

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Direction
Spielberg finally doing pure spectacle again
Visual Effects
The Shining sequence is genuinely unhinged
Production
IP licensing miracle that'll never happen again

Director
Steven Spielberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spielberg refused to reference his own films except one brief Jaws nod—apparently even he has limits on self-indulgence.
The film accidentally predicted Meta's entire embarrassing trajectory; Zuck watched this and thought 'yes, this is what people want' instead of 'this is a cautionary tale about corporate VR hellscapes.'