Sam Hargrave is the Associate Editor at The Direct. He joined the team as a gaming writer in 2020 before later expanding into writing for all areas of The Direct and taking on further responsibilities such as editorial tasks and image creation.
At the time of joining The Direct, Sam was studying Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where he resides, and running a gaming YouTube channel.
Sam can be found on Twitter where he often shares his latest articles and additional thoughts on recent news.
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Sam Hargrave's Latest The Direct Articles
Marvel Studios Officially Connects VisionQuest to Avengers: Endgame Encore In Episode 3
VisionQuest hid a major reference to Bruce Banner's status at the end of Avengers: Endgame Encore in Episode 3.
15 Years After First Class, Marvel Studios Finally Releases Its First X-Men Origin Movie
Marvel Studios finally released Jean Grey's origin story in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the first X-Men origin story since 2011's First Class.
Spider-Man’s Disney+ Series Officially Brings Back Sandman With a New Look
Sandman is returning in a prequel to Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2, and Marvel just revealed the villain's new design.
VisionQuest Releases First Look At Lisa Molinari’s Villain, Coat of Arms
VisionQuest will officially introduce Marvel Comics' Coat of Arms into the MCU.
DC Studios Reveals First Look At Darkseid And His Army In DCU's Mister Miracle Series
DC Studios just unveiled the first official look at its version of Darkseid and his redesigned army in HBO Max's upcoming animated Mister Miracle series.
4 Years Later, Disney+ Is Officially Bringing Back Marvel’s She-Hulk
Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, officially secured her Disney+ return in 2027's third season of X-Men '97.
Marvel Studios Reveals Doctor Doom’s Weapon That Can Turn The Avengers Into Venom
The Avengers might have a brand new Venomous threat to worry about alongside RDJ's Doctor Doom.
Scarlett Johansson Admits That Even Though Avengers: Endgame Is 'Great,' It's Not A Marvel Movie That 'Should've Worked'
Scarlett Johansson claimed that Avengers: Endgame shouldn't have worked.
Sadie Sink's Next Marvel Movie After 'Avengers Secret Wars' Hits Major Filming Milestone
Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot movie just got a promising development update.
Sony Just Released the Better Version of Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Ending on Streaming
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's best version yet is finally available for home viewing.
Disney Inadvertently Spoils 1 Major 'Avengers Doomsday' Cameo Appearance With MCU Poster Change, According To Marvel's Fanbase
Disney may have already spoiled some secret superheroes in Avengers: Doomsday.
Star Wars Officially Unveils Dark Lord Ronin's Live-Action Redesign
Star Wars is officially redesigning Visions' Ronin with a new live-action appearance.
Avengers: Doomsday Reveals Thor’s Odinforce Upgrade That Could Make Him Strong Enough to Fight Doctor Doom
Marvel Studios just revealed Thor's brand new power upgrade for Avengers: Doomsday.
Harry Potter Officially Returns On TV In 2 Weeks Ahead of HBO Show Release
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is returning to TV before the HBO reboot show begins.
VisionQuest: Ultron’s Room Hid A ‘Countdown To Doom’ Avengers: Doomsday Connection
VisionQuest’s first major Avengers: Doomsday connection has been revealed.
DC Studios' Clayface Movie Gets Historic Rating
DC Studios' Clayface just received a historic, record-breaking age rating in the U.K.
DC Studios Boss Shuts Down Cancellation Rumors Of Original Gods & Monsters Chapter 1 Movie
DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran clarified the fate of one DCU Chapter 1 movie.
Clayface Star Addresses Batman’s Role in the DCU Movie: “We Have Footage”
DC Studios officially shot Batman-related scenes for its Clayface spin-off.
Avengers: Doomsday Reportedly Cut Doctor Doom’s Second-in-Command
Recently revealed Avengers Doomsday art revealed Doom's male witch companion, Boris, but a recent report says Marvel Studios ultimately cut the character.
Paramount+ Won't Release Mayor Of Kingstown Season 5 Until After The Streaming Service's Taylor Sheridan & Dexter Events This Month
Mayor of Kingstown Season 5 is coming, but only after some major Paramount+ shows.
