Beating India in India in 2022 is the ultimate goal for Australia, according to coach Justin Langer. Australia had recently announced their squad for the home Test series against Pakistan and Langer said that the management is currently shaping a squad in the hopes that it would be mature enough to win in India come 2022.
Steve Smith is on the verge of making a BBL comeback as he was signed by the Sydney Sixers for the 9th edition. The former Australia captain will be making donning the magenta after a gap of five years and had last played in the competition in 2014.
Part Zelda, part Tomb Raider, part Uncharted — all Star Wars
New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson wants to use his pace to cause anxiety for the opposition batsmen in the upcoming home series against England.
Part Zelda, part Tomb Raider, part Uncharted — all Star Wars
Indian women beat West Indies women by seven wickets in the third T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series between the two sides.
After weeks of leaks and teasers, Vivo S5 has finally unveiled at an event in Beijing, China. This is the new smartphone from the brand’s style-centric ‘S’ series. The new phone is a successor to the Vivo S1, which had its debut back in July. So in a span of four months, Vivo has leaped […]
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been declared fit for the first Test against England while white-ball speedster Lockie Ferguson earned his maiden Test call-up on Friday.
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Taylor Swift wants the rights to her own music — and she may have just crossed an ethical line to get it. On Thursday afternoon, Swift asked her gigantic army of fans to get in touch with music industry talent manager Scooter Braun and former label boss Scott Borchetta to “let them know how you feel” about their attempts to keep her from performing her old hits on TV or using them in an upcoming Netflix documentary.
That request, of course, would require Taylor’s fans to know how to get in touch. So fans promptly began doxxing the pair, publishing what appear to be Braun and Borchetta’s private contact information — including phone numbers and a physical home address — on Twitter.
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Thirty years since he made his international debut, on the 15th of November, 1989, against Pakistan at Karachi, we look at 30 numbers which define Tendulkar's career.
This morning when I opened Instagram to check my post, I noticed a difference. Bam! the like count on my posts was hidden. If you notice the same, let me tell you that there’s nothing to worry about. It’s an official update from Instagram, which was announced a few hours back. While the same was […]
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The Han/Greedo confrontation in Star Wars: A New Hope is infamous as it’s gone through many iterations over the years, with George Lucas continually tinkering with the method of the Rodian bounty hunter’s death in the Mos Eisley cantina. The latest twist on the scene comes from the Disney Plus version of the franchise’s original movie and this time, it features a very mystifying addition.
In this version, Han and Greedo shoot each other at practically the same time, with the latter missing, which somewhat fixes the previous changes but doesn’t revert back to Han completely beating Greed to the trigger. But this isn’t the real talking point of the update, as just before he dies, Greedo now cries something that sounds like “Maclunkey!” But what does the word mean?
Well, don’t ask Greedo voice actor Paul Blake, as he revealed to Empire that he’s just as “confused” by it as the fans.
“It confused me incredibly, but I’ve never understood anything about the movies anyway, particularly that. I couldn’t understand it. I couldn’t hear a word at all.”
Blake was then asked why he thinks this sequence keeps getting tweaked over the years. He revealed that he believes it’s because it makes no sense, anyway, considering Greedo is apparently immediately resurrected as he can be glimpsed in the following scene.
“I think it’s just because there’s a big hole in the movie there. “That scene where Greedo dies, I’m there in the next scene. George’s explanation for that was very funny, ‘Well, all Rodians looks the same.’ What, they wear the same clothes? ‘Oh yes.’ George has a great sense of humour, so maybe that’s got something to do with it. But also, I think he’s pressurized a lot by people and wants to do the right thing by both the fans and the story. But God knows, your guess is as good as mine.”
As funny as it is that Greedo appears to shout a nonsense word before his death, there’s actually an explanation that fans have figured out. He’s really saying “Ma Klounkee,” a Huttese phrase which translates to “This is the end for you.” The same utterance was made by the alien Sebulba to Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace. It might sound ridiculous, but it’s actually not a bad bit of world-building on Lucas’ behalf.
Still, Star Wars fans can agree the original scene is the best version. And though there is an obscure answer out there, if this edit becomes the norm from now on, then many a viewer will be left bewildered when they hear Greedo’s final word.
Before Jon Bernthal. Before Ray Stevenson. Before Thomas Jane, there was Dolph Lundgren. Though often forgotten these days – and rarely seen at the time, to be honest – 1989’s The Punisher was the first live-action outing for Frank Castle. The film itself wasn’t great, but Lundgren wasn’t a bad choice for the anti-hero. And now, those fans who’ve held onto the idea of the He-Man star as the Punisher all this time are about to be made very happy, as this photoshoot features the actor (sort of) returning as the character for the first time in 20 years.
Lundgren recently appeared on The Launchpad Podcast and to accompany the show, he donned a Punisher T-shirt in order to recreate a couple of classic comic book covers with the hosts. This is actually a pretty big deal, as it finally sees the actor wearing the iconic skull insignia, something that was bizarrely removed from Castle’s wardrobe in the 1989 movie.
Check out the photoshoot, as well as the original covers for comparison purposes, in the gallery below:
After 1989’s film, the Punisher next appeared on the big screen in 2004’s effort, which went by the same title, starring Thomas Jane. 2008’s Punisher: War Zone followed, with Ray Stevenson replacing Jane. Which of these is considered superior varies fan to fan, but the majority generally agree that the MCU’s version is the greatest of the four. Jon Bernthal debuted as Frank in 2016’s Daredevil season 2, with his own TV series coming the next year.
Tragically, the show was cancelled after two seasons earlier in 2019. Alongside his fellow Marvel-Netflix stars, it’s hoped that Bernthal will return in the franchise in some form. Thankfully, the odds are looking good that he could appear in a movie at some point. But after seeing this photoshoot, wouldn’t it be fun to have an Into the Punisher-verse flick in which all the previous Punishers come together to wipe out the multiverse’s criminals? Marvel, are you listening?
