party With His Pride & Prejudice Co-Stars
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Bewitched body and soul by this story.

Scream 7's Director Opens Up About Signing On After The 'Bummer' Of Losing Jenna Ortega And Melissa Barrera, And I Love How Neve Campbell Was Involved
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Sidney Prescott is back!

Another Love Is Blind Divorce Is Happening, And The Alleged Breakup Details Are Brutal
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I've been suffering in silence."

Nosferatu's Director Is Now Set To Tackle A Christmas Carol, And I Think The Leading Casting Choice Is Perfect
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
God bless us, every one!

Taylor Lautner And His Wife Rewatched The Twilight Movies Together, And I Love The ‘Really Tender’ Jacob Black Moment She Pointed Out
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
But she's still Team Edward...

I'm So Happy Amanda Seyfried Is Finally Talking About Jennifer's Body 2, But What I Love More Is Her Attempt To Recruit Adam Brody For A Great Role
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I need this with a fiery passion.

Henry Cavill Explains Why His Warhammer TV Show Is ‘Different’ From Past Gigs He’s Had
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The figures are starting to line up.

Sandra Bullock Reached Out To Dakota Johnson After Her Madame Web Razzie Win, And The Reason Why Just Made The Award A Lot More Aspirational
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"It was just crazy."

The Boyfriend Of ParaNorman’s Queer Character Mitch Was Finally Revealed Over A Decade Later, And Now I Officially Need A Sequel
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It's about time!

Lilo And Stitch's Live Action Brought Back The Original Nani In A Very Different Way. The Story Behind What Happened, And Why It Makes 'Perfect Sense'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Such a full circle part!

Decades After Pirates Of The Caribbean’s Orlando Bloom Nearly Turned Down The Franchise Due To Thinking It Was ‘Crazy,’ He Weighed In On Returning For A Sixth Film
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Could Will Turner return?

Jonathan Bailey Told The Story Behind Rapidly Preparing To Film Wicked, And I'm Laughing Over How He Reacted To Headbutting Ariana Grande
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Headbutting through life?

Karate Kid: Legends Is Out, And I Needed To Know How Jaden Smith's Movie Fits Into The Franchise
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What happened to Dre?

What's The Story With Those Matching Necklaces In Netflix’s Sirens? I Looked Into It, And Wow
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Dare I say cult-y?

‘That’s The Rudest Thing You Can Say.’ Someone Just Shared A Hot Scream Fact With Matthew Lillard, And He Did Not Hold Back
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
He had "no idea."

I Didn't Know Glen Powell's Mom's Approval Of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Was Something I Needed
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Mom approved!

The Twilight Movies Are Leaving Netflix (Again), And It's Understandably Giving Fans Whiplash
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Hold on spider monkey... its jetting off Netflix already?

There Was One Thing I Wasn't Sold On Freakier Friday, But The New Trailer Just Changed My Mind In The Best Way
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Hit me baby one more time!
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