Warning: Spoilers follow for Episode 6 of The Acolyte.

The Acolyte's latest episode sparked intrigue among fans as Qimir unveiled a scar that could connect him to an unexpected character.

Episode 6 of The Acolyte raised unsettling questions about identity and destiny while also revealing more about Qimir, aka The Stranger, and his mysterious past. Osha awoke on an "Unknown Planet" with Qimir and took the opportunity to get to know him better, with one exchange seeing her probe about a prominent scar on his back.

Warning: Spoilers follow for Episode 6 of The Acolyte.

The Acolyte's latest episode visited an "unknown planet," but Star Wars fans think they have already identified the location.

Move over, Bazil — Star Wars fans have potentially tracked down the mystery spot where Qimir and Osha are stationed during Episode 6. The title card on the screen referred to it as an "Unknown Planet," but viewers saw glimpses of luscious green land, rocky cliffs, and deep dark caves — one of which seemed riddled with Cortosis.

Wicked and Gladiator 2 have become the internet's new Barbenheimer, as the two movies now share the same release date.

Universal's film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked recently had its release date pulled forward to November 22, the same day as director Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2 comes out, and it didn't take long for the internet to see a golden opportunity for the two movies to be watched back-to-back as an unlikely double feature.

The viral sensation that was Barbenheimer celebrated the same-day release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer last year, and it seems cinemagoers are trying to recreate another two-movie marathon with memes, mash-ups, and more surfacing online as people make plans for Wicked and Gladiator 2.

me and the girls going from gladiator 2 to wicked on november 22 pic.twitter.com/DJCmAKcidV

— zoë rose bryant (@zoerosebryant) July 1, 2024

me showing up to the theatre on November 22 for a Wicked Gladiator double header#PumpRules #VanderpumpRules pic.twitter.com/SWKqSAr5w1

— T (@teewatterss) July 1, 2024

Wicked and Gladiator 2 coming out on the same day pic.twitter.com/mDlIhK1ugm

— Ryan Aguirre (@aguirreryan) July 2, 2024

5 tickets for GLADIATOR 2 and WICKED please pic.twitter.com/ktc4ldkROI

— shea (@sheanorling) July 2, 2024

Me on November 22 when I double feature Wicked & Gladiator 2: pic.twitter.com/jJ3cG0h7Me

— Jillian🫧 (@JillianChili) July 1, 2024

Wicked & Gladiator 2 coming out on the same day: pic.twitter.com/giSrm0aiN6

— Jillian🫧 (@JillianChili) July 1, 2024

Barbenheimer, of course, is a portmanteau of Barbie and Oppenheimer, but the nickname for the latest cinematic double bill is proving a little trickier for people to agree on. There has been everything from "Gladicked" to "Glicked" suggested, but "Wickiator" seems to be the top choice and the one the majority are going with.

“This Thanksgiving, prepare to get GLADICKED down” https://t.co/6EoTW8Gbwb

— Will Mavity (@mavericksmovies) July 1, 2024

Gladiator 2 & Wicked being released the same day = Wickedator 😂💀 https://t.co/U36u6C33eP

— Christian Cortave (@CCortave24) July 2, 2024

Okay I’m throwing out names:
-Wickiator
-Gladicked
-Widiator
-Glicked#Wicked #Gladiator2 pic.twitter.com/QGMP8U6LPc

— Kyle Arking 🟧(he/him) (@ArkingKyle) July 1, 2024

ok wicked and gladiator are releasing on the same day how are we branding this - i think it’s “Wickiator”

— ⪽mily (@culturedemily) July 1, 2024

Barbenheimer walked so Wickiator could run https://t.co/xdbxROzysM

— Kristin (@Kristin_Stahlke) July 1, 2024

Wickiator hive!!!!! pic.twitter.com/cNrXNs7ePc

— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) July 2, 2024

Wicked, the musical fantasy film about the witches of Oz, stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual emerald-green skin who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a bubbly blonde gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

Gladiator 2, on the other hand, returns to Rome several decades after the events of its predecessor, with a story that focuses on Paul Mescal's Lucius, Connie Nielsen's son from the first film who is now an adult and ready to fight as a recent set of first-look images saw him go up against Pedro Pascal's Roman general Marcus Acacius.

Wicked and Gladiator 2 both arrive in theaters on November 22 — the same month as Paddington in Peru, Moana 2, and more.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Acolyte's fifth episode! If you haven't already, be sure to check out IGN's review of The Acolyte: Episode 5.

