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When The Mandalorian was officially announced in the Fall of 2018, the reveal was accompanied by word that Dave Filoni would be making the jump to live-action. The creator had spent over a decade working in animation, initially serving directly under George Lucas during The Clone Wars and then spearheading Star Wars Rebels when Disney acquired the company. The first news to ever drop regarding The Mandalorian was that Jon Favreau would be the showrunner for the first ever live-action Star Wars series....

Public image has always been an important part of being a Hollywood star, and Warner Bros. is currently struggling in that area with a number of its DC actors. Not only is the studio fighting calls for Amber Heard to be removed as Aquaman’s Mera, but The Flash star Ezra Miller has stirred up their own controversy in recent months, just one year out from their solo movie’s debut. Miller was recently arrested twice in the space of only a month in Hawaii under charges of harassment and assault....

Even for how much Marvel Studios is known to have more than a handful of projects filming at the same time, the current slate is more jam-packed than ever. This includes a whopping dozen movies and shows coming out in 2022 alone, one of which being Chris Hemsworth’s fourth MCU solo movie in Thor: Love and Thunder. This film may raise the bar for ensemble casts in a solo film, even after Spider-Man: No Way Home blows the multiverse wide open....

Since Moon Knight was announced as a series on Disney+ over two years ago, some fans were skeptical of its inclusion on the streaming service. Specifically, due to Disney+ initially disallowing R-Rated content, thus restricting Moon Knight to a PG-13 rating and “neutering” the character. Many believe that the upcoming series should be more in line with Daredevil, due to the violence Moon Knight has doled out in his comics. Some have even gone as far as to directly compare his acts of violence to mass murderer Frank Castle....

That is what building out of wood and natural materials essentially is: Carbon, water and sunlight. Bruce King has written a new book, coming out in the fall, called The New Carbon Architecture, with the subhead Building Out of Sky. By this he means building out of materials that come from the sky– carbon from the CO2 in the air, sunlight and water – which, through the process of photosynthesis, are turned into plants that we can turn into building materials....

How does your brain so quickly make sense of what at first glance is nonsense? Researchers aren’t entirely sure, but they have some suspicions. Yuo cna porbalby raed tihs esaliy desptie teh msispeillgns. They think part of the reason the sentence above is readable is because our brains are able to use context to make predictions about what’s to come. For example, research has revealed that when we hear a sound that leads us to expect another sound, the brain reacts as if we’re already hearing that second sound....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had the great fortune of featuring some of the most outstanding and highly-acclaimed actors in the business. From seasoned veterans like Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Douglas, to rising superstars like Tom Holland and Brie Larson, there is no shortage of talent to bring the biggest heroes in Marvel Comics to life on the big screen. Before all of these megastars were confirmed for their roles, they had to earn them by beating out the rest of Hollywood....

With solar energy prices dropping to record lows and advancements in design soaring, more architects and developers are turning to solar for its costs savings and aesthetic appeal. As we’ll see over the next two years, some of the largest building projects in the world are integrating photovoltaics from the rooftop down to the facade. Below are just a handful we can’t wait to see completed. Apple’s Spaceship HQ Apple’s gorgeous new $5 billion headquarters in Cupertino, California, dubbed the “Spaceship,” will not only contain the largest pieces of structural glass ever made, but also one of the largest solar arrays for a corporate building in the world....

Rhinos are some of the planet’s most iconic animals, thanks largely to their hulking physiques and distinctive horns. Yet fame has done little to protect rhinos lately, as a poaching crisis has rapidly shrunk many populations of the ancient mammals. In hopes of drawing more attention to rhinos and their recent troubles — and in honor of World Rhino Day, celebrated annually on September 22 — here are a few interesting facts about these misunderstood megafauna:...

This past week, Star Wars fans were treated to not just another episode of Andor on Disney+, but a whole new animated anthology series titled Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.A spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, Tales of the Jedi is a six-episode event with a special focus on Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. While Star Wars fans have seen how The Clone Wars ends, one particular Tales of the Jedi episode revisited a key moment from Anakin’s training of Ahsoka....

