Chris Heasman
School
King's College London
Expertise
Classic Sci-Fi Cinema, Prestige TV, Marvel And DC Movies
- Chris has worked extensively as a background extra, briefly appearing in films such as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Bohemian Rhapsody.
- His love of movies was kindled at 8 years old when he saw The Fellowship of the Ring at the cinema. He went back four times.
- As the father of a young child, Chris has become an accidental expert in the Cars and Despicable Me franchises — but he doesn't really mind that.
Experience
Chris has been writing professionally since 2010, having scored his first gig covering local music in North East England. After interning with Esquire and NME during university, he began working as a freelance travel reporter and food critic, writing for outlets such as Travel + Leisure, Time Out, INSIDER, and West London Living. He joined Static Media in 2017 and later pivoted towards his oldest passions: film and TV. Today, he writes features for /Film and works as a script editor across all of the company's brands.
Education
In 2014, Chris graduated King's College London with a degree in history.
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Stories By Chris Heasman
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The gaming industry will definitely regret some things in 10 years. Here are just a few of the most cringe-worthy.
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Ready to rank the most expensive movie theaters in the world? If you want to see a movie in one of these places, get ready to open your wallet.
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These are some of the most messed up things that have happened in North Korea ... that we know about.
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Here's why it would suck to live on the Millennium Falcon in the Star Wars universe.
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Why would it suck to live in Westeros? There are plenty of reasons, so in case you're making any wishes to a genie soon, here are the finer points.
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These unbelievable events happened on live TV, which is good because otherwise no one would believe they really happened.
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These are the most misleading video game covers ever. Don't believe the cover art.