Richard Nebens

Richard Nebens

Senior Writer, Editor, Content Creator

Richard Nebens holds a position as The Direct's Senior Writer, also working as an assistant editor and content creator for the site. 

Richard first joined The Direct in March 2020 and plays a big role in the site's day-to-day operations by writing, editing, ideating, and posting multiple articles daily, helping readers keep up with the latest from every fandom. He started his writing career in July 2019 with MCU Exchange and also served as a writer/podcast host with The Illuminerdi from 2020 to 2022.

Prior to joining The Direct, Richard worked a variety of jobs, including as a bellman, valet, photographer, and escape room manager, later going on to own a brewery/sports bar in South Lake Tahoe, California. Richard earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Business/Management from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts as part of the class of 2013.

Richard can be found on Twitter at @RichardNebens sharing his latest article from The Direct, cheering on his sports teams, giving his best attempts at comedy, or hyping up the latest epic movie or TV show's arrival.

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Richard Nebens's Latest Stories

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Disney+ Leak Spoils Major Detail About Darth Vader Battle

Obi-Wan Kenobi will reportedly feature two battles between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader.

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Watch: Disney+ Reveals Obi-Wan Kenobi's New Trailer

Disney and Lucasfilm delivered the first official trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi during the 2022 Disney's Annual Shareholder's Meeting.

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New Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Photo Reveals Darth Vader In All His Glory

Hayden Christensen's Darth Vader appeared in a first look at the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ show.

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Star Wars Leak Reveals New Jedi Actor In Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Show

Plot rumors pointed to a new Jedi coming into play for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Star Wars’ John Boyega Gives Honest Review for Obi-Wan Kenobi

John Boyega shared his reaction to watching Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Justice League's Ray Fisher Calls Out Warner Bros. Exec After They Lose Their Job

Ray Fisher called out Warner Bros. over its latest change in management.

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Brie Larson Hypes Up Captain Marvel 2 News With MCU Director

Brie Larson shares a text conversation expressing her excitement with Captain Marvel 2 director Nia DaCosta for the scale of the sequel.

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Marvel's Ant-Man 3 Seemingly Confirmed To Have 2022 Release Date

Michelle Pfieffer indicates that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is set to release in theaters in 2022.

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Captain Marvel Star Brie Larson Explains Why She Took the Marvel Role In the First Place

Captain Marvel star Brie Larson discusses her inspiration and motivations for taking on the MCU role.

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WandaVision Star Hypes Up Aerospace Engineer Reveal

Teyonah Parris teases how incredible the aerospace engineer reveal in WandaVision will be when it arrives.

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Captain Marvel 2 Director Pitched an X-Men & Galactus Team-Up Movie to Marvel Studios

Nia DaCosta revealed her X-Men-centric pitch to Marvel Studios before coming on as the director of the Captain Marvel sequel.

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Shang-Chi Post Credits: Director Explains Scene's Many Avengers Connections

Director Destin Daniel Cretton explained why he chose the characters that appeared in the mid-credits scene of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

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Tom Holland Spoiled Spider-Man: No Way Home for New Ms. Marvel Actress

Iman Vellani reflected on Tom Holland spoiling Spider-Man: No Way Home for her.

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Watch: Brie Larson Returns In Marvel Action for First Time Since Endgame

Brie Larson made a new appearance as Captain Marvel on the Disney Wish cruise ship.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Leak Reveals Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield & Green Goblin Costume Details

A new leak revealed costume designs for Green Goblin and Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Men in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Theory Explains Why Green Goblin Has 2 Different Suits

Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin was confirmed to have two different costumes in the second trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Andrew Garfield's Lizard Actor Breaks Silence on Spider-Man: No Way Home Role

The Amazing Spider-Man star Rhys Ifans avoided confirming a return as the Lizard in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Secretly Reuses Footage From Maguire & Garfield Movies

