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2021 was the year of brand new heroes. First, WandaVision came along and introduced the world to Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau before The Falcon and the Winter Soldier paved the way for a new Falcon in Joaquin Torres. Loki brought both Kid Loki and Sylvie into the picture, and Black Widow invited Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova along for the ride. It wasn’t until Hawkeye, however, that the biggest of the bunch landed: Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop....

After multiple delays, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will finally arrive in theaters on September 3, 2021, and it will serve as the first Phase 4 entry that will receive an exclusive theatrical release. The film is set to introduce Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) as the MCU’s Master of Kung-Fu while also featuring the debut of the real Mandarin who will be played by Tony Leung. Alongside Liu and Leung, Shang-Chi will also banner a stacked Asian ensemble, including the likes of Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Meng’er Zhang, Ronny Chieng, and Doctor Strange’s Benedict Wong....

Scarlett Johansson ended her MCU journey during Black Widow, but it seems that the actress is not done with Marvel Studios just yet. The award-winning star made her Marvel debut as Natasha Romanoff during 2010’s Iron Man 2, helping out Tony Stark against Justin Hammer and Whiplash. After her impressive stint in the sequel, Johansson assembled with the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in 2012’s The Avengers. ADVERTISEMENT Johansson continued her MCU tenure after the Joss Whedon-directed movie, starring in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame....

First mentioned by Tilda Swinton’s The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, the multiverse didn’t see much action in Phase 3 until Avengers: Endgame . This came through when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were forced to travel to alternate timelines and reverse what Thanos had done in Avengers: Infinity War. Soon enough, fans were expecting more from the multiverse, only to have it teased by Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio and his fake backstory in Spider-Man: Far From Home....

As it stands, there’s much to come in the already well-established Marvel Cinematic Universe. Phase 4 is set to kick off later this fall with Black Widow , followed by a couple of MCU Disney+ series drops such as The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision . Ideally, some of these projects would already be out, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Marvel Studios’ extensive agenda has been repeatedly pushed back....

Marvel Studios is set to open up its 2022 theatrical run with Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will debut worldwide on May 6, 2022. With Raimi leading the way alongside behind-the-scenes stars like writer Michael Waldron and composer Danny Elfman, this sequel looks to effectively change the MCU in a big way upon its release. With the movie still about four months away, the Marvel team has plenty of work to do to make sure Doctor Strange 2 lives up to its potential....

Wonder Woman 1984 is taking Diana Prince to the totally rad ’80s. In Gal Gadot’s first solo outing, Wonder Woman took on World War I. Now, fans will be able to get a glimpse of what Diana Prince was up to almost thirty years before she meets Superman or Batman. Initially set to release in late 2019, Wonder Woman 1984 was then pushed back to June 2020. Unfortunately, the coronavirus outbreak put the world at a standstill in late March, and the Wonder Woman...

The film industry has been heavily impacted by the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Marvel is one of many companies to have fallen victim. Last month, Marvel was forced to push back the majority of its Phase 4 slate , with Black Widow being delayed from May to November 6, 2020. In addition to this, all filming has been halted indefinitely for current film and Disney+ productions, including...

The Coronavirus is without doubt unlike anything the world has ever seen before. With nearly the entire world population under some form of quarantine until further notice , all non-essential businesses have been shut down for over a month and people are only leaving their homes if it is absolutely necessary. The movie industry in particular is facing its darkest period ever with movie premieres either delayed or pushed to home releases and...

At the beginning of July, Spider-Man: No Way Home toys were posted online. The merchandise revealed two new suits for Peter Parker in the upcoming film: the Integrated Suit and the Black and Gold Suit. Funko Pop! Toys also revealed another look at Zendaya’s MJ, Jacob Batalon’s Ned, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. The first look at Strange was particularly interesting as the Sorcerer Supreme was dressed in winter boots, holding a snow shovel, and had the Eye of Agamotto around his neck....

Well, this pleasant, sitcom-fueled, happy-suburban-life journey that Wanda has brought viewers on has come to an end. Not only has it ended, but it concluded without a single mention of Mephisto or an appearance from Doctor Strange. Viewers weren’t even left with a new Quicksilver! If the finale was anything, it was certainly surprising. Without further ado, here’s The Direct’s final spoiler review on the finale of WandaVision : “The Series Finale....

