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To say that Spider-Man: No Way Home is the biggest movie of the year could now be construed as a massive understatement. With a promotional tour that didn’t officially start until late August 2021, fans have spent the better part of the year finding out about various characters that are coming back from past movies while learning just how big this film will be. That all came before the first two trailers took the MCU fandom by storm and showed how truly spectacular Spider-Man’s third MCU solo outing will be....

Marvel Studios are well-aware of the marketability of “What If?” scenarios, and that extends far beyond the upcoming animated series of the same name. Months, years, and sometimes even decades after a film’s release , new content from the cutting room floor surfaces. Whether that be in the form of unused concept art , behind-the-scenes bloopers, or fully-edited scenes that did not make the final cut, Kevin Feige and company have always been known to pepper social media platforms with nuggets of MCU past....

Gemini Traits That Are Making You A Bad Friend Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/March 31, 2020 5:04 pm EST If you are a Gemini, that means you were born under the sign of the celestial twins and that you may have a tendency towards… well, being kind of hard to pin down. We wouldn’t say Geminis are two-faced (that’s so harsh!), but let’s just say that they let both their Jekyll and Hyde sides come out to play sometimes....

The superhero genre has historically had an interesting relationship with the gaming world. Despite seemingly being perfectly suited for the AAA gaming treatment, many heroes have often been neglected in the past as the industry continually returns to reliable favorites like Spider-Man and Batman. However, the genre’s representation in the gaming space has shown some major improvements in recent years as Marvel releases blockbuster titles for the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and two different Spider-Men....

Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for the series premiere of Loki. In the opening minutes of Marvel Studios’ latest, sure-to-be-a-hit streaming series Loki, audiences flash back to the events of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame which has in turn flashed back to the Chitauri invasion in 2012 seen in the first Avengers film, through the use of time travel. ADVERTISEMENT As seen in Endgame, having just begun their self-titled Time Heist, the Avengers have traveled back to various points and locations in time in order to collect the six Infinity Stones and undo Thanos’ culling of half of life in the universe....

Marvel Studios’ venture into storytelling through Disney+ is quickly turning into an overwhelming success, starting with WandaVision and continuing with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . The latter of the two took fans back to the grounded world after Avengers: Endgame , putting Bucky Barnes into the real world with his mind restored while pitting Sam Wilson on his journey to become Captain America . The heroic duo faced their fair share of adversaries throughout the course of this show’s six episodes, including the likes of U....

What If…? is set to showcase a wide array of alternate storylines set within the confines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a good chunk of them involves bonkers ideas that essentially change the outlook of some well-established heroes and villains of the franchise. Several instances include Peggy Carter becoming a super-soldier known as Captain Carter, T’Challa as the new Star-Lord, and the MCU debut of Marvel Zombies. However, there are still other storylines that have yet to be unveiled from the show’s marketing such as the heavily-teased installment revolving around Samuel L....

For several years, Marvel TV and Netflix teamed up to produce a line-up of more mature heroic series including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, which culminated in the blockbuster team-up The Defenders. After a well-received introduction in the Daredevil’s second season, The Punisher was even spun out into his own series. Over the past few years, since the series were all canceled as the television was absorbed into the big-screen studio, fans have been calling for the street-level heroes to join the wider MCU....

The film side of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to arrive in November 2020, starting a jam-packed run of eight new movies in just over two years. On top of everything already set in stone, there are also a number of projects that have been announced with no release date attached, leaving fans unsure whether they will be in Phase 4 or come later on. While projects like Blade and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol....

Marvel Studios is currently readying their next surefire hit MCU series for Disney+. Ms. Marvel , which stars newcomer Iman Vellani as the Carol Danvers fangirl and embiggening superhero and is set to drop on the streaming platform in late 2021. The series follows teenager Kamala Khan in what is meant to be a super-powered coming-of-age story. Kamala, in the comics (and most likely in the MCU) is an Inhuman, an individual with special genetic potential that is unlocked when exposed to mist made from Terrigen crystals....

