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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been confirmed to close out the storytelling chapter of this latest iteration of the team, but details on how they will bid farewell are still being kept under wraps. Directed by James Gunn, the MCU threequel will showcase the return of the fan-favorite cosmic team of heroes, including the likes of Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord and Dave Bautista’s Drax. The Guardians’ next mission is unknown, but Avengers: Endgame teased that their main goal is to search for Zoe Saldana’s Gamora somewhere in the galaxy....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe fandom is currently on cloud-nine with so many pieces of big news to take in. Recent weeks have given the mind-blowing news of castings for Alfred Molina and more in the untitled Spider-Man 3 , along with bunches of behind-the-scenes looks from that movie along with Marvel’s new projects set to premiere on Disney+. Hawkeye on Disney+ has had its fair share of incredible publicity as well, thanks to photo confirmation that Hailee Steinfeld will be taking on the role of Kate Bishop, as has been reported for months....

What is metabolism? Shutterstock Metabolism is simply a collection of chemical processes in the body that allows for us to stay alive, grow, repair our bodies, and reproduce. All of these bodily functions, called the basal metabolic rate, require calories from food. Exactly how many calories depends on our age, sex, and size. But, regardless of what people may lead you to believe, you don’t actually have a huge amount of control over the speed of your metabolism because most of the energy burned is by innate functions such as breathing, thinking, making hormones, repairing cells, or making the heart beat....

Returning from vacation in Hawaii Getty Images While they weren’t technically out of the White House yet, the Obama family went to Hawaii over the winter holidays during their final vacation in the White House and returned to Washington D.C. after the New Year. While some choose to travel in their athleisure finest, Sasha and Malia still managed to be somewhat fashionable, even while traveling such a long distance. Malia stepped off the plane in an all-black, comfortable outfit with great shoes and a maroon coat, her hair pulled back into a slightly-messy ponytail, elevated with a twist on the side of her head....

With Spider-Man: No Way Home out of the way, all eyes are on Benedict Cumberbatch’s next adventure as everyone’s favorite sorcerer: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film is set to be Strange’s first solo outing since 2016, but he’s far from alone. Elizabeth Olsen will be returning as the Scarlet Witch alongside Benedict Wong’s Sorcerer Supreme. Also along for the ride? Newcomer Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez. The project recently received its first trailer, showcasing what seems to be quite an insane journey for the MCU’s first true Multiversal adventure....

Spider-Man is one of the MCU heroes who shows great promise in the post-Infinity Saga era. Marvel Studios cast Tom Holland in the role when he was just 19 years old, giving the actor the chance to grow along with the character, a prospect that is clearly all too exciting for the now-24-year-old Holland. When Spider-Man aka Peter Parker was just starting out in his superhero career, he was swinging around the streets of Queens, New York in a makeshift Spidey suit that he created himself....

Marvel Studios kicked off 2021 with the Disney+ series WandaVision, which showed Elizabeth Olsen taking Wanda Maximoff on her journey to become the Scarlet Witch after losing Vision in Avengers: Infinity War. Next year, Olsen will kick off the MCU’s theatrical run with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as she combines her magic with that of the Sorcerer Supreme. Details for the Doctor Strange sequel’s plot have been kept under wraps since principal photography ended, although the team is currently in the middle of intense reshoots....

Eternals has hit theaters and delivered an entirely new roster of characters into the MCU. And while this movie certainly tells one of the most complex stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it also provides a potential jumping-off point for some of the biggest Marvel names in history. Eternals introduces a new level of the intergalactic hierarchy the MCU has been building for the past decade. This is hardly the first time audiences have been given a look into space through the stories of these characters....

In 2008, Marvel shocked the entire comics world with Secret Invasion . Created by Brian Michael Bendis, the storyline revolved around alien shape-shifters called Skrulls who slowly infiltrated Earth as they successfully replaced key heroes and leaders of the world. The eight-part series sent shockwaves into the Marvel universe and gave birth to the famous tagline, “Who do you trust?” sending both the heroes and readers in a turmoil of doubts and trust issues....

