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Emilia Clarke celebrated the Marvel Studios process as “mind-boggling” ahead of her MCU debut in Secret Invasion.Secret Invasion will soon continue the Multiverse Saga trend of bringing new faces into the MCU as Game of Thrones’ Clarke enters the fold on Disney+ alongside Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury.Thanks to her experience in George R.R. Martin’s Westeros, Clarke is no stranger to being at the forefront of pop culture, but she has already praised just how “absolutely brilliant” the Marvel Studios machine is....

Warning: This article contains spoilers through “Episode 4” of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Just as its predecessor WandaVision did for nearly two months, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is bringing exciting new story wrinkles into the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s expanding narrative with each passing week. One episode led fans to create theories surrounding the mysteries behind Sharon Carter, while last week showed Wyatt Russell taking a brutally villainous turn in the closing moments....

One of the most talked about topics in the Marvel fandom right now is the casting behind Marvel Studios’ upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Everyone wants to know who is going to be bringing to life the iconic family this time around, hopefully, in a satisfying way.A lot of these conversations really started to happen after the appearance of John Krasinski as Reed Richards in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

Harley Quinn was a surprise success for now-defunct streaming platform DC Universe, quickly migrating over to Warner Bros.’ more recent venture HBO Max and being picked up for a big, bombastic blowout of a third season. While Season 3 of the hit animated show will hit the service sometime this summer, another series set in the same universe will follow soon after. The spin-off was announced to be titled Noonan’s, chronically Kite Man’s adventures running a seedy bar in Gotham City while Harley and Poison Ivy romance each other in their own show....

From major plot points to surprising character appearances, Spider-Man: No Way Home is filled with secrets. In the months leading to its premiere, the MCU threequel was bombarded with rumors and leaks that ultimately boosted fans’ anticipation for the movie. Part of those rumors was the involvement of Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock in the movie. Murphy’s Multiverse first reported Cox’s inclusion in No Way Home, thus leading to widespread speculation about his role in the movie....

Marvel’s Defenders universe on Netflix was ultimately canceled by February 2019, but rumors emerged that some of its characters would return to the MCU, thus giving hope that they could be restored. The group of small-screen heroes consists of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Punisher while also featuring villains such as The Hand and Wilson Fisk’s Kingpin. WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Episode 5 of Hawkeye. Despite not having large ties to the larger MCU, the group known as the Defenders have thrilling and more personal adventures in New York, but the show’s abrupt end left fans wanting more....

Talking about travel can be a fraught conversation. From an environmental perspective, it is impossible to argue with the fact that staying home is the best thing to do – but humans aren’t like that. Many of us crave the world, wanting to push boundaries, navigate foreign cities, and meet strangers who speak different languages. Humans have roamed throughout history and that urge is not going to disappear anytime soon. What we can do, though, is talk about how to reduce the impact of our travels by planning trips conscientiously and carefully....

Spider-Man: No Way Home featured returning villains from previous Spider-Man films led by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, and one of them is Electro played by Jamie Foxx. The Marvel actor’s comeback was the first one to make headlines during the film’s development, thus launching a multitude of rumors that the Multiverse will be involved in the threequel’s storyline. After the news about his return, Foxx took to social media to celebrate his comeback, but he quickly took down his post to avoid spoilers for the movie....

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world. A decade ago, after the Great Recession and the failure of many of the new wave of prefab companies, I wrote that “housing is an archaic industry; it has never been properly organized, Deminged, Taylorized, or Druckered,” adjectives named after the three gods of productivity and management. Fully-Integrated Construction Company I have written previously that Katerra, the four-year-old instant construction giant, might actually be changing this, as they note, “applying methods and tools such as digital technology, offsite manufacturing, and fully-integrated teams in an effort to improve construction productivity....

When I wrote about Fitbit as a tool to encourage walking, I used the analogy of “smart” thermostats as a gateway to energy conservation. I confess I am not exactly an unbiased observer in this debate—alongside my Fitbit, I managed to wrangle a Nest “learning thermostat” over the holidays, and have been geeking out ever since. Given the legitimate question marks over whether such gadgetry is really worth the money, I thought it best to document my experiences here....

