Entertainment news website
Screen Rant is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television , films , video games , and comic books . It is owned by Valnet , parent of publications including Comic Book Resources , Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers.
History
Screen Rant was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003,[ 2] [ 3] and had its office in Saint-Laurent, Quebec , Canada . Screen Rant has expanded its coverage with red-carpet events in Los Angeles, New York film festivals and San Diego Comic-Con panels.[ 4] [ 5]
In February 2015, Screen Rant was acquired by Valnet , an online media company based in Montreal , Quebec .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] It was reunited with its sister site, Game Rant , in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication.[ 9] After agreeing to sell Screen Rant to Valnet, founder Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO,[ 10] retired to a quiet life.[ 11] [unreliable source? ]
Screen Rant features a video series called Pitch Meeting by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By September 2020, the series included over 200 videos, garnering a combined 250 million views. In the series, George plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a pitch for a film or television series, describing its plot in a way that highlights various inconsistencies.[ 12] In 2024, Ben Kendrick, former publisher of Screen Rant , was hired to run ComicBook.com .[ 13]
References
^ a b "About Screen Rant" . YouTube .
^ SCIFI Radio Staff (December 3, 2014). "On 'The Event Horizon': Screen Rant's Vic Holtreman" . SCIFI.radio . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ Valnet (February 4, 2015). "Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com" . PR Newswire . Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024 .
^ Dourian, Nick (January 28, 2014). "Interview with Vic Holtreman of ScreenRant.com" . Unleash The Fanboy . Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ Powers, Lindsay (March 9, 2011). "ScreenRant.com Joins Relativity Media's Ad Network" . The Hollywood Reporter . ISSN 0018-3660 . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ Jarvey, Natalie (February 27, 2015). "Movie Site Latino-Review Bought by Former Chrysler CEO" . The Hollywood Reporter . ISSN 0018-3660 . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ "Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate" . Variety . June 23, 2015. ISSN 0042-2738 . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ Gonzalez, Umberto (November 17, 2020). "Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant" . TheWrap . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ "GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition" . Business Wire . July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ Stone, Jeff (April 25, 2014). "Behind the scenes with a movie maven" . Burlington County Times . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ Tyler, Joshua (January 7, 2025). "The True Origins Of Screen Rant And Game Rant, Valnet's Powerful News Sites" . Giant Freakin Robot . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
^ Philipose, Rahel (September 22, 2020). "200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023 .
^ Johnston, Rich (September 5, 2024). "Is ScreenRant's Ben Kendrick Now Running ComicBook.com?" . Bleeding Cool . Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025 .
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