OMG so this has devolved into a massive conspiracy theory thread
1985’s “Cocoon” — the Ron Howard movie where a group of senior citizens stumble onto alien pods in a swimming pool that emit a mysterious life force, making them young and strong again.
In 2025, the big news cycle is full of chatter about Ozempic-like anti-aging drugs, plasma transfusions from young donors, and billionaires funding longevity labs.
In “Cocoon,” the aliens store themselves in glowing pods under the water, radiating energy that rejuvenates the elderly.
In 2025, biotech startups are building bioreactors — glowing, pod-like devices filled with genetically modified stem cells — and selling “rejuvenating plasma” treatments to ultra-wealthy clients.
The pods in the film are nearly identical to the tanks seen in leaked photos from certain longevity labs (the ones that “don’t officially exist”).
The “Antareans” (the aliens in Cocoon) claimed to be “retrieving their own” — but the real message, according to this conspiracy, was that human elites would one day retrieve “life force” from younger generations to extend their own lives.
In the movie, the alien caretaker is called Walter.
One of the major funders of plasma-based longevity tech today? Walther Biogenics (that’s actually a real small firm if you “look hard enough”).
Coincidence? Or breadcrumb?