19 Years Later, VisionQuest Officially Kills Off Major 'Iron Man' Character
Disney+'s VisionQuest Episode 2 ended with a tragic twist for one beloved character.
James Gunn's DC Confirms Its 5th Multi-Season TV Series As HBO Max's Lanterns Season 2 Demand Hits New Peak
DC Studios officially just crowned its Xth multi-season streaming show.
Marvel’s Next Spider-Man TV Series Is Reportedly Their Answer To DCU’s Lanterns
An upcoming Marvel TV show is the perfect replacement for DC Studios' Lanterns.
Marvel Won't Release Tom Holland's Spider-Man 5 Until After 6 Big MCU Movies
There are six crucial Marvel movies expected to be released before Spider-Man 5.
James Gunn’s 10 DC Movie Priorities After Skydance Merger Revealed (Report)
James Gunn and DC Studios are prioritizing 10 major movies under Skydance.
Ahsoka Season 2 Star Rosario Dawson Admits the Final Episode of the New Season Caused Her To Start Crying: 'One of the Greatest Arcs In All of Star Wars'
Why did Ahsoka Season 2's finale script send Rosario Dawson into tears?
Marvel Unveils First Look at Chris Hemsworth's New Thor Helmet Before 'Avengers Doomsday' — But It's Not A Great Design
Chris Hemsworth's Thor is getting a brand new helmet for his upcoming MCU return.
James Gunn's DC Officially Shelves 4 Movies & TV Shows From DCU Chapter 1's Gods & Monsters Slate In The Years Since It Launched Under Warner Bros.
James Gunn's DCU slate looks more bare than ever after canceling a couple of Chapter 1 movies and shows.
HBO Debuts New Slogan for 'Harry Potter' Show — And J.K. Rowling Approves
HBO's Harry Potter Season 1 just revealed its familiar first-ever slogan.
Marvel Studios Just Released Its Best Post-Credits Scene In 7 Years
The MCU has finally gotten its post-credits scene game back on track with its best one in years.
Marvel Replaces Chris Evans' Captain America Logo With New 'Steve Rogers' Symbol (Photos)
Chris Evans' Steve Rogers is getting a brand new logo for Avengers: Doomsday.
Lanterns Showrunner Reveals Hal Jordan’s Potential Replacement For Season 2
Aaron Pierre's John Stewart may have a very different partner in Lanterns Season 2.
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Season 3 Fate Gets Sealed By Disney Channel Spain Promotional Video
The fate of Disney Channel's Vampirina: Teenage Vampire has finally been revealed.
Lanterns Showrunners Know Who From Batman’s Gotham Kerry Kane Was Escaping From
Lanterns showrunner Chris Mundy knows who from Gotham's Criminal Underworld Sheriff Kerry Kane was escaping from.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Releases Full Tombstone, Ramrod & Other Villains Scene Online
Spider-Man: Brand New Day just released its full first 9 minutes online, which features Tombstone, Ramrod, and other villains scenes in full!
Avengers: Doomsday Merch Unveils First Look At Doctor Doom’s Doomstadt Base
New Avengers: Doomsday merch finally unveiled Doctor Doom's Latverian base.
Why Coven Academy's Episodes Are So Short Is for a Reason That Disney Plus Show Creator Tim Federle and Hulu & Freeform Boss Craig Erwich Disagree With
Coven Academy is one of Disney's strangest short runtime experiments ever.
Avengers: Doomsday Merch Reveals First Look At Doctor Doom’s 3rd Costume
Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom will officially wear three costumes in Avengers: Doomsday.
David Ellison’s New Warner Bros. Announcement Video Completely Omits Zack Snyder’s DCEU Movies Amid SnyderVerse Revival Hopes
Warner Bros. and Paramount's merger announcement dashed hopes of a Zack Snyder comeback.
Marvel Studios Announces Its Next Big Villain After Thanos & Doctor Doom
Marvel Studios finally cast its next saga-level villain to appear in Phase 7.