Andor Finale Gets Record Breaking Runtime The Direct

Andor is approaching its finale, and a new update may have revealed its record-breaking runtime, as it closes out the first season of the hit Star Wars Disney+ series. Runtimes for both Marvel and Star Wars series under the Disney+ umbrella are varied ever since the streaming service’s launch. Among all MCU shows, Hawkeye has the longest finale runtime of 62 minutes while She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s final episode earned the record for the shortest with a length of 35 minutes....

October 31, 2022 · 3 min · 466 words · Christopher Schiel

Black Widow Rachel Weisz Teases Pig Experiments In Marvel Movie

Promotion for Black Widow is in full swing, with interviews and promotional videos leading up to its release. However, despite earlier leaks and character descriptions, not much of Vostokoff has actually been shown in trailers. So, in a recent interview, Weisz was asked to talk more about her character, which surprisingly involved pigs. RACHEL WEISZ’ MELINA EXPERIMENTS ON PIGS Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, actress Rachel Weisz was asked whether she was given a list of topics off-limits to discuss regarding Black Widow, which she confirmed exists, but that she “lost it:”...

October 31, 2022 · 2 min · 421 words · Colleen Young

Disney Reveals Expansion Into 48 New Countries Territories

Disney+ highlights a massive content library featuring content from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, National Geographic, and Disney. The House of Mouse’s streaming service has experienced stellar growth in terms of subscriber count over the years, mainly due to the consistent launch of new content every month. The streamer is home to much-talked-about MCU projects such as WandaVision and Loki as well as Star Wars’ perennial live-action series, The Mandalorian. After successfully launching in the United States, Disney+ gradually rolled out across several countries....

October 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1739 words · Samuel Castile

Doctor Strange 2 Writer Gets Honest About Online Leaks It S Cool

Over the past couple of years, Marvel Studios has been at the center of the growing “leak culture” that’s permeated the world of entertainment and cinema. This notably happened more than a year ahead of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s debut, and most recently, this trend made its way back into the public eye with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Considering how many massive cameos and plot points made Doctor Strange 2 what it is, Marvel Studios did everything in its power to stop fans and scoopers from finding out about spoilers before the film’s debut....

October 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1742 words · Michael Charbonneau

Doctor Strange 2 Writer Reveals Why Kang Didn T Appear The Direct

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is in theaters now and with it, all of its secrets are finally on the table. The Multiversal sequel has been the talk of the town for some time, as its potential for reality-bending insanity seemed high from the get-go. The Sam Raimi-directed MCU blockbuster had been touted as being packed with hidden cameos and golden tidbits for the future of the franchise, so anticipation was high....

October 31, 2022 · 6 min · 1191 words · Jean Dial

Don Cheadle Teases How Avengers Endgame Sets Up Iron Man Disney Spin Off Armor Wars

One of the announced Marvel Studios Disney+ series that fans know the least about is Armor Wars. The famous comic book by the same name features Tony Stark’s Iron Man and James Rhodes’ War Machine seeking out people who the superhero hadn’t realized had been using his technology for their destructive suits. The series is said to be similar to this storyline, taking place after Avengers: Endgame where the secrets of Stark’s technology will leak into the wrong hands—something that would easily make the late superhero roll in his grave....

October 31, 2022 · 7 min · 1451 words · Mary Norris

How Black Panther 2 S Script Changed After Chadwick Boseman S Death

Hollywood’s blockbusters are shaped and molded by the events of the outside world, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a perfect example of this. The Black Panther follow-up was set to be another Marvel Studios sequel until the untimely passing of star Chadwick Boseman shook the movie-making world. With the death of Boseman came a number of big questions for Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler as well as creative brass at Marvel Studios....

October 31, 2022 · 4 min · 779 words · Matthew Pineda

How The Humble Potato Rescued Europe From Impending Doom

When explorers brought potatoes back from the Andes, Europe was able to reverse its population decline and establish greater food security. The potato is generally thought of as a humble tuber. It costs little in the grocery store, has a very subtle flavour, a smooth, almost boring consistency, and lacks the vibrancy of other root vegetables, like beets and carrots. But the fact is, the humble potato is a heavy hitter....

October 31, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · Maria Fosberg

How To Celebrate A Green Valentine S Day

The size of one’s carbon footprint is not usually a major concern on this romantic holiday, but it can be mitigated with advance planning. Do you have a lover to entertain on February 14th? Although your mind will likely be elsewhere as you celebrate this day of romantic love, there are ways in which you can maintain your TreeHugger standards simultaneously. Take what you want from the following suggestions, which are meant to describe an ideal scenario for turning your love green – not from envy, but from eco-friendliness!...

October 31, 2022 · 2 min · 375 words · Matthew Butler

Marvel S Eternals Director Ships Shuri Namor In The Mcu

Eternals director Chloe Zhao just gave her review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, hyping up the relationship between Shuri and Namor.Black Panther 2 had a huge impact on the MCU fandom upon its November 11 debut, giving the franchise a new hero in Letitia Wright’s Shuri after Chadwick Boseman’s tragic passing. On top of seeing the young princess develop as a leader and a hero, fans saw her develop an interesting relationship with the sequel’s main villain, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor the Sub-Mariner....

