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Captain Marvel directing duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have cast some top-tier Star Wars and Marvel stars in their upcoming film, Freaky Tales.While Marvel Studios has become a magnet for A-list Hollywood talent like Florence Pugh, Angela Bassett, and now Harrison Ford, the red brand has also skyrocketed writers’ and directors’ careers. To date, the MCU has helped make the Russo brothers, Taika Waititi, and James Gunn household names. As these writers and directors continue to build their careers both in and out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have followed suit....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is only a short time away from releasing in theaters, already set to change the MCU landscape as magical mayhem ensues in this sequel. Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One teased how vast the Multiverse truly was in both 2016’s Doctor Strange and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, and now, that vastness will be fully shown in Benedict Cumberbatch’s second solo adventure. With just under a couple of weeks until fans see what this movie brings, Marvel Studios has ramped up its efforts for Doctor Strange 2’s promotional tour to push the hype train forward....

Back when Kit Harington confirmed that he was on the docket as none other than Dane Whitman for Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 ensemble The Eternals, the only sort of sneak peek we got into his role was that “he’s got a sword.” Most fans were able to deduct that Harington would be given the mantle of Black Knight since Whitman is notorious for claiming the title in the comics. Then, when set photos from The Eternals were leaked back in January showing off Harrington with co-star Gemma Chan (confirmed to be playing Sersi), there was still no indication of how Harington would be showing off his new chops as he was decked out in modern-day clothing alongside Chan....

Since first being discussed in rumors from 2017, Gladiator 2 finally has a promising production update, leading fans to believe the anticipated sequel is finally on the horizon. The sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 roman epic has been in development for years at this point, with an official announcement of the project happening in late 2018. Scott will reprise his role as the film’s director, with Top Gun: Maverick scribe Peter Craig helping to pen the script....

Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, and you need to charge your smartphone? Try this. OK, so perhaps you wouldn’t ever be caught away from the grid with all the necessary parts, and have running water nearby, and have cell service but a dying phone battery, but in case you’d like to MacGyver together a working hydroelectric generator just for fun (and free electricity) or for a child’s science project, YouTuber Thomas Kim has you covered....

Chadwick Boseman’s death forced Marvel to change the entire plan for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, including part of the MCU film’s post-credits scene.Before Black Panther 2 came to theaters, critics shared that the MCU’s final movie of Phase 4 would only include one post-credits scene, breaking a long trend from Marvel over the past few years. This meant MCU fans would see a movie with only one post-credits scene for the first time since Phase 4 started with Black Widow, and it only marks the fifth time since 2015 that an MCU movie has has one or fewer post-credits moments....

Seattle architect Mike Eliason describes what he learned about their housing policies. After a trip to Vienna for a Passivhaus conference I wrote about the remarkable housing there, and how much of it is actually social housing owned by the city. Seattle architect Mike Eliason was at the same conference. He puts what he learned about Vienna and Austrian housing policies together in two articles in City Observatory and what he thinks it can teach us in North America....

Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk now stands as the only member of the original six Avengers never to lead an MCU solo outing - with 2008’s The Incredible Hulk having starred Edward Norton before being recast. As rumors swirl that World War Hulk may soon bring Hulk back to the big screen, She-Hulk currently serves as the next best thing.During Norton’s one and only Hulk outing, the gamma-infused Avenger went up against Tim Roth’s Emil Blonsky, aka the Abomination....

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the next big DC release, which will launch exclusively on HBO Max in early 2021. The project will finally give fans the elusive Snyder Cut, repackaging Justice League into a new format with additional scenes.One of the major changes was the design for one of the film’s main antagonists Steppenwolf, which now boasts a much spikier aesthetic. Snyder has been careful about what he shows of the character, though he did sneakily reveal a menacing look at the character in action....

There is no telling who could be hiding in the Quantum Realm when Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits theaters next February. The Paul Rudd-led threequel has a lot going for it. It has already been teased as the biggest Ant-Man film, with the likes of Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror, Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang, and even Bill Murray.It will be a Mutlviersal adventure for the ages, and one that could spell the end for Rudd’s pint-sized protector....