Black Widow has been released in theaters and Disney+ to positive reviews from fans and critics. The prequel film will, for now, be the last outing for Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff. The journey of Black Widow as a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a long one, and she has been there since the beginning when she debuted in Iron Man 2. Although, upon reflection from some producers at Marvel Studios, some aspects of her introduction could have been done without the unnecessary objectification....

After a lot of waiting and patience, the first two trailers for Spider-Man: No Way Home have now been released, offering a comprehensive look at the heroes, villains, and general story of the sequel. With a botched spell set to unlock the doors to the Multiverse, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker will need all the help he can get as he takes on returning Spider-Man villains, including Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Sandman, Lizard, and Electro....

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are now two weeks away from the worldwide debut of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which will put Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, Zendaya’s MJ, and others into a literal Multiverse of trouble. With five confirmed villains coming back from past Spider-Man movies and rumors of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield joining the fray, hype is building to something beyond a fever pitch. This movie has served as the source of more fan theories than nearly any MCU outing, the first of which came to light more than a year ago when Jamie Foxx and Alfred Molina joined the ever-expanding cast....

The Best Romcoms On Netflix You Can Watch Right Now Netflix By Julie Sprankles/Oct. 10, 2018 10:45 am EST Not to sound trite but, to quote Burt Bacharach, what the world needs now is love. Sweet love, to be precise — and that includes in our Netflix queues. There’s no better way to spend an evening than by curling up on the couch with someone you love (or at least like a lot) to watch a romantic comedy....

This is the day! After months of agonizing speculation and waiting, The Mandalorian Season 2’s first official trailer is finally here! In classic Lucasfilm fashion, the trailer and poster for the upcoming season were released unexpectedly on a whim this morning, just in time to coincide with the Disney+ launch in several European countries. ADVERTISEMENT This is a first for The Direct, as we’ve yet to get a major Star Wars trailer until this point....

Who is paying for this massive home? Walt Disney Pictures Anne Hathaway’s awkward teen character, Mia Thermopolis, lives in one of the most expensive cities in the United States: California’s San Francisco. Even back in the early 2000s, rent in the area did not come cheap, which leaves us wondering how a single mom could afford the converted firehouse that she and Mia live in. It’s a pretty spacious home, and, considering that Mia’s mom had to trade two paintings to buy her daughter a 1966 Mustang that doesn’t even run, well, it’s safe to say that she’s far from wealthy....

The MCU is looking to expand mightily on the cosmic side of its story with entries like 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, which will mark the first time any hero has had a fourth solo movie in the franchise. While its release was delayed a couple of months due to Marvel Studios’ recent shift, the summer blockbuster will still be a massive event for fans as the God of Thunder makes his long-awaited return....

On June 23, 2015, Disney and Sony Pictures announced that Tom Holland was taking over the Spider-Man mantle from Andrew Garfield. Holland was only 19 years old at the time he was cast as the MCU’s first web-head. Now, he is filming his sixth movie produced by Marvel Studios as Peter Parker. Six months after Disney’s announcement about Holland, they released their first Star Wars film since acquiring Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to embrace the multiverse in a big way, and WandaVision appears to be the leading the charge in that front. After a slow start, the hit Disney+ series is now giving fans several game-changing revelations that will define the landscape of the monumental franchise once all is said and done. The Elizabeth Olsen-led show has already introduced the MCU’s newest superhero in the form of...

Now that WandaVision is over, cast and crew are finally able to share their full thoughts on the process of the story’s creation and release, as well as express their desires for the future of the show’s characters. With nine episodes dipping into multiple time periods and genres, there is certainly a lot to discuss. ADVERTISEMENT THE MAGIC OF WANDAVISION In an interview with The New York Times , Kathryn Hahn, who plays...

Blayke Busby was excited to be a big sister then Instagram Any parent would be worried at how their older children would adjust to having a new baby around. But for the Busbys, those concerns were even more intense as their only daughter Blayke would have to get used to having not one additional sibling, but five younger sisters. However, in the It’s a Buzz World blog, Danielle Busby explained that Blayke loved her little sisters from the moment she met them....