Marvel Reveals Full Phase 3 Slate, Black Panther Actor, More

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Phase 3 is absolutely huge, with nine new films includingCaptain Marvel, Black Panther and a two part Avengers: Infinity War movie. Your brain just melted.

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During a "secret" event for fans and press today in Los Angeles at Disney's El Capitan theater, Marvel Studios melted fans' brains when it revealed titles and release dates for all nine Marvel Phase 3 films.

Following Avengers 2, the studio will be releasing:

• Captain America: Civil War (May 6th, 2016);
• Dr. Strange (Nov. 4th, 2016);
• Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (May 5th, 2017);
• Thor: Ragnarok (July 18th, 2017);
• Black Panther (November 3, 2017);
• Avengers: Infinity War, Part 1 (May 4th, 2018);
• Captain Marvel (July 6th, 2018);
• Inhumans (November 2nd, 2018);
• Avengers: Infinty War, Part 2 (May 3rd, 2019).

The presentation began with a deliberate and hilarious bit of misdirection, as it was first announced that Captain America 3 would be subtitled "Serpent Society." Obviously, that would have contradicted all recent rumors suggesting a battle between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers influenced by Marvel's Civil War crossover event. However, midway through the presentation, Marvel corrected itself, revealing "Civil War" as Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Evans were brought out on stage for the announcement.

Meanwhile, 42 actor Chadwick Boseman was announced as the lead in Black Panther, introduced to fans formally by Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Evans during a skit in which Downey, Jr. and Evans pretended to fight, then demanded Boseman pick sides. Cue wild speculation on how Black Panther will* officially debut in the MCU during Cap 3. It's worth noting, by the way, that in the comics, Black Panther is from the fictional African nation of Wakanda, notable among other things for being the source of the Vibranium used to make Captain America's shield.

Related: the first official poster for Black Panther

It was also confirmed that Captain Marvel will be the Carol Danvers version of the character. No actress has been announced, however Marvel's Kevin Feige hinted at big plans, describing her during the reveal as the "most powerful hero" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While this may irk fans who hoped for Kamala Khan, AKA Ms. Marvel, it's worth noting that in the comics, Ms. Marvel was recently confirmed to be an Inhuman. With theInhumans film now official, Marvel still has a means of bringing the popular character into the MCU.

Not confirmed during today's event: yesterday's reports that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch would be playing Doctor Strange. Also left out: any comment on the fate of Spider-Man. Recent rumors held that Sony and Marvel are in the midst of discussions to allow Spider-Man to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in some way. Reports today from trade publications insist that's because deals havn't been finalized. However, negotiations are real and ongoing. Our guess: expect a Benedict Cumberbatch announcement soon, but expect to wait a much longer time for anything Spider-related.

Further information was revealed during a Q&A with Kevin Feige held after the event. He confirmed that Marvel had intended to reveal most of this last summer at San Diego Comic Con, but couldn't bring everything together in time. (Which, by the way, explains the otherwise lackluster Hall H panel.) He also confirmed yet again that while Black Widow is "important" in future films, there are no plans for a solo movie just yet.

UPDATE: Badass Digest is reporting that Feige has pretty much confirmed that Andy Serkis is playing Klaw in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Klaw, of course, is a notable enemy of Black Panther. Read into that what you will...

As nearly everyone has noted, Marvel's event this morning comes in stark contrast to DC's superhero film slate reveal two weeks ago. That reveal happened unceremoniously as part of Warner Bros. quarterly investor presentation. If you're entertained by Hollywood pissing matches (and I am), you'll note that DC's failure to make the most of having announced a Wonder Woman film, not to mention having squandered the opportunity to make all its announcements an event, allowed Marvel to eat its lunch yet again.

* Feige has now confirmed today that Black Panther will first show up in Cap 3 in a sizable role

Russia's 2018 World Cup logo is surprisingly great

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We’ve learned not to get our hopes up over World Cup logos after years of boring or unintentionally funny designs, but FIFA revealed the official logo for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and it’s beautiful. The “magic ball” pays homage to Sputnik.

The logo was first revealed from space by Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station.

The 2014 logo was also modeled after the shape of the World Cup trophy, but looked like a person facepalming.

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Germany’s 2006 logo had great hidden placement of the numbers “06,” but was almost toocheerful.

Françoise Gilot Reminisces About Henri Matisse

MATISSE WAS THE Lord of shade. I initially reached him in February 1946 with Picasso, when he was inhabiting his home, Estate le Rêve, in Vence [france]. I anticipated that his home will be brilliant, however the screens were pulled closed in order to let in simply the most modest measure of light. It was a complete astonishment, this haziness. In the first room, when we entered, there was a huge pen of feathered creatures. I thought, "Poor little fledglings that are not permitted to see the sun."

The inverse of what you expect is continually fascinating.

