Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez, who was one among the seven players who tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, has come out in the open, and revealed the test result from another lab.
Asus ROG Phone 3 is all for its debut. That’s right, the Tawainese smartphone and PC maker has partnered with Tencent to launch the ROG Phone 3 in China. Asus officially confirmed its July launch on Weibo. While the Weibo post doesn’t reveal the launch date, it does state its partnership with Tencent and gaming […]
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi and current pacer Shaheen Afridi took to twitter to wish a speedy recovery to the 10 Pakistan players
India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday stated that nothing comes close to playing an "intense game in whites"
Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, the unwieldily titled podracing video game that was maybe the second best thing to come out of the prequel trilogy after “Duel of the Fates,” has been released for the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. The game was initially supposed to come out in May, but the release got pushed back indefinitely. Now it’s here for $14.99.
Episode 1: Racer is still a great futuristic racing game, which is as surprising now as it was back then. Most Star Wars games around the turn of the millennium were awkward attempts to shoehorn the license into various genres, usually without much success. Racer, however, benefited from more appropriate source material: a movie scene that felt like it only ever existed to sell a...
Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, the unwieldily titled podracing video game that was maybe the second best thing to come out of the prequel trilogy after “Duel of the Fates,” has been released for the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. The game was initially supposed to come out in May, but the release got pushed back indefinitely. Now it’s here for $14.99.
Episode 1: Racer is still a great futuristic racing game, which is as surprising now as it was back then. Most Star Wars games around the turn of the millennium were awkward attempts to shoehorn the license into various genres, usually without much success. Racer, however, benefited from more appropriate source material: a movie scene that felt like it only ever existed to sell a...
Rachel Priest, the New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter, has announced her retirement from international cricket.
The Asia Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan has asserted.
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar said that Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga may have to bring a slight change in his bowling routine
England fast bowler Jofra Archer will be allowed to join the squad in their bio-secure bubble only if he tests negative in a second COVID-19 test
Ace Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday shared a video of his daughter giving him some "throwdowns."
Social tennis and golf are now allowed in England, but amateur cricketers continue to wait beyond the boundary
Cricket balls are "a natural vector of disease" and hence recreational cricket will not be allowed to return in the immediate future in the United Kingdom
Geoff Arnold (4 for 19) and Chris Old (5 for 21) ran riot as India's batsmen fell like nine pins in just 17 overs.
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She was reportedly unhappy with Marvel’s creative approach and how they treated Patty Jenkins, who was supposed to direct Thor: The Dark World. But after Marvel Studios’ course correction and corporate restructuring in 2015, they seemed to have patched things up with Portman because she’s back. Additionally, with the franchise being reinvigorated under Taiki Waiti’s direction, the character of Foster is also undergoing an evolution. She won’t just be a romantic cliché in Thor: Love and Thunder, she’ll be wielding Mjolnir herself. Which apparently came as a surprise to the actress as well.
But whether Foster will be the Mighty Thor for multiple films before joining the Avengers or walk a totally different path is still unknown. One theory, however, suggests that this could be a transitory phase, leading to her becoming a Valkyrie.
The comic books have put Foster through a similar transformative journey. When Thor believes himself to be unworthy, Foster wields Mjolnir, becoming the new Goddess of Thunder. But there’s a catch, as she’s suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. Every time she transforms into the Mjolnir-wielding superheroine, though, the effects of her treatment get negated. But she understands the importance of Thor’s role in defense of the Nine Realms and continues using the enchanted hammer and this sacrifice deems her worthy enough to lift the weapon.
In the heart-wrenching conclusion, Foster transforms one last time to go up against the beastly Mangog. But the battle costs her both Mjolnir and her life. Give that this is Marvel Comics we’re talking about, though, characters don’t always die for good. Odin is moved by her heroism and manages to resurrect her and Foster resumes her life as a human and continues to undergo treatment. It’s unlikely that Waititi will use the same plot device, but the story might follow a similar pattern, with Portman’s role changing from Mighty Thor to Valkyrie.
The evolution of Foster’s story is part of the ongoing comic book series Valkyrie: Jane Foster, which explores her role as the new Valkyrie after the original battalion is slaughtered in the War of the Realms event. Some threads from the movie and comics are already running in parallel, too. Except for Tessa Thompson’s character, all the Valkyries have been wiped out by Hela, as we saw in Thor: Ragnarok. So, the MCU could very well introduce a new squad of Valkyries starting with Jane Foster in Thor: Love and Thunder.
Just over a month ago, after a prolonged and passionate campaign from fans, Zack Snyder confirmed that his cut of Justice League had been greenlit by Warner Bros. The news left diehards cartwheeling, skeptics shrugging and film stars grousing about having to do reshoots for a 3 year old movie.
In the initial announcement, we learned it would be arriving on HBO Max sometime in 2021. Today, that window has been narrowed a bit and it’s good news for fans. And that’s because Warner Bros. are reportedly looking at debuting the Snyder Cut in the early part of the year.
With financial backing estimated at over $20 million, this is set to be a blockbuster recut in more ways than one. That’s an unprecedented outlay for this kind of project, but one that I’m certain they’ll recoup. The hype that the whole endeavor is already producing has been immense, after all.
Last week, that hype was stoked even further when we got our first sneak peek, and by sneak peek I mean the sneakiest of peeks. There were two shots – Gal Gadot looking fearfully at an ominous mosaic and Darkseid in all his CG-caked glory. I’m sure the more learned among you will be able to read more into it, though.
Quite the summer it’s been at DC Towers. Snyder Cuts here, potentially thrilling revisitations there, (come to think of it, more than one). The only downer has been Wonder Woman 1984’s increasingly forlorn release, having been moved from June to August, to what one hopes is its final starting position in October.
