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Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been in the entertainment industry for years, but arguably their most influential film to date is 2018’s animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Lord and Miller didn’t serve as directors, but they are still credited as being the masterminds behind the Academy Award-winning movie. The duo’s partnership with Sony Pictures in the past has been successful, and they will continue to work with the company in the future, most notably on the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which will continue the story of Miles Morales....

Like bigger images and more suspense? View as a slideshow. It’s hard to believe that I’ve lived car-free for nearly 10 years straight now. However, it’s also hard to believe I ever thought owning a car was a good idea. I’m reminded of this any time I visit someplace where I need to rent a car. It’s fun having one for a short time, but before long I realize how much worse the quality of life is when you have to drive everywhere....

On March 17, 2020, The Direct website was officially launched. A group of writers and creators eager to make content about the MCU and Star Wars. Within the last year, that “group” of writers and content creators became a team. We extended our coverage to DC content in addition to video games, growing our team in the process. We expanded our roles on the team, with many team members becoming editors, photo creators, and social media administrators, furthering improving our content....

After many years of troubled pre-production and an uncountable number of delays, the Ezra Miller-led The Flash is finally in production in the U.K. under It director Andy Muschietti. The Scarlett Speedster’s first theatrical outing is set to adapt the iconic Flashpoint storyline as both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck reprise their roles as Batman while Sasha Calle debuts as Supergirl. With the film finally set to open the doors to DC’s multiverse on the big screen, The Flash is slated to play a huge role in setting up the future of the cinematic universe....

Spider-Man: No Way Home exceeded expectations when it premiered in 2021. The threequel earned a massive box office haul while also delivering one of Marvel’s most memorable moments when the trio of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland’s respective Spider-Man united against a bunch of Multiversal villains. No Way Home’s success was unprecedented due to the fact that it happened during the pandemic. As a result, Sony Pictures is set to continue the hype for the MCU threequel as it is confirmed to release an extended cut of the movie....

Animal rights are the belief that animals have a right to be free of human use and exploitation, but there is a great deal of confusion about what that means. Animal rights are not about putting animals above humans or giving animals the same rights as humans. Also, animal rights are very different from animal welfare. To most animal rights activists, animal rights are grounded in a rejection of speciesism and the knowledge that animals have sentience (the ability to suffer)....

There’s a reason the intensely blue orchid flowers you’ve seen in the floral departments of groceries, box stores and retail plant nurseries don’t look natural. Blue isn’t a natural color in these types of orchids. These are white flowers that get their color from a dye used by plant breeders. In fact, “blue is a color that is infrequent in nature,” said David Lee, author of “Nature’s Palette: The Science of Plant Color” and a retired professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University in Miami....

Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff has already become one of the most important pieces in Phase 4 of the MCU thanks to her leading efforts in last year’s WandaVision. This will directly tie into her co-leading role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, her first big-screen MCU outing since the final battle of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Olsen’s role in Endgame wasn’t a particularly big one, as she Blipped alongside Doctor Strange and more in Avengers: Infinity War before going through a portal and teaming up with the galaxy’s best in Avengers: Endgame....

The word “zoo” was coined in the 1840s by the London Zoo, which first called itself a “zoological garden,” but the idea of holding animals in public viewing cells dates back to 3500 B.C. in Egypt. Ancient Rome collected exotic animals, too, although they were often forced to fight each other (or humans). Zoos remained more like prisons than parks well into the 1900s, with animals still spending most of their lives in small cages....

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Black Widow. After a long wait, Black Widow has finally arrived on Disney+ and in theaters worldwide. Directed by Cate Shortland, the MCU prequel served as a proper send-off for Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff while also paving the way for new characters to return to the franchise’s massive Phase 4 slate. One MCU character that is confirmed to return is Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, as TheDirect....

