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Almost all MCU fans know the score by now: 2019’s Avengers: Endgame releases a few months ahead of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which would be intended to cap off Marvel Studios’ grand, twenty-three film Infinity Saga. It’s all well and good until one considers the marketing minefield Sony Pictures and Marvel found themselves in around this time. Of course, Endgame contained massive spoilers for moviegoers (The population-erasing Blip, Tony Stark’s demise)....

Marvel Studios is hard at work preparing about two dozen projects for release in theaters and on Disney+ over the next couple of years, many being sequels for establshed properties from the MCU’s Infinity Saga. Included in this bunch is Captain Marvel 2 , which will mark the arrival of a new superhero trio coming together for the first time. Brie Larson will return for her third outing in the franchise as she joins forces with Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris,...

Spider-Man: No Way Home, by almost all accounts, is a rollicking success! The Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios threequel has officially passed a billion dollars at the global box office and captured the hearts of both critics and fans alike. What’s more, most agree that the film is a sincere love letter to Spider-Man as an enduring film character. The film sees a variety of villains from Marvel’s past (Including Jamie Foxx’s Electro and Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin from the previous incarnations of the live-action Spider-Man franchise) enter the MCU as a result of a Doctor Strange-cast spell gone wrong....

When Solo: A Star Wars Story hit the big screen in May 2018, the film was treated to a disastrous box office response. The second Star Wars spinoff was riddled with production issues, having seen the firing of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller halfway through principle photography, and the budget was nearly doubled when Ron Howard completed filming. Solo proved to be a costly expenditure for Lucasfilm and Disney, as the meager box office returns led to the first Star Wars flop....

There are few things on the planet bigger right now than Spider-Man: No Way Home. The MCU Spidey threequel is the biggest movie since March 2020 and potentially one of the biggest ever if its opening weekend numbers are anything to go by. The Multiversal adventure delivered in bringing back villains from past Spidey movies and having them all going up against Tom Holland’s wall-crawler. Amongst this rogues gallery were Alfred Molina’s Otto Octavius, Willem Dafoe’s Norman Osborn, and Jamie Foxx’s Max Dillon (aka Electro)....

Stunning French Baby Names You’ve Never Heard Of Shutterstock By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Sept. 10, 2018 3:19 pm EST The world is in love with all things French, from the food to the cuisine and especially to the language. What is it about French that makes it so elegant and refined? It belongs to a category of languages known as the Romance languages, and is widely considered to be the language of love....

On April 26, 2019, Marvel Studios came to theaters worldwide with arguably the most massive film in cinematic history: Avengers: Endgame . Unofficially closing out the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Infinity Saga, the fourth Avengers film quickly became a pop culture phenomenon. The film event of the year shattered box office records almost daily, joining Avengers: Infinity War as the MCU’s second movie to hit $2 billion at the box office. When all was said and done, it became the highest-grossing movie of all time with nearly $2....

Getting ready to test Shutterstock To figure out your true skin tone, you need to look more than skin-deep. While the surface color of your skin can change with sun exposure, reactions to medication, or medical conditions like rosacea, your skin tone is actually determined by the undertones that come through. This confusion about undertones versus surface color is why sometimes we pick out foundation or powder that looks great in the tube but clashes horribly once we try it....

George and Amal Clooney Getty Images George and Amal Clooney were definitely the most fashionable couple at the royal wedding, with Amal looking absolutely stunning in a mustard yellow custom Stella McCartney dress and matching fascinator, complete with a bejeweled veil. George didn’t go with quite as bold of a color choice as his wife, but he did match her in a light grey suit and a light yellow tie. The pair was given a prime vantage point for the ceremony, sitting in the quire with the royal family....

The Truth About Eyelash Lice Shutterstock By Phoebe McRae/Jan. 21, 2020 10:27 am EST In late 2019, ABC 7 News reported that there was an increase in the presence of “lash lice” in those who wear eyelash extensions. The news outlet said the main reason was lack of eyelash extension hygiene, which can lead to a build-up of bacteria where the critters can make themselves at home. Everyone is (likely) familiar with head lice, which makes this headline even more alarming....