Anyway, this isn’t the place for downers. Uppers, that’s what we’re after – and I’m not talking about speed. Zack Snyder’s Justice League is arriving in the early part of next year, that ought to be all the buzz you need.
With June drawing to a close, it’s time to look ahead to July. For Amazon Prime subscribers, next month brings a huge influx of new content, including a variety of movies both classic and underrated, as well as Amazon Original films and TV series.
Just a few of the notable movies arriving on the service include Jennifer Lopez tropical horror Anaconda, Tim Burton’s moving fantasy Big Fish, Dreamworks animated superhero flick Megamind, time-traveling Owen Wilson-starrer Midnight In Paris, romance Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist with Kat Dennings and Michael Cera, Adam Sandler comedy Spanglish, Rob Zombie horror The Devil’s Rejects and not one but two Will Smith vehicles – 2001 biopic Ali and 2005’s romcom Hitch.
For the full list, see below:
July 1
- 52 Pick-Up (1986)
- Ali (2001)
- An Eye For An Eye (1966)
- Anaconda (1997)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Bug (1975)
- Buried (2010)
- Cold War (2013)
- Edge Of Darkness (2010)
- Flashback (1990)
- Hitch (2005)
- Hollowman (2000)
- Iron Eagle IV – On The Attack (1999)
- Megamind (2010)
- Midnight In Paris (2011)
- Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
- Panic Room (2002)
- Phase IV (1974)
- Pineapple Express (2008)
- Rabbit Hole (2010)
- Sliver (1993)
- Spanglish (2004)
- Starting Out In The Evening (2007)
- The Bounty (1984)
- The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
- The Eye (2008)
- The Eye 2 (2004)
- The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
- The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete (2013)
- Antiques Roadshow: Season 17 (PBS Living)
- Arthur: Season 1 (PBS Kids)
- Bates Around the World: Season 1 (UP Faith & Family)
- Beyond the Pole: Season 1 (Urban Movie Channel)
- Frankie Drake Mysteries: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
- Hidden: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
- Instinto: Season 1 (Pantaya)
- Lego City Adventures: Season 1
- Lone Ranger: Season 1 (Best Westerns Ever)
- Modus: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
- Public Enemy: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
- Suits: Season 9
July 3
- Hanna: Season 2 – Amazon Original Series
July 6
- The Fosters: Seasons 1-5
July 7
- The Tourist (2010)
July 11
- Vivarium (2020)
July 15
- Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer (2020)
- The Weekend (2019)
July 17
- Absentia: Season 3 – Amazon Original Series
July 19
- Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love (2019)
July 24
- Radioactive (2019) – Amazon Original Movie
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Amazon Original Series
- Jim Gaffigan: Pale Tourist – Amazon Original Special
July 27
- Good Deeds (2012)
July 29
- Animal Kingdom: Season 4
- First Cow (2020)
Of the original content coming in July, there’s the second season of action drama Hanna (based on the 2011 movie starring Saoirse Ronan), thriller series Absentia season 3 starring Stana Katic, Marie Curie biopic Radioactive featuring Rosamund Pike and comedy special Jim Gaffigan: Pale Tourist.
There’s enough of a range of content, then, to satisfy everyone from film fans to TV addicts, from horror nuts to comedy lovers or just someone looking to stick something on to have an entertaining evening in. Let us know what you’re planning on watching on Amazon Prime in July though in the usual place down below.
2020 has sure thrown some curveballs our way and this would be right up there.
Ryan Reynolds is reportedly in talks to make a cameo in the Snyder Cut of Justice League. And the cameo would see him reprise his role as Green Lantern, a part he hasn’t played since 2011’s poorly received film of the same name. At least, that’s according to insider Grace Randolph, who shared the following on Twitter today:
Now that I’ve heard it from a second source it seems word is indeed getting out
and so I can confirm the #SnyderCut cameo I’ve been teasing is indeed Ryan Reynolds for #GreenLantern!!
I’m hearing WB is working on putting the deal together now to make it official!#DC #DCEU pic.twitter.com/CpaMSD99Im
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) June 23, 2020
With the news that Warner Bros. are also talking to Michael Keaton about his Batman potentially returning for the DCEU, it looks like the studio have chosen to vigorously purse callbacks – and with good reason. Mining the past for nostalgia generally plays well with fans and in the case of Keaton as Batman, it could actually make storytelling sense, too.
With regards to Green Lantern, enough time has passed for the film to be viewed with good-natured embarrassment for all involved – a perception helped greatly by Reynolds’ continued lampooning of it (see: the end of Deadpool 2). On the back of the DCEU’s recent successes, and the actor’s Marvel-propelled superstardom, it looks like the right moment to step back into those blue-green CG shoes.
Alternately, the cameo could be self-indulgent, and depending on how it were played, it may wind up those who want the Snyder Cut to be a serious piece of work. Will they bring a bit of Deadpool into it, sticking to the lighter tone of Whedon’s cut? Or will it be more in-keeping with Snyder’s moodier proclivities? First we’ll have to find out whether Warner Bros. wrap up a deal (it’s not set in stone yet) to get Reynolds on board. We wait with bated breath.
Tell us, though, are you down for Reynolds’ Green Lantern returning in the Snyder Cut of Justice League? Give us your thoughts below.
Realme has made its vision of expansion more clearer by announcing the idea of launching more AIoT and lifestyle products in India. Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India, in his article posted on Realme Community has revealed the range of products the company is working on. Mr. Madhav has to say much in his shared […]
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Vu has unveiled another set of affordable smart TVs in India. The two models with 32-inch and 43-inch sizes come under the Vu Cinema Smart TV series. Its been just a week since we saw the Vu Ultra 4K TV series in the country and now these TVs fill the brand’s affordable offerings. Among the two […]
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