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Spitting cobra species first evolved the ability to spray venom from their fangs in order to defend themselves — rather than to attack prey — a study has found. Researchers from Wales found that instantly painful venoms these snakes spit was evolved from different components not once, but on three separate occasions. The venom — which … Read more
While the new Disney Plus series WandaVision continues the adventures of Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), it seems Vision almost had a post-credits scene on Avengers: Endgame. Both Olsen and Bettany were promoting WandaVision, which continues its first season with a new episode on January 22, in an Ask … Read more
China’s Covid vaccine was only 50.4 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in a Brazilian trial, researchers have revealed just days after the scientists claimed it was 78 per cent effective against ‘mild to severe’ cases. Sinovac Biotech’s results are barely sufficient for the 50 per cent minimum for regulatory approval and well below the … Read more
Fifty MPs have demanded the BBC axe an ‘extremely irresponsible’ show about puppy breeding, which had the working title ‘Will My Puppies Make Me Rich?’ The controversial programme, renamed Britain’s Puppy Boom – Counting the Cost, will explore the rise of puppy breeding as a business among ‘aspirational, social media savvy’ Britons. A number of animal … Read more
The Crown’s Emma Corrin was originally hired by the production team to help audition actresses vying to portray Camilla Parker Bowles, it has been revealed. Emma, 25, has won acclaimed for her portrayal of the late Princess Diana in season four of the hit Netflix drama, but casting directors didn’t originally see her as the … Read more
Sia reveals she originally cast Shia LaBeouf in Kate Hudson’s role in her upcoming movie Music By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:31 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 09:31 GMT, 17 December 2020 Sia revealed she’d originally cast Shia LaBeouf in her upcoming movie, Music, before switching to Kate Hudson. In an interview … Read more
‘I think Ludo is grateful that I didn’t!’ Ben Fogle reveals he originally wanted to name his son, 11, PENGUIN but was stopped by his wife Marina By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 10:53 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 10:53 BST, 12 October 2020 Ben Fogle has revealed he originally wanted to call his … Read more
Brie Larson revealed she turned down the role of Captain Marvel at first, because she didn’t think she could ‘handle that’ kind of pressure. The actress, 30, spoke candidly about the audition process for the Marvel’s first female-led film during a video on her YouTube channel, which she shared with fans on Thursday. Detailing how … Read more
Rachel Weisz to portray dual role on TV originally played by Jeremy Irons in 1988 film Dead Ringers By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 04:29 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 04:29 BST, 19 August 2020 Rachel Weisz will take on a dual role originally portrayed by Jeremy Irons in a TV adaptation of the … Read more
James Gunn, who penned the live-action Scooby-Doo films in the early 2000s, revealed that he wrote Velma Dinkley as ‘explicitly gay’ but the studio blocked the choices and edited out even ambiguous references. Linda Cardellini portrayed the character in Scooby Doo: The Movie and its sequel Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed, in 2002 and 2004, respectively. While … Read more