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Warning! This post contains Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3, episode 7

Star Wars has revealed a massively important group in The Mandalorian, essential to the future of the galaxy after the original trilogy: the Imperial Shadow Council. While it was believed the that Empire shattered after the Battle of Endor, it's now been revealed that the Imperial Remnant was more unified than was originally believed. Additionally, a massive campaign was underway to bring the Empire back long before the dawn of the First Order in the sequels.

At the beginning of The Mandalorian season 3, episode 7, Giancarlo Esposito's Moff Gideon is confirmed to be free from the New Republic's incarceration and is operating in a secret Imperial facility. What's more, he meets with a collection of fellow Imperial warlords via hologram after conversing with Elia Kane (Katy O'Brian), his spy on Coruscant who's been working within the heart of the New Republic itself.

Xochitl Gomez is shaking up the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her debut as LGBTQ+ Latina superhero America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, bringing with her the representation someone like Marvel’s Victoria Alonso would’ve relished seeing while growing up.

“What it would’ve meant is to have had a tad more understanding of the person that I was and that I was growing into being was not invisible,” Marvel exec and Doctor Strange 2 EP Alonso, who shares a 9-year-old daughter with designer wife Imelda Corcoran, told Deadline at the film’s premiere Monday night in Hollywood.

“I think visibility at any age is incredibly important whether you’re 10, 20, 30 or 80,” she continued. “To have your people and to have someone who says, ‘I am, and it’s Ok. I am, and I am powerful. I am, and I belong.’ I think any young adult could have that today,...

Who knew Victoria Alonso could sing?

Marvel Studios’ president of physical and postproduction, visual effects and animation production broke out into song not once, but twice when she was presented with the Visionary Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards on Saturday night at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

She sang a verse of B.o.B’s “Beautiful Girl All Over the World” to her wife, Imelda Corcoran. Toward the end of her remarks, Alonso warbled “I Am What I Am” from “La Cage Aux Folles” in English and Spanish.

Musical chops aside, Alonso delivered a passionate speech about LGBTQ equality and visibility. “We have tried to stir it up and sometimes the critics are not with us. That’s Ok. That’s Ok,” Alonso said of her work at Marvel. “We thank you for being a critic. We thank you for writing about us. And the fans will decide.

This article contains spoilers for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

Midway through The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’s third episode, “Power Broker,” Helmut Zemo (now fully recognized as a Baron) demonstrates some impressive quick thinking.

Alongside an undercover Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, Zemo is in the Lowtown underworld of Madripoor trying to score a meeting with the Power Broker. When things are going poorly and the trio is forced to defend themselves, Zemo decides to pretend that Bucky is still the brainwashed Winter Soldier who can be controlled through some helpful Hydra keywords like “Winter Soldier. Attack.”

This is a fine plan that has its intended effect as the group is brought in to see one of the Power Broker’s underlings, Selby (Imelda Corcoran). But it also raises some questions as to how Zemo was so confident the ruse would work. How, exactly do the citizens...

For a show that only has six episodes, “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” got off to a slow start, but the pace has been steadily picking up ever since Sam (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky (Sebastian Stan) reunited early in the second episode. With this week’s third episode, titled “Power Broker,” the series finally got the adrenaline shot it needed as the duo attempted to figure out who was producing the super-soldier serum and why. In the process, the episode also saw the return of not only Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl) and Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp), but also Ayo (Florence Kasumba) of the Dora Milaje. Ayo’s appearance came in a last-second reveal that fans may or may not have seen coming depending on their ability to pay attention to small details.

But let’s back up for a second. The episode, written by “John Wick” (2014) writer Derek Kolstad,...

Victoria Alonso, as the producer of the money-minting Marvel Universe franchise, one of the most influential and powerful people in Hollywood, splashed out $4.65 million to upgrade her residential circumstances in the largely unsung but conveniently central and increasingly expensive Mar Vista neighborhood sandwiched between Los Angeles’s Venice Beach and Culver City. Sequestered behind secured gates and hidden behind a tall hedge and an even taller stand of tropical foliage, the multi-winged Mediterranean-meets-Monterey Colonial-style main house, built in 1928 but largely stripped of original interior architectural detailing, measures in at an ample but short of humongous 6,013-square-feet with four and potentially more bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms. A guesthouse atop a detached three-car garage offers flexible, open-plan additional living space with wet bar and full bathroom.

A verdant walk through manicured gardens leads to a small porch and front door that opens to a lengthy entrance hall and...

Marvel Studios' success has been unparalleled and unprecedented, but among the chief complaints among many fans for years was the lack of diversity, both in ethnic heroes and female heroes as well. Marvel has most definitely addressed both issues with the blockbuster hit Black Panther, and the upcoming Captain Marvel, but Victoria Alonso, Marvel's executive VP of physical production, hopes to see a day where half of the McU slate is directed by women.

Before joining Marvel in 2006, Victoria Alonso worked in the male-dominated world of visual effects, working on films such as The 6th Day, Cats and Dogs, Darkness Falls, The Core, Big Fish, Fifty First Dates and Kingdom of Heaven. She joined Marvel as the chief of visual effects, serving as both a producer and a visual effects producer on the first McU movie, Iron Man, while also producing the rest of Marvel's early movies before being...

Sneak Peek more footage from the next episode of Marvel's "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." titled "The Writing on the Wall", written by Craig Titley and directed by Vincent Misiano, airing November 11, 2014 on ABC:

"...the team discovers victims with the same 'alien glyphs' that Coulson' has been etching.

"Then all of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head..."