The first trailer for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 may have teased the imminent death of one of the team’s longest-standing members.Star-Lord, Drax, Groot, and the rest of the Guardians will be back in action in May 2023 for their third solo movie together after making their live-action Disney+ debut to close Phase 4 in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. But with this being director James Gunn’s final effort in the MCU before his full-time move to DC, he’s made it perfectly clear that not everybody is making it out of the threequel alive....

Even though Marvel Studios is continuously adding new heroes to its roster, that doesn’t mean the studio doesn’t have plans for its veterans. In addition to OG Avenger Thor getting his fourth film this summer, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is confirmed for both the Captain Marvel sequel, The Marvels, as well as Secret Invasion on Disney+. The last that audiences saw Jackson’s Nick Fury was at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, where it was revealed that the former SHIELD director was off-world....

Rainwater harvesting relieves our aging sewer systems from the stress of heavy storms while lessening the impact of our garden on our water bills. Whether your interest in rain barrels is because of frugality, or they are environmental, making your own rain barrel is easy. Here are four examples and instructions for making your own rain barrel. 1. Rubberneck Rain Barrel Instructables user, Donnie Dillon, hacked a trashcan he had in the garage into a rain barrel after a trip to the hardware store that only cost him $38....

Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye has been airing for a few weeks now, and audiences are already getting ready for the show’s finale; not only that, but everyone is bracing themselves for a reunion with a certain Kingpin of crime: Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk. Last seen in Netflix’s Daredevil, the character saw his return in the show’s fifth installment. Admittedly, the initial reveal of the character wasn’t too grand, with the first glimpse coming from a shoddy jpg on Kate’s phone....

The Suicide Squad is filled with many interesting characters, giving it the potential to spin-off some of its anti-heroes into their own solo projects. John Cena’s Peacemaker became the first member of Task Force X to receive such recognition, with the character’s standalone adventure being set after the events of the James Gunn-directed DCEU movie. Peacemaker, which is currently streaming on HBO Max, revolves around Christopher Smith’s origins and his mission with his new team that is tasked with fighting off alien invaders....

As Henry Cavill prepares to hang the cape as DC’s Superman, new details about his supposed cameo in The Flash have been revealed. DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn surprised everyone when he confirmed via Twitter that Cavill would no longer be the DCU’s Superman as the much-talked-about superhero franchise is set to introduce a new actor to play the Man of Steel. Cavill then shared his reaction to the news, noting that he respects that they “have a universe to build” and wishes them the best in that endeavor....

Jason Kottke points to a post by Steven Gordon of the Speculist , who writes that In the Future Everything Will Be A Coffee Shop. It is an interesting point, and may mark a possible reversal of the trends we have seen toward the big box in the suburbs, and a possible revitalization of our main streets. Gordon lists some of the institutions that are going through a trend toward “coffeeshopification....

To modern film audiences, a cameo is a recognizable character popping into the frame for a cup of coffee and a seismic theater pop to boot. Fan favorites like Captain America and Yoda made brief appearances in Thor: The Dark World and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, respectively, adding minimal contributions to the plot but giving movie-goers something to smile about. That said, cameos stretch beyond familiar faces. More often than realized, A-List talent make uncredited appearances in friends’ films....

Black Widow is the next big-screen addition to the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the film experienced multiple road bumps before landing a final release date. The film was supposed to kick off Phase 4 of the MCU, but the pandemic derailed that plan. After several delays, Black Widow will now premiere on Disney+ premier access and in theaters on July 9, 2021. Directed by Cate Shortland, the prequel will showcase the return of Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff for presumably her last MCU stint, and she will be joined by a slew of veterans such as Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, and Florence Pugh....

Many of Marvel Studios’ shows on Disney+ seek to bring new characters into the universe, and Moon Knight will be doing just that for the much-requested Marvel Comics character.Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac will be headlining the show in the lead role, who confirmed his involvement through an interesting post on social media. The MCU newcomer hasn’t spoken too much on the series, but did promise that it will be “a wild, wild, show....