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Abbey White

Associate Editor & News Writer

Abbey White is a contributing writer and the former associate editor/news writer for The Hollywood Reporter’s digital team, where they reported, edited and web produced features spanning film, TV, awards, theater, animation, children's & family, inclusion and more. A Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY alum, they’ve been recognized as a 2022 Curve Emerging Journalist, ASME Awards finalist, National A&E Journalism Awards winner and GLAAD Media Award nominee, among other honors.

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‘American Primeval’ Team on Portraying the Brutal History of America’s Westward Expansion: “The Truth of This World Is Violent”

Director Peter Berg, executive producer Eric Newman, Indigenous Consultant Julia O’Keefe, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Irene Bedard, Kim Coates, Derek Hinkey and more discuss the show's approach to fact and fiction, particularly in its depiction of violence: “We are holding up something of a mirror.”

How ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Cleared Four Minutes of Taylor Swift’s “Down Bad” and Crafted a Cinematic, Dual-Generation Soundtrack

Music supervisors Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe also discuss how each season's locations and eras shape their selections, getting Travis Scott and HVME’s “Goosebumps” remix for season one: “We knew we had to use it.”

How ‘American Primeval’ Pulled Off That Scalping Scene

Star Dane DeHaan and makeup department head Howard Berger explain how they and special makeup effects artist Jamie Kelman pulled off the Frankenstein look of a scalped Mormon settler and his rotting head following a wagon train massacre: "I wanted to destroy him from the outside."

David Schwimmer Wanted to Do Horror-Comedy for Years. Then ‘Goosebumps’ Called

The actor talks his monstrous transformation in season two of the Disney+ anthology 'The Vanishing’ and why he found the role so compelling: “It’s another level of meaningful at this stage.”

‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Bosses on Casting David Schwimmer and Scariest Episode of Season 2

Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston, executive producers of the Disney+ series, also discuss how comedy helped them find their scares and the potential of an anthology crossover event.

R.L. Stine Says Three New ‘Fear Street’ Films Are in the Works, Reacts to How ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Elevates the Horror

The best-selling author and master of tween horror shares what "shocked" him about season two of Disney+’s anthology adaptation, what it gets right about his books and which 'Goosebumps' entry he’d most like to see onscreen next.

‘Heartstopper,’ ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ Among Inaugural Winners of The Velma Awards (Exclusive)

The honors, launched by the Chris Nee co-founded The Rainbow Project, celebrate creatives and children’s and family media working towards better onscreen representation of LGBTQ+ youth and their families.

Chris Nee, Rainbow Project Founders on Launching the Velma Awards and the State of LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids Media

The producer and showrunner, along with voice and casting director Kristi Reed, and studio executive Jeremy Blacklow discuss founding a new way to celebrate Hollywood’s “courageous” LGBTQ+ creators, queering the awards show format, and how inclusive stories may weather larger political and industry challenges.

‘Cruel Intentions’ Series Bosses on Finale Power Moves, Season 2 Plans and If More of the Movie’s Cast Could Make Appearances

Sarah Goodman and Phoebe Fisher also discuss exploring classism and consent, securing “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and that cocaine cross: “I don't think it's gonna cause trouble in exactly the way that maybe it did.”

‘Cruel Intentions’ Star Sean Patrick Thomas on Returning to the TV Spinoff 25 Years Later With a Different Kind of Forbidden Love

The actor shares what’s changed about his professor-student relationship in Prime Video's modern retelling, and how opportunities for Black actors have (and haven’t) progressed since he starred in the 1999 movie.

‘Cruel Intentions’ Remake Bosses on Movie’s Influences, Casting Their Love Triangle and Putting the Mean Back Into YA Dramas

Sara Goodman and Phoebe Fisher discuss setting their Prime Video series in the world of college Greek life and why they don’t want fans to see their drama as a remake of the 1999 film.

Universal Reveals New Details About Epic Universe’s “Feature-Length Storytelling,” In-Park Hotel

Four members of the Universal Destinations & Experiences appeared at New York Comic Con to elaborate on the first new theme park in Orlando in more than 20 years.