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Marvel Studios’ 2022 slate is jam-packed with a handful of both new movies and TV shows, and starring in many of these projects will be Hollywood notables that will be MCU newbies. These come on top of the iconic storylines that will come to life through the course of Phase 4, such as the Disney+ Secret Invasion series.Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn will lead the way as Nick Fury and Talos in a story that will have fans questioning everything that’s come before it thanks to the Skrulls’ presence on Earth....

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case. We go on about wood here on TreeHugger, but often fail to see the forest for the trees. In fact, those forests could save us, by sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere faster than we are making it. Instead, we are chopping them down and, in many parts of the world, failing to replant them....

Thanks to the second full trailer for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, MCU fans got their first look at the franchise’s take on MODOK.MODOK has been a hot topic after the character was first rumored to be part of the story in Ant-Man 3, which was later confirmed to be the case during Marvel’s presentation at San Diego Comic-Con. And although fans in attendance only got a short look at this mechanical antagonist in the exclusive Comic-Con trailer for the Quantum Realm-centric sequel, all signs point to him playing a major role alongside Team Ant-Man and Kang the Conqueror....

Star Wars had George Lucas, the Walt Disney Company had Walt Disney, Marvel Comics had Stan Lee, and now, Marvel Studios has Kevin Feige. Throughout his tenure as the President of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige has become as well-known as his Marvel stars due to both his enthusiasm for the franchise and his hand in planning and orchestrating the interconnected MCU. Following the conclusion of the Infinity Saga and the record-breaking success of both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Feige and Marvel Studios broke new ground in choosing to tell MCU stories on Disney+ in addition to theaters, while also diving into the Marvel Multiverse....

It’s all natural, renewable, healthy and has zero embodied carbon. What’s not to love? When speaking recently at a Passivhaus conference in Aveiro, Portugal, I mentioned one of my favourite subjects, embodied energy, and noted that cork, most of which comes from Portugal, has the lowest embodied energy of just about any insulating material, and was in many ways the perfect product. A representative of Amorim Isolamentos was present at the talk, and arranged for me to have a tour of their factory, an hour out of Lisbon, where they make cork insulation....

When Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers handed Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson a new and improved shield at the end of Avengers: Endgame, many were stoked to finally see him put it to use. However, when the time came for the Falcon to take on that mantle, he couldn’t do it—enter The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. After five episodes of intense philosophizing, fighting, and general conflict all around, Wilson came to his senses and decided to pick up the shield....

Kumail Nanjiani believes that it’s harder to be cast as a villain if you’re not white. The Pakistani-American actor, who made his MCU debut as Kingo in 2021’s Eternals, did secure a nefarious role in the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales.But according to him, he’s less likely to be cast as a villain than his white Marvel counterparts. Why Marvel Star Believes Studios Prefer White VillainsIn an interview with Esquire, Kumail Nanjiani explained why executives are uncomfortable casting non-white villains, saying, “I think that Hollywood now – even though they’re trying to be more diverse – is still weird....

After months of speculating which Marvel characters would surface in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Sam Raimi’s blockbuster delivered with several iconic heroes appearing during Doctor Strange and America Chavez’s trip to Earth-838. As was expected, the two crossed paths with the Illuminati - a council of heroes watching over the universe and the Multiverse. The Earth-838 roster included many popular heroes, including Baron Mordo, Captain Carter, Professor X, Reed Richards, Black Bolt, and Maria Rambeau’s Captain Marvel....

It won’t be long before James Gunn finishes off his epic MCU trilogy with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The upcoming threequel is set to debut in Summer 2023 and has been teased as the culmination of the Guardians saga thus far. The film will see the entire main cast return for another adventure headlined by Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel as Groot, Dave Bautista as Drax, and Zoe Saldana as Gamora....

Tom Holland is the most recent MCU cast member to have a solo trilogy within the interconnected franchise. Spider-Man: No Way Home immediately became a box office success in December 2021 when it hit theaters, and it is still going strong two months later. The film recently surpassed Avatar to become the third-highest grossing movie domestically of all time.No Way Home featured the return of many actors that appeared in past Spider-Man movies outside of the MCU....

