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Emily Blunt has been a hot name with regard to fan-casting for the MCU’s Fantastic Four reboot, but she recently shared where she stands with the studio.Fan-casting for Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four team is one of the hottest topics in the fandom, as the franchise looks to kick off the MCU’s Phase 6 slate in 2025. One of the most popular names to come up in those fan-casting conversations has been Emily Blunt, who many want to see in the role of Sue Storm, better known by her superhero moniker of the Invisible Woman....

Marvel Studios is coming off of one of its most successful films in all of the MCU, both critically and financially, thanks to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Ironically, the movie that released just before it, Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, became the lowest-rated film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Rotten Tomatoes. But does it deserve it? That’s the million-dollar question amongst audiences who have watched it, and thanks to its recent debut on Disney+, discourse on the topic still rages on....

Thanks to the final episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Season 1, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner is back on Earth alongside his newly-introduced cousin, Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters. But this time, he revealed that his time on Sakaar left him with his comic-accurate son, Skaar.Much has been said about the way Skaar looks in his small-screen debut, with many ridiculing the poor Hulk for his eye-catching haircut. Hulk’s son also went through various design ideas during development, with early concepts imagining him as a baby instead of a mostly-grown teenager, a la The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda/Grogu....

Superman & Lois is gearing up for its third season. After the confirmation that the series is not set in the Arrowverse’s main Earth, the upcoming batch of episodes presents many exciting possibilities since it offers fresh storylines for characters, such as David Ramsey’s John Diggle. Another character that is set to take center stage in Season 3 is Jonathan Kent. Season 2’s ending hinted that the Kent family will be closer than ever following the reveal of a new Fortress of Solitude solely for them, hinting that Jonathan’s training will be pushed to the forefront....

Environmentalists don’t dispute that many if not all of the environmental problems — from climate change to species loss to overzealous resource extraction — are either caused or exacerbated by population growth. “Trends such as the loss of half of the planet’s forests, the depletion of most of its major fisheries, and the alteration of its atmosphere and climate are closely related to the fact that human population expanded from mere millions in prehistoric times to over six billion today,” says Robert Engelman of Population Action International....

Biofuels have been on the radar for commercial airlines for more than a decade. Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand both tested Boeing 747s in 2008 using a blend of regular aircraft fuel and biofuel. Dutch airline KLM operated the first commercial flight using a biofuel mixture in June 2011. Continental Airlines, which has since merged with United, flew the initial U.S.-based biofuel flight later that year. Today, airlines are bracing for a fuel price rise....

Don’t fall for seductive marketing. Know what labels actually mean. Buying eco-friendly products has never been more popular, but unfortunately many shoppers don’t always get what they think. Brands have become wise to the fact that shoppers are susceptible to certain colors, buzz words, and claims, without understanding what they mean, and they use these to their advantage. Shoppers, meanwhile, often fail to educate themselves about ingredients and key phrases, making it easy for them to be duped by manufacturers....

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 director James Gunn revealed why he didn’t cast someone like Tom Cruise in the role of Adam Warlock for the MCU, who instead will be brought to life by Will Poulter.The introduction to Adam Warlock has been in the works for a long while. In fact, the big moment was set up at the end of 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2–only six years later will the payoff arrive....

The hierarchy of the DC Universe has officially changed. Walter Hamada has stepped down from his position as President of DC Films and director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) and producer Peter Safran (Aquaman, Shazam!) will be co-CEOs of newly dubbed DC Studios.This is a major step forward for media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery and its CEO David Zaslav. After gaining full control in April of this year, Zaslav has been trying to cut costs (such as scrapping Leslie Grace’s Batgirl) and put DC’s biggest character to the forefront (Henry Cavill appearing in Black Adam)....

In an attempt to help homeowners achieve the same aesthetic goals with native plants as they do with more commonly available non-natives, we’ve been working with plant experts to point to worthwhile natives for each region of the country. This time, we’re digging into native plant choices for the Northeast. It all started with a story about Doug Tallamy, a professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware and a leading proponent of landscaping with native plants, asking American homeowners to adopt a new definition of curb appeal....

