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What If..? debuts on Disney+ on August 11th and the first-ever Marvel Studios animated project is set to feature more than 50 voice actors reprising their MCU roles. The least of which is the late great Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman, who recorded his parts as T’Challa before his death from colon cancer almost a year ago. The main story being told surrounding Boseman’s T’Challa will be asking what if T’Challa was abducted by Ravagers instead of Peter Quill?...

Marvel Studios’ latest sure-to-be-blockbuster, Thor: Love and Thunder, is nearing its release date! The much-anticipated film is Chris Hemsworth’s fourth solo outing as the God of Thunder and will see him reunite with lost love, Dr. Jane Foster, as she somehow gains the ability to wield Thor’s old weapon - the hammer Mjölnir.Also along for the ride are Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie and fan-favorite Korg, as brought to life through mo-cap by director Taika Waititi....

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has a number of characters on the way for the new DC Universe, which seemingly includes the Green Lantern.Although the biggest names from Warner Bros.’ (WB) catalog of heroes have taken the spotlight in the former DC Extended Universe, one hero that hasn’t gotten his chance to shine yet is the Green Lantern. After Ryan Reynolds’ ill-fated solo movie from 2011 brought Hal Jordan to life on the big screen, the Lantern hasn’t been a part of any live-action story in any subsequent DC stories in the last decade....

After Moon Knight and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel Studios is set to bring its second new leading hero into the fold for Phase 4 with the Ms. Marvel series on Disney+. The TV show will be something of a change of pace from the year’s earlier projects, with one of the MCU’s youngest characters finding her place amongst Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Ms. Marvel’s first trailer recently gave fans the first full look at Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan in a story focused on a teenager trying to find where she fits in her own universe and the world as a whole....

The upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka will carry forth the story of the Togruta ex-Jedi, presumably as she continues her search for Ezra Bridger.Along for the ride is none other than Sabine Wren, seemingly making Ahsoka as much of a Star Wars Rebels sequel as it is a standalone project. Actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo will bring the colorful Mandalorian warrior to life alongside Rosario Dawson’s take on the title character.The show began production earlier this year with a targeted release date set for sometime in 2023, and it seems Bordizzo has very recently fulfilled her commitments to the Disney+ series....

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now. This TreeHugger has always loved concrete for its plasticity, you could form it into anything. I love Brutalism, I love Paul Rudolph and Le Corbusier, even Uno Prii’s “Nightmare on Elm Street” that I show pieces of here. For years, every spring I photograph “Blossoms and Brutalism” when the cherry trees bloom in front of Toronto’s Robarts Library....

Marvel Studios just finished 2021 with its Disney+ series, Hawkeye. The show followed Clint Barton as his visit to New York City was interrupted by a mess unintentionally caused by newcomer Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Steinfeld. The two go on to face the Tracksuit Mafia, Alaqua Cox’s Echo, and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin in their quest to end the Ronin legacy once and for all. The two new partners definitely had a lot to deal with in the series....

While DC continues developing its live-action movies in the DCEU and in Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe, the company continues excelling with animation as well. Largely, this comes courtesy of Kaley Cuoco’s animated Harley Quinn series, fully utilizing an adult nature for the iconic Batman antagonist. Having initially premiered on DC Universe before its move to HBO Max, Harley Quinn is something of a fan-favorite. Thus far, the show consists of 26 episodes over two seasons, with a third set of episodes already in development for an HBO Max release....

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. Growing as tall as a basketball goal and weighing more than three minivans, these beloved behemoths are famously social, intelligent, emotional — and hungry. Wise enough to know an easy meal when they smell it, wild elephants often leave nature preserves at night to raid crops from nearby farms. Even a small herd can wipe out a full year’s harvest in one night, leaving farmers frustrated and resentful....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has shot to the forefront of the entertainment industry in the last decade, but none of its success would be possible without the comics it adapts. Names like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are constantly thrown around in connection with the Marvel universe, but there have been countless creators involved since the company was founded in 1939 as Timely Comics. Marvel Comics has been constantly adding to its roster of heroes and villains over the years....

