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☆ Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $2.5 million to a pro-Donald Trump super PAC
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New FEC filings reveal the pro-Trump super PAC "Right for America" attracted major donors. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $2.5 million to the super PAC, the filings show. According to the Federal Election Commission documents, Andreessen and Horowitz each donated $2.5 million to the "Right for America" PAC. Andreessen and Horowitz announced their support for Trump in July during an episode of the "The Ben & Marc Show" podcast. Representatives for Andreessen Horowitz and the Right for America PAC did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, —, Andreessen, Horowitz, Donald J, Trump, Ben, Marc, Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Musk, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Isaac Perlmutter, Laura, Marc Rowan, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Trump, Marvel Entertainment, Apollo Global Management, Service, Federal, America, PAC, Google, Little Tech, Trump PAC, Democratic, Republican, Tesla, America PAC, for America PAC, Business Locations: America

Deep-pocketed Republicans donors also tried to close the gap by boosting a GOP super PAC working to seize the Senate majority. America PAC has taken on a critical supporting role for the Trump campaign, according to its independent expenditure filings, which cover some spending beyond September 30. Tuesday’s filings show other conservative billionaires also plowing extraordinary sums into the effort to reelect Trump. Another leading pro-Trump super PAC, Restoration PAC, also reported a huge haul from a single major donor. Meanwhile, the Congressional Leadership Fund – the main super PAC supporting House Republicans – hauled in more than $81 million in the third quarter.

Persons: –, Miriam Adelson, Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s, Adelson, – Musk, Richard Uihlein –, megadonors, Kamala Harris, Harris, Musk, Trump, reelect Trump, Sheldon, Uihlein, Ike Perlmutter, Laura, Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Reid Hoffman, Steve Mnuchin, Dana White, White, Chuck Schumer, JB Pritzker, Eric Schmidt, Reed Hastings, Ken Griffin, Elliott, Paul Singer, Stephen Schwarzman, Republicans –, Timothy Mellon, Montana Sen, Jon Tester, Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown, Tim Sheehy, Brown, Bernie Moreno, Eric Hovde, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Baldwin, Colin Allred, Sen, Ted Cruz, Cruz, Nathan L, Democrat Adam Gray, Michelle Steel, Democrat Eugene Vindman, Trump’s, Vindman, Mary Peltola, CNN’s Kristen Holmes Organizations: CNN, Trump, PAC, Federal, Commission, Adelson, Democratic, Republican, GOP, White, House . America PAC, America PAC, Preserve, America, Restoration PAC, FF PAC, FF, New York, LinkedIn, Republican National Convention, Fund, Illinois Gov, Netflix, Citadel, Elliott Management, Blackstone Group, Congressional, Republicans, The New York Times, Democrats, West, Senate, Ohio, – Rep, Democrat, Alaska Rep Locations: Pennsylvania, California, New York, Preserve America, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Georgia, Lago, Florida, Montana, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Arizona, Maryland, Republican, Texas, Virginia’s, District, Alaska

☆ Netflix and more: Jefferies names stocks set to benefit from a $60 billion anime boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Given this potential, the investment bank identified three of its buy-rated global stocks that are "well-positioned in the anime market." Netflix has also invested in its own anime content and turned "classic" anime series into live action productions. "We expect Netflix's anime strategy of licensing top performing Japanese anime series, as well as funding its own animated and live action anime series to continue into the foreseeable future," the bank's analysts wrote. The entertainment giant already operates anime planning and production company Aniplex in its music segment, and anime streaming platform Crunchyroll in its picture segment. Looking ahead, it wants to provide even more support to the anime industry, Jefferies' analysts wrote.

