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Marvel Cinematic Universe has been in a chaotic state since “Avengers: Endgame” cleared out a huge number of its heaviest hitters. Since then, thanks in part to COVID, the MCU hasn’t coalesced as clearly as the retroactively named “Infinity Saga.” So if you’re here, it’s probably because you’re wondering the same thing we are — who are the current most powerful characters?That’s a big question but one we’re happy to answer, definitively.

A man who made almost a quarter of a million pounds through a scam involving the streaming of top football matches is thought to be on the run with his dog in France.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Anthony and Joe Russo conquered the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the record-breaking blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” (their fourth Marvel movie after “Captain America: The Winter Solider,” “Captain America: Civil War” and “Avengers: Infinity War”), and it turns out the “Star Wars” franchise could’ve been next. During an appearance on the “Smartless” podcast (via Total Film magazine), Joe Russo confirmed that the brothers had early talks about signing on for Marvel president Kevin Feige’s “Star Wars” movie. The project has since been shelved. “We love ‘Star Wars,'” Joe Russo said. “Kevin Feige is a huge ‘Star Wars’ fan, and there were some early conversations about maybe teaming up with Kevin to do ‘Star Wars.'”

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” — the third and final installment in James Gunn’s spacefaring superhero saga — opens this Friday.The first film introduced a band of rag-tag rebels, the Guardians, led by Star-Lord, who ended up playing a pivotal role in the Infinity Saga, largely due to Gamora’s ties to Thanos.Now, if the last paragraph made total sense to you, you’re probably all set to watch “Vol 3.”But if you need a refresher — or crash course — into the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies and how they fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, read on. Here’s your viewing shortlist of shows and films — in chronological order — to stream on Disney+ in preparation for Vol.

Karen Gillian shared a behind-the-scenes photo from when she had accidentally scheduled a couples therapy session during filming.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 could’ve looked a lot different, according to James Gunn.

ComicBook.com that in the earliest iterations of the second film, Gamora would be the one to die, instead of Michael Rooker’s Yondu.“I knew from the beginning Zoe only wanted to play the character for so many years, and she’s been very honest saying that she’s done [after this],” Gunn explained. “And so I was going to have her die. I thought she was the one that was going to sacrifice herself, and Quill was going to learn about himself, as opposed to in the second movie, and I thought different of it.” Gunn noted that he “was kind of talked out of it by Kevin [Feige] and Lou [D’Esposito],” especially with plans for the end of the Infinity Saga looming.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Guardians of the Galaxy” writer-director James Gunn revealed in a recent interview with ComicBook.com that Zoe Saldana’s Gamora was nearly killed off in 2017’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” about a year before the character met her demise in “Avengers: Infinity War.” According to Gunn, it was Marvel executives that talked him out of the decision. “Gamora almost died in ‘Vol. 2,'” Gunn said. “I knew from the beginning Zoe only wanted to play the character for so many years, and she’s been very honest saying that she’s done [after this]. And so I was going to have her die. I thought she was the one that was going to sacrifice herself…I was kind of talked out of it by Kevin [Feige] and Lou [D’Esposito], and then it just didn’t work that well. It didn’t feel right, it felt much more right to go where we go in that movie. That seemed what was correct for the story.”

Succession comes to an end with its fourth season.Created by Jesse Armstrong, the HBO comedy-drama series follows the internal power struggle within the Roy family, the owners of media conglomerate Waystar Royco.As concerns mount around the health of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), his children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) clash to position themselves as his worthy successor.Armstrong confirmed season four would be the show’s last in February: “You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession. I’ve never thought this could go on forever.”Alexander Skarsgård plays the tech billionaire CEO of rival company GoJo, who is introduced in the show’s third season.The actor had his breakthrough role in TV series True Blood, before going onto star in Melancholia, The Legend Of Tarzan and HBO’s Big Little Lies.

Refresh for latest…: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie continues its global domination, now with an estimated $871.8M through Sunday. Of that, $437.5M is from the international box office. The next worldwide benchmark of $900M will hit in the next days. It is only a matter of time for the Bros to get to $1B, particularly as Korea and Japan are due to release this week.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson denied long-standing rumors that they were feuding while co-starring in "Iron Man 2." The "Marriage Story" star made an appearance on the Tuesday episode of Paltrow's "The goop Podcast" during which the two actresses recalled working together on the 2010 superhero movie. In the hit sequel to 2008's "Iron Man," Paltrow, 50, reprised her role as Pepper Potts and Johansson made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. "People ask me, 'Is it true that you and Scarlett Johansson didn't get along on "Iron Man?"' " "The Politician" alum said.