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania will receive a historic tie-in book from Marvel Studios that brings Scott Lang’s story into the real world.Publishing has always been important to Marvel. After all, the page is where all of the MCU’s stories originate. And while most of the Marvel Studios’ adventures are explored on the big screen, the superhero giant has made some efforts to offer some reading material for its diehard fans....

Following the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Tenoch Huerta discussed the idea of a romantic relationship building between Shuri and Namor.While Namor the Sub-Mariner became the primary antagonist in Black Panther 2, his interactions with the movie’s leading heroes helped to drive the plot forward from start to finish. Fans learned about his MCU background as a mutant upon his introduction to the Marvel narrative, although his relationship with Letitia Wright’s Shuri was one subplot that got plenty of attention....

War Machine actor Don Cheadle teased that Disney+’s Secret Invasion series will set up an upcoming MCU movie.Secret Invasion was always expected to be an important piece of the MCU puzzle based on the comic event series it will adapt alone. That significance only become more apparent when Marvel Studios themselves labeled the Disney+ project as the first “crossover event series.“Everett Ross actor Martin Freeman since teased that crossover scale as he referred to “the amount of people crossing over with each other....

Daredevil might be known for his iconic hallway fights on-screen, but Netflix may not have gotten to utilize that fighting style as much as fans had expected.Charlie Cox is about to finally make his mark on the MCU, particularly after he appeared in full-costume as the Man Without Fear in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+. But even for all the exciting action that Matt Murdock will tackle, fans still crave more from Cox and the MCU team in the hallway fight department....

© National Trust for Historic Preservation “The Greenest Building is the one already standing”, Carl Elefante’s great line, has been the mantra of the green preservation movement, and I have used it a lot on TreeHugger. But while we knew it intuitively, we never had any real data. Until now, with the release of The Greenest building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse, released this morning. The report uses Life Cycle Analysis, (LCA) to compare the relative impacts of building reuse and renovation versus new construction....

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law featured many different behind-the-scenes stories, but one that stood out is the inclusion of 6'5" actress Maliah Arrayah, the on-set reference for the titular character. And now, the Disney+ show’s costume designer has explained why the actress is crucial to the project’s success. Despite numerous complaints about the show’s CGI, many fans were amazed about Arrayah’s off-screen presence, considering that her towering presence was essential in bringing She-Hulk to life....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s script included multiple scenes where Shuri and Namor displayed romantic interest in one another.The sequel to 2018’s Black Panther featured Letitia Wright’s Shuri picking up the mantle of the Black Panther while also serving as the MCU debut for Tenoch Huerta as Namor.Those two characters spent a decent amount of time on-screen together during the film’s runtime. Their scenes together ranged from Namor giving a tour of Talokan to an epic one-on-one showdown during the movie’s climax....

Jedi Survivor actor Cameron Monaghan shared a disappointing update regarding the character’s live-action debut.Disney+ has seen a considerable increase in Star Wars content. The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tales of the Jedi, and Andor have all graced the small screen this year alone. The franchise is showing no signs of slowing down, with The Bad Batch Season 2, Ahsoka, The Mandalorian Season 3, and more all coming in the new year....

She’s no Jedi. But she’s also not the only star of her 2023 Disney+ series, Ahsoka.When Rosario Dawson brought Ahsoka Tano into live-action in The Mandalorian, her mission was made clear: she’s on the hunt for Grand Admiral Thrawn and likely Ezra Bridger as well. Since it’s confirmed that Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren would be joining the Disney+ cast, it appears that Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka is shaping up to be a Star Wars: Rebels live-action reunion....

In less than two months, Obi-Wan Kenobi will see the return of… well, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The fan-favorite Jedi Master will be making his first live-action Star Wars appearance since 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, with Ewan McGregor reprising the role for his fourth live-action appearance. Fans can expect to meet a somewhat broken Obi-Wan as the Disney+ series covers a key sequence of events during his exile.Obi-Wan Kenobi fills in the key gap for the character left between Episodes III and IV....