
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

I've Noticed A Lot Of Stranger Things Fans Are Starting To Have The Same Request About Season 5, And I Couldn't Agree More
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This is going to be the TV event of the year!

Now That Lilo & Stitch 2 Is Coming, The Cast Told Me One Thing They All Agree Should Be In The Sequel
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Can't wait to see what's next.

As The New Harry Potter Series Starts Filming, Percy Jackson Trio Gives Their Advice To The New Actors: 'We're Kind Of In The Same Position'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Demigods and wizards unite!

Excuse Me, But Where's My Hawkgirl Movie After Isabela Merced's Scene-Stealing Performance In Superman?
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
She's not Superman...

‘It’s Not Something We Did Lightly’: Thunderbolts* Director Finally Responds To The Backlash Over Taskmaster Twist
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"It's a hard thing to do."

Percy Jackson's SDCC Trailer Shows The Return Of Lin-Manuel Miranda And Our First Look At Tyson, And Give Season 2 To Me Now
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm ready for The Sea of Monsters!

Logan Lerman's Definitely An 'Internet Boyfriend,' But He Admits He's Actually Often Mistaken For Dylan O'Brien
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I do love that guy."

Sacha Baron Cohen Debuts Ripped Supervillain Body In Thirst Trap Photoshoot, And The Comments Are Plentiful: ‘Thirst Trap Borat Was Not On My 2025 Bingo Card
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Mephisto has arrived!

Fans Are Rallying Over David Corenswet Starring In An Emily Henry Adaptation, And I'm Obsessed With The Author's Reaction To It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Put the Superman actor in this upcoming rom-com!

Percy Jackson's Walker Scobell, Rick Riordan And More Open Up About Courtney B. Vance Taking Over For Lance Reddick, And I'm Trying Not To Tear Up
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The late actor was "honored" on the set of Season 2.

A Smurfs Spinoff? I Had To Ask About Mama Poot And Ken’s Hint Of Romance, And I Was Not Disappointed In Natasha Lyonne's Answer
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The Smurfs movie finally brought together two very funny actors.

I Asked Logan Lerman How Long He Was Handcuffed To A Bed For His New Dark Comedy Oh, Hi!, And His Answer Is So Wild To Me
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives That's a lot of hours.

I'm Excited For Percy Jackson And The Olympians Season 2, Especially For 8 New Characters
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It's almost time to return to Camp Half-Blood.

I Learned The Story Behind How Sunrise On The Reaping's Book Release Caused A Major Challenge For Casting The Movie, And Now The Cast Is Even More Impressive
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The casting directors have been killing it!

I Noticed A Christmas Horror Movie Is Trending Right Now On Netflix, And I Am So Confused Right Now
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Happy Holidays!?

Alan Ritchson Has Said He'd Love To Play Batman, Now James Gunn Has Shared His Thoughts
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Could the Reacher star play the Caped Crusader?

It's Hard Working On An Animated Movie Like The Smurfs And Not Meeting All Your Co-Stars: 'I Keep Waiting For Rihanna To Text Me'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Natasha Lyonne talks her star-studded Smurfs cast.

When Will We See Wonder Woman In The DCU? James Gunn Addressed Her Future
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Here's how Gunn put it.

People Like To Argue About Who The Real Dad Is In Mamma Mia, But I Think They're Missing The Point
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Here we go again!

Severance Fans Can’t Get Over Tramell Tillman’s Wholesome Video Of Inviting His Mom To The Emmys: 'Mr. Milchik Your Outie Is A Sweetheart'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Severance star got an adorable date to the Emmys.

The Love Hypothesis Movie Has Found Its Adam Carlsen, And I Can't Believe How The Actor Is Connected To Star Wars
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Long live Reylo!

It Took More Than Half The Year, But Hollywood Finally Has Its First $1 Billion Hit In 2025
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A big summer hit just crossed a big milestone.

Fantastic Four: First Steps' Director Explains Why John Malkovich's Character Was Cut, And Why It Was Especially Difficult On A Personal Level
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"It was heartbreaking..."
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