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Padraig Cotter-

Padraig Cotter

Author Details

Padraig is a Senior Features Writer and has been part of Screen Rant since 2017. Padraig is a writer, editor and retired Game of Thrones extra who has been writing about movies and TV online for over a decade. He has also written for The Irish Times, Den Of Geek, Little White Lies and many more. It's pronounced Paw-rick, BTW.

Industry Focus

Padraig's main areas of expertise include the horror, action, sci-fi and spy genres. For Screen Rant, he tends to write about the Bond and Alien franchises, Resident Evil, Halloween, The Expendables, Rick And Morty, Yellowstone, Frasier, 24, Reacher, in addition to the enduring works of Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Carpenter.

Favorite Media

A child of the '90s, Padraig has an almost bottomless list of favorite movies, TV shows, books and video games. Things were never the same after watching Jaws, and other beloved works include The Thing, Ghostbusters, Batman, Die Hard, Red Dwarf, Terminator, Alien, Halloween, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, the Bond series, the films of John Woo and so on.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas Director's Prequel Idea Would Ruin The Original Disney Movie's $91M Magic

The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick thinks a prequel to his 1993 classic could work, but it risks ruining what made the film work.

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The Winter King (2023)
Arthur & Guinevere's Dangerous Winter King Episode 7 Twist Explained: What Happens Next In The Books & Legends

The Winter King episode 7 ends with Arthur and Guinevere making a shocking choice that will have big consequences for the rest of season 1.

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The Winter King (2023)
The Winter King Season 1 Episode 7 Recap: 6 Biggest Story Reveals

The Winter King episode 7 sees Arthur struggle over his impending marriage and feelings for Guinevere, while Derfel faces off with Gundleus.

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The Thing's Eye Gleam Theory Explained: How It Reveals Who's Infected

The Thing's eye gleam theory offers some big clues as to which characters are infected during the story, but exactly how effective is this method?

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Shannara
Why Shannara Chronicles Was Canceled By Spike

While The Shannara Chronicles got off to a strong start the show suffered a huge ratings dip when it moved network. Here's why season 3 won't happen.

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Alien Deleted Scene Became A Big Xenomorph Plot Hole When Ridley Scott Made It Canon

Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien reinserted a legendary deleted scene that creates a huge plot hole for later entries in the franchise.

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This BTS Prey Detail Gives More Meaning To Naru’s Finale Fight Against The Predator

The Blu-ray release for Predator sequel Prey includes a bonus feature that adds new context to a key Naru scene from the movie's finale.

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RocknRolla 2: Release Rumors, Confirmation Chances & Everything We Know

RocknRolla 2 was teased in the credits of the 2008 Guy Richie cult classic crime drama, but will the release date every arrive?

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Fear The Walking Dead (2015)
Why Fear The Walking Dead Killed Travis In Season 3

Here's why Fear The Walking Dead killed lead character Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis). The character's shocking exit happened in season 3.

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This Mortal Kombat Movie Did Scorpion’s Origin Story Better Than The 2021 Reboot

2021's Mortal Kombat movie provided an origin for Scorpion, though another entry in the series had already done a better job with his backstory.

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The Walking Dead (2010)
Even The Walking Dead Realized It Was Too Late For A Rick Grimes Movie

Andrew Lincoln left The Walking Dead, but the Rick Grimes movies aren't happening. Here's why Rick Grimes is returning in a TWD spin-off show instead.

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie's Different Timelines Explained

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has one of horror's most twisting, convoluted timelines, but the movie series can still be listed in chronological order.

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The Winter King (2023)
The Winter King Episode 7 Tease Makes King Arthur Lore Change Even Darker

A teaser for The Winter King episode 7 sees the romance between Arthur and Guinevere heat up, and suggests a big change to King Arthur lore.

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Every Halloween Movie, Ranked

The historic Halloween franchise has produced 13 films across four and a half decades since the original classic in 1978. Here's all of them, ranked.

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Castlevania: Nocturne (2023)
Alucard’s Return In Castlevania: Nocturne Explained (& What It Means For Season 2)

Alucard the vampire made a triumphant return in Castlevania: Nocturne's season 1 finale, which promises big things for the forthcoming season 2.

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Stephen King Book Plot Hole Solved By New Movie

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines explores the backstory of the titular burial ground, and one line helps explain a strange plot hole from Stephen King's book.

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New Stephen King Movie Rewrites Classic Character As A Villain, 40 Years Later

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines explores a key chapter from Stephen King's classic novel, and in doing so, reframes a key character as a villain.

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The Continental (2023)
The Continental's Season 2 Setup Is A Mistake (Despite So Many Unanswered Questions)

The Continental ends with a tease for a potential second season, but the John Wick prequel is much better off as a one-and-done miniseries.

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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Just Made Another Stephen King Prequel More Likely

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines details young Jud Crandall's first encounter with the cemetery's "sour" ground, and sets up another potential prequel.

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