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Ben Affleck’s directorial debut in the DCU could possibly be happening under James Gunn and Peter Safran.Affleck’s last on-screen appearance as DC’s Batman was in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, before stating that he had plans to walk away from the character for good.At one point, Affleck was confirmed to be starring in and directing a solo Batman film that would have fit somewhere into the DCEU. Joe Manganiello was set to reprise his role as Deathstroke and serve as the main antagonist for the film, but it was ultimately scrapped as Affleck walked away....

Superstar actor Dwayne Johnson pitched a future DCEU to Warner Bros. Discovery that would’ve involved a Black Adam vs. Henry Cavill’s Superman movie plans.An uncommon marketing decision was made during Black Adam’s press tour, which involved The Rock spoiling the films post-credit scene. The scene brought back Superman actor Henry Cavill, giving fans hope that the actor would return for a Man of Steel 2 or a future DC crossover movie....

Ahead of The Mandalorian Season 3’s March debut, a new report revealed that a familiar villainous from Star Wars: The Last Jedi will appear.After a more-than-two-year gap between seasons for Star Wars’ premiere Disney+ series, Din Djarin and Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) finally return in just a few weeks. The upcoming third season will seemingly act as a “culmination” of the series thus far, tackling what it means “to be a real Mandalorian....

Harrison Ford explained why he decided to join the MCU as Thunderbolt Ross. News of the Star Wars icon joining yet another Disney-owned franchise - and replacing the late William Hurt as Thunderbolt Ross - was first announced in September 2022.While no explanation is required for why Ford was a huge get for Marvel Studios, why the endearingly, dismissive 80-year-old star wanted to was a mystery. As the actor gears up for a year of premieres and filming for Captain America: New World Order, he provided an answer....

The universe may be chaotic and unpredictable, but it’s also a highly organized physical realm bound by the laws of mathematics. One of the most fundamental (and strikingly beautiful) ways these laws manifest is through the golden ratio. It’s not hard to find examples of this logarithmic phenomenon in nature — whether it’s a simple houseplant (like the aloe plant) or an expansive spiral galaxy (like the spiral galaxy, Messier 83), they all originate from the same mathematical concepts....

Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0 Rumford fireplaces have always scared me. Invented in 1796 by Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, they are very tall and very shallow. They just look like more smoke is going to come into the house than up the chimney. In fact the opposite is true. They were a revolution in fireplace design, burning wood far more efficiently and exhausting much more effectively. According to Wikipedia: Renaissance Fireplaces/Screen capture...

Every time Warner Bros. has gotten its super-powered footing in recent memory, the DC rug has been pulled out from under them, as the brand has produced lackluster results on the big screen. But with names like The Batman and The Suicide Squad being heralded as monster successes, perhaps things are turning around for the IP. One of the biggest of these highs for WB in the past decade was Todd Phillips’ Joker....

Throughout Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga, the Infinity Stones served as MacGuffins for many MCU films, such as the Time Stone in Doctor Strange, the Power Stone in Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Space Stone - or Tesseract - in The Avengers. Not only were all of the stones integral to Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, but they also created more than one new timeline within the MCU. Even though the Infinity Saga concluded with Spider-Man: Far From Home, the effects of the Stones - and the actions of the Avengers - are still playing out in Phase 4 of the MCU, particularly in regard to the Multiverse....

After Marvel Studios finishes 2021 with three more thrilling entries, the following 12 months are set to deliver even more groundbreaking content for MCU fans. While it still stands without a set release date, 2022 will bring Marvel’s first take on Moon Knight with the hero’s own solo show on Disney+. Marc Spector will be a new kind of hero for the MCU in numerous ways as he becomes the franchise’s first Jewish character and will likely deliver one of the narrative’s darker entries to date....

The world has a new hero in Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel. Her new Disney+ show has just landed, and the bright and vibrant Kamala Khan is here. Generally speaking, audiences are loving it. The Direct’s own Savannah Sanders noted how the show “has its own unique voice and something to say while also grounding the MCU in a way few projects ever have.” Even despite the praise, there is the usual loud minority of children review-bombing the show for all the wrong reasons—not that there’s ever a right reason for the practice in the first place....