News of a Kidnapping,” created by Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García, swept the top prizes for best picture on Saturday night at the 2023 Platino Awards, in a sign of how the global streamers – here Amazon Studios and Prime Video – have lured top-of-their-class talent in Latin America. One highlight of the ceremony, dedicated to films and TV shows in the Spanish-speaking world, was Benicio del Toro’s acceptance speech of a honorary Platino in which he reflected on being typecast for many years in Hollywood as a Latino actor.  “If I had to play stereotypes, I tried to find the character’s humanity, a sense of complicity, so that audiences felt what my character felt and whilst they’re watching, don’t forget who I am and where I come from.,” he said. “What’s important is to share more than be divided,” he added. 

Katie Price appears to be driving an uninsured and untaxed car, according to the Mirror.

Jenny Powell left her fans in awe as they labelled her "truly beautiful" when she shared a new reel of her enjoying a relaxing trip to the spa in a teeny tiny bikini.The 55 year old TV star, who celebrated her birthday earlier this month, who has presented a number of shows and now hosts Greatest Hits radio, rocked her brunette curls and was all smiles as she showed off her age-defying figure to her followers.The beauty opted for a metallic glittery deep plum matching bikini set, as she posed and showed off her fabulous tan in the clips. In one shot, Jenny scooped her locks up into a loose ponytail so she could go in the sauna. While in another, the star posed for the camera from a bed in the sunshine.

The Easter holiday weekend may be over, but that didn’t mean it was game over for Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie which clocked a fantastic $20.1M on Monday. That figure is easily the best Monday ever for an Illumination title, beating out the $19.6M Monday earned by Sing on Dec. 26, 2016.

Olivia Culpo is engaged. The 30-year-old model took to her Instagram account to reveal that her NFL star boyfriend Christian McCaffrey, 26, popped the question last week, after four years of dating. Olivia shared a number of pictures of the proposal and captioned them with 4.

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A heartbreaking moment. Jeremy Renner revealed that he wrote his family a final goodbye letter while in the hospital following his New Year’s Day snowplow accident.

“Barbie” trailer is here. Warner Bros.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Filmmaker siblings Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are calling their deep-dish interview series, “Pizza Film School,” back into session after a nearly three-year break. In Season 2 of the video podcast, the Russo brothers sit down with fellow directors to talk about their favorite films, discuss the craft of making movies — and chow down on a couple slices of pies from local pizzerias. Guests for the second season include Zack Snyder, Nia DaCosta, Justin Chon, R.J. Cutler, Justin Lin and Emerald Fennell. The series is produced by their production company, AGBO. Season 2 will premiered April 11 with new two-part episodes dropping weekly exclusively on AGBO’s YouTube channel.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director James Gunn has written the script for his upcoming “Superman: Legacy” and is currently putting together a casting list and audition material. He’s also about to embark on a worldwide press tour for his final movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” The writer-director recently told Rolling Stone that his “Superman” movie isn’t going to feel like a “Guardians” movie. “I learned so much from making these movies,” Gunn said about his Marvel franchise. “But it’s not like ‘Superman’ is going to have exactly the same vibe as a ‘Guardians’ movie. It’s actually quite different.” What the tone of Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy” will be remains to be seen. The tentpole is focusing on a younger iteration of the superhero than the one last seen on the big screen played by Henry Cavill. After his “Guardians Vol. 3” press duties are over, Gunn will transition full time to his new gig as the co-head of DC Studios with Peter Safran. “Superman: Legacy” will kick off the duo’s new DC Universe, which will also include films featuring Supergirl and Batman and Robin.