The Mandalorian Season 2 featured a wide array of satisfying moments, and many would agree that Mark Hamill’s return as Luke Skywalker during the finale was number one amongst them. No one expected that the franchise’s most recognizable Jedi would return in the season’s final minutes to save Grogu from harm’s way. As a result, Hamill’s comeback as the fan-favorite Jedi earned an overwhelmingly positive reception from fans while also cementing the successful run of the Pedro Pascal-led Star Wars series....

There’s no denying how big of an event Avengers: Endgame was in pop culture. The culmination of over a decade of storytelling on the big screen was one of the most massive achievements in modern cinema. It’s truly a miracle that it exists. Once it was all said and done, Marvel Studios officially branded it the Infinity Saga. The label certainly fit all the years audiences spent following the storylines of the Infinity Stones and the Mad Titan aiming to harness their powers....

The God of Mischief is up to no good again. Marvel President Kevin Feige unveiled the first in-depth look into Tom Hiddleston’s debut solo series, Loki, which will follow the consequences of the 2012 version of everyone’s favorite horned anti-hero as he makes a timeline-disrupting escape. From references to other Asgardians to apocalyptic alternate futures, Loki’s trailer is full of hints to the show’s mysterious plot. ADVERTISEMENT Without further adieu, let’s break it all down....

Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion is set to make Emilia Clarke the MCU’s next huge star, evident by her mysterious role being kept under a watchful eye in a new promotional tweak. The former Game of Thrones headliner became a major story once she was announced to be part of the Secret Invasion cast, as this show brings one of Marvel’s most monumental comic stories ever to life. Since she was confirmed for inclusion in the cast in mid-2021, Marvel has been diligent about keeping Clarke’s role in the series a secret, with the actress herself even noting how scared she was of spoiling the surprise for fans....

After Agents of SHIELD began to raise conflicts with the MCU in its fifth season, many started to question whether these projects being produced by Marvel TV were canon with the larger story. This tired old debate has continued for years since and saw a significant resurgence last year after the Darkhold, Daredevil, and Kingpin all returned with big differences from their TV iterations. Various evidence has swung the conversation back and forth countless times, and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige still avoids offering a definitive answer....

Audiences were disappointed when Warner Bros. pulled the carpet out from underneath everybody’s feet and completely shifted its DC Films slate. While at one point the world was going to be getting four live-action ventures in 2022, now there’ll only be three. The next one up is Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam, which got shifted back a few months to October 21 later this year. The movie will follow anti-hero Teth-Adam as he becomes king of Kahndaq and takes on the moniker The Black Adam....

Thor, set to make his return to the silver screen in the aptly titled Thor: Love and Thunder, has been a key part of the MCU for a long time. As such, the character has a long and full history, one dotted with tragedy, humor, and just about everything in between. Even as Thor faces possibly his toughest foe yet in the upcoming sequel, his troubled past, including his experience with characters like Loki and Thanos, will likely play a key role in the film....

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter. Design shows aren’t what they used to be; the Internet ate them. The Interior Design Show in Toronto is Canada’s biggest, and I have been covering it for years, looking for all the newest in sustainable, green design. Alas, sustainable design is not what it used to be either; everyone says they are doing it but it’s really hard to tell....

After Paramount’s latest horror movie, Smile, exceeded expectations at the box office, talks about a sequel (Smile 2) potentially being made emerged, but the film’s director revealed that it should have something essential for it to work and stand out. The hit horror film follows Dr. Rose Cotter as she is cursed by menacing visions of a smiling entity after witnessing her patient’s death. As a result, she only has seven days to evade death, leading to a game of cat and mouse against the dangerous curse....

Spider-Man: No Way Home delivered a powerful and emotional conclusion to Tom Holland’s first MCU trilogy as the web-slinger. The threequel revealed that Peter Parker received a fresh slate after Doctor Strange’s spell erased everyone’s memory of him. As a result, Peter’s return in the already-confirmed Spider-Man 4 is expected to look vastly different.Sony producer Amy Pascal previously revealed that the threequel will not be “the last Spider-Man movie,” while also confirming another three MCU Spider-Man films to be in development....