
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 Love To See Elle Fanning Getting Praise For Predator: Badlands, But She Has Another 2025 Movie You Need To Seek Out
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
She's having quite the year.

I Just Found Out That Ariana Grande And Jonathan Bailey Originally Had A Kissing Scene In Wicked, But It Was Cut: 'You Simply Couldn't Handle It'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Wicked: For Good writer talks about one cut scene.

The Biggest Surprise Of The Wicked Movies Is That It Made Me Change My Mind About Glinda For Good
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Toss, toss!

Hunger Games Fans, I Found A Great 50% Off Black Friday Deal To Catch You Up Before Sunrise On The Reaping
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Time to get reading!

What’s It Like Working With Meryl Streep On The Devil Wears Prada 2? A Co-Star Shared Their Take
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Miranda Priestly returns.

I Remember Being Shocked When Taylor Momsen Just Randomly Exited Gossip Girl, And Turns Out She Didn't Even Tell The Cast!
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What happened to Jenny Humphrey?

I'd Never Thought About Wrapping On An Animated Movie, But Tim Allen Revealed Why His Last Day On Toy Story 5 Was Pretty Weird
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"Good work, get out".

I'm A Big Fan Of Wicked: For Good, But There's One Loose End That's Been Hurting My Heart
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I need to know what happened!

How Did Daniel Radcliffe Meet Partner Erin Darke Anyway? A 'Blowjob' Scene Led Him To His Future Family
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Does this count as a meet-cute?

'You Can Figure Out Who I Was Dating': Jessie J's Newest Song Seemingly Takes Shots At Her Ex, Channing Tatum
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Tatum apparently inspired a new tune.

I'd Be Nervous To Audition For Denzel Washington, But One Actor Apparently Wasn't Fazed: ‘It’s Important Even For Him’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What an impressive story.

Glen Powell Is Making An R-Rated Teen Comedy, And I'm Losing It Over The Title
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It's called what?

Nicole Kidman Talks Reuniting With Sandra Bullock For Practical Magic 2, And Why Getting To Do It Was ‘Insane’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Sounds like magic.

I Finally Watched Jurassic World Rebirth, And There Are 3 Things I Want To See In A Sequel
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I have thoughts on how it should continue.

OG Twilight Actors Reveal Their Failed Attempt To Join Netflix's Animated Revamp: 'We Couldn't Even Get An Audition'
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Well... this sucks.

I Love How Kevin Hart Is Already Shouting Out His Stunt Men As Jumanji 4 Filming Ramps Up
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Seeing double?

Good Boy Director Talks Challenges Of Filming The Horror Movie Completely From Indy The Dog’s Perspective: ‘A Lot Of Trial And Error’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Ben Leonberg talks about directing his own dog.

Josh Hutcherson Is Always Asked About Returning To The Hunger Games, But His Latest Comments Are Giving Me More Hope
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
May the odds be ever in our favor.

Dwayne Johnson Tried To Pitch Himself For The Devil Wears Prada 2, And I Love His Silly Idea
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Do you think they asked him to spell Gabbana?

Wait, Did Kelsey Grammer Just Spill Tea About Avengers: Doomsday Scenes?
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Beast is back!

The Rental Family Ending Is Going To Stick With Me For A Long Time, And I Had To Ask Brendan Fraser And Co. About It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives What a powerful moment!

Mark Ballas Described His Season Of The Traitors As 'Carnage,' And The Premiere Can’t Come Soon Enough
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The DWTS pro is on Season 4.

'Everybody Talks About Chasing Dreams. Nobody Talks About How To Build Them.' Michael B. Jordan's Cool Take On Finding Space In Hollywood
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Sinners actor is breaking boundaries with his career.
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