Although the MCU is moving away from original Infinity Saga heroes like Captain America and Iron Man, Phase 4 has no lack of new power players that will lead the way for years to come. One of the newest coming in just a few weeks is Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel, who will see her first action on Disney+ as she gets her own MCU origin story. With Kamala Khan proclaiming herself as the biggest Avengers super-fan in the world, there are sure to be plenty of references to the world’s mightiest heroes, most notably the young heroine’s idol Captain Marvel....

As we enter a summer with no Marvel Studios blockbuster on the horizon, more and more Marvel secrets are being uncovered, such as unused concept art of Bucky Barnes for Avengers: Infinity War. Yet, even in the midst of this rut, Marvel Studios is seemingly diving head-first into all of the potential storylines and characters they can explore with Disney+, including circulating rumors regarding a potential Ironheart series. One of Marvel’s more recent creations, Ironheart broke out into the comic scene in 2015 in the form of Riri Williams, a young engineering student who comes up with an iron suit of her own that’s eventually equipped with a Tony Stark A....

The dog days of summer are known for being among the hottest of the season. Such days conjure up listless floating in the pool, scrambling to find shade and, of course, dogs panting even though they haven’t been running around. It’s too hot for running, after all. Despite the phrase’s association with heat-struck canines, it has nothing to do with them. Well, it has nothing to do with earthbound dogs anyway....

Marvel Studios’ first Disney+ project, WandaVision, has been a creepy, comical adventure through some of the most iconic eras of TV sitcoms. The show has simultaneously furthered the greater MCU story while making reference to television classics like Modern Family, Malcolm In The Middle, and I Love Lucy. As Westview has morphed through these different generations, so has the cinematography. Not only has the theme, humor, and costumes been accurate to each decade, the way each was filmed and edited has followed suit as well....

For someone who didn’t enjoy cooking, my mother was certainly good at it. I was raised by a woman who claimed to hate cooking, and yet was spectacularly good at it. “I’d rather be painting,” she’d say, and would get lost in her art for hours on end while we kids waited hungrily, hoping she’d realize what time it was. As soon as she looked at the clock, though, and put away her brushes, she’d pull together a divine meal in record time....

Ever since 2017’s Justice League, the DCEU has been struggling when it comes to finding a path forward for Warner Bros.’s interconnected cinematic universe. Sure, movies such as Shazam! and Wonder Woman 1984 have been made along with shows like Peacemaker, but still, the world’s overall story and progression have remained stagnant with no clear path ahead.With that said, Dwayne Johnson’s new movie Black Adam looks to bring it all on track—or at least, that’s how it sounds anytime the leading actor talks about it in his now infamous grandiose verbiage....

Here are maps from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FOA) depicting significant forest cover on all continents of the World. These forest land maps have been constructed based on data FOA data. The dark green represents closed forests, mid-green represents open and fragmented forests, light green represents some trees in ​shrub and bushland. Map of Worldwide Forest Cover Forests cover some 3.9 billion hectares (or 9.6 billion acres) which is approximately 30% of the world’s land surface....

DC FanDome brought news from a plethora of upcoming DC films and TV series. From character reveals for The Suicide Squad to a brand new trailer for The Batman, the live online event absolutely delivered on its promise of bringing new and exciting information about the future of DC. But one panel stood above them all, that being the much anticipated panel for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The trailer unfortunately leaked prior to the beginning of DC FanDome, sending the fan base into a frenzy to get a first proper glimpse at the upcoming Snyder Cut....

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has finally hit theaters, bringing more than a dozen big name stars and characters into the MCU’s first new Phase 5 project.Ant-Man 3 looks to expand on the smallest Avenger’s solo story in his third movie since arriving in the MCU in 2015. With this new outing being the first solo Ant-Man film since 2018, along with his first appearance since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, expectations are high for what Scott Lang and his A-list cast of supporting villains and heroes can do in this new adventure....

There has been a lot of discussion and debate about the merits of open offices recently. As an architect, I have never known anything but open offices.I have noted previously that where most businesses use have private offices, cube farms or office systems that promote privacy, architect’s offices so often ignore the rules that they impose on others, and are in each others face, all the time. Here is a round-up of architects offices we have shown in TreeHugger, some big and some very, very small....