Persons: Jefferies, Sanrio, Bandai Namco Jefferies, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Grand View Research, Bandai Namco, Marvel, Netflix, Sony, Sony Group Locations: Japan —, U.S, Europe

☆ Elon Musk faces doubts about whether he can still deliver. Starship stuck the landing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SpaceX made history as it returned its Super Heavy booster to its launch site in Texas. For Elon Musk, it was a chance to prove the doubters wrong — and he did. SpaceX Starship. Related storiesAnd Musk earned online applause from legions of Starship fans, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Wall Street analysts attributed the decline partly to skepticism over Tesla's ability to deliver fully autonomous driving.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, SpaceX's, Musk, SERGIO FLORES, Dan Huot, Sundar Pichai, Tesla, Gretchen Newsom, Lex Fridman, Artemis, Peter Thiel Organizations: SpaceX, Super, Service, AFP, Getty, National Press Club, Google, Twitter, eventual, Wall Street, Warner Bros Studios, California Coastal Commission, Federal Emergency Management, Elon Locations: Texas, California

☆ NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA launched Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter's moon Europa could host alien life. NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech / SETI InstituteThe NASA mission, called Europa Clipper, aims to figure out whether the Jupiter moon and its ocean could support life. The Europa Clipper spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Kim Shiflett"We scientists have been dreaming about a mission like Europa Clipper for more than 20 years. An artist's concept of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft.

Persons: —, Laurie Leshin, Kim Shiflett, We've, Gina DiBraccio, Jordan Evans, Evans Organizations: NASA, Europa Clipper, Service, SpaceX, Jet Propulsion, Caltech, SETI, Europa, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Clipper, JPL, Planetary Science Locations: Florida

☆ Boba tea company apologizes after Marvel actor criticizes product
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Madeleine Stix | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ultra-gory 'Terrifer 3' kicks 'Joker 2' off the top of the box office chart, as Art the Clown is hailed a new horror icon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Horror fans are calling the main character, Art the Clown, a new icon for the genre. Fans say the success of "Terrifier 3" has cemented its lead character, the demonic, mute serial killer Art the Clown, as a horror icon. Now, fans have hailed Art as a modern horror icon akin to other slasher villains such as Norman Bates, Leatherface, Michael Myers, and Freddy Krueger. My horror hot take:Art the Clown is the first true horror icon to emerge thus far this century (Pennywise was already an icon under Tim Curry, and the “Saw” films have gone on without Jigsaw). He’s the horror icon we need right now.

Persons: —, David Howard Thornton, Art, Todd Phillips, Norman Bates, Leatherface, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise, Tim Curry, Freddy, pic.twitter.com, S7xUQYjWAp — Shawn, dHGeWMkPap — John Squires 🎃, rueger Organizations: Service, Marvel

☆ Canadian drink company tastes controversy after Simu Liu raises cultural appropriation questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a “Shark Tank”-style reality series. On a recent episode of CBC’s “Dragons’ Den,” actor Simu Liu appeared as a guest star and prospective investor. The owners of a Quebec-based bubble tea brand called Bobba were featured, seeking funding to grow their brand. Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea-based drink with tapioca balls that has risen in popularity in recent years. The friction between Liu and Bobba owners Sebastien Fiset and Jess Frenette was visible early in their pitch.

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☆ Behind the scenes of the Trump movie Trump doesn't want you to see
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

That's because of a twisty backstory involving gun-shy Hollywood studios, a fledgling producer, and his father-in-law: Dan Snyder, a billionaire Trump supporter who initially bankrolled the movie. Related storiesYou got a Trump supporter to fund this movie, which in no way is a movie a Trump supporter would want to see, let alone fund. And so indirectly, a Republican Trump donor's money was paying for the production of this movie. The nightmare scenario would be that we shoot this movie and then Dan Snyder hates the movie and somehow is able to block it. AdvertisementThis will sound pretty cavalier from me, but: It seems like if there's an "unseeable Trump movie" that is going to immediately make people demand to see it.

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☆ Field of Vision’s haptic device is helping blind sports fans ‘feel’ the game
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dublin-based Field of Vision has produced a handheld, haptic feedback device that it says can help blind and partially sighted fans not just hear, but “feel” the action, enhancing the live experience. “The main feedback we’ve gotten (about the device) has been that it actually makes them feel like they’re part of the game and they’re experiencing it with everyone else,” Field of Vision co-founder David Deneher told CNN. A blind fan tests out the Field of Vision device. (Left to right) Tim Farrelly, Omar Salem and David Deneher developed the Field of Vision idea during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that a test run with the Field Of Vision tablet added new levels of context to proceedings on the pitch.

