
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

Why Karate Kid: Legends Doesn’t Have The Crane Kick, And How The Dragon Kick Was Pulled Off Instead
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives No VFX needed!

I Just Found Out Jurassic World Rebirth Had A 'Venomous Pit Crew,’ And Scarlett Johansson Confirmed Filming Was Not For The Faint Of Heart
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"Isn't that crazy?"

Jerry Bruckheimer Weighs In On Statuses Of Pirates Of The Caribbean 6, Top Gun 3 And More
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The big time producer shares what's to come.

I Just Learned There's Going To Be A Halloweentown Reunion In A Lacey Chabert Hallmark Movie, And I'm Ready To Tune In For The Disney Channel Nostalgia
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Halloween is (still) cool!

Fans Couldn't Stop Talking About Dylan O'Brien Being The 'Ex' In New Sabrina Carpenter Song, So Someone Finally Asked Him
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Carpenter was sippin' on her "go go juice".

Are Selena Gomez And Logan Lerman Getting An Enemies-To-Lovers Arc On Only Murders In The Building? I Have A Lot Of Thoughts
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
SPOILERS ahead.

Avatar Fans Are Debating One Moment In Fire And Ash’s New Trailer, And It’s Getting Pretty Heated
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Talk about fire and ash!

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.

Taylor Swift's Accent Has Been Talked About For Years By Fans, And I'm Astounded To Learn Scientists Have Actually Studied How It's Changed
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The singer has had accent eras, too.

‘I’ll Put It This Way.’ Now You See Me 3’s Jesse Eisenberg Shares A Cryptic Answer When Asked If Lizzy Caplan Returns In The Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What tricks does the new movie have up its sleeve?

‘What Is Your Major Mal-F--king-Function?’ Matthew McConaughey’s Brothers Called Him Out For Quitting Rom-Coms, But He Explained Why He Did It Anyway
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"We're gonna ride this."

Matthew Lillard Reveals Funny Reason Why Scream Writer Waited So Long To Bring Back Stu
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Surprise, Sidney!

Was Tom Blyth Bummed That He Wasn't Asked Back For The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping? What He Said About The New President Snow Getting Cast
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
How the young President Snow actor reacted to the news.

That Time A Random Airline Staff Went Gaga Over Julia Roberts' Homemade Banana Bread (And Had No Idea)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What a (baking) star.

Robin Wright Shares Thoughts On Whether The Princess Bride 2 Could Still Happen
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Should this '80s classic get a sequel?

As Cynthia Erivo Explained Why Her New Wicked: For Good Song Had 'To Be Really Special,' Ariana Grande Discussed Why Glinda 'Deserves' Her Track
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Will these new songs change Wicked for the better?

I've Been Curious How Jenna Ortega's Viral Red Carpet Looks Come Together, And Her Hairstylist Just Shared How 'Involved' She Actually Is
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Wednesday actress can't stop pulling up in jaw-dropping looks.

I’m Thumbs Up On The One Thing It Would Take For Jude Law To Say ‘Yes’ To A Holiday Sequel
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
He makes a solid point.

I'm All In On The Paper After Season 1, But There's Something About The Cliffhanger Ending That Bothers Me
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm trying to decide how I feel about this as we wait for Season 2.

That Time Leonardo DiCaprio's Pal Convinced Margot Robbie To Improv During Her Famous Wolf Of Wall Street Scene (And It Made The Movie)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Good instincts!

After The Wednesday Finale, I Have High Hopes For Tyler's Story In Season 3
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I can't "hyde" these feelings about the show.

Pedro Pascal's Sister Lux Pascal Praises The Fantastic Four Star For Supporting Her Trans Identity Early On
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"It was just so affirming for me..."

Alyson Stoner's Memoir Totally Deglamorized My Disney Channel-Loving Upbringing, And I'm Really Grateful For It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Well, now I know!
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