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Cameos are the name of the franchise entertainment game right now. Thanks to the likes of Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, cameos are all the rage amongst fans of Hollywood’s biggest names. The intertwined nature of modern franchise storytelling has begun to allow and even encourage more and more callbacks and familiar faces.The next project on the major IP horizon is Obi-Wan Kenobi....

For Star Wars fans, 2022 has been a bounty of content from that galaxy far, far away. In addition to The Book of Boba Fett, Lucasfilm finally released the Ewan McGregor-led Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ with Rogue One-prequel Andor still on the way. And, while this is arguably the most live-action Star Wars content audiences have ever received, fans are still eagerly anticipating Season 3 of the series that started it all: The Mandalorian....

The Mandalorian Season 3 only debuted its first footage last month during the Star Wars presentation at D23, and there’s already news on the next trailer release.The first trailer for the next batch of Disney+ episodes was officially released to the public during Disney’s D23 convention after having been privately screened earlier this year at Star Wars Celebration.The teaser itself had a lot for fans to digest. This included moments such as Bo-Katan Kryze sitting on her new Mandalore throne, a heaping handful of new Mandalorians, a reunion on Navarro, and plenty of visually spectacular space dog fights in Din Djarin’s new ship....

Some consider the image shown, taken by an observant wildland firefighter, to be one of the most beautiful photographs of both wildfire and wildlife taking refuge. The photo was taken on August 6, 2000, by John McColgan who was a fire behavior expert working under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and attached to an Alaskan Type I Incident Management Team on a Montana wildfire.​ McColgan says he was at the perfect spot with his Kodak DC280 digital camera when fire conditions and wildlife activity combined to create his image....

Oh, the joy of the holidays, with the possibility of a squirming puppy or fluffy kitten waiting under the Christmas tree. But what happens when house training gets frustrating or an eager child gets bored with his new furry friend? There’s a long-standing belief that pets given as gifts often end up in shelters several weeks later. In fact, this belief is so prevalent that some rescue groups discourage such “gift” adoptions, especially around the holidays....

One of the most important parts of any blockbuster movie is its musical score and the songs that make up its soundtrack, which is no exception for Marvel Studios’ next movie - Thor: Love and Thunder. The score comes from longtime Marvel collaborator Michael Giacchino, and thanks to the movie’s promotional tour, fans know that this soundtrack will have another fun round of hits. Director Taika Waititi began his tenure with Marvel on Thor: Ragnarok by utilizing the iconic “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin, which was heard both in the movie’s promotional run and twice during the movie itself....

The anticipation for Thor: Love and Thunder has been high, as evidenced by the fan demand for its official trailer. The upcoming sequel is still slated for release this July, but marketing has yet to begin. As a result, the wait for its first footage has been making headlines and MCU history in the past weeks, leading everyone to speculate as to why Marvel Studios is not releasing the trailer online....

Marvel Studios kicked off 2021 with its new venture into storytelling on Disney+, which all started with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s WandaVision. Following up on Vision’s death in Avengers: Infinity War, this series took a deep look into the concept of grief and mourning while also paying tribute to American sitcom history. While the story rightfully focused on the two leading superheroes, Marvel put in its due diligence to give depth to the MCU’s usual group of side characters as well....

While recent years have been dominated by Star Wars content from the post-Return of the Jedi era, that all changed in May of 2022 when Lucasfilm chose to highlight another Jedi’s return in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Set a decade after the events of Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi reunited prequel trilogy stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen while also filling in the gaps between both of George Lucas’ Star Wars trilogies....

If you harbor a passion for photography, you may already be well-acquainted with the magical light that appears during the so-called golden hour. However, there’s another time of day that also has the power to make photographers and other artists sigh — the blue hour. While most people might just refer to it as “twilight,” this time of day is characterized by its … well, blueness. Specifically, a vibrant deep shade of blue that we’ve all witnessed at one time or another....

