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Tessa Smith-Host / Interviewer

Tessa Smith

Host / Interviewer

April, 2019
Marvel, Horror, DC
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About Tessa Smith

Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic and member of the Critics Choice Association. She also has a degree in Marketing.

Author Details

Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic and a member of the Critics Choice Association. She is currently based out of Los Angeles, CA, but grew up on the East Coast. She graduated at the top of her class with a degree in Marketing and has been in the Entertainment industry since 2006. 

Industry Focus

Tessa has written for Screen Rant for several years now. She started by covering comic book news, but now mostly conducts interviews with talent from television series and films, like Apple TV's Silo and Paramount Plus' Fatal Attraction. Tessa loves to attend a red carpet press line because you never know who will stop by to chat. 

Favorite Media

Tessa considers herself a big geek, as she has been reading comic books since she was eight years old. Marvel holds a special place in her heart, but she is a fan of DC as well. She grew up playing video games like Super Mario Bros. and Sonic, but her favorites are Mass Effect and Fallout.

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Cristo Fernández reveals how working with Jim Carry in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 fulfilled a major acting dream of his, even though he hasn't met him yet.

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Wolf Man Interview: Producer Beatriz Sequeira Praises The "Incredible" Cast Of New Blumhouse Horror Movie

Wolf Man producer Bea Sequeira details how the monster movie, like many Blumhouse films, is the perfect combination of scary and emotional.

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Wolf Man Producer Beatriz Sequeira Praises The "Incredible" Cast Of New Blumhouse Horror Movie

Wolf Man producer Beatriz Sequeira details how the monster movie, like many Blumhouse films, is the perfect combination of scary and emotional.

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Wolf Man Interview: Julia Garner Was Confident About Monster Movie Thanks To Director Leigh Whannell

Julia Garner explains why Christopher Abbott's slow transition throughout Wolf Man makes Leigh Whannell's monster movie that much scarier.

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Julia Garner Was Confident About Wolf Man Thanks To Its Director: "Leigh Whannell Really Knows His Genre"

Julia Garner explains why Christopher Abbott's slow transition throughout Wolf Man makes Leigh Whannell's monster movie that much scarier.

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Wolf Man Interview: Christopher Abbott Explains Why His Blumhouse Werewolf "Walks A Little Funny"

Christopher Abbott shares how Blake in Wolf Man shares similarities with Colin in Possessor and discusses an injury that minorly affected the movie.

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Wolf Man's Christopher Abbott Explains Why His Blumhouse Werewolf "Walks A Little Funny"

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Wolf Man Interview: Leigh Whannell Reveals How A Friend's Real-Life Tragedy Transformed His Blumhouse Monster Movie

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Wolf Man Director Leigh Whannell Reveals How A Friend's Real-Life Tragedy Transformed His Blumhouse Monster Movie

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Better Man Interview: Robbie Williams & Michael Gracey Reveal How The Movie Found Its Leading Animal

Better Man director Michael Gracey reveals how his VFX background gave him confidence while Robbie Williams confesses who he doesn't want to see it.

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Better Man director Michael Gracey reveals how his VFX background gave him confidence while Robbie Williams confesses who he doesn't want to see it.

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