Casey Loving
Casey Loving covers the awards race and entertainment news for TheWrap, with a focus on how film and television projects move from festival buzz to industry recognition. His reporting links data-driven awards coverage, industry deals and genre storytelling, giving readers a clear sense of which titles and talent are gaining momentum across the season. He came into TheWrap’s newsroom through a year-long reporting fellowship focused on the awards desk and now works there as a full-time reporter.
Oscar race analysis and The Voting Booth
A core part of Loving’s beat is awards-season coverage anchored by TheWrap’s Awards Tracker and its companion newsletter, The Voting Booth. The Awards Tracker is positioned as a data-driven guide to the Oscar race, and The Voting Booth, which he authors, provides a weekly insider’s view of shifting momentum among contenders.
In that newsletter he highlights who is surging or slipping, draws on conversations with industry figures, and distills complex awards chatter into clear, accessible storylines.
This emphasis on structured, data-informed coverage sets his awards reporting apart from simple list-based or reaction pieces. His work is framed for readers who track the race week to week, not only on nomination or ceremony days, and it reflects a sustained interest in the dynamics behind votes and campaigns.
That focus on the mechanics of the race, combined with narrative clarity, makes him a logical contact for stories tied to Oscar positioning, campaign strategy or awards-adjacent news.
Festival debuts, genre projects and acquisitions
Loving also reports on how festival premieres and genre titles translate into concrete deals in the marketplace.
In his coverage of writer-director Josh Giuliano’s feature debut “River,” he followed the film from a buzzy festival bow to the announcement that Giuliano’s next horror project, “Occupant,” had landed at Focus, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. The story centers on the business details of that deal, the alignment of production partners and the speed with which festival attention can secure a follow-up project.
His work frequently intersects with horror and genre storytelling, treating those projects with the same awards-and-industry lens as prestige dramas.
By tracking how specific films move from festival screenings to distribution or production commitments, he gives clear signals on which genre titles are being positioned for broader recognition. This makes him receptive to pitches that connect festival buzz, horror or genre films with tangible industry moves rather than purely promotional angles.
Television awards and franchise developments
Loving’s awards coverage extends into television, where he documents milestones and historical firsts at major ceremonies. In his report on “Widow’s Bay” winning Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmys, he underscored that it was the first horror show ever to take that award, and noted its role in dethroning the previous champion in its final season.
The piece focuses on the significance of the win within Emmy history and situates the show’s success in relation to the established awards landscape.
He also covers developments around established franchises, such as the planned “Survivor” animated movie at Paramount, which emerged from comments by longtime host Jeff Probst.
That story sits at the intersection of unscripted television, brand extension and studio strategy, showing his interest in how recognizable properties evolve into new formats. Taken together, his television reporting combines awards milestones with forward-looking coverage of how franchises are being reshaped for new audiences.
Pop culture, controversy and audience-facing coverage
Beyond awards and deals, Loving writes entertainment news grounded in current pop culture conversations and industry flashpoints. His coverage has included stories on J.K. Rowling praising a spoof video about Emma Watson, a piece that tracks how commentary from prominent figures reverberates through online culture and fan communities.
This type of article blends celebrity, digital discourse and media criticism in a straightforward news format.
He also engages with new film releases from an audience perspective, sharing reactions that have been picked up by other outlets, including early praise for a new “Sense and Sensibility” adaptation described as charming and romantic. These responses show a willingness to frame projects in emotional and thematic terms while remaining grounded in plot and performance. The combination of trade-focused reporting, awards analysis and accessible pop culture pieces means that his coverage can support stories aimed at both industry readers and engaged fans.
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Adam Blevins tracks how major entertainment projects perform, stall, and evolve across theaters and streaming platforms. He is a senior author at Collider covering film, television, superhero and science-fiction franchises, and gaming-related screen projects. His core beat is box office results, streaming performance, release windows, budgets, production changes, cancellations, sequels, and franchise durability. He has written exclusives involving Avengers: Doomsday, The Penguin, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Earlier, he wrote gaming features at Screen Rant and became a senior editor at Agents of Fandom, where he interviewed talent connected to Marvel Studios, House of the Dragon, and Planet of the Apes. He also visited the set of The Chosen. His reporting is high-volume, direct, and data-driven, using metrics, release details, interviews, and production context to explain commercial prospects and fan interest.
Adele Ankers-Range
Adele Ankers-Range is a senior writer at MovieWeb who tracks streaming thrillers, book-to-screen adaptations, and industry announcements through the fan conversations around them. Writing professionally since 2015, she has also contributed to IGN, Sideshow Collectibles, Screen Rant, and other genre-focused brands. Her beat covers new and upcoming film and television titles, especially thrillers, high-concept genre releases, literary franchises, and projects moving from development to release. She reports on teaser reveals, casting, release dates, CinemaCon announcements, platform strategy, and early critical response. Her coverage often uses reception metrics such as Rotten Tomatoes scores to show how a release is landing. She returns to adaptations as they develop, following announcements, talent attachments, marketing, and final release details. Her work is fast, news-driven, concise, and attentive to fan theories, speculation, and the reasons a project matters.
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