Jordan Moreau After being presumed dead at the end of Netflix’s first “Extraction” film, Chris Hemsworth is back (surprise!) as black ops mercenary Tyler Rake for another high-octane mission. In the first trailer for “Extraction 2,” Hemsworth’s Rake is revealed to be alive, and he’s wasting no time getting back to action. He brutally beats people down with a riot shield in what appears to be a prison break, uses the shield to deflect a fiery molotov cocktail, then proceeds to punch rioters with his burning fist. Director Sam Hargrave returns for the sequel, as do producers Anthony and Joe Russo, who previously teamed with Hemsworth on “Avengers: Endgame.” After making his directorial debut with the first “Extraction,” the follow-up is Hargrave’s second film. He previously worked as a stunt coordinator with the Russos on “Avengers: Endgame,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Captain America: Civil War.”

the MCU, it’s not totally clear, so it’s hard to know if we’ll ever see Chris Evans in the role again. But for what it’s worth, Evans himself says there’s probably more stories to tell with Steve — just not right now.As fans will recall, when last we saw Captain America, he had gone back in time to return the Infinity Stones, and then opted to stay behind and live a full life with his love, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). In the final minutes of “Avengers: Endgame,” a much, much older Steve hands off the shield to his buddy Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), and by the end of “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+, Sam is finally ready to take up the Captain America mantle himself.Going forward, Mackie is now our Captain America (including in the upcoming film “Captain America: New World Order”).

Quavo has shared a video for his new song, “Honey Bun.” The Atlanta rapper’s latest drop follows two tracks dedicated to the late Takeoff: “Without You” and “Greatness.” He also performed "Without You" at the 2023 Grammys on honor of the former Migos member, shot and killed in November 2022. Prior to Takeoff’s death, Quavo and Takeoff released their joint album, Only Built for Infinity Links.

Channel 4 Countdown star had addressed her relationship with her body in a new interview. The 62-year-old admits she hasn't weighed herself since 1999 after starting a detox diet. ITV I'm a Celebrity.

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania officially launched Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s hope the fresh start will breathe new life into the company’s superhero multiverse.With Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) firmly in view, Marvel has established their villainous successor to Thanos (Josh Brolin) and set the stage for upcoming crossovers to potentially rival the Infinity Saga’s conclusion in Avengers: Endgame.The Multiverse Saga, however, is a bigger proposition, featuring an expanding roster of TV shows alongside the big-screen outings – with a stack of projects still set to land in 2023.The next Marvel film is Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3, which is released in cinemas on May 5, 2023.Directed by James Gunn, the sequel looks set to dig into Rocket’s (Bradley Cooper) past and picks up after the events of the Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special.A synopsis reads: “The Guardians Of The Galaxy are adjusting to life on Knowhere when parts of Rocket’s past resurface. In order to protect him, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) must lead the Guardians on a dangerous mission that could lead to the team dissolving.”Alongside Pratt and Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Sean Gunn, Elizabeth Debicki and Sylvester Stallone are set to reprise their roles.

Daft Punk have released the first track, ‘The Writing Of Fragments Of Time’ from the upcoming expanded version of their last album ‘Random Access Memories’, which is being reissued for its 10th anniversary.‘The Writing Of Fragments Of Time’ captures “intimate moments of creation” at the time that Daft Punk were composing the eleventh track from ‘Random Access Memories’, ‘Fragments Of Time’, with longtime friend and collaborator Todd Edwards.The story goes, per a press release: “At the legendary Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles on February 29, 2012 a tape ran for the full session, capturing the entire creative journey behind the making of the track and we hear some of these intimate moments of creation between Thomas Bangalter and Todd Edwards in The Writing of Fragments of Time.“The lyrics written that day were from the perspective of the collaborators’ future selves speculating how they would feel in the future as if remembering this specific creative moment thereby creating a narrative of future nostalgia. Listening to the lyrics ten years later along with the creative process behind them offers listeners the feeling of mirrored reflections in an infinity loop lending to an existential foresight as if creating a sonic time capsule.”Check out ‘The Writing Of Fragments Of Time’ below:The reissue of ‘Random Access Memories’ features 35 minutes of outtakes and unheard demos across nine tracks.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor No, Daft Punk are not reuniting — but the duo are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their epochal Grammy-winning final album, “Random Access Memories,” with an expanded edition that features 35 minutes of previously unreleased music across nine songs. Today, the duo dropped “The Writing of Fragments of Time,” the first track from the album (which comes out May 12). According to the announcement, the track is a “documentary track” that nods back to the album song “Giorgio by Moroder,” in which the iconic Giorgio Moroder discusses his own creative process and come up. “This newest behind the scenes track glimpses the actual humans at work with all their doubts, excitement and first draft imperfections.”

Louis Vuitton has released the latest images from their new campaign for Drop 2 of “Creating Infinity,” a collaboration with the avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.