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Now that the movie *Weapons* is available to rent and buy, I recently interviewed the director. While we spent most of our time talking about a character named Aunt Gladys and how she almost made it into the film, I started by asking about how the movie might influence Halloween costumes in 2025. The director won’t be able to see the costumes himself – he’s currently filming a new *Resident Evil* movie overseas – but he’s excited for people to dress up. He shared with me,

John lives a typical life with his parents and three siblings. He’s a promising young goalkeeper, good enough to attract attention from a talent scout. However, he’s also developing a strange condition: he uncontrollably blurts out swear words at the worst possible times. This leads to frequent trips to the headmaster’s office for punishment, and his mother, Shirley Henderson, makes him eat his meals by the fireplace instead of at the table because of his habit of spitting.

I have to say, *Interstellar* didn’t fully click with everyone when it first came out. But looking back, over a decade later, it’s really cemented itself as one of Christopher Nolan’s most impressive films. The sheer ambition of it – the science, the scope, everything he was trying to accomplish – is finally getting the recognition it deserves. There’s one scene in particular that really captures how much more appreciated *Interstellar* has become since it premiered back in November 2014.

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So: Sequel. (Duh.)

Fans have been waiting for Scorpion to appear in *Spider-Man 4*, and he’s now set to battle Spider-Man. A recent social media post from actor Mando suggested Scorpion’s classic green suit would be featured, promising an exciting fight. Now, we’re getting our first glimpse of Mando in the costume on set.

According to Variety, Bradley Cooper is in negotiations to join Margot Robbie in a new movie that will serve as a prequel to the 2001 film *Ocean’s Eleven*. Lee Isaac Chung, the director of *Twisters*, is also working on the project. The film is set before the events of the original *Ocean’s Eleven*, which starred Brad Pitt and George Clooney, and will be set in Europe during the 1960s—a departure from the Las Vegas setting of the first movie. Chung has taken over directing from Jay Roach, and Carrie Solomon is writing the screenplay.

An Instagram post gave fans a first look at a poster for *A Minecraft Movie 2*, announcing it will be released in theaters on July 23, 2027. Jared Hess is returning to direct the sequel, and he’s also co-writing the script with Chris Galletta. The original *Minecraft* movie surprised everyone by earning nearly $1 billion around the world earlier this year.

Disney’s 2010 animated film, *Tangled*, was a critical and commercial success that many feel deserves more recognition. Recent news from Deadline confirms that a live-action remake is back in development. Michael Gracey will continue to direct, and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson has written the screenplay. The biggest surprise is reports that Scarlett Johansson is being considered to play the villain, Mother Gothel.

Star Trek: Voyager lasted for seven seasons. Despite its run, one episode stands out as particularly frustrating: Season 2’s “Resolutions.” This episode gave fans what they’d been hoping for since the very beginning of the show, but the payoff was incredibly short-lived, lasting only a single episode and leaving many viewers disappointed.