If you can’t give up plastic altogether, learn which plastics to avoid and how to lessen the harm from the plastics you do use. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need to have plastic in the house. While it’s been a revolutionary material, it also contains harmful chemicals and has become a source of enduring pollution that the planet will struggle with for ages. Goal number one should be avoiding plastic altogether; but given its ubiquity, that might be next to impossible for some....

As the MCU looks to embark on its Phase 5 slate, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige just revealed which movie is the most important since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is about to kick off the MCU’s second phase in the Multiverse Saga, which continues the franchise’s expansive adventures after the Infinity Saga. And while this new film will introduce some wild storylines along with a few new major players for Marvel Studios, many are wondering how important it will truly be to the MCU saga as a whole....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the first theatrical release of Marvel’s Phase 4 slate to pick up where a streaming series left off. Benedict Cumberbatch’s solo sequel united the good doctor with Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, who continued her crusade for her children that began in WandaVision. The film also weaved in elements established in Spider-Man: No Way Home and 2016’s Doctor Strange but noticeably ignored the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most blatant Multiversal project: Loki....

The MCU’s Fantastic Four movie officially has a release date set for November 8, 2024. More than 18 months after the film was first announced to be in development during Disney Investor Day 2020, this new outing is now the lead-off hitter for Phase 6 as the MCU moves towards an all-out Multiversal war. One character has already done just that, with John Krasinski’s Mr. Fantastic enjoying his cameo moment alongside the Illuminati in this year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

Spider-Man: No Way Home was not just a celebration of two decades of Peter Parker films, but also a transitional picture for Tom Holland’s hero. In order to protect the unstable Multiverse, Peter Parker orders Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange to execute his memory-manipulating spell. Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and the array of antagonists return to their universes, but it comes with a cost: the world forgets Peter Parker. Everyone from Zendaya’s MJ to Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan sees the Queens native as no more than a stranger....

After years of wanting to get his hands on the Winter Soldier’s vibranium arm, Rocket Raccoon’s wish may have finally come true in his latest MCU appearance thanks to Nebula.In Avengers: Infinity War, Rocket famously asked Bucky Barnes how much money he would take to give away his vibranium arm, adding to a hilarious gag that started with Rocket as early as 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. And while the two heroes only had that small moment with one another in one of the MCU’s biggest crossover events to date, Rocket is about to make an exciting comeback in his Marvel journey....

Architects, engineers, landscape architects and urban planners all have a role to play and should be acting now. Hundreds of cities and towns all over the world, and more and more high levels of government have declared a “Climate Emergency”. While the term isn’t consistently defined, The Climate Mobilization Website has a few draft laws and the key items in this draft for cities include: North American cities declaring climate emergencies/ The Climate Mobilization/Screen capture...

Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell makes a case for rooms; We concentrate on one of them. Kate Wagner is best known for her @mcmansionhell sideline, at its best this week with her dissection of Betsy DeVos’s summer house. Now, writing at CityLab, she makes The Case for Rooms, saying it’s time to end the tyranny of open-concept interior design. She addresses the kitchen in particular, a subject dear to this TreeHugger’s heart, and unlike just about everyone else in the world (including most TreeHugger readers) agrees with me that kitchens should be closed, not open....

When it comes to the upcoming The Last of Us HBO adaptation, understatedly, people are concerned about how it might end up.Video game adaptations have an infamous reputation for being… well, utter crap—at least according to reception from fans and critics. Many claimed that the studios making these projects don’t actually understand the property they’re handling.In fact, recent reports indicated that the long canceled The Last of Us movie was ripped apart due to the exact reasons one might expect: The studio wanted the story to be bigger and “sexier....

The next chapter in the MandoVerse is due early next year when The Mandalorian returns for a third season, bringing Din Djarin and Grogu back to TV screens worldwide. Having both appeared in crucial episodes of The Book of Boba Fett, the lead characters are poised for an adventure that will finally lead them to Mandalore. With Grogu’s Jedi business temporarily resolved, the show is expected to shift focus solely to Mando’s effort to reclaim his world....