Scott Mendelson is a Columnist at The Wrap. He covers a range of topics within the arts and entertainment sector, focusing on the film industry, filmmaking, and entertainment news. Scott's insights and commentary have also been featured in Forbes, Yahoo News, and various other prominent outlets.
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Scott Mendelson mainly covers entertainment news and gaming. His articles focus on movie releases, box office performance, film directors, and sequels. Given his emphasis on private sector announcements and press releases, he may be interested in exclusive interviews or insights related to upcoming movies, box office performance analysis, or industry trends. If you have relevant insider information about the entertainment industry or upcoming blockbuster films that align with Scott's coverage areas, these could make for compelling pitches.
Additionally, since he has covered topics related to gaming as well as entertainment news such as movies and Hollywood gossip extensively in the past year; if your organization operates at the intersection of these industries or can provide unique perspectives relating to them both concurrently – it would likely grab Scott’s attention.
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Casper Kelly’s “What if an evil Barney starred in ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’?” chiller opened above $5.5 million, offering a final seasonal lesson in the value of specificity
By: Scott Mendelson
Legendary and Paramount’s video game reboot seemingly offers its share of unto-itself pleasures, including an absurd cast, but can it pass the “What else ya got for me?” test?
Na Hong-Jin’s (pretty damn good) sci-fi monster movie will receive Hollywood's biggest initial domestic roll-out ever for a (live-action) South Korean flick
A $900 million-plus domestic cume for Tom Holland and Zendaya’s ‘Brand New Day’ doesn’t mean audiences have rediscovered their mid-2010s love for Marvel movies
By: Scott Mendelson
By Any Means,’ ‘Onslaught,’ and ‘Fall 2’ opened to relatively low debut grosses amid reissues for 'Cars' and 'Akira'
By: Scott Mendelson
In terms of wide release original spawning a wide release sequel despite earning even less than Lionsgate’s well-liked 2022 vertigo-inducing thriller, there can only be one!
By: Scott Mendelson
The attempts to frame Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s ‘Onslaught’ as an unofficial sequel to ‘The Guest’ may have done, amid a $2 million debut, more harm than good
By: Scott Mendelson
The only thing more impressive than ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ dropping just 29% in its second weekend was ‘Buddy’ increasing 6% from its opening weekend
By: Scott Mendelson
A triumph of volume and variety, not just a few blockbusters, led to a record-setting $4.765 billion at the domestic box office for the 2026 summer movie season
A clever high concept, sprawling action scenes, and nuanced turns from Alan Richson and Owen Wilson elevate Angel Studios’ suspenseful and violent chase thriller
