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Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
Castelion, a hypersonic missile startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has raised a $1 billion Series C funding round at a $13 billion valuation, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle and JP Morgan Chase. The California-based company aims to manufacture hypersonic weapons more cheaply and quickly than established defence contractors, and the fresh capital arrives as…
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Apple TV’s Bonkers Sci-Fi Series Officially Levels Up With Massive Season 2 Update
Apple TV’s sci-fi series Murderbot, based on the Hugo and Nebula award-winning novellas and starring Alexander Skarsgård, has significantly expanded its Season 2 cast with 25 new additions. The news comes after months of limited updates on the follow-up season, following the show’s full-episode release across the first half of 2025. It joins a growing…
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Chuck Saftler, Top TV Acquisition Executive & FX Veteran, Leaving Disney After 32 Years
Chuck Saftler, one of Disney’s most senior television acquisitions executives, is leaving the company after a 32-year career that began at FX before its merger with Disney. His departure marks the end of an era for FX, where he was the network’s longest-serving employee and had been part of its founding team, and reflects a…
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How to open the Temple Vault in Stone Sanctum in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4
This is a Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 gameplay guide explaining how to unlock the hidden Temple Vault at the Stone Sanctum point of interest (POI). The vault is easy to miss, as players must first locate two invisible Temple Vault keys before they can access a secret lower level containing valuable loot. To find…
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How an Indie Studio Convinced ‘Naruto’ Creator, TV Tokyo to Let Them Make Franchise’s First Official Digital Cards App (EXCLUSIVE)
Sekai, an indie studio based in Paris and Tokyo, has launched “Naruto Ninja Cards,” the first officially licensed digital card-collecting app for the “Naruto” anime franchise, in partnership with Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo. The free-to-play app, released worldwide on Thursday, lets fans collect the series’ characters as cards, unlock exclusive artwork and take part in…
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Arctic power play gives top US adversary new opening with Russia as US stakes grow
China has launched a regular seasonal container shipping service to Europe via Russia’s Arctic north coast, in a move analysts say signals a deepening strategic and commercial partnership between Beijing and Moscow in a region Washington increasingly regards as critical to US security. Although the route remains modest in scale for now, China analyst Gordon…
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Film and TV Spending Dropped In New Mexico. But There’s a Silver Lining
New Mexico’s film and television industry, once a major beneficiary of the Peak TV and Streaming Wars boom, has seen production spending fall sharply since the 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes prompted studios worldwide to scale back big-budget scripted projects. The state, home to hits like Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Stranger Things, is…
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Ron Perlman joins Lily James in Amazon MGM horror film Seasons
Ron Perlman has joined the cast of Seasons, a horror thriller directed by Drew Hancock for Amazon MGM Studios, taking a role alongside Lily James and Jack Reynor. The casting rounds out the lead ensemble for a film moving towards a September 2026 production start in Ireland, and comes as Perlman also prepares to reprise…
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NITA STRAUSS Returns For Seventh Season Performing With LOS ANGELES RAMS; To Be Joined By Husband JOSH VILLALTA On Drums
Guitarist Nita Strauss is set to begin her seventh consecutive season performing at Los Angeles Rams NFL games, extending one of the best-known crossovers between rock music and professional American football. This year the arrangement gains a new dimension, as her husband and manager, drummer Josh Villalta, will officially join her on stage during games,…
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Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny Lived Together To Prep for Beef S2
A short Collider video interview features Charles Melton discussing preparation for the second season of the Netflix series Beef, revealing that he and co-star Cailee Spaeny lived together while getting ready to reprise their roles. Melton also touches on one of his character Austin’s quietest scenes, explaining how minimal dialogue or action can still convey…