Lucasfilm and Disney are in the midst of a massive popularity spike at the moment thanks to Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. The franchise’s immediate future is bright after such a positive reaction to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s recently released first trailer, which brought McGregor back to his iconic role for the first time in 17 years. That trailer found a way to keep most of the series’ secrets hidden while giving fans a look at the former Jedi Master in his latest adventure during his exile on Tatooine....

Black Widow marked a massive milestone for the MCU. Not only was it Scarlett Johansson’s first solo film for her Avenger, but it was also the very first film under the Marvel Studios banner to receive a hybrid release both in theaters and on Disney+. In total, Black Widow made $135 million over the course of its opening weekend, a number that includes both box office and Premier Access streaming earnings....

Berry cauliflower smoothie Shutterstock One of my personal favorite breakfasts is a smoothie, regardless of the season or temperature outside. Smoothies are a great way to pack in a bunch of nutrients in a small space, often without even noticing they’re there. There are so many great smoothie add-ins like greens, protein powders, nut butters, maca root, cacao powder, acai powder, fruit, and other veggies, like cauliflower. Yes, cauliflower! Cauliflower is packed with nutritional benefits, like boosting heart and brain health, making it a great vegetable to have on hand!...

Warning — This article contains spoilers for The Suicide Squad. James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad has been released into a swarm of praise from fans and critics alike. Having achieved one of the highest Rotten Tomatoes ratings of the comic book genre, it’s safe to say most critics are loving this film, and the fan reception seems to be just as positive. ADVERTISEMENT There is no doubt that the Guardians of the Galaxy director has masterfully crafted a perfect ensemble flick, but does it live up to the highest regarded films in DC history such as Christopher Nolan’s award-winning Dark Knight trilogy and fan-favorites like Wonder Woman or Aquaman?...

Season 2 of The Mandalorian thrilled fans with its steady stream of character cameos from various Star Wars films and series. In addition to the finale episode’s surprise cameo, showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni tackled the challenge of bringing animated Star Wars characters to live-action for the first time this past season, including Ahsoka Tano and Bo-Katan Kryze from both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels...

The Biggest Hurdle Born This Way’s Producers Had With Casting YouTube By Phoebe McRae/May 7, 2020 2:38 pm EST A&E’s Born This Way is one of the most heartwarming series you’ll ever watch. The Emmy-award winning show — which follows seven young adults with Down syndrome as they navigate life, jobs, relationships, and more — has impacted people all over the world. Thanks to the series, a light was shone on those with Down syndrome in a way that’d rarely been seen before....

Belly buttons naturally grow inwards or outwards Shutterstock Referring to an “outie” belly button, Jennifer Shu, M.D., FAAP, an Atlanta pediatrician, co-author of Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality, and spokesperson for American Academy of Pediatrics, told Real Simple, “The skin just chooses to grow in an outward direction rather than inward.” Dr. Curtis Cetrulo, Jr., a plastic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, agrees, explaining to NBC News that the amount of space between the skin and the abdominal wall often determines which way your belly button will grow....

Lola Consuelos was given the appropriate moniker Instagram Naming kids is tough at the best of times, but when you’re a high-profile star competing with the celebrity baby names like Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter) and Slate (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp’s daughter), it has to be even more daunting. Thankfully, with Michael, Joaquin, and Lola Consuelos, it seems Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos weren’t bothered trying to give their kids the most, er, interesting names possible....

The Truth About The Red String Of Fate Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Dec. 10, 2019 11:01 am EST We are all drawn to the idea that there is just one person for us out there, and different cultures have different names for the person who we feel we are fated to meet. For some, that person is a twin flame or a soulmate. For the Hindu, there is the “lehnu” — or the soul which karma dictates you continually cross paths with....

The Untold Truth Of Birthmarks Shutterstock By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Aug. 29, 2019 9:33 am EST Birthmarks can be found on over 80 percent of babies, according to BabyCenter. These marks are either present at birth or develop within a few months of a baby being born. If, like most people, you have a birthmark, it’s probably not something you have given much thought to. Birthmarks are quite normal and very common, after all, so there’s a good chance you often forget that you even have one....