Our great holiday May the 4th draws ever nearer, and with it comes the debut of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The next project from Lucasfilm Animation is set to premiere on Star Wars Day with a 70-minute special , followed by weekly releases every Friday thereafter. Fans were formally introduced to the Bad Batch squad in The Clone Wars Season 7’s arc of the same name, which found the experimental clone unit teaming up with Captain Rex and Anakin Skywalker to rescue the lost trooper Echo - now a full-time member of the team....

Lucasfilm is set to continue its loaded 2022 lineup of Star Wars projects with Obi-Wan Kenobi, scheduled for release on May 25. After years of anticipation, fans were just treated to a Death Star blast of promotional material. A new Entertainment Weekly cover and accompanying photos were released for the series, shortly followed by the debut of the stunning teaser trailer.Featuring first looks at live-action Inquisitors, Uncle Owen confronting the new villain Reva, and depictions of the sad life Obi-Wan is living as a hermit on Tatooine, the marketing has provided fans with plenty to chew on until the final trailer drops....

After taking a week off from in-universe content, the MCU will be back in action next Friday with the anticipated release of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes are about to team up on a wild ride, quickly bringing a new level of hype back to MCU fans worldwide. Continuing from the end of the Infinity Saga, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier...

The Real Meaning Of Elon Musk And Grimes’ New Baby’s Name Twitter By Maria Scinto/May 5, 2020 3:04 pm EST Even in the midst of chaos and turmoil, life goes on, and just yesterday the world welcomed its newest baby billionaire, a child born to Elon Musk and his girlfriend Grimes. While Musk didn’t do the typical celebrity “new baby” big Instagram reveal, he did respond to questions about the baby from his approximately 12 zillion Twitter followers by first announcing “Mom and baby all good,” then revealing the gender (“Boy”), sharing a few pics (including one of him holding the baby that luckily did not break the internet, despite a tweet from a Musk fangirl that implied it might), and finally revealing the name, which – we kid you not – Musk says is “X Æ A-12....

Martha Stewart says she admires Chip and Joanna Gaines Larry Busacca/Getty Images The incident came up in a January 2020 appearance Stewart made on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Again, Stewart affirmed that she did know who Chip and Joanna are. “No, it is not true and Chip made a big story about it,” she said. “I knew exactly who they are. I admire them, I admire what they’ve done....

Hilarie Burton’s Christmas movies are mini One Tree Hill reunions David Livingston/Getty Images Christmas movies are also the gift that keeps giving for One Tree Hill fans. Us Weekly says holiday movies give Hilaire Burton a chance to get old friends together and that holiday moviemaking is “an exercise in figuring out which of your friends is available and is right for the part… we’re just so lucky that when we call, people love the genre....

Warning — This article contains spoilers for WandaVision . After taking a week off, WandaVision' s commercials are back. ADVERTISEMENT To stay true to its television format, the Disney+ series has created era-specific advertisements for made-up products in Wanda Maximoff’s hex. The first two commercials directly referenced two past characters from the MCU, who had a significant impact on Wanda’s upbringing. The third one was a bit more obtuse , but ultimately added to the ongoing narrative of trauma that underlies Westview through an overt allusion to HYDRA....

Thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s inclusion in the Walt Disney Company, the franchise has the incredible opportunity for inclusion at Disney’s numerous expansive theme parks all over the world. As the series continues to grow both in theaters and on Disney+, the parks are working to catch up to that success by including Marvel Studios’ biggest heroes as part of their attractions for guests to enjoy. In the last few years, the Tower of Terror at Disneyland’s California Adventure was re-imagined into...

What Happens To Your Body When You Eat Fast Food Shutterstock By Micki Spollen/Oct. 21, 2016 9:49 pm EST We’ve all been there: starving, way past hangry, and convinced your stomach is starting to digest itself. And then you see it out of the corner of your eye, like a desert mirage: the unmistakable golden arches of a McDonald’s. In a last ditch effort to save your sanity, you whip through the drive-thru and house a Big Mac and large fries faster than you can blink....