MOVIES

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Disney’s long-awaited Tron: Ares hit a speed bump over the weekend, opening to a modest $60.5 million worldwide, including $27 million from international markets. The film, directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, marks the latest entry in Disney’s 43-year-old cyber saga — but despite high anticipation, it fell short of pre-weekend projections.

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A new era of chills and thrills is on the way for fans of R.L. Stine. The beloved master of children’s horror, best known for his Goosebumps and Fear Street series, is set to see his latest work, Stinetinglers, brought to life as an animated series. The adaptation will be produced by Limestone Animation, a brand-new animation and digital studio based in Ontario, Canada.

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The 2025 BFI London Film Festival opened with flair, wit, and a touch of Southern charm as Daniel Craig and director Rian Johnson brought the world of Benoit Blanc back to the big screen with the rapturously received premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

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Prime Video has unveiled first-look images for The Mighty Nein, the upcoming animated series from Critical Role and Titmouse. Based on the second campaign of the global phenomenon Critical Role, the show follows a ragtag group of fugitives and outcasts who must put aside their differences when an arcane relic known as The Beacon falls into the wrong hands. Their quest to protect it quickly escalates into a battle to save not just the realm, but reality itself.

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Michael Mann’s long-anticipated follow-up to his 1995 crime classic Heat is finally moving forward, with Heat 2 now shifting from Warner Bros. To Amazon MGM Studios. The transition marks a major step for the long-gestating project, which has been in development since Mann published the novel adaptation in 2022.

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