Tron: Ares (With Screenwriter Jesse Wigutow), The Last Frontier (With Jason Clarke), and a News Catch-Up

On the October 15, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, discuss Tron: Ares and present an interview with one of that film’s writers, and talk about the new Apple show The Last Frontier and present an interview with that show’s star, Jason Clarke.

(~01:30) In The News:

• https://deadline.com/2025/10/minecraft-2-release-date-1236574896/
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will be released in theaters nationwide for the first time ever
• Netflix has announced a Peaky Blinders sequel. There will be two new seasons, with each consisting of six 60-minute episodes.
• https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stranger-things-5-runtimes-first-four-episodes-1236551797/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/1995109/m-night-shyamalan-next-tv-series-magic-8-ball/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/george-clooney-oceans-14-warner-bros-update-1236573384/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/bradley-cooper-oceans-prequel-margot-robbie-1236574659/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/tangled-scarlett-johansson-resumes-development-1236574770/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/crush-spec-john-fischer-sells-20th-century-studios-1236574771/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/knives-out-rian-johnson-break-original-script-1236582323/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/amazon-mgm-studios-united-artists-heat-2-leonardo-dicaprio-1236572358/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/clue-scripted-series-dana-fox-nicholas-stoller-board-game-1236573352/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/clue-competition-series-netflix-1236571635/
• https://deadline.com/2025/09/simpsons-new-movie-release-date-marvel-1236565221/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/jason-bateman-tom-holland-the-partner-john-grisham-movie-1236569719/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/final-destination-7-michiel-blanchart-1236569659/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/bela-lugosi-biopic-leonardo-dicaprio-in-works-universal-1236584697/

(~10:52) Tron: Ares

Tron: Ares Review: A Thoughtless Sequel With An Uncharismatic Lead But A Pretty Great Soundtrack

(~29:54) Interview with Jesse Wigutow

(~40:30) The Last Frontier

(~51:21) Interview with Jason Clarke

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