Sam Hargrave

Sam Hargrave

Associate Editor (Content)

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

Doctor Who Showrunner Confirms What We All Suspected About the 14th Doctor

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davis revealed a major and unsurprising detail about the 14th Doctor.

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Disney+ Doctor Who Showrunner Explains 1 Frustrating Change for New Episodes

Doctor Who's showrunner revealed why the show made one major change.

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Avengers 5 Suffers Major Setback Amid MCU Troubles (Report)

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty just hit a major roadblock in development.

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New Photos Spoil 1 Spider-Man Variant In Madame Web Movie

Madame Web set photos revealed a new Spider-Man Variant in the movie.

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Madame Web: Who Is Anya Corazon? New Spider-Girl Explained

Sony just introduced a new Spider-Girl in the Madame Web trailer.

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Loki: Why Renslayer's Memory Got Erased by He Who Remains

Loki Season 2 just revealed Ravonna Renslayer's big secret.

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GTA 6 Map: Leaks, Potential Size, Location, and More Details

Grand Theft Auto 6 is finally coming soon with a brand-new map to go along with it.

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Disney+'s Star Wars: The Acolyte Gets Promising Season 2 Update (Report)

Star Wars' High Republic show might receive a Season 2 on Disney+.

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New Loki S2 Episode 6 Clip Spoils How Jonathan Majors Returns

An official new Loki clip revealed Victor Timely's finale return.

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The Marvels: Disney+ Starts Streaming Captain Marvel 2 Legends Episodes Ahead of Movie Release

Marvel is celebrating this month's The Marvels with new Legends recap episodes on Disney+.

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Marvel Announces History-Making Day for MCU Releases This Week

Marvel Studios will have one of its biggest release days ever in November.

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Hunger Games 2023 Movie Reviews: Critics Share Strong First Reactions

Critics are raving about the latest movie in The Hunger Games universe.

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First Look at Charlie Cox's 2024 Daredevil Return Revealed

Charlie Cox's Daredevil will return to the MCU in a 2024 Disney+ show.

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South Park's Kathleen Kennedy Mockery Explained

South Park's newest episode featured the Lucasfilm boss in a Multiverse story.

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Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU Return Just Got An Exciting Update

Robert Downey Jr. could be coming back as Iron Man in the MCU.

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Gina Carano Issues Statement Blasting Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy After Star Wars Firing

Fired Star Wars star Gina Carano blasted Lucasfilm's CEO.

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You Season 5: Is Netflix Ending the Series With the Fifth Season?

Here's what the future holds for Netflix drama You ahead of Season 5.

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Is Loki Dead? S2 Episode 4 Ending Explained

What does Loki Season 2, Episode 4's shocking ending mean?

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LEGO Harry Potter 2024 - 9 Sets Expected to Release Next Year

Here's what's to come in 2024 from the world of LEGO Harry Potter.

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NASA Scientist Warns of Radiation Dangers on 2030 Jupiter Mission

One NASA scientist sees some risks in its 2030 Jupiter Mission, launching this October.

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The Suicide Squad Deaths in Chronological Order

The Suicide Squad was a high-stakes action flick where nobody was safe. So which DC characters died?

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Will Fall of House of Usher Get a Season 2? New Data Hints at Likelihood

WIll Netflix's newest horror, The Fall of the House of Usher, be back for Season 2?

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Deadpool 3 Director Breaks Silence on Taylor Swift Cameo Rumors

Will Taylor Swift actually join the MCU in next year's Deadpool 3?

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Loki: Why Miss Minutes Never Got a Real Body from Victor Timely

Why did He Who Remains limit Miss Minutes in this major way?

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Loki: What Is Miss Minutes' Secret In S2 Episode 3 Ending?

Here's what Loki Season 2's mysterious Miss Minutes ending might mean.

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Captain America 4 Gets Release Update Amid Delay Concerns (Report)

Captain America: Brave New World might get a new release date.

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Aquaman 2 Director Announces Next Superhero Project Amid DC Reboot

Aquaman's James Wan isn't done in the superhero game just yet.

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Kevin Feige's Disagreements With Ex-Marvel Boss Victoria Alonso Just Got Revealed

The Marvel Studios President had some disagreements with a recently-fired executive.

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Doctor Who 2023 Specials Get Official Release Update

Doctor Who's 60th anniversary specials just got a major release date update.

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Loki Season 2 Just Admitted Sylvie's Romance With Loki Is 'Weird'

Loki Season 2 is aware of its Sylki romance controversy.

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Rick and Morty Season 7 Cast & Characters: 10 Main Actors and Who They Voice

Rick & Morty returned for Season 7 with a cast of both new and familiar faces.

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Taylor Swift Eras Movie Box Office: Every Record Broken

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie broke multiple box office records.

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DC Calls It Quits With The Flash Star Ezra Miller (Report)

Ezra Miller is seemingly set to be replaced as DC Studios' Flash.

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Star Wars Confirms What We All Suspected About Anakin's Force Ghost In Ahsoka

What did Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker cameo in the Ahsoka finale actually mean?

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Vincent D'Onofrio Breaks Silence on Troubling Marvel Reports

The MCU's Kingpin actor reacted to unfortunate reports about his Marvel future.

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The Marvels' New Trailer Includes Thor Flashback

The Marvels' new trailer reflected on Captain Marvel's meeting with Chris Hemsworth's Thor.

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Disney+'s Moon Knight Creator Abandoned the Show During Production (Report)

New revelations emerged of behind-the-scenes troubles on Disney+'s Moon Knight.

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Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman Future Gets Disappointing Update (Report)

Fans may now know what the future holds for Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman in the new DCU.

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Iron Man's New Disney+ Spin-Off Show Gets Massive Release Delay (Official)

Ironheart's Disney+ premiere date was revealed, and it's still a while away.

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Marvel Just Confirmed Aubrey Plaza's New MCU Character

Here's who Parks & Recreation's Aubrey Plaza will be playing in her MCU debut.

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