Given the nature of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s ending, many fans were left wondering if they would ever see Peter’s fellow classmates again, such as Tony Revolori’s Flash Thompson.The actor first portrayed the high school bully in Spider-Man: Homecoming and went on to appear in two other MCU films. But what will become of him with Peter’s new beginning in NYC?While rumor has it that Tom Holland has signed a contract for several new movies, the future of his entire supporting cast remains a mystery....

Although Morbius didn’t live up to expectations, Sony’s Marvel universe is still set to expand with the addition of new projects, such as Kraven the Hunter. The upcoming Spider-Man spin-off is headlined by Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron), and it is set to tackle the origin story of the titular Marvel villain. Taylor-Johnson is joined by a stellar cast that includes Russell Crowe, Christopher Abbott, and Ariana DeBose, along with Alessandro Nivola as its main villain....

The rebellion era in the galaxy far, far away has never been more popular. Ever since Star Wars: Rebels began airing in 2014, Lucasfilm has consistently found new avenues to explore in the 19 years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Coming off the heels of Obi-Wan Kenobi­, which featured seeds of revolution against the Empire, Star Wars: Andor looks to continue this trend.Six years after Rogue One: A Star Wars Story graced the silver screen, fans will finally get to see a prequel story about one of the movie’s main protagonists: Cassian Andor....

For fans of that galaxy far, far away, Star Wars content in 2021 has been dominated by animation thanks to Lucasfilm’s new series Star Wars: The Bad Batch and the non-canon anthology series Star Wars Visions. Come December, that all changes as live-action Star Wars returns to Disney+ with The Book of Boba Fett. This is only the start, with Lucasfilm bringing other entries like Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rogue One-prequel Andor, and the third season of the Disney+ series that started it all - The Mandalorian....

There’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to Thor: Love and Thunder. Not only will both director Taika Watiti and Chris Hemsworth be returning, but Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster is back in action—and this time with Mjolnir in hand. However, there’s another element of the upcoming sequel which is potentially cause for the most excitement: Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher.The big bad of the next Thor outing looks truly terrifying....

Wonder Woman 1984 premiered to some record-breaking numbers when it was released not only in theaters, but on the Warner Bros. streaming service HBO Max as well. According to Warner Media, almost half of all HBO Max subscribers saw the film on the day of its release, along with “millions of wholesale subscribers” who have access to the platform through cable. After these numbers led Warner Bros. to confirm Wonder Woman 3 is in the works, the focus has started shifting back to DC’s next HBO Max project, the Zack Snyder cut of Justice League....

We are driving an Audi A3 e-tron on the Autobahn between Vienna and Munich, and it’s safe to say we’re not going slow. We were humming along to “Autobahn,” Kraftwerk’s 1975 techno masterpiece: “Wir fahr’n fahr’n fahr’n auf der Autobahn!” These German roads are, as you know, built for fast cruising, and they fully live up to their promise (unless traffic jams turn them into parking lots). But a lot of what you may have heard about the Autobahn is probably wrong, so here are some misconceptions cleared up:...

Since Hollywood has been shutdown due to COVID-19, celebrities and creators have been finding new ways to produce content and both share and connect with fans. In recent months, Mark Hamill shared with fans his secret cameo credits in Star Wars movies and Star Wars writers shared possible ideas on social media. DC creators are taking these efforts to new heights by launching the DC FanDome, a free virtual convention for fans since many conventions this year are no longer a possibility....

A new report suggests that DC Studios intends to recast the Justice League cast for the new DCU.Ever since James Gunn and Peter Safran assumed their roles as DC Studios co-CEOs, fans and industry insiders have been anxiously awaiting the start of their reign and their vision for the new DCU. Adding to the intrigue was the complicated baggage of the blue brand’s past.Not only were Gunn and Safran tasked with overseeing the release of upcoming DC films like The Flash and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but also the fate of the franchise’s popular, high-profile cast from not one - but two - Justice League films....

After two successful solo films in 2016 and 2018 under Fox, Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool franchise has been on a hiatus since Disney acquired the former X-Men studio. Recently, progress has begun to pick up on Deadpool 3 with the writers behind the previous films returning to pen the script and Free Guy’s Shawn Levy boarding as the director. As the highly-anticipated third film gets gradually closer to filming and eventually releasing, the writers of the prequels have discussed the writing process for their first MCU venture....