Summary TheMarvel Cinematic Universeis beholden to its biggest names for much of its success, but the series' most famous performances were almost very different. It’s no secret that the force of personalities behind the MCU’s most famous actors has been a massive part of its chokehold on pop culture. It’s difficult to imagineiconic comic book castingslike Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man or Chris Evans' Captain America being played by anyone else....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Mercedes-Benz took a big risk bringing its line of compact cars to the United States. With four-cylinder engines and front-wheel drive, these cars have more in common with the average Honda or Toyota than anything traditionally associated with Mercedes....

As we reach the middle of this current console generation, people are wondering when improved “Pro” versions of consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will arrive. PS5 fans had their curiosity rewarded this week whenMoore’s Law is DeadandInsider Gamingleaked the specs of what has become colloquially known as the PS5 Pro and is reportedly referred to as “Trinity” internally at Sony. The leaked documents indicate that thePS5 Prowill have a similar CPU to the base model that can be modified to run at a slightly higher clock speed, as well as 67 teraflops of 16 bit floating-point calculations, a GPU with 60 AMD compute units and faster memory bandwidth, and more....

Netflix is one of the biggest streaming services in the world, and having a subscription has become crucial to many people’s existence. Even if you have a subscription, that doesn’t necessarily mean you know what to check out first. If you’re new to Netflix or are simply struggling with how to pick a movie to watch, we’ve got you covered. We’ve pulled together three underrated titles available on the streaming service that are well worth your time....

Most of the new scripted shows onPeacockare either original series or shows currently running on NBC. But one of the most appealing aspects of Peacock is its library of classic shows that are no longer on the air. Many of these shows would have completely faded into obscurity without a streaming service. Instead, they get to live on in this digital afterlife. This month, our picks for the three underrated shows on Peacock that you need to watch in January include a short-lived sitcom from a decade ago, a Peacock original series, and a comedy/drama that first aired in the early ’90s....

Metro Exodus, the third installment in 4A Games’ gritty post-apocalyptic shooter series, was scheduled to hit consoles and PC later this year, but we’ll have to wait a bit longer before we dive back into radiation-filled Russia. Publisher Deep Silvernow expects the gameto arrive in 2019. The news comes via the latestfinancial earnings reportfrom Deep Silver’s new parent company, THQ Nordic. The report, published on May 16, said thatMetro Exodusis now scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2019....

Over the past 25 years, Reese Witherspoon has become one of the great movie stars of her generation. Since first emerging on the scene in a series of comedies, Witherspoon has definitively proven that she can be funny and dramatic in equal measure, and she’s created a number of indelible roles over the course of her decades of stardom. Few actresses are more versatile or charming than she continues to be to this day, and these are the five movies you should start with if you’re looking to catch her best work....

Warning! SPOILERS about Grey’s Anatomy season 20, episode 10 ahead. Summary The events inGrey’s Anatomyseason 20’s finale proved especially shocking considering how many characters were affected, but they can also providea clean slate forGrey’s Anatomyseason 21to solve the issues that affected season 20.Grey’s Anatomyseason 20’s shortened run due to the dual strikes put a strain on the medical drama, as it had only ten episodes to condense multiple storylines when it usually had around double that number of episodes to focus on the story arcs of the extensive ensemble cast....

Quick Links Ditto is one of the trickiest creatures to catch inPokémon GO, with many Trainers still hunting one down to this day. The main reason it’s so hard to find is because ituses a series of disguises to camouflage itselfon the overworld map. To make things even more difficult, these Ditto disguises change every now and then, so it’s important to keep up to date with the latest ones....

This August 21, duringthe Great American Eclipse, most sky-gazers will have their eyes set on the moon and the sun. At the same time, researchers atNASA’s Ames Research Centerwill focus their attention on life onMars. On the big day,the research team will conduct MicroSat, an inexpensive experiment using 34 high-altitude balloons to simulate a Mars-like environment and test how well life can survive there. “The August solar eclipse gives us a rare opportunity to study the stratosphere when it’s even more Mars-like than usual,” Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA, said in a statement....

Brainwavz knows a thing or two when it comes to in-ear headphones. We found ourselves impressed with the company’squad-driver B400 in-ears, while the B200 were amore affordable optionthat used the same 3D printing tech. Those options are priced squarely in the midrange, but the company also offers the Blu line, which are not only wireless, but also more affordable, and its new Blu 300 earbuds add serious water resistance to the package....

Online shoppers in the U.S. are increasingly using click-and-collect services as a way to avoid not only shipping costs but also potential problems with delivery. The service, now offered by most big-box retailers, enables customers to order items online before heading to the store to pick them up at a time of their choosing. Across the pond, 71% of Brits are also using click and collect for at least some of their online shopping, though somewhat bizarrely, large numbers of people are not collecting their items, according to a recent survey....

The British Army is about to get an impressive new explosive ordnance disposal robot that’s able to climb stairs, negotiate slopes of more than 40 degrees, and … oh, yes, diffuse bombs, too. The T7 robot is not autonomous, but is rather radio controlled by a human operator. One of its most promising features is its haptic feedback capabilities, which allows the operator to accurately feel what they are doing when they use the T7’s robotic arm to unpick a bomb fuse....