Do you think of falling autumn leaves that cover your lawn and driveway as an annoying nuisance that have to be raked up, stuffed into lawn bags and hauled to the curb? If so, think again. Think of them as money in the bank, a free amendment for your garden soil. All you have to do is turn the red, yellow and gold colors of autumn into rich, dark leaf mold....

Sony’s Marvel Universe is set to take a different turn when Madame Web arrives in theaters. The upcoming film is expected to revolve around the Web of Life and Destiny, a three-dimensional construct that acts as a model of Marvel’s entire Multiverse. While the film’s plot details are still shrouded in secrecy, Madame Web’s deep ties to the Web of Life could hint that this will likely be explored. Madame Web is directed by veteran TV director S....

The Green Lantern series for HBO Max is still somewhat in its infancy with the show being relatively early in its development. That said, the creatives behind the show have big aspirations, with executive producer Marc Guggenheim saying he is approaching it with the “production ambitions of a movie.” The Direct previously learned of several key pieces of information related to the upcoming series. This included the inclusion of an all-new female Green Lantern character named “Bree Jarta”, who would join the Corps as a half-human, half-alien Lantern....

Much of the discussion surrounding Avengers: Endgame’s first anniversary last week centered on how fortunate we were that the movie was scheduled to come out last spring and not this one. There have been plenty of speculatory threads and articles all about how that scenario would have played out, and the consensus seems to be that we likely would have had to wait another year or more to see how the Infinity Saga would end....

Through the years, Sony’s Spider-Man movie universe has been growing. From 2002 to 2019, the studio has officially produced a total of nine movies centered around New York’s famous web-slinger, which includes Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man trilogy, Marc Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man reboot/sequel, the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated film, Venom, and of course, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man solo flicks in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. These films have their fair share of ups and downs throughout, but that doesn’t stop Sony from exploring other characters from the Spider-Man lore....

Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to feature a rematch between two beloved Star Wars characters: the titular Jedi Master and Darth Vader. The upcoming Disney+ series will follow the story of Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan as he monitors Luke Skywalker from afar while hiding from Vader’s Inquisitors who are trying to purge the remaining Jedi Knights of the galaxy. However, his under-the-radar status was confirmed to be halted (for a bit) due to the upcoming rematch between the two former friends....

December 2021 finished off a monumental year for Marvel Studios fans. There are several reasons for that, but one of the biggest was the return of two former Netflix Marvel characters: Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin. Many thought they’d never see the two again on screen, but thankfully, fate had other plans, and a revival of Netflix’s Daredevil is now in the works at Marvel Studios and Disney+....

The Thunderbolts movie’s cast just got a little bigger, with a new addition announced Thursday.The July 2024 film will be the last of Phase 5 and already has a star-studded cast. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Valentina Allegra de Fontaine), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Wyatt Russell (U.S. Agent), and Olga Krylenko (Taskmaster) are all confirmed to appear.Not much else is known about the upcoming blockbuster, just that it will follow this “ragtag bunch,” as they “just mess everything up....

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home is the hit event of 2021 and is quickly rising the ranks of the biggest blockbuster superhero movies of all time. With fans dying to see countless tributes to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s past web-slinger outings, not to mention Maguire and Garfield themselves, the MCU’s Spider-Man threequel somehow exceeded a level of hype that had never been seen before. No Way Home was chock full of incredible moments for fans of all levels, featuring everything from Garfield’s Peter Parker redeeming himself by saving Zendaya’s MJ to Willem Dafoe fully embracing his villainous Green Goblin within the MCU....

Star Wars: The Bad Batch is something of a hidden gem in the world of Star Wars animated programs. It’s not held in the same high regard as The Clone Wars and Rebels are, but the Disney+ series does have a large contingent of die-hard fans. Following a squad of genetically enhanced clones who find themselves on the run from the newly-formed Empire, the series has handled character work and emotional beats with precision....