Mufasa Didn't Explain A Key Part Of Scar's Backstory Before The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion Kingexplores Mufasa and Scar’s backstory years beforeThe Lion King, filling in a few gaps and including new reveals, but one aspect of Scar’s story is left out. Although theLion Kingprequel is titled after Simba’s father and framed around his story, Scar’s origin story is also a key component that the 2024 film explores. This meant diving deep into the brotherhood that Mufasa and Taka felt, although they are not biological brothers....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Gina Montes

One Piece Anime Announces Return Date Following Extended Hiatus: What You Need to Know

After an extended hiatus lasting several monthsOne Piece’sanime has officially confirmed that it will return onApril 6th 2025. The news came from the franchise’s Jump Festa 2025 panel after a flurry of big news items includingFranky’s new voice actor,and the confirmation ofa newOne Piecemovie from series creator Eiichiro Oda. One Piecefans have been eagerly awaiting the anime’s return ever since it went on hiatus. The hiatus began during the series' Egghead Island arc, proceeding with a remaster of the Fishman Island arc and a beloved experiment inOne Piece: Fan Letter....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Douglas Davis

Pokémon TCG Pocket: Tips To Complete The Genetic Apex Deck

Pokémon TCG Pockethas taken the card game world by storm, but it’s starting Genetic Apex Decks days are numbered. It has been confirmed that the next set of cards will be released in January, making it much harder to complete the Genetic Apex Deck. In total, thereare 226 cards in the base set,with a further 60 rare additional versions of cards. This includes all of the Genetic Apex Items, which can prove vital to winning battles,...

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 924 words · Savannah Villarreal MD

Reacher Season 3 Confirms The Franchise's 10-Year Cameo Tradition is Officially Dead

Warning: Major spoilers for Reacher season 3, episode 8 “Unfinished Business” below!Reacherseason 3 confirms that creator Lee Child is done making surprise cameos. On paper,Lee Child’sJack Reacherbooksare an incredibly unlikely success story. The British author created the hulking drifter after being unexpectedly fired from his job with UK channel ITV during the 1990s, and he decided to write a book in the aftermath. 30 novels, two movies, and three TV seasons later, Child’s decision clearly paid off....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Catherine Walker

Richie’s 7 References From Movies & Famous People In The Bear Explained

FX’sThe Bearoffers a gritty look into the human condition through the eyes of the masterminds behind the most ambitious restaurant in Chicago, and throw show is filled with pop culture references, many of which come fromCousin Richie. The Emmy-winning series takes a deep look at each of its characters, developing everyone’s backstories, personal interests, and idiosyncrasies as it progresses. A fan and critic’s favorite is certainlyThe Bear’s Richie “Cousin” Jeremovich(Ebon Moss-Bacharach), whose often abrasive personality masks a deep emotional core with unique pop culture interests....

June 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1737 words · Jennifer Johnson

Roblox: All Active Anime Vanguards Codes (March 2025)

Robloxhas many different game modes, including a new tower defense mode,Anime Vanguards. In this mode, you must defend your base from enemies while using characters from well-known anime shows such asNaruto, Dragon Ball Z,andSolo Levelingto fight antagonists from these series. These familiar characters can be randomly unlocked through Banners in the game using Gems. ManyRobloxpromotional codescan be used to gain additional Gems for these rolls, Trait Rerolls, and Super Stat Chips, which are items that reroll a unit’s stats or substats....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Jason Smith

Star Trek Brings Back Captain Picard’s TNG Enterprise Like Generations Never Happened

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 7 - “Fully Dilated"Star Trek: The Next Generation’s USS Enterprise-D and Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) are back inStar Trek: Lower Decks, and apparently,Star Trek Generationsnever happened for this version of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s (Patrick Stewart) Galaxy Class starship.Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, episode 7, “Fully Dilated,” continues the USS Cerritos' mission of plugging holes that lead to otherStar Trektimelines.A new rift in dimensional space briefly brings an alternate universe purple USS Enterprise-D into the Prime Timeline....

June 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1228 words · Kayla Wagner

Star Trek In 2025: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Star Trek's First Movie In 9 Years & More

Star Trekis streamlined in 2025, but the franchise will boast a new streaming movie and the return of Paramount+’s new flagshipStar Trekseriesto celebrateStar Trek’s 59th anniversary. With the pending sale of Paramount to Skydance and the evolving state of streaming,Star Trekhas tightened its belt. Compared to 2022, when fiveStar Trekseries premiered a new episode nearly every Thursday on Paramount+,the streamer has only twoStar Trekprojects slotted for 2025, but both are highly anticipated....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 773 words · Emily Gardner

Star Wars' Shocking New Planet Shows What's Wrong With The Jedi & The Sith: Skeleton Crew's At Achrann Explained

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew episode 4.Star Wars: Skeleton Crewjust introduced audiences to another new planet, but highlights what was really wrong with the Jedi and Sith. Even though the crew still haven’t found their homeworld,Skeleton Crewepisode 4 continues to build the mystery that surrounds At Attin, and why it’s so hidden from others in the galaxy. While a few questions have been answered, new ones surrounding At Attin’s connection to other planets have emerged - particularly that of the planet where the newest episode ofSkeleton Crewtakes place....

June 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1159 words · Pamela Harvey

Star Wars: How Han Solo's New Look Makes Leia's Pregnancy All the More Tragic

A newStar Warscomic is coming this May from Marvel Comics, and it features a new design forHan Solo. The cover and variant cover forStar Wars#1, set to release on May 7th, 2025, showcases a new look for everyone’s favorite scruffy-looking nerf-herder. No longer “scruffy,” exactly, Han Solo’s new design is perfect for where his character will find himself afterReturn of the Jedi. Written by Alex Segura and penciled by Phil Noto, theupcomingStar Warsserieswill be set after the end ofReturn of the Jediandfocus on the beloved characters from the original trilogy: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, and Han Solo....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Stephanie Jones

Star Wars: The Knights Of Ren & 9 Other Canceled Concepts From The Sequel Trilogy

These 10Star Warsconcepts from the sequel trilogy were truly exciting, but each of them was unfortunately dropped. TheStar Warssequel trilogy was a controversial addition toStar Warsmovies and TV shows, to say the least. In fact, many still consider the sequels to be amongStar Wars’worst movies. While there wereproblems with the sequel trilogy, the movies also introduced a number of thrilling ideas. In addition to brand-new concepts such asthe Force Dyad, which remained integral to the plot, the sequel trilogy began a series of storylines that were ultimately abandoned....

June 26, 2025 · 10 min · 2099 words · Madison Williams

Stardew Valley Fan Has Great Advice For Players Who Despise Pierre

TheStardew Valleycommunity’s collective hatred for Pierre knows no bounds butone player has a simple solution for anyone who doesn’t want to support the greedy shopkeeper. Pierre has grown somewhat of a negative reputation amongstStardew Valleyplayers not least of all because of his tendency to resell the Farmer’s crops while passing them off as his own. His negative attitude towards his daughter Abigail and his attack on Morris have all but solidified the perception that he’s simply not a very nice man....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Marc Velasquez

Studio Ghibli Releases Statement After Fake Legal Warning Following Explosion In AI-Imitation Art

Studio Ghibliis in every headline right now, and for once it’s not because of their groundbreaking movies. This week, OpenAI updated its services to provide newimage-generation tools, giving the world the ability to make Studio Ghibli art at home. Up until now, Studio Ghibli has kept quiet about the situation, but now that is over. The company has released a statement with regard to the AI debacle, but rather than the issue itself, the studio is discussing the fake legal documents going around about the situation....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Gary Wood