Marvel and Sony recycled villain footage for the final battle in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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New Spider-Man: No Way Home Concept Art Reveals Changes to Electro Battle

Concept art from Spider-Man: No Way Home showed the first battle between Spider-Man and Electro.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Concept Art Shows Tom, Tobey & Andrew Spider-Men vs. Goblin

Concept art showed a different version of the final battle with Green Goblin from Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Ahsoka Star Casts Doubt on Cad Bane’s Fate After Boba Fett Finale

Rosario Dawson shared her response to Cad Bane's death in Chapter 7 of The Book of Boba Fett.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi: Disney+ Rumor Reveals Possible Trailer Release Date

Rumors teased that Obi-Wan Kenobi's first trailer will debut on either March 9 or March 10.

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WandaVision: New Footage of Elizabeth Olsen & Paul Bettany's Marvel Heroes Revealed in TV Spot

A new TV spot for WandaVision begins playing on TV, and it includes nearly 15 seconds of never-before-seen footage.

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WandaVision Video Reveals Family Dog, Sparky, Coming Soon To Marvel Series

A recent WamdaVision featurette indicates the imminent arrival of Sparky the Dog.

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Hawkeye: Jeremy Renner Gave Brutally Honest Advice to Hailee Steinfeld When They First Met

Hailee Steinfeld revealed what she found out about CGI in her first days of work on Disney+'s Hawkeye.

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Wonder Woman Star Gal Gadot Cast as Disney Villain in Snow White Remake

Gal Gadot reportedly signed on to play the Evil Queen in Disney's live-action Snow White adaptaion.

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Watch: Spider-Man: No Way Home Clip Spoils the First Scene

Marvel and Sony debuted the first minute of footage from Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home Actor Teases Disney+ Future After Post-Credits Twist

Cobie Smulders teased the effects of what happened in the post-credits scene from Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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Marvel's Kevin Feige Addresses Long Wait Between Spider-Man: Far From Home & WandaVision

Marvel Studios CCO Kevin Feige addresses the extended wait between Phases 3 and 4 of the MCU and teases big things to come.

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Captain America Villain Crossbones Will Return To MCU In Disney+'s What If...? Show

Frank Grillo is confirmed to return to the MCU as Crossbones in the Disney+ series What If...?.

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MCU Leak Reveals How Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man Will Play Into Disney+'s What If...? Show

A leaked LEGO set confirmed how Tony Stark's story will be told in Marvel Studios' What If...?

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Marvel's Abomination Will Finally Return To MCU in She-Hulk Disney+ Series

Kevin Feige confirms Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk and Tim Roth as the Abomination for She-Hulk on Disney+.

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Former Ant-Man Director Edgar Wright Shares Excitement For Marvel's Eternals Theatrical Release

Edgar Wright and Kumail Nanjiani engage in a fun conversation on Twitter urging Marvel movies to stay in theaters.

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WandaVision Easter Egg: New Episode References MCU's Skrulls

Jimmy Woo's whiteboard in Episode 4 of WandaVision includes a reference to the MCU's Skrulls.

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Marvel Studios Adds Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim to Direct MCU's Secret Invasion

Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim will be seated at the directing chair for Samuel L Jackson's Secret Invasion Series

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Emilia Clarke Breaks Silence on Joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Emilia Clarke explained what it was that drove her to be in Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion on Disney+.

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Emilia Clarke Is Prepared To Spend a Decade In the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Emilia Clarke shared her excitement for joining the MCU with her appearance in Secret Invasion.

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Marvel Rumor Points To When Disney Plus' Secret Invasion Starts Filming

Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion was rumored to be filming from mid-August to December 2021.

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Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury Has a Beard In Disney+'s Secret Invasion (Photo)

Marvel Studios revealed the first look at Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury from Secret Invasion.

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Captain America Musical Tease Spotted on Disney+'s Secret Invasion Set (Photos)

Filming from London showed a Rogers: The Musical poster on the set of Secret Invasion.

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