75 episodes

Do you love fan theories? We do. We love them so much that we called up the creators of your favorite movies to get the inside-story, and confirm or deny the greatest fan theories out there! Our guests include legendary writers and directors like Jack Epps Jr (TOP GUN, TURNER AND HOOCH), Mark Pellington (THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, ARLINGTON ROAD), Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK, OBLIVION, TRON: LEGACY), Michael Miner (ROBOCOP), Adam Green (HATCHET, FROZEN), Hans Bauer (ANACONDA, TITAN A.E.), Jim Fall (THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE) and more. We take deep-dive looks at these films, examine fan theories, explore alternate readings, collect facts and trivia, interview the writers and directors, and finally we present our podcast to you! So have a listen and find out once and for all what the movies you love were really about!

Join Hollywood writer Leif Eric and cybersecurity professional Torvald, as we present the most spectacular fan-theories Hollywood has to offer. TV, films, video games, even conspiracy theories! We'll take the stories you think you know, and turn them on their heads!

Visit us at www.ThePopcornIsntReal.com

New episodes releasing every other Thursday.

The Popcorn Isn't Real: Fan Theory Podcast The Popcorn Isn't Real

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 16 Ratings

Do you love fan theories? We do. We love them so much that we called up the creators of your favorite movies to get the inside-story, and confirm or deny the greatest fan theories out there! Our guests include legendary writers and directors like Jack Epps Jr (TOP GUN, TURNER AND HOOCH), Mark Pellington (THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, ARLINGTON ROAD), Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK, OBLIVION, TRON: LEGACY), Michael Miner (ROBOCOP), Adam Green (HATCHET, FROZEN), Hans Bauer (ANACONDA, TITAN A.E.), Jim Fall (THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE) and more. We take deep-dive looks at these films, examine fan theories, explore alternate readings, collect facts and trivia, interview the writers and directors, and finally we present our podcast to you! So have a listen and find out once and for all what the movies you love were really about!

Join Hollywood writer Leif Eric and cybersecurity professional Torvald, as we present the most spectacular fan-theories Hollywood has to offer. TV, films, video games, even conspiracy theories! We'll take the stories you think you know, and turn them on their heads!

Visit us at www.ThePopcornIsntReal.com

New episodes releasing every other Thursday.

    THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT: Boba Fett and Darth Maul are the same person

    THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT: Boba Fett and Darth Maul are the same person

    Have you heard the story of a fallen Star Wars villain who died in the films, but returned from the dead in a TV series to become a crime-lord, taking down the syndicates in his way to rise from the ashes? You may have guessed, this is of course the story of none other than Darth Maul. Wait, you thought I was talking about Boba Fett? Well in that case, listen and learn how Dave Filoni may have ripped off Darth Maul's story from The Clone Wars to phone in a sloppy and baffling season of The Book of Boba Fett! So sit back, have a happy Star Wars day, and May the Fourth be with you!
    Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

    • 1 hr 27 min
    THE MANDALORIAN: Disney Recycled a cancelled Boba Fett movie

    THE MANDALORIAN: Disney Recycled a cancelled Boba Fett movie

    Did you know that Disney greenlit, began production on, and then suddenly scrapped a feature-length Boba Fett film? And directly after that, they started work on a new TV show about a very familiar-looking armor-clad bounty hunter making his way in a galaxy far far away, they called it The Mandalorian. Or... was it The Bobalorian? Today we embark on an epic quest to figure out what Disney has done to Boba Fett and why they have done it. And along the way we'll learn about everyone's favorite silent background-characters, Dengar Roth and Rothgar Deng! Or are they in fact one and the same??
    Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

    • 1 hr 19 min
    SEINFELD - THE PIE: Audrey the Nazi poisoned Jerry's pie

    SEINFELD - THE PIE: Audrey the Nazi poisoned Jerry's pie

    Happy Pi Day! To honor this special occasion, we're going to answer the biggest mystery in all of Seinfeld. Why wouldn't Audrey eat the pie? Was it because she was really a Nazi named Eva? Was she trying to murder Jerry all along? So sit down, enjoy some pie, and have a great Pi Day and always remember, the pie is real!
    Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

    • 43 min
    DR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: This didn't happen

    DR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: This didn't happen

    What if Dr. Strange didn't actually travel through the multiverse at all? What if there were no incursions, no Illuminati, no superheroes dead at the hands of Wanda Maximoff? It was all a horrible dream, a nightmare of madness and desperation, carefully crafted and placed into the head of Dr. Strange by none other than The Scarlet Witch herself. All for the sake of vengeance against the man who took everything from her. So dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with us, as we take on Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness!
    Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

    • 1 hr 19 min
    TREMORS and FOOTLOOSE with writer S.S. Wilson: They woke the worms with their dancing!

    TREMORS and FOOTLOOSE with writer S.S. Wilson: They woke the worms with their dancing!

    We need to talk about a small town named Bomont where music is outlawed, and dancing is forbidden. Why, you might ask, would any city make dancing an arrestable offense? Maybe because if they dance, the vibrations will awaken the beasts underground, and gigantic sandworms will burst out and eat everyone! We're absolutely delighted to be joined by S.S. Wilson (creator of Tremors, father of all Graboids) who will help us expose the hidden connection between Footloose and Tremors!
    Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

    • 52 min
    A CHRISTMAS CAROL: They conned Ebenezer Scrooge out of his fortune

    A CHRISTMAS CAROL: They conned Ebenezer Scrooge out of his fortune

    Merry Christmas, one and all! Have you ever actually read the most classic Christmas novel of all time, A Christmas Carol? There's more to it than meets the eye. We don't believe in ghosts, but we do believe in nefarious scammers, who were out to take ol Ebenezer Scrooge for all he was worth! Listen as we prove that the 4 ghosts that visted Scrooge that night were in fact mortal men, actors under the employ of his Nephew Fred, in a plot to scare Scrooge out of his mind and steal his fortune!
    Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

    • 1 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Dereleaked88 ,

Take the Popcorn

The Popcorn Isn’t Real has all the basics down for a solid film podcast: passion for movies, entertaining conversation, insightfulness, etc. However, the premise of focusing on fan theories including the more insane ones is what really sets this show apart. It’s simple yet so creative that I’m sort of jealous I didn’t think of it. As brothers, the hosts have a great rapport, and the show in general is easy to listen to. Subscribe now!

BrittyMJohnny ,

Impress your movie buff friends

Love this podcast for giving me a peek into so many movies I had heard about but didn't really know well. I feel like I at least have a little background to talk about some of the movies I may not have seen with my friends, and it's added a few great movies to my must-see list! Highly recommend for entertainment lovers.

smccarty84 ,

So good!

Just found this podcast! So glad I did! If you like films and fan theories this podcast for you! Check it out!

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