The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland has confirmed Episode 5 includes an intentional nod to Kylo Ren but says fans will have to wait and see to find out what it means.

Just in case anyone was in doubt, Headland told Inverse that the Kylo Ren Easter egg spotted by eagle-eyed viewers in the fifth episode of The Acolyte was a deliberate reference. "It is there on purpose, but I can't tell you why, and I can't go into what it is," she said, urging viewers to keep watching as she coyly added: "You shall see."

The eyebrow-raising moment came towards the end of the last episode when the newly unmasked Master approached a wounded Osha, and fans heard Kylo Ren's theme music from the Star Wars sequel trilogy playing in the background, prompting fan theories about whether the villainous character is a Sith Lord or a Knight of Ren.

While the status of The Master, now known as The Stranger (or "Darth Teeth" in some circles), is unclear, it sounds like future episodes will reveal more about the Kylo Ren connection. Some believe The Master is himself the apprentice of Darth Plagueis, made famous by Palpatine in Revenge of The Sith. The Acolyte is set at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the Skywalker Saga, and so fans reckon it will lead into and potentially explain the events of Episode 1, 2, and 3.

Headland also warned that the second half of the season will be "darker" than the first, leading up to the show's "emotional" finale on July 16.

"There's more action; there's more lightsabers. It's got a lot of the stuff that we've already had, but if there's anything different about the second half of the season, it's darker. It gets increasingly more emotional," she shared. "[The characters] are going to start making moves that are going to inform an endgame, and I think that always ends up being pretty emotional at the end of the season or the end of any story."

The fifth episode was the most action-packed chapter so far. It featured an epic lightsaber battle between the Jedi and The Stranger, who was able to shut down his opponents' weapons using his armor. Headland confirmed this was due to Cortosis — a metal that is not only resistant to lightsabers but also briefly shorts them out.

"Cortosis was such a great new element, and I had always thought of it as such a cool thing to incorporate... There's also a limited resource of it, which is why he doesn't have a whole suit of armor, and it only works for maybe a minute," she explained, saying there would be "other Legends stuff" to discuss after the finale.

With three episodes of The Acolyte remaining, there are lots of jigsaw pieces still to slot into place, but the story threads are starting to come together. IGN called Episode 5 an "exciting and brutal episode" in which "The Master is unleashedand unmasked, leading to thrilling and shocking results that truly upend the series."

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.

Director Ridley Scott has revealed he "was never told or asked" about the original sequels to Alien but feels he "should have" returned for them.

The acclaimed filmmaker directed the 1979 horror classic Alien, which spawned three sequels helmed by three different directors. Scott chalks this up to not having the option to make those sequels himself, as he claims nobody ever approached him about expanding the Alien franchise, or for that matter, Blade Runner, at the time.

"I'm the author of two franchises. Most directors in Hollywood — certainly, let's say, at my level — don't let that stuff go," he told Vanity Fair. "But I did Alien as my second movie, so I didn't have much choice. And Blade Runner was my third movie. So, I had no choice because I had very tough partners. It was kind of 'Welcome to Hollywood.'"

"I was slow out the starting gate," Scott continued. "I should have done the sequels to Alien and to Blade Runner. You change over the years. At that time, I didn't want to go through it again. So Jim Cameron came in — and then David Fincher — on Alien." He added, "I was never told or asked [about sequels]. You can imagine I wasn't happy."

Scott returned to helm 2012's Prometheus and 2017's Alien: Covenant, though he admitted last year that he regretted his decision to take the reins on the second Alien prequel film when he had the option to direct Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to his 1982 sci-fi classic, which ended up being helmed by Denis Villeneuve.

"I shouldn't have had to make that decision," Scott told Empire last year. "But I had to. I should have done Blade Runner 2."

Despite some missed opportunities, Scott is still involved with both franchises. He is executive producing Blade Runner 2099, a live-action series that takes place 50 years after Villeneuve's movie sequel, and he is also one of the producers on Alien: Romulus, a film set between the events of Alien and Aliens, directed by Fede Álvarez.

Scott has also returned to the director's chair for the much-awaited sequel to his Roman epic Gladiator, which hit theaters 24 years ago. Gladiator 2 will arrive on November 22, with Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Joseph Quinn, and Denzel Washington featured on its star-studded cast.

Paramount Pictures revealed five minutes of footage of Gladiator 2 behind closed doors at CinemaCon in April. Check out IGN's coverage to find out what was shown.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.