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The first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor are now available to the viewing public, letting fans get a peek into Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest adventure as Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor gets his Rogue One prequel story. This also comes as one of the most unique Star Wars entries in some time, as it completed filming without the use of the Volume technology which The Mandalorian made popular.This tech was used heavily throughout both seasons of The Mandalorian, allowing the actors to come onto a massive set with a near-360-degree screen that let them feel the full environment for which they were shooting....

This lightweight inflatable LED light is ultra-compact, waterproof, and solar-powered, and can function as a lantern, flashlight, or emergency flasher. The latest offering from the company behind Luci, the inflatable solar lantern shining a light on energy poverty, is an affordable emergency light that is designed to illuminate just about any adventure, planned or unplanned. The Luci EMRG, from MPOWERD, is a 4" x 4" LED lantern that weighs just 2....

Spider-Man 3 seemed like it would be a typical Spider-Man movie, with Peter on the run from the law and being framed for murder by Quentin Beck at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home. However, an enormous curveball was thrown at fans when it was reported that Jamie Foxx would be joining Spider-Man 3 as Electro. Not only that, but Benedict Cumberbatch was then reported to be starring alongside Tom Holland, too, as the Sorcerer Supreme....

Your dog is running around the living room squeaking one of his favorite toys when you show up with a present from the pet store. You open the bag, show him the new plaything and it’s no contest. The new toy is now his favorite toy. Why are dogs so fickle when it comes to these inanimate objects? Researchers have taken a serious look at the fun side of a dog’s life and have discovered that most canines have a preference for novelty, a trait called neophilia....

All of this points to the potential formation of the Midnight Sons, a team of supernatural vigilantes dedicated to putting a stop to the monsters that go bump in the night. Since this realization, fans have been endlessly speculating on what this team would look like in the MCU, often with Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange taking the leadership role. ADVERTISEMENT But, the Master of the Mystic Arts being the leader, let alone a member, of the Midnight Sons isn’t as sure an assumption as one would expect....

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has gotten off to a rough start, reaching a low for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in terms of audience score.Marvel Studios has high hopes for Ant-Man 3 to be the next big step in the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, especially with it pitting Team Ant-Man against Kang the Conqueror. But while the stakes seem higher in this movie than in any previous Ant-Man film to date, the threequel hasn’t gotten off to a great start in terms of fan reception....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has suffered a long string of difficulties throughout its development. The issues began with the tragic passing of T’Challa actor Chadwick Boseman and have only continued due to the COVID-19 pandemic and reports of troubles on set largely stemming from Shuri actress Letitia Wright, although the details surrounding them remain foggy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wright was reportedly spreading anti-vax sentiments on the set of the film, leading to viral controversy....

Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson appears to have turned down an offer to reprise his super-powered role in next year’s DC Universe solo movie, The Flash.Johnson’s Black Adam finally hit theaters in October 2022, although it’s had a rough go during its theatrical run, only earning about $390 million at the box office against a $195 million production budget and an $80-$100 million marketing budget. While the future of the DCU looks to be drastically different under DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, rumors have indicated that Johnson’s relationship with WBD hasn’t been all positive in recent months....

Black Adam Dwayne Johnson star addressed if Warner Bros. is trying to start a war between the DCU and MCU. Johnson made waves in the lead-up to his debut as DC’s Adam Teth, pitting his character against nearly every super-powered force under the sun. From Superman to the Avengers, Johnson was not quiet when it came to picking his DC hero over some of the biggest and strongest of the genre....

New concept art for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has revealed a battle between the Sorcerer Supreme and the Marvel villain Nightmare was originally planned for the sequel.It’s no secret that the MCU movie went through a few different iterations before it became Doctor Strange 2. The film was originally in the hands of Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson, who had announced his plans to make the film a horror....

It seems like, just as Charlie Cox will be returning as Matthew Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk will make his way back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Hawkeye. Not only that but it’s also rumored that both characters will appear in Alaqua Cox’s upcoming spinoff series, Echo. One fan has noticed that a filming location for Hawkeye was previously used by Netflix’s Daredevil and the Kingpin....

200 years ago, Mount Tambora exploded and changed the world. The cloud of ash and sulfur dioxide caused the Year Without Summer in 1816, a year so cold that crops failed around the world, causing massive famine. Horses were slaughtered as there was no food for them, let alone the people. According to our commenter Richard, Baron von Drais later just Karl Drais, was a fervent democrat and revolutionary and was on the wrong side of the mid-century revolutions sweeping Europe, so he did not get much credit for his invention....

A new report revealed an update on Spider-Man: Freshman Year and its second season amid concerns the series has been canceled at Disney+.Marvel Studios Animation has reportedly been facing troubles lately, with cutbacks placing several shows in jeopardy as the studio refuses to green-light follow-up seasons without seeing positive results first. But these reports aren’t the first signs of instability, as Spider-Man: Freshman Year recently fired many crew members.Despite not being planned to premiere until 2024, Freshman Year, an upcoming Spider-Man animated series taking place elsewhere in the MCU Multiverse, was announced at Comic-Con to be planning a second season....

Fan theories are highly prevalent with nearly every blockbuster movie franchise running, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is now into its 26th project with no signs of slowing down. Some of these theories even find their way into interviews with the MCU’s leading personalities, giving reason to think hard about what’s really coming.In Phase 4 alone, Marvel Comics big bad Mephisto already made the rounds online through the course of WandaVision even though he couldn’t have been further from developers’ minds....

While it’s unknown if any SnyderVerse actors will stay with their roles in the new DCU under James Gunn and Peter Safran, one major Justice League actor is teasing that he has “some really good news” to share soon. Jason Momoa is one of the actors who have become part of fans’ conversation about the reboot. Ahead of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, it was reported that Warner Bros. might be done with Momoa’s portrayal of the titular King of Atlantis....

When between Disney+ projects, it’s always great to look back on what’s come so far. As it stands, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is the most-watched Marvel Studios streaming project on the service. The show prepped the playing field for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while also exploring Loki’s deeply complex character. It also introduced one of many Kang the Conquerors, a villain that is being teased as the next Thanos-level threat....

Marvel Studios’ Blade has been the most patiently-developed film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4. The vampire hunter reboot was announced with pomp and circumstance at July 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con, as Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige welcomed two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali to the Hall H stage, who “capped” off the panel by confirming his status as the MCU’s Eric Brooks. Chatter on Blade remained dormant throughout much of 2020, but things made significant progression in the back half of 2021....

Marvel Studios’ Blade received a new start date following behind-the-scenes frustrations that resulted in an overhaul of its script and production.Originally, the Mahershala Ali-led film was set to start filming last Fall. However, that never happened.Instead, production was delayed until later this year, and the movie’s release was pushed until Fall 2024.To top it all off, the project even got itself a different director in Yann Demange and entirely new writers....

After the Avengers’ epic battles with Thanos in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, the future of the franchises’ villains is more up in the air than ever before. Even with the excitement building up for fans anticipating the debuts of villains like the Taskmaster in Black Widow and the true Mandarin (Tony Leung) in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, there are no rumors or rumblings as to who the entire team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will fight in the next massive team-up movie....

Spider-Man: No Way Home is out in the world, and with it has come plenty of fanfare. The film brought together three generations of big-screen Spider-Man adventures for one ultimate wall-crawling epic. The MCU’s Spidey threequel broke barriers both in-universe and out, becoming the biggest film since the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic began back in March 2020. No Way Home not only served as a celebration of Spider-Man/Peter Parker’s past but also offered an exciting glimpse into what could be for this character’s future on the big screen....