Persons: David Deneher, ” Deneher, –, Tim Farrelly, Omar Salem –, Mike Kearny, Kearny’s, Stephen Garcia, Omar Salem, Declan Meenagh, ”, it’s, ” Declan Meenagh, James Dyson, Tom Sears, Josh Chadwick, “, Deneher Organizations: CNN, Vision, Trinity College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast, Aerospace, Salem, English Premier League giant’s Anfield, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Dublin football, Bohemians, Club, Initiative, Irish, Manchester City’s Etihad, Marvel, Football, Australian Football League, AFL, Getty Locations: Irish, Dublin, Liverpool, Melbourne, Australia, England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy

☆ The best October Prime Day deals on Amazon Kindle, Fire tablets and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Henry St. Leger | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering discounts on Amazon devices during the 48-hour sale, exclusive to Prime members. SKIP AHEAD Best Prime Day Amazon device deals | How I picked the best Amazon device deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best Prime Day Amazon device deals3.9-star average rating from 9,304 reviews on AmazonAmazon’s Echo Buds were at their lowest price ever on the last Prime Big Deal Day, and are well worth a look this time around. How I found the best Prime Day Amazon device dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting. To round up the best Prime Day sales on TVs, I found highly-rated products at their lowest price ever or their lowest price in three months.

Persons: I’ll, Alexa, TikTok Organizations: Amazon, NBC, Big Deal, Deal, Alexa, Echo, Amazon Music, Spotify, Netflix, Disney, Marvel, Wellness, Bath, Giftable Tech, Facebook, Twitter

☆ My ex-husband's wife is as much of a mother to my son as I am. She's one of my closest friends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jennifer Cannon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My ex-husband's wife raised our son with us; she is as much his mother as I am. AdvertisementIf someone had told me 35 years ago that my ex-husband's wife and I would be besties today I might've rolled on the floor laughing. Kathy entered the picture a short while later and became an instant mom to our then 4-year-old son, Bryant when she married my ex. I know I made Kathy angry, not to mention the disappointment Bryant felt when I would flake on my scheduled weekends. AdvertisementToday, Kathy is not only one of my closest friends but also a confidant and someone I'm forever grateful for.

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I've wanted Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton since it first was a thing. (See our "alternatives" section below if you can't get your hands on the 12-foot skeleton.) James Brains/Business InsiderThe 12-foot skeleton didn't just arrive via the classic FedEx or UPS. While it's quite cumbersome, someone might try to steal your 12-foot skeleton, which only weighs about 60 pounds. The 12-foot skeleton has become a landmark in my neighborhood.

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☆ Hollywood's franchise frenzy: More than half of top studios' 2025 movies are existing IP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 box office has been inundated with sequels, prequels and remakes, with the top 10 titles of the year all coming from existing intellectual property. Looking at the current 2025 calendar, between 50% and 70% of the movies from the six major studios — Universal , Disney , Warner Bros. , Paramount , Sony and Lionsgate — will be related to existing IP. Craig T Fruchtman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesEven before Hollywood was disrupted by the pandemic and the meteoric rise of streaming content, the domestic box office was heavily reliant on franchise titles. While that's a 11.3% drop from last year and lags 25% behind pre-pandemic levels, the haul is better than box office analysts had expected. "Some of the most well-received box office hits in recent memory have been sequels or films based on existing brands and there is still a variety of original content out there."

Persons: There's, Paul Dergarabedian, Guy, Bob Marley, Craig T Fruchtman, Kung, Dergarabedian, Kraven, Hunter, King, Shawn Robbins, Bridget Jones, MEGAN, Downton, Michael, John Wick Organizations: Marvel, Disney, — Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, Comscore, Getty, Hollywood, Universal, Century Fox, Warner Locations: Shanghai, China, Kingdom, New York City, Peru

☆ Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But it doesn’t mean that scientists aren’t interested in bringing the past back to life in some form. Dig thisThe tree, which the study authors believe may have a biblical connection, is seen at 12 years old. Remarkably, the tree thrived and now stands 10 feet (3 meters) tall, although it has never flowered or produced fruit. Using DNA sequencing, the researchers identified the mystery tree as part of the Commiphora genus, but its exact species is unknown and likely extinct. Scientists aim to extract DNA from the remains to learn more about those buried there and whether they were related.