Episode guest stars include B.J. Britt as 'Triplett', Adrianne Palicki as 'Bobbi Morse', Henry Simmons as 'Mack', Imelda Corcoran as 'Dr. Goodman', Simon Kassianides as 'Bakshi' and Joel Gretsch as 'Hank Thompson'.

Also starring are Monica Lacy as 'Katie Thompson', Monique Gabriela Curnen as 'Janice Robbins'/'Agent (Michael) Stevens', Bruno Amato as 'Bartender', Carlos Campos as 'Patient #2', Michael Hanson Seaver as 'Patient #4', Natalie Smyka as 'Patient #5', Richie Cottrell as 'Eliza’s son', Madison Lee as 'Lab Assistant' and Brian Van Holt as 'Carver'/'Sebastian Van Holt'.

Take another look @ images and promo footage from the next episode of Marvel's "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." titled "The Writing on the Wall", written by Craig Titley and directed by Vincent Misiano, airing November 11, 2014 on ABC:

"...the team discovers victims with the same 'alien glyphs' that Coulson' has been etching.

"Then all of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head..."

Episode guest stars include B.J. Britt as 'Triplett', Adrianne Palicki as 'Bobbi Morse', Henry Simmons as 'Mack', Imelda Corcoran as 'Dr. Goodman', Simon Kassianides as 'Bakshi' and Joel Gretsch as 'Hank Thompson'.

Also starring are Monica Lacy as 'Katie Thompson', Monique Gabriela Curnen as 'Janice Robbins'/'Agent (Michael) Stevens', Bruno Amato as 'Bartender', Carlos Campos as 'Patient #2', Michael Hanson Seaver as 'Patient #4', Natalie Smyka as 'Patient #5', Richie Cottrell as 'Eliza’s son', Madison Lee as 'Lab Assistant' and Brian Van Holt as 'Carver'/'Sebastian Van Holt'.

The Writing on the Wall" - The team discovers murder victims with the alien glyphs on them that Coulson's been etching. All of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Tuesday, November 11, 2014, (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network.   "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter.   Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as "Mack," Imelda Corcoran as Dr. Goodman, Simon Kassianides as Bakshi, Joel Gretsch as Hank Thompson, Monica Lacy as Katie Thompson, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Janice Robbins/ Agent Stevens, Bruno Amato as Bartender, Carlos Campos as Patient #2 and,...

Sneak Peek footage and images from the next episode of Marvel's "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." titled "The Writing on the Wall", written by Craig Titley and directed by Vincent Misiano, airing November 11, 2014 on ABC:

"...the team discovers victims with the same 'alien glyphs' that Coulson' has been etching.

"Then all of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head..."

Episode guest stars include B.J. Britt as 'Triplett', Adrianne Palicki as 'Bobbi Morse', Henry Simmons as 'Mack', Imelda Corcoran as 'Dr. Goodman', Simon Kassianides as 'Bakshi', Joel Gretsch as 'Hank Thompson', Monica Lacy as 'Katie Thompson', Monique Gabriela Curnen as 'Janice Robbins'/'Agent (Michael) Stevens', Bruno Amato as 'Bartender', Carlos Campos as 'Patient #2', Michael Hanson Seaver as 'Patient #4', Natalie Smyka as 'Patient #5', Richie Cottrell as 'Eliza’s son', Madison Lee as 'Lab Assistant' and Brian Van Holt as 'Carver'/'Sebastian Van Holt'.

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The Writing on the Wall" - The team discovers murder victims with the alien glyphs on them that Coulson's been etching. All of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Tuesday, November 11, 2014, (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network. "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as "Mack," Imelda Corcoran as Dr. Goodman, Simon Kassianides as Bakshi, Joel Gretsch as Hank Thompson, Monica Lacy as Katie Thompson, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Janice Robbins/ Agent Stevens, Bruno Amato as Bartender, Carlos Campos as Patient #2 and,...

The Writing on the Wall" - The team discovers murder victims with the alien glyphs on them that Coulson's been etching. All of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Tuesday, November 11, 2014, (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network.   "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter.   Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as "Mack," Imelda Corcoran as Dr. Goodman, Simon Kassianides as Bakshi, Joel Gretsch as Hank Thompson, Monica Lacy as Katie Thompson, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Janice Robbins/ Agent Stevens, Bruno Amato as Bartender, Carlos Campos as Patient #2 and,...

Recently, ABC served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Agents Of Shield" episode 7 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "The Writing On The Wall," and it sounds like things will get quite interesting as the Shield crew comes across dead bodies with those weird alien writings on them, and more. In the new, 7th episode press release: Coulson is going to uncover a string of deaths with one thing in common...his alien writing. Press release number 2: The team will discover murder victims with the alien glyphs on them that Coulson’s been etching. All of Coulson's secrets and lies will come to a head. Guest stars will include: B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as “Mack,” Imelda Corcoran as Dr. Goodman, Simon Kassianides as Bakshi, Joel Gretsch as Hank Thompson, Monica Lacy as Katie Thompson, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Janice Robbins/ Agent Stevens,...

The Writing on the Wall" - The team discovers murder victims with the alien glyphs on them that Coulson's been etching. All of Coulson's secrets and lies come to a head on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Tuesday, November 11, 2014, (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network.   "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter.   Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as "Mack," Imelda Corcoran as Dr. Goodman, Simon Kassianides as Bakshi, Joel Gretsch as Hank Thompson, Monica Lacy as Katie Thompson, Monique Gabriela Curnen as Janice Robbins/ Agent Stevens, Bruno Amato as Bartender, Carlos Campos as Patient #2 and,...