I started to get it. Matisse had been apprehensive at one point that he was going visually impaired. He was in this way securing his vision. What's more for some odd reason, it is in just about complete obscurity that you see things best in light of the fact that you see them one by one as they develop.

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Matisse's secretary and at some point model Lydia Delectorskaya headed us in [to his room]. He was sleeping. His sweater was green. It matched certain things on the divider behind him, for example, a purple Chinese wooden objet. An aspect regarding Matisse is that at whatever point there is a green, a purple dependably runs with it. It was fascinating to see that he existed the way he painted—when you went into the house, you were in his universe.

Pablo presented me as a youthful painter. What he fail to say was that there was a relationship between us. Matisse, who was anything besides imbecilic, said, "Goodness, I can do your picture. Your skin will be pale blue and your hair will be dim green." When we exited, Picasso said, "What nerve he has, to need to do your representation. Shouldn't we think about me?" around then, Pablo had not yet done any painted creations of me. I said, "How would you think Matisse could know you are intrigued by me, since you've never done my representation?" It was a noticeably entertaining starting for the experience.

Later that year, Matisse did do my picture. He took a little bit of green paper, then a ruddy purple one, and he cut a huge arabesque and place it in the core. At that point he took some dark paper and made different arabesques. At that point he made a littler one. He said, "And that is Françoise, and she is on her knees asking."

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Pablo pondered, "Petitioning God for what?" He was really against religion. With his beguiling grin, Matisse knew precisely how to incite Picasso. It was similar to a bullfighter egging on a bull. Matisse realized that Picasso betraying his trust had said a couple of things against him. So there was a companionship in the middle of them, and there was likewise a little battle.

It wasn't a competition regarding painting, yet in human terms. It was the north against the south. Truth be told, Picasso was from Andalusia, and Matisse was from the compelling north of France. It was interesting; one day Matisse said, "We are similar to the North and South Shafts." Picasso replied, "Yes, you are correct, on the grounds that the South Shaft is colder."

They had initially met in around 1906 at Gertrude and Leo Stein's open house on Saturdays in Paris. Around then, Picasso didn't talk French well. He positively couldn't clarify his works of art in hypothetical terms. In the mean time, Matisse was at the crest of his forces. Picasso let me know he had felt a bit overpowered by the simplicity with which Matisse clarified his creative decisions.

It was similar to two mountains going head to head. Each one realized that the other was doing the main thing that he couldn't do himself.

For Matisse, shade was key he utilized it to manufacture space itself. For Picasso, color was essentially a decoration, and structure started things out. His artworks are basically dark, ash and white. In any case for Matisse, shade is the thing that made space. Both methodologies are fine, yet its not the same thing. By overstating structures, Picasso would make viewpoint. Matisse's methodology had more to do with material science and the standard of the crystal.

Matisse was generally taking a shot at the set patterns when I knew him. After his operation for intestinal tumor in 1941, he had been sick and anticipated that will pass on. He didn't and existed 13 more years. He called that time le sursis—the effortlessness period. It was a fabulous conclusion. He pushed his specialty more distant than at any other time in recent memory in the recen

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Samuels reveals his side of India pull-out story

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has emphatically couldn't help contradicting the announcement from West Indies ODI commander Dwayne Bravo, who said that the Jamaican had offered agree to remaining by "any choice taken by the group" including deserting the voyage through India. In a meeting with Espncricinfo, Samuels called attention to that each of the three gatherings - players, WICB and West Indies Players Association - had taken care of the circumstances improperly however regulated blistering feedback at Wavell Hinds, saying that the WIPA president and CEO was the "genuine reason" the circumstances got to be "derailed".

"No, I didn't say that I am going to remained by any choice," Samuels said in a phone question on Monday from Jamaica. "Since no one made inquiries like that. It is dependent upon the single person to say alright I am with you. You had individuals in the room that didn't even open their mouth or say anything. Toward the end of the day, I went there and posed my questions and I wasn't fulfilled [by the response]. On the off chance that I was fulfilled then I will be the first individual to turn out on the grounds that I am a frank individual. At that point I will be the first individual to turn out and safeguard everything with [bravo]."

This is the second time in under a week Samuels has communicated a distinction of assumption in the general population area against Bravo. In a meeting with a radio station a week ago, Samuels said he invested time "requesting room administration" while whatever remains of the players were going to gatherings as he needed "to complete the visit." Bravo said he was "stunned" at Samuels considering he had taken part in the gathering "vivaciously" making inquiries.

In any case, Samuels illuminated that he had posed certain questions of Bravo in the two group gatherings he had went to in India and having neglected to get a persuading reaction, he chose to stay away. As per Samuels, he had asked Bravo to turn out and clarify to the Caribbean open the precise circumstance on the grounds that neglecting to be transparent with them was not right.

