The Real World
George Lucas on Disney’s Star Wars: Why He Stepped Aside — And What He Really Thinks
George Lucas ignited Star Wars nearly 50 years ago—but after selling Lucasfilm to Disney for over $4 billion in 2012, he’s kept his distance from the galaxy he created, a stance he reiterated in a recent interview.
October 18, 2025 11:37 am
Black Phone 2 Ending Breakdown: Why The Grabber Returns — and Where He Ends Up
Black Phone 2 hits theaters with rave early reviews and a chilling twist: Ethan Hawke’s The Grabber is back despite his demise in the 2022 original. The sequel finally answers how the franchise’s masked monster returns to haunt a new nightmare.
October 17, 2025 5:44 pm
Tron 4 Just Hit a Setback — Disney Fans Won’t Like This
Tron: Ares stumbled at the weekend box office, and it may be the franchise’s final power-down. The Jared Leto-led, mostly standalone follow-up to Tron: Legacy—about a Program crossing into the real world—couldn’t electrify moviegoers.
October 16, 2025 9:44 pm
How Close Are We to The Last of Us? What Real Science Says About Mind-Controlling Fungi
Fiction’s deadliest fungus gets a reality check. We put The Last of Us under the microscope to see if a cordyceps-style outbreak could ever jump to humans—and how close we might actually be.
October 16, 2025 1:46 am
Budget Showdown: Stranger Things Season 5 vs Avengers: Endgame — Who Spent More?
Netflix is going supernova on Stranger Things Season 5, reportedly spending $400–$480 million on the eight-episode final run — eclipsing Avengers: Endgame’s $356 million budget by more than $100 million and vaulting the series into the ranks of the most expensive TV ever.
October 15, 2025 5:01 am
X-Men Star Evan Peters Ready to Sprint Back as Quicksilver—and Finally Unpack His Origin
The headline moment wasn’t the finale—it was the starting gun. Expect deeper dives, bigger discoveries, and uncharted territory ahead.
October 14, 2025 9:20 am
VisionQuest Trailer Teases Marvel's Boldest Spin-Off Yet
Marvel lit up New York Comic Con with the first trailer for VisionQuest, the WandaVision spin-off from creator Terry Matalas that brings Paul Bettany back as Vision. Also known as Vision Quest, the Disney+ series arrives next year, with the debut footage teasing the synthezoid’s next chapter.
October 12, 2025 3:41 pm
Squid Game The Challenge Vs. The Original: How Close Does Netflix’s Reality Show Get to Lee Jung-Jae’s Hit?
Squid Game: The Challenge yanks Netflix’s megahit into the real world, restaging Red Light, Green Light, Tug of War, and the honeycomb trial on sprawling sets patrolled by pink-jumpsuited guards.
October 11, 2025 10:36 am
Jumanji Returns: Next Adventure Begins Filming This November
Roll the dice: a new Jumanji starts production in November, with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan back for another adventure.
October 11, 2025 6:28 am
Tron: Ares Brings Legacy Full Circle — Setting the Stage for Tron 4
Tron: Ares hits theaters and finally reveals its ties to Tron: Legacy—while powering up the path to Tron 4.
October 10, 2025 3:14 pm
Ghost of Yotei Defies Boycotts to Become Japan’s Best-Selling PS5 Game Ever
Ghost of Yotei, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, has stormed Japan, smashing PS5 sales records to become the console’s best-seller to date—just days after its October 2 launch and despite pre-release controversy and boycott calls.
October 10, 2025 12:59 pm
Tron: Ares Ending Explained: The Real Reason Jared Leto’s Ares Hunts a Legacy Hero
Jared Leto dives into the Grid in Tron: Ares, racing to seize Kevin Flynn’s fabled Permanence Code—the key to crossing from code to reality—as he hunts for the missing mastermind Jeff Bridges.
October 10, 2025 11:19 am
Tron: Ares Producers Reveal Jeff Bridges Was Never Off the Grid — He Is the Franchise
Exclusive: Justin Springer and Emma Ludbrook say Jeff Bridges was non-negotiable for Tron: Ares — the legacy spark that rewires the Grid.
October 10, 2025 10:55 am
Battlefield 6 Launch Live: Top Patch Notes, Pre-Launch Tips, and Unlock Times
Lock and load: EA’s flagship FPS is primed for deployment, with the next chapter imminent.
October 10, 2025 8:00 am
Stay or Go? Spoilers on the Tron: Ares Post-Credits Scene
Tron: Ares sneaks in a final jolt after the credits—an electrifying stinger loaded with clues, callbacks, and a bold setup for the franchise’s next chapter. Here’s what it really signals and why it matters.
October 10, 2025 5:23 am
Tron: Ares Set to Smash Box Office Projections Despite Mixed Reviews
The box office heats up as Tron: Ares charges toward a $50 million debut despite mixed reviews, Variety reports, leading a crowded weekend where Roofman and Kiss of the Spider Woman jostle for audience attention across genres.
October 9, 2025 12:08 pm
Jonathan Majors Hints at MCU Return: Could Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom Take Down Kang in Secret Wars?
Jonathan Majors stokes rumors of a Kang the Conqueror comeback, dodging confirmation but teasing that the multiverse keeps the door wide open.
October 9, 2025 10:54 am
The Tron Twist That Made Gillian Anderson Say Yes to The X-Files
Anderson lands a key role in Tron: Ares, powering up the franchise’s third chapter.
October 8, 2025 12:08 pm