Things You Should And Shouldn’t Do When Cleaning Ear Piercings Shutterstock By Garri Chaverst/Dec. 9, 2019 1:39 pm EST Why is it that every time we go to get a new piercing (be it a rook piercing, a conch piercing, or just a regular lobe piercing) we seem to get care information that conflicts with every other piece of advice we’ve been given? Gone are the days when we’d go to Claire’s and be handed a giant bottle of cleaning solution and sent on our way....

Television pays Scott Halleran/Getty Images In February 2019, Page Six released an internal memo from NBC confirming who would be taking over for Today cohost Kathie Lee Gifford. The memo read: “We have some exciting news to share with you this morning. …Jenna will officially start her new role in April after we bid a fond farewell to Kathie Lee Gifford.” As the memo outlined, Hager had already been working on the show for nearly a decade and had become “a fixture” in the NBC family....

Presentation is key Shutterstock A bloody mary ought to be an eye-popping showstopper—it’s not clear shots in a little tiny glass or a tall glass of brown ale—so celebrate the drink by serving it up right. First, pour some celery salt onto a plate, and then gently rub a lemon or lime wedge (or both) all along the edge of a pint glass. Make sure not to do this too hard, however—just enough to get the citrus essence onto the rim....

As Marvel Studios’ debut Disney+ series, WandaVision proved MCU storytelling has a place on streaming as well as the big screen. While the groundbreaking show paved the way for other Marvel series like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, and even the MCU’s first animated show What If…?, WandaVision’s success also led to its own spin-off featuring its standout supporting star - Kathyrn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness. ADVERTISEMENT In the show, Agatha Harkness pretended to be Wanda’s nosy neighbor Agnes while secretly investigating Wanda’s magical abilities....

WandaVision has started the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next phase with an exciting, twist-filled series that is proving to be one of the most talked about shows on television. The Marvel Studios spin-off is employing the same week-to-week release model as other Disney+ projects like The Mandalorian , which the showrunner has revealed was not known at the time of the series’ development . ADVERTISEMENT However, the weekly schedule has allowed fans to fully dissect and discuss every new entry over the last few weeks, coming up with new theories as to where the show may be headed next, and it seems that even a...

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is one of many DCEU projects set to hit theaters next year. The Batman, The Flash, and Black Adam are all set to bow in 2022 as well, but it’s Jason Momoa’s next adventure that fans seem to know the least about. What is known by audiences is how Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Patrick Wilson are returning as Black Manta and Ocean Master, respectively. ADVERTISEMENT...

Fan theories have run wild since Julia Louis-Dreyfus appeared as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode, “Truth.” Especially regarding her intentions for John Walker and whether they involve joining a government-sponsored Avengers team or The Thunderbolts . Before the finale, Wyatt Russell discussed his desire to work with Julia Louis-Dreyfus again in the future. Russel said, at the time, “I think people are going to think one thing and get a little bit of another,”...

Bath Bomb Ingredients You Should Avoid Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Dec. 3, 2019 3:49 pm EST They’re colorful. They’re fizzy. They smell like a party in a tub. So how can bath bombs possibly cause problems? While the thought of soaking in a warm tub with a dissolved bath bomb gives you a fuzzy feeling, doing it could actually leave you feeling less than ideal, whether you grab them from Bath & Body Works or a boutique shop....

It’s a well-known fact at this point that Disney doesn’t pay much of anything to the original creators of their most famous characters, such as Bucky Barnes. However, it’s been revealed that it has either given a measly $5,000 check or not paid at all. The estate of Jack Kirby, famed comic book artist, writer, and editor for Marvel, had similar issues and “sued Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from [Kirby’s] comic creations....

Less than one week remains until the Marvel Cinematic Universe returns to theaters with its 26th movie, Eternals. Following Marvel’s long-standing race of immortals from the comics, this new film has the opportunity to push the boundaries of MCU storytelling in a post-Infinity Saga world while introducing a new cast of characters to fans. The movie’s promotional tour is in full force as Marvel Studios looks to get fans excited for the MCU’s latest theatrical addition....