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The latest The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer revealed something interesting in its concluding minutes. Ben Grimm/The Thing has a beard, and no, not in his human form, but in his rock form.

Before the revolution of 1917, Iulii Martov was arguably a more prominent figure in Russia’s socialist movement than Vladimir Lenin or Leon Trotsky. While Lenin and Trotsky saw October 1917 as a ...

Leo Woodall is set to star opposite Rachel Weisz in the upcoming Netflix limited series "Vladimir," Variety has learned.

Leo Woodall is set to lead the new Netflix limited series Vladimir opposite Rachel Weisz.

The Fantastic Four's Thing officially has a beard in their upcoming movie, but how can a rock grow a beard?

Does Nick Viall Look Better with or Without a Beard? Nick Viall sacrificed a lot for Disney Night on Dancing with the Stars. The reality star ended what is perhaps his longest commitment yet -- the ...

The first time the Thing was depicted with a beard was in Fantastic Four #5, when Doctor Doom’s time travel machine sent Thing, Human Torch, and Mister Fantastic centuries into the past to find ...

An asylum seeker in the U.K. successfully fought off deportation by arguing that he would be forced to shave off his beard if returned to his home country of Tajikistan. The country’s Home ...

Another trailer teaser for The Fantastic Four: First Steps is here, this time revealing that The Thing will rock a mighty impressive beard in the Marvel Studios reboot. Are we getting a time jump?