"One of the inquiries I asked was the general population don't generally comprehend what is going on," Samuels said. "People in general are constantly deceived. They have to know reality behind this [pullout]. They have to go out there and clarify what is truly happening. He wasn't ready to go and do that. That is the reason I say that in the event that you are not up to doing what I need to go there and do, which is the correct thing, then you are not going to get my full backing. You can't anticipate that [me] will go and battle a war in the event that you are not ready to go out and talk."

Samuels' responses are a setback for Bravo who had said in a media explanation discharged last Friday that the choice to leave India after the fourth ODI in Dharamsala was brought with the "full show" of every last one of players. Samuels said that he was not shocked at all by Bravo discharging an announcement however he concurred, and recommended, that calling him straightforwardly to deal with things would have been the best step.

"What he ought to have done, on the off chance that you are a genuine pioneer, is to go out and call the player and ask him did you say things like this," Samuels said. He likewise focused on he was not favoring either WICB or WIPA in the current circumstance however scrutinized heads for neglecting to be proactive to concoct an answer. "I am not fundamentally swinging with no one in this matter. In the event that you can't go out and talk it as it is then I am not up to it."

"All circumstance is taken care of gravely. Wavell isn't right. The [wicb] president [dave Cameron] ought to have brought a flight down to India and come and have a discussion. To sit in the Caribbean and not come and address the players can't be the right approach to manage things. So right no matter how you look at it isn't right."

By the way delegates of each of the three warring factions met in Jamaica on Monday for "genial and productive" examinations as depicted in a joint proclamation issued at the finish of the gathering. Cameron and Hinds were available at the gathering which likewise was went to by players agents Andre Russell and Jason Holder, alongside lawful guidance. Despite the fact that Samuels said the fault for the visit deserting ought to be spread among all the gatherings included, he feels Hinds is most at shortcoming.

"In the event that you take a gander at the circumstances, the true, genuine individual here to be faulted is WIPA. Wavell Hinds, the president, that essentially derailed everything. In the event that you take a gander at the circumstances you can't generally accuse [the Wicb] for tolerating what Wavell has done. Wavell is the principle issue here. The players are vexed with what Wavell has done. In any case recall that I am not piece of WIPA."

Inquired as to why he was not licensed to the players' body, Samuels uncovered the main reason was the way WIPA forgot him "exposed to the harsh elements" when he was serving at two-year boycott for having connections with an Indian bookmaker. "Since I got the two-year boycott I was left wide open to the harshe elements, all alone. I need to get my attorney. I need to do everything all alone. WIPA wasn't there for me. So I return into cricket and pick not to be a piece of WIPA on the grounds that WIPA did not help me. So I don't feel like I ought to do anything for WIPA."

Apple’s Next Chapter: A Q&A With Tim Cook – Recap

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Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at the WSJD Live conference for a conversation with Journal editor in chief Gerard Baker about Apple’s future.

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  “The phone is the majority of the company’s revenue,” says Tim Cook.
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  “Smartphones are going to keep growing” in terms of sales as a category, says Cook. “I am really proud of the products this year.”
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  “The iPhone will continue to be a majority of the company’s revenue and profits” down the road, says Cook.
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  It appears Tim Cook read WSJD’s story today about the resurgence of the Mac, eh? Hmmm. Don’t expect those new products like Apple’s smart watch to change the complexion of Apple’s revenue.
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  No surprise. Tim Cook says Apple is “excited” about the Apple Watch coming next year.
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  In the first 72 hours of Apple Pay, Apple saw over 1 million activations.
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  “The early ramp [of Apple Pay] looks fantastic,” says Cook.
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  We have our first numbers for Apple Pay. It’s such an early category, so it’s hard to know if 1 million activations is remarkable or meh.
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  Cook shops at Whole Foods using Apple Pay, he says. Doesn’t he have people to do this for him?
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  Tim Cook throwing some shade at merchants who might be wary of Apple Pay. “Over the long arc of time,” he says, retailers will have to do what shoppers want.
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  Cook says retailers will use Apple Pay because it is more secure. Changing your cards a few times a year because of breaches is “a pain in the butt.”
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  Privacy pledge from Tim Cook: “We’re not Big Brother,” we’re not collecting your data. “We’ll leave that to others.” (Cough, cough. Google.)
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  Apple has repurchased $45 billion in shares this year.
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  “Yes, we have some cash,” Cook says, to laughs. That would be $145 billion worth of cash, Tim.
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  Apple and Samsung are bitter rivals in smartphones and tablets.
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  Is this ANOTHER veiled shot at Google? Tim Cook says Apple doesn’t want to get into “cancer research” and things like that. (Google and Google X, of course, have a big push in healthcare.)
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  Where else can Apple go with the fitness and health features in iOS and other Apple products? He grins that Cheshire Cat smile at this. “We’ll talk about later.” Hmmmm.
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  And with that, Tim Cook’s session is over. Thanks, all!
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