Aahil Dayani
School
McMaster University
Expertise
Avatar Films, How I Met Your Mother, Indian Cinema
- Aahil has interviewed several celebrities, including "Thor: Ragnarok" composer Mark Mothersbaugh, "21 Jump Street" co-director Phil Lord, and more.
- He has attended the Toronto International Film Festival since 2015.
- While there are more productive things to do, Aahil makes it a point to rewatch "Uncut Gems" at least thrice a year.
Experience
Aahil began his career in entertainment journalism in 2017 when he first started as an intern for Heroic Hollywood. After the initial burst of excitement in seeing his name emboldened on the internet, he began working with several other outlets, including Screen Rant and HotNewHipHop. He later returned to Heroic Hollywood as a part-time staff writer, where he wrote breaking news, his fair share of hot takes, and scripted several YouTube videos. In 2022, he joined Static Media as a news writer for Looper, a gig that lets him gush about how cool "Top Gun: Maverick" is.
Education
Aahil double majored in English and theatre and film studies at McMaster University. His thesis included co-writing and co-directing a production on pandemics and writing a paper on his favorite movie of all time: "Om Shanti Om."
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Stories By Aahil Dayani
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“Pacific Rim” Jaegers are powerful, intimidating, monster-busting robots, but AI has turned them into a whole new international affair.
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Ever wonder what Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" would look like if it was set in the 1950s? An AI-generated video has the answer.
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It’s not uncommon common for sequels to drop from being R-rated to PG-13 to appeal to a larger audience, but these movies bucked that trend.
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Before becoming an action star, Tom Cruise got his start in a 1981 romantic drama that garnered controversy because of how Brooke Shields was treated on set.
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An early - and incredibly ambitious - marketing idea for "Deapool & Wolverine" never made it past the planning stage. But it would have been an epic prank.
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A sequel to "Dirty Dancing" featuring Diego Luna was released 17 years after the original hit drama premiered, yet it remains largely unknown to many fans.
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Early on in Josh Hartnett's career, the actor seemed poised to become a major Hollywood A-lister, but he stepped away from the limelight. Here's why.
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In an era where celebrity influence seems to be fading, here are five of the last true movie stars that continue to dominate the box office globally.
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Do "Machete" and "Spy Kids" take place in the same universe? Danny Trejo's inclusion in both series makes things a little complicated.
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Some actors from "The Six Million Dollar Man" have passed away, but a few are still with us. Here's what they've been up to since the show went off the air.
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This AI video takes the book descriptions of "Twilight" characters and brings them to life, and the result is ... actually not much different than the films.
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After selling Lucasfilm to Disney, George Lucas retired from filmmaking. Here's why he made that decision and what he's been up to in the years since.
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Lots of people have seen Scarlett Johansson play Black Widow in the Avengers movies, but the actor's 9-year-old daughter isn't one of them. Here's why.
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Imagine if the animated character designs and crude humor of "South Park" were replaced by live-action actors and '50s-style family-oriented comedy.
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Rumor has it Nicolas Cage's live-action Spider-Man Noir TV show is poised to shake up the franchise mythos in a major way. Here's what could happen.
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An industrious fan has fixed the biggest problem of the first "Gladiator 2" trailer by repurposing a key piece of Ridley Scott's original movie.
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Artificial Intelligence is back at it! This time, AI has imagined how a James Cameron-directed “Spider-Man” movie would look like. The twist? It’s horrifying.
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Sean Bean has a reputation for frequently playing characters who die, but how many times has the actor perished in movies and TV shows? Here's the answer.
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Andy Samberg became a household name during his tenure on "Saturday Night Live," but he couldn't stay on the show forever -- here's why he left.
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Maz Kanata's one of the most unique-looking characters in "Star Wars" -- so it should come as no surprise that the actor playing her looks completely different.
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Among all the ideas for AI movie trailers, this one, which plunges "Harry Potter" characters into a version of "Apocalypse Now," might be the most unhinged yet.
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With seven seasons of "Young Sheldon" wrapped up, some fans might want to do a binge rewatch or even first-time watch. Here's how long it would take.
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The Tour de France is a prestigious sporting events, but what if it became a horror movie? An AI-generated video has us imagining that possibility.
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Hollywood mourns the passing of "The Shining" star Shelley Duvall, as many in the film industry take to social media to share tributes for the late actor.
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The trailer for Ridley Scott's "Gladiator 2" is here, but many people aren't excited. Here's why the preview is getting so many YouTube dislikes.
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Is 2016's "Warcraft" movie finally getting a sequel starring Henry Cavill? Here's the truth about those trailers you keep seeing pop up on YouTube.
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"Blink Twice," directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring Channing Tatum, originally had a much more explicit title but was forced to change it for several reasons.