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The specific cruise ship you go on — and the room you're in — can determine what kind of time you have. Research your shipWhen you cruise, the ship is your hotel, your mode of transportation, your restaurants, and oftentimes, it provides professional entertainment, too. Your cruise ship isn't merely a way to get from point A to point B. If you can, avoid a noisy cabin right under the pool or on a deck right above or below the theater." Most cruise drink packages don't begin until you leave ports of call, so you can usually only get included drinks while you're sailing.

Persons: —, I've, Judy Schwartz, Schwartz, lounging, You'll, she's Organizations: Service, U.S, Royal Locations: —, Hawaii, Alaska, Scotland, Ireland, Norwegian, Bahamas, Labadee, Haiti, Royal Caribbean, France, Tallinn, Estonia

☆ How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

This was the dawn of Japan’s “bullet train” era, widely regarded as the defining symbol of the country’s astonishing recovery from the trauma of World War II. A map of Japan's high-speed rail lines. Japan’s high-speed rail revolutionFast train: Japan's distinctive Shinkansen "bullet trains" have been plying the country's high-speed railways since 1964. Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Image TGV: France's answer to the Bullet Train, the Train à Grand Vitesse, began operating between Paris and Lyon in 1981. Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images China's rail expansion: China has now eclipsed the rest of the world when it comes to high-speed rail.

Persons: Yoshikazu Tsuno, Jiji Press, Toru Yamanaka, Mehdi Fedouach, Wang He, ”, Christopher P, Hood Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Hitachi, Toshiba, Mount, Getty, Mount Fuji, Tokyo, Lions, Hulton, Keystone, Jiji, West Japan Railway, Ltd, Fuji, Vitesse, Lyon, JR EAST, Eurostar, JR EAST Japan, “ Locations: Tokyo, Osaka, Japan, Shin, Kobe, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagano, AFP, North America, Europe, Korea, Russia, Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Sanrio, Paris, China, France, Spain, Belgium, South Korea, United Kingdom, Morocco, France’s, Bordeaux, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, India, Thailand, Wuhan, Western Europe, Nagoya, British

☆ Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dead at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Los Angeles AP —Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokesperson Ebie McFarland said in an email. Kristofferson, who could recite William Blake from memory, wove intricate folk music lyrics about loneliness and tender romance into popular country music. “There’s no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Nelson said during a November 2009 award ceremony for Kristofferson held by BMI. Producer Jon Peters, from left, Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson appear at a preview of the film, "A Star is Born," in Dec. 23, 1976, in New York.

Persons: Kris Kristofferson, Kristofferson, Ebie McFarland, McFarland, Bobby McGee, ” Kristofferson, Ray Price crooning, Janis Joplin, ”, Ellen Burstyn, Martin Scorsese’s, Alice Doesn’t, Barbra Streisand, Wesley Snipes, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Prine, Tom T, “, ” Nelson, Barbara Streisand, Dylan, Jon Peters, Suzanne Vlamis, Cash, Grand Ole Opry, I’d, Fred Foster, Foster, Bobby McKee, Frederico Fellini, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Rob Verhorst, Joplin, Jesus, Rita Coolidge Organizations: Los Angeles AP, Hollywood, Times, BMI, Golden Gloves, Merton College, University of Oxford, U.S . Military Academy, West, Columbia Records, US Army, Associated Press, Grand Ole, Monument Records, “, Getty, Joplin Locations: Rhodes, Maui, Hawaii, Brownsville , Texas, England, West Point , New York, Nashville, New York

☆ Side-by-side images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes show why NASA spent 25 years and $10 billion on the Webb
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewNASA's James Webb Space Telescope floored astronomers and spectators across the globe when it released its first full-color images. Even those preliminary snapshots revealed countless stars, galaxies, and fine details that hadn't been seen before. A side-by-side collage of the same area taken by Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope in its very first image. In the JWST image, you can see galaxies in the background that were invisible to HubbleA few galaxies that are clearly visible in the JWST image, but not the Hubble image. The JWST image also revealed the stellar nurseries created as galaxies mergeThe JWST image shows a region of gas compressed between merging galaxies.