October 31, 2022 · 3 min · 545 words · Larry Thompson

Marvel S Kevin Feige Isn T Counting Chickens Before They Hatch With Moon Knight Disney Show

Marvel Studios has really been in love with the newest weapon that Disney has added to their arsenal: Disney+. This year alone has already included four different MCU-related streaming series on the service, with another set to launch later this year. WandaVision even won some Emmys. 2021 was only the beginning of the expansion that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige began with Wanda and Vision’s flagship show. Thanks to these new series, the MCU has a leveled-up Wanda, a new Captain America, the introduction of Kang the Conqeuror’s first Variant, and an animated exploration of the Multiverse....

October 31, 2022 · 6 min · 1070 words · Lawrence White

Marvel S Shang Chi Leak Reveals New Mandarin And Villain Details

Marvel’s Phase Four is set to introduce plenty of new heroes to the MCU including Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Iron Heart, and Shang-Chi. While most of the new character will debut in Disney+ series, Shang-Chi will take top billing in a blockbuster Kung Fu flick this September. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will see the titular hero take on the MCU’s mysterious terrorist organization that made its debut at the very beginning in Iron Man....

October 31, 2022 · 8 min · 1635 words · Patricia Vega

Marvel Shuts Down Blade Reboot Production Amid Issues Behind The Scenes

At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Marvel Studios rocked the venue and the world by announcing that Mahershala Ali would join the MCU for a new reboot of Blade, the classic supernatural vampire-hunter. But more than three years after that announcement, Eric Brooks’ first MCU solo outing has had more than its fair share of troubles even getting off the ground thanks to a number of behind-the-scenes issues.These first came to light when the studio lost director Bassam Tariq, with Mahershala Ali also expressing frustration with how production was progressing over the last few months....

October 31, 2022 · 4 min · 656 words · Guadalupe Plessinger

New Dc Movie Slate A Lot More Planned Out Than Marvel Phase 1 Claims James Gunn

The DCU is going to be different from the MCU in multiple ways, according to DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn.Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters is the title of the first wave of projects under the new DCU created by Gunn and Peter Safran. The pair recently revealed 10 projects within this first chapter, which include films such as Superman: Legacy and The Brave and the Bold, and even HBO Max programming like Paradise Lost and Lanterns....

October 31, 2022 · 4 min · 693 words · Michael Wesley

New Ms Marvel Video Spoils Return To Avengers Endgame Location

What’s so great about Ms. Marvel is that she offers something for almost everyone when it comes to representation in the Marvel universe. Between Kamala Khan’s race, culture, gender, age, superhero fandom, or even just her difficulty fitting in, there’s truly a reflection of everybody in this character, and Ms. Marvel looks to be exploring all of these elements in-depth. Ms. Marvel appears to be placing emphasis on her superhero fandom, with her famous obsession with Carol Danvers’ Captain Marvel being particularly represented....

October 31, 2022 · 4 min · 844 words · Delores Wildman

Samuel L Jackson Gave Ms Marvel Star The Best Advice The Direct

MCU veteran and Nick Fury actor Samuel L. Jackson gave Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani one word of advice that she has taken to heart ever since.Vellani made her MCU debut in the Ms. Marvel Disney+ series, which showcased the origin story of how Kamala Khan gained her cosmic powers and started making her dreams come true of becoming a superhero.At only 19 years of age when the series aired, the actress became the youngest lead in an MCU project....

October 31, 2022 · 4 min · 831 words · Gerald Martin

See Staghorn Coral Grow In Hypnotic Time Lapse

Staghorn corals are some of the most important reef builders on Earth, boasting more than 150 species and accounting for roughly 20 percent of all reef-building corals alive today. Like other stony corals, they create external “skeletons” of calcium carbonate, an energy-intensive task that requires help from symbiotic algae. The success of staghorns is partly due to their lightweight skeletons, which often grow quickly enough to outcompete other corals for sunlight, a resource demanded by their photosynthesizing algae....

October 31, 2022 · 3 min · 569 words · Charles Vega

She Hulk Season 2 Marvel Actor Addresses Return Prospects

A She-Hulk actor commented on his Disney+ role and whether he would return for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season 2 and beyond. The MCU may be a superhero franchise, but part of its genius is that it explores various genres, and one of the best examples is She-Hulk.The premise of a Disney+ legal-comedy series allowed for various comedic superhero cameos, and one of the most memorable was Eugene Patilio’s Leap-Frog, played by Brandon Stanley....

October 31, 2022 · 4 min · 667 words · William Keller

The Big Awful Truth About Biodegradable Plastics

Contrary to what their name suggests, a comprehensive new UN report on marine plastics confirms that most plastics labeled as biodegradable don’t break down in the ocean. We’ve all seen the photos; the grim images of marine animals tangled up and tortured in the plastic chaos of our detritus. Some estimates put plastic pollution as the cause of death for 100 million marine animals every year, while a study from Imperial College London last year concluded that plastic will be found in 99 percent of seabirds by 2050....

October 31, 2022 · 3 min · 442 words · Kevin Walker

Timber Towers Trending In Toronto

77 Wade Avenue is the latest made from trendy Nail-Laminated Timber. Every few months, members of the green building community get together on Toronto’s Wade Avenue for High Performance Design Meets Boots on the Ground, looking out from Propeller Coffee at a big empty lot. In not too long we will be looking at a big green building, 77 Wade Avenue, designed by Bogdan Newman Caranci. As Hines and Michael Green demonstrated in Minneapolis with the T3, tenants love the old industrial post-and-beam look....

October 31, 2022 · 2 min · 393 words · Jeff Garcia