
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

‘This Is Insane!’: Brad Bird Talks Shooting The Burj Khalifa Scene With Tom Cruise, And I’m Stressed
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
The Ghost Protocol filmmaker reflects on the wild Mission: Impossible stunt.

DC Boss Jim Lee Has Seen Clayface, And His Thoughts Are Feeding My Horror Appetite
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Get ready to "freak out"!

Upcoming Horror Movies: All The New Scary Movies Coming Out In 2026 And Beyond
By Sarah El-Mahmoud, Nick Venable 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.

Tom Cruise’s Reported Reaction To Watching Dune 3 Sneak Peek Is Almost As Epic As The Movie Looks
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
In Dune we trust.

Tom Hanks Spilled The Secret Behind Why Walt Disney Always Seemed To Be Pointing
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
I had no idea!

‘That’s Too Far’: Obsession’s Bear Nearly Had An Even More Hilarious Signature Before The Actor Stepped In
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Michael Johnston couldn't let this happen to Bear.

I Thought The End Of Oak Street Would Remind Me Of Jurassic Park, But J.J. Abrams Name-Dropped Another Horror Classic
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives "...one of my favorites."

Ryan Gosling Said La La Land’s Poster 'Haunts Him,' So The Team Gave Him A Gift For Its 10th Anniversary
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Here's to the fools to dream!

With The New LOTR Movie Coming, I Had To Ask Anya-Taylor Joy About Getting Cast
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives Anya Taylor-Joy shall pass!

There's A Popular Theory About When We See The Real Nikki In Obsession, So I Had To Rewatch It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Can the real Nikki please stand up?

What's Going On With Zendaya's Athena In The Odyssey? I'm So Conflicted
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
I need to talk this out.

Hugh Jackman’s Been Dropping Workout Videos, And Fans Have All The Wolverine Comments
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Are the claws coming back out?

Price Increases Becoming Inevitable At Disneyland, But I Didn't See 800 Items Coming
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Budgeting for a Disney Day just got even more challenging.

Disney Stans Are Already Throwing Out Great Cast Ideas For The Live-Action Princess And The Frog
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
The cards, the cards, the cards will tell.

Will Ferrell Worked At Disneyland For A Single Day, And There's A Funny Story About How He Quit
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
He packed up quick!

I Had To Ask Obsession Director Curry Barker About That Gross Cat Scene
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives I still can't believe that happened.

I Was Nervous About The Odyssey's 3-Hour Runtime. Here's How It Went
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Is this the kind of journey you want to go on?

Where Should Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Honeymoon? Robert Irwin Has An Idea
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
"...it's on the table."

The Story Behind How Legally Blonde’s Iconic ‘Bend And Snap’ Came Out Of A Failed B-Plot
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
It has a 98% success rate...

Anya Taylor-Joy Had A Great Take After Timothée Chalamet Said She Was ‘Terrifying’ In Dune 3
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Be afraid... very afraid.

That Time Xena’s Opening Titles Was Edited To Remove Any Gay Subtext With Gabrielle
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Xena and Gabrielle forever!

21 Upcoming LGBTQ+ Movies We're Looking Forward To
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Last updated
We're ready for these movies!

Anya Taylor-Joy Broke Big With The Queen's Gambit. What's It Like Returning To TV Years Later
By Sarah El-Mahmoud Published
Exclusives A lot can change in six years.
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