Persons: —, James Webb, Webb, Joseph DePasquale, JWST, hadn't, Eric Smith, Hubble, STScI Webb, Mark McCaughrean, McCaughrean, Amber Straughn, Jane Rigby, we've Organizations: Service, Business, NASA, ESA, CSA, Hubble, James Webb Space, Hubble Heritage, European Space Agency Locations: JWST

☆ Insider Today: Eldest-daughter syndrome
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On the agenda:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementSara Arbelaez-Chujfi told Business Insider reporter Maria Noyen earlier this year that her 2-year-old had already flown 80 times, half in business class. According to travel company Going, the price of a single business class ticket typically ranges from $3,000 to $5,000. "In business class, we have a lot less people to cater to and you are paying for more of an experience. More of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ Hellboy is one of Hollywood's most beloved characters. So why does hardly anyone know a new movie exists?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewA new "Hellboy" movie is coming to theaters — but most people have no idea. "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" takes the hero back to the roots of Mignola's horror-tinged comics. Perhaps most surprisingly, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" is not as disastrous as the marketing might suggest. Some believe Millennium Media made "The Crooked Man" on a small budget with the sole intention of keeping the rights to Hellboy. The director of 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' said he knew the movie would face 'challenges'Jack Kesy as Hellboy and Adeline Rudolph as Bobbie Jo Song.

Persons: —, Guillermo del Toro's, Mike Mignola's, del Toro, Ron Perlman, Perlman, Hellboy, David Harbour, Brian Taylor —, Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale, It's, Adeline Rudolph, Bobbie Jo Song, Yana Blajeva, Ethan Baird, Baird, Brian Taylor, Rob Mitchell, Mitchell, you've, Taylor, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Millennium Media, Marvel, YouTube, Millennium, Gower, Analytics, Revolution Studios, Universal Pictures, Millenium Media, Entertainment, iTunes Locations: Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, American

☆ 'The White Lotus' star Natasha Rothwell was used to playing the funny sidekick. So she wrote herself a starring role.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Marissa Evans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The most painful scene for Natasha Rothwell to write in her new Hulu series "How to Die Alone" was the most personal one. And now, finally, Rothwell is in a starring role — one she wrote herself, that weaves hard-won lessons from her personal life into her character's story. Natasha Rothwell with Jennifer Coolidge in season one of "The White Lotus." I'm supposed to help a white protagonist get theirs and you know very little about me," Rothwell tells BI. I think that is one option for sure, but I think life is less rich and there's less joy that you have access to if you don't allow yourself to risk being vulnerable.

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☆ 5 details to remember before watching the 'WandaVision' spinoff 'Agatha All Along'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Agatha Harkness is a witch who was put on trial in Salem in 1693 for betraying her coven. Hahn as Agatha in "WandaVision." Marvel StudiosAgatha goes rogue by stealing forbidden knowledge and practicing dark magic, which is against the rules. During her trial, Agatha's power takes over and she murders the other members of her coven, including her mother, before they can kill her. Beyond learning the source of Wanda's immense power, Agatha's main objective is to take the power for herself.

Persons: Agatha Harkness, Hahn, Agatha, Marvel Studios Agatha, Wanda Organizations: Marvel Studios Locations: Salem, Westview

Where to watch Agatha All Along in the USAgatha All Along will be available to stream on Disney Plus at 9 p.m. Disney Plus Ad-Supported (Monthly Plan) For a limited time only, you can get your first three months of ad-supported Disney+ for just $1.99 per month. Where to watch Agatha All Along in the UKAgatha All Along will hit Disney Plus at 2 a.m. BST in the UK. Disney Plus Ad-Supported (Monthly Plan) For a limited time only, you can get your first three months of ad-supported Disney+ for just $1.99 per month. Check price at Disney+Where to watch Agatha All Along in other countriesAgatha All Along will be available to stream on Disney Plus in several countries, along with other Marvel series.

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☆ Don Cheadle responds to Robert Downey Jr.'s casting as Doctor Doom — and whether they'll share the screen again in a Marvel movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Business Insider asked him about the casting of Downey Jr. as the villain Doctor Doom, which shocked fans when it was announced over the summer. Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle in "Iron Man 2." Marvel StudiosCheadle has played Rhodey since 2010's "Iron Man 2," after taking over the role from Terrence Howard, who played the character in the first "Iron Man" film. AdvertisementCheadle reprised the role in "Iron Man 3," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Avengers: Endgame." In "Endgame," Downey Jr.'s Iron Man was killed off, seemingly putting an end to the actor's time in the MCU (at least until that controversial Doom casting).

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