John Campea then went on to become the editor-in-chief of AMC Movie News from September 2008 to June 2015.
21 Facts About John Campea
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John Campea resigned twice, once in January 2016, but returned in September of that year, and left permanently in June 2017.
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John Campea started his career for Beagle Productions and later as client services director for Satellite Studios, a visual effects and 3D animation studio whose work appeared in a number of films, including Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The One, and Frank Miller's Sin City.
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John Campea quit The Movie Blog in late 2009 to focus on developing the news site for AMC called AMC Movie News, but returned for a short time in 2012.
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In 2008, John Campea released his first documentary film, Prince of Peace: God of War, that examined the stark contrasts between the pro-war and pro-pacifism movements within the Christian church.
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John Campea completed filming his first feature film, The Anniversary, in 2009.
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In 2011, John Campea took over the annual "Masters of the Web" panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
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John Campea was Editor-in-Chief of AMC Movie News and the creator and host of such shows as AMC Movie Talk, AMC Jedi Council, AMC Mail Bag, AMC Versus, AMC Coming Soon and AMC Spoilers.
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John Campea announced his resignation as editor-in-chief of AMC Movie News in May 2015, but has appeared on the show through the subsequent few weeks of June 2015.
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In July 2015, John Campea announced that he had joined Collider, and that most of the previous web shows that aired on AMC's YouTube channel, would end their association with AMC and transition to Collider's channel, with AMC Theatres remaining as a sponsor.
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On February 17,2016, John Campea had announced on that day's episode of Collider Movie Talk that he had resigned from Collider, and explained his future plans in the industry.
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John Campea continued to be a guest on both Collider Jedi Council and Collider Heroes, returning as host and showrunner of Collider Movie Talk in September 2016.
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However, John Campea left Collider in June 2017, citing creative differences in the direction of the channel, to work on projects, including his personal YouTube channel.
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On September 4,2015, John Campea launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish a book he wrote called The Pride.
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On February 13,2016, John Campea announced through the book's Kickstarter page that the novel was finished.
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In November 2021, John Campea received criticism after accidentally leaking alleged photos from Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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In February 2022, John Campea revived the Mailbag feature, effectively replacing the previous TJCS companion videos.
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In May 2023, John Campea decided to end the live-streamed aspect of TJCS and turn the podcast into an audio-only podcast, drawing criticism from other critics, fans, and viewers.
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John Campea later reversed this decision, making the show initially available to non-members with a delay from June 2023 and live again from October 2023.
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John Campea has been married to his wife Ann Ora John Campea since 2010.
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John Campea attempted a career in MMA but suffered two heart attacks during his first training session.