Pakistan will face India on October 15th at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
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WATCH: Virat Kohli Once Again Gets Dismissed After Poking Outside-off Delivery in Practice Match
Jaydev Unadkat bowled one outside the off-stump, and Virat Kohli, without any distinct footwork, fished at it to be caught by a local fielder stationed at first slip.
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'Got MS Dhoni's Number 7..': Netherlands' Vikramjit Singh Reveals Special Connection Behind His Iconic Jersey
Vikramjit Singh revealed the story how he decided to pick up the number 7 jersey paying an ode to former Indian captain MS Dhoni
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Insidious veteran praises the franchise for not overstaying its welcome
Tomorrow is the day fans of the unlucky Lambert family finally get to see two of their members go through hell and back again, as Insidious: The Red Door opens in theaters across the States. Although there is a new spin-off film planned (Thread: An Insidious Tale, starring Mandy Moore and Kumail Nanjiani), it’s widely believed that this could be the last we see of the Lamberts and other characters we’ve come to know, love, and fear for in the Insidious universe.
One such character is Elise, played by the legendary veteran scream queen Lin Shaye (Nightmare on Elm Street, among countless other iconic appearances). She is set to reprise her role as the medium-turned-ghost in the fifth installment of the horror franchise, which follows Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) and his son Dalton (Ty Simpkins), joining them ten years after Inisidious: Chapter 2.
Shaye is set to return as a spirit in the eagerly anticipated movie and has been doing plenty of press recently to help promote it. While she has previously stated she thinks Elise has a lot more to give as a character and would be happy to reprise the role, in a recent interview with Screen Rant, the veteran actress admitted that perhaps it was time for the door to shut on certain elements of the franchise.
Speaking to the website, Shaye said:
“I think everything has a beginning, middle and end, ultimately. I think sometimes, especially in storytelling, it’s enough already, as they say, because I know we’ve all seen shows that we went, ‘Oh my god, they’re still [going]?’ There’s especially series that get like that, ‘Isn’t that over already? Is this done already?'”
This is a familiar feeling for movie-goers, who have been bombarded with sequels and follow-ups and spin-offs from all angles for years now, most of which are kind of awful. Insidious, however, still has plenty of dedicated fans, so ending on a high would be a nice way to sign off the franchise, something Shaye said she’d love to see happen:
“I think it’s very savvy to be a creator and know when it’s good to have an ending, and I think this was a really wonderful — it doesn’t mean the world of Insidious is necessarily over, but it does mean that particular story has a beginning, middle and end now, and I applaud it. I think it’s a wonderful script, and a wonderful story.”
While it’s easy enough to say this, producers and film company executives might have another opinion, especially if Red Door does as well at the box office as it seems like it will. Given there’s been half a decade between this installment and the previous one, hype has been very real for the newest addition to the series. The fact that it’s also Patrick Wilson’s directorial debut and contains a number of the original cast is also a huge draw to fans.
All in all, it seems the Lamberts might finally be getting some peace after years of torment, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the (red) door is shut on new projects. And, hopefully, we’ll see Shaye in them too.
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Anthony Mackie has the worst excuse ever for that Captain America 4 set photo of Harrison Ford
We’re less than a year out from Captain America: Brave New World, and the Anthony Mackie-led blockbuster is shaping up to be one of Phase Five’s nostalgia juggernauts; with Tim Blake Nelson and Liv Tyler set to make their return to the MCU after having last appeared in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, Brave New World looks to be a treat for the more ancient side of the MCU fandom.
Of course, there are more than a few new pieces to look forward to as well; Mackie will be flexing his leading man chops in a feature film this time around, while the illustrious Harrison Ford, perhaps the highest-profile casting in Marvel history, is set to portray Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, taking over from the late William Hurt.
Now, anyone familiar with the comics knows that Thaddeus’ presence could mean the long-awaited debut of Red Hulk, and while there’s no official confirmation of such a thing at present, a recent Instagram post from Mackie may have given the game away.
If one looks closely at the post above, it’s apparent that Ford is sporting a pair of ripped pants not dissimilar from those that the various Hulks of the Marvel mythos wear, leading more than a few folks to believe that Thaddeus will finally be unleashing Red Hulk upon the MCU.
But Mackie was quick to go into damage control mode; in a recent interview with ComicBook.com, the Falcon and the Winter Soldier star assured us all that Ford’s get-up is simply a pair of old pants that Mackie loaned him after the Indiana Jones star lost his luggage.
See, Harrison [Ford] and I go way back. A lot of people don’t know this. This is our second time working together. He came down to Atlanta, they lost his luggage, so I gave him a pair of pants, but those are my work pants from working in the yard. Harrison, he’s a curmudgeon