It's hard to picture now, but before the Marvel Cinematic Universe became the biggest cash cow in movies (and TV), Marvel Comics was actually on the brink of financial ruin. Just a few years ago, the company was focused on staying alive rather than expanding into big screen dominance. One interesting aspect of this story is that when they finally got around to making an Iron Man feature film in 2008, and wanted to include comics stalwart Nick Fury in a post-credits scene, they were legally and contractually obligated to cast Samuel L.

Nearing the release of the 10-episode season on HBO Max, all the talk has revolved around The Office‘s alumni, Mindy Kaling playing everyone’s favorite geek-girl, Velma Dinkley, in the animated Scooby-Doo origin story series, Velma. While brainstorming regarding Velma’s look, showrunner Charlie Grandy and Kaling decided to look for inspiration in a somewhat unlikely place. Recommended Videos Prompted by the fact that she knew she would voice Velma, the actress explained to Entertainment Weekly that she and Grandy eventually touched on Velma’s appearance.

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Four years after dropping her emotional track “Lose You to Love Me,” Selena Gomez is revisiting the song in a raw video. “Making of … me getting to know myself,” the singer, 30, wrote in a TikTok video shared on Monday, July 17. Gomez went on to preemptively address criticism of her voice, writing: “This isnt [sic] the greatest i know so i hope no one minds me turning the comments off for my head but this was the best, most sincere moments with lose you to love me.

Speaking out for what’s important. Aisha Dee, one of the three main characters on The Bold Type, shared a powerful statement via Instagram on Wednesday, July 15, one day before the season 4 finale. “Knowing the power that art had to shape my mind and experience, I had to speak up,” Dee, 26, wrote in a lengthy statement before explaining that playing Kat Edison on the Freeform drama was the first time she was able to not just play “the white character’s ‘best friend,'” but instead an “empowered and confident” woman with her own narrative, who explored her queer identity.