The first item in a freshly-revealed set of Funko Pops has been put up for pre-order, which will show a stylized version of an iconic moment from Spider-Man: No Way Home when completed.In Spider-Man: No Way Home climactic battle, Spider-Man drew the bad guys to New York’s famous Statue of Liberty for an all-out showdown, as the three Peters worked together to cure these evildoers of their villainous afflictions.Funko, the purveyor of the ever-ubiquitous Pop Vinyl figures, has, in the past few years, made various Pops showing classic MCU moments like The Avengers‘ Battle of New York....

Marvel Studios’ next Disney+ series is the upcoming Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac, and it looks to be a mind-bender. Focusing on the eponymous Moon-themed vigilante and his various other personalities, the show is poised to show viewers a more brutal and violent side to the MCU, and judging by the trailer, it’s going to be a wild ride. In the first trailer for the Marvel Disney+ series, as well as in the Super Bowl TV spot, snippets of dialogue from Isaac are heard, such as “I can’t tell the difference between my waking life and my dreams....

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman both played huge roles in building Fox’s X-Men saga over the past two decades, with Jackman playing Logan Howlett/Wolverine and Reynolds making his mark as Wade Wilson/Deadpool. While Jackman has seemingly moved on from his time as a superhero, Reynolds continues to gain new life with Deadpool 3 fully in the works within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After Disney’s merger with 20th Century Fox, fans also saw most of the X-Men saga join the MCU on Disney+, although there were questions about if and when the franchise’s R-rated movies would get that same treatment....

Reception to The Book of Boba Fett has been relatively lukewarm. Many fans aren’t happy with how little is happening, while others don’t much care for colorful speeder bikes. This reaction is drastically different than what the previous Star Wars Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, received. This is a little strange, considering how Mando is an entirely original character, while Boba has been a favorite fan figure in the franchise’s canon since his debut in the original trilogy....

The comics in the Star Wars canon often fly under the radar due to the higher profile of the films and shows. However, some of the biggest developments in the franchise have come through Marvel’s illustrated stories, including unaired episodes of The Clone Wars and a look at how Kylo Ren came to be. With the ongoing runs currently set after The Empire Strikes Back, an unforeseen resurgence of Crimson Dawn has overtaken the era....

It has been a journey nearly as grueling as the Kessel Run to get to this moment, but in a matter of weeks, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will hit store shelves. The latest brick-based epic from developer TT Games was first announced back at E3 2019, and nearly three years and a couple of delays later it’s finally ready for its time in the spotlight. Skywalker Saga looks to be the biggest LEGO game ever, bringing together all nine Star Wars adventures for gamers to play....

Sometimes trees can be a little too respectful of one another’s boundaries. Or maybe they just stop growing when they get too close. The phenomenon is called crown shyness — when the tops of individual trees avoid touching in the forest canopy, creating separation lines and boundaries in the sky. Why it happens Experts aren’t exactly sure why the naturally occurring phenomenon happens, but they’ve been studying it for decades and have a few theories....

The Economist Intelligence Unit recently named Vienna “the world’s most livable city.” The Austrian capital has been hovering near the top of this respected quality-of-life ranking for a number of years. Also this year, Vienna earned its ninth consecutive No. 1 ranking on a similar data-based study performed by consulting firm Mercer. Why are these organizations fond of this midsize European city? And why do other cities such as Melbourne, Tokyo and Vancouver rank highly on these studies year after year?...

The first Wonder Woman film was met to great critical acclaim back when it was released back in 2017. In fact, that film still sits on a strong 94% for critics and an 84% audience score. Princess Diana’s first solo outing was, for many, an immediate favorite among the batch of films that DC and Warner Brothers have released. So, clearly the anticipation for the long awaited sequel was high - anticipation that kept growing substantially after the many delays that the film received due to worldwide pandemic....

You can only eat so many pieces of toast… My refrigerator contains many partially-eaten jars of strawberry, mixed berry, apricot, and ginger-peach jam. This is because my dear family has an annoying tendency to open new jars of jam if they’re unable to locate an already-open one instantly. The result is more jam than they’ll ever manage to eat on toast before it goes moldy, so I’ve had to come up with some ways to use it creatively....