Cats love to climb — trees, shelves, furniture, their human companions. And for cats, the higher the better. “Cats love height and height gives them a sense of security and gives them the ability to survey a lot of space from one vantage point,” Atlanta-based certified cat behavior consultant Ingrid Johnson, CCBC, told MNN in 2017. One way for cats to get some that beloved height is a good set of stairs....

So, I just read an article complaining about how the flood of single-use straw bans is “annoying” and doesn’t have any impact aside from making “liberal enviros” feel good about themselves. I am pretty sure that the marine animals with straws stuck in their noses might beg to differ, but hey, I’m just a liberal enviro (thank you very much) so what do I know? What I do know is that plastic pollution is an enormous problem, so regardless of the specific statistics, the war on plastic straws is working double-time as an effective public awareness campaign....

In October 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will jump from an helium balloon floating 120,000 feet above Earth in an attempt to be the first human to break the speed of sound in free fall. After leaping from the capsule, the 43-year-old adventurer to reached 843.6 mph, or Mach 1.25. Baumgartner will be immortalized in the record books for highest skydive, fastest free fall, longest free fall and highest manned balloon flight....

According to a new report, another clue about Aubrey Plaza’s mysterious MCU role in Disney+’s Agatha: Coven of Choas has been revealed.The series, which stars WandaVision’s Kathryn Hahn, has been a mystery ever since it was announced. Even with recent rumors and castings, including Plaza’s addition, the entire project remains shrouded in mystery.What is known about Coven of Chaos is that it’ll be nine episodes long and features at least one returning WandaVision character in Emma Caulfield Ford’s Dottie Jones....

Dwayne Johnson has been trying to get a Black Adam movie off the ground for a very long time—over a decade, in fact. Finally, the day is here; fans across the world are getting ready to witness the arrival of Teth-Adam to the DCEU.Sadly, the critical reception of the project probably hasn’t been what Johnson was hoping. Though, a Rotten Tomatoes score is unlikely to lessen his intense passion for the character....

Last year, fans were shattered when Charlie Cox said he wasn’t involved with Spider-Man: No Way Home, stating that if Daredevil were to appear, “…it’s not with me. It’s with another actor.” However, between April and December 2020, something obviously changed as Charlie Cox was then rumored to return as Matthew Murdock. Too good to be true at first glance, but evidence of his involvement soon began to pile up shortly after this revelation....

It may seem quiet now, but Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is about to make a lot of noise. The upcoming Doctor Strange sequel has been in the works for years at this point, suffering from creative changes behind the scenes as well as multiple delays due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic. To say this film has had a bumpy road to release would be the understatement of the year....

Back in mid-2021, reports came out that The Batman director Matt Reeves and DC contributor Bruce Timm would be producing a new animated series for HBO Max. The show was set to be a reimagining of the Batman mythos and provide viewers with “a visually striking world.“As fans patiently awaited the series’ arrival, things hit a big road bump when Warner Bros.’ new leadership went and made some unprecedented moves—such as canceling Batgirl, which was in the midst of post-production....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness featured a dark turn for Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch in surprising and violent fashion. While the sequel’s trailers appeared to feature Wanda Maximoff as one of the protagonists, the film didn’t waste any time in showing the character’s villainous intentions, which are all driven by her obsession with bringing back her children, Tommy and Billy. In the film, Wanda went on a killing spree, killing every Illuminati member aside from Baron Mordo of Earth-838 and destroying Kamar-Taj before that....

Gina Carano, the controversy-ridden former star of the Star Wars Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, has spoken out against a contributor of The Hollywood Reporter.For those who might not remember, the actress is known for having been let go from her role as Cara Dune in the Star Wars universe.Leading up to her firing, Carano launched a series of Tweets that garnered a lot of attention—for all the wrong reasons. She mocked the idea of wearing a mask during the pandemic (a potentially life-saving habit), suggested that mass voter fraud occurred during the 2020 election (unequivocally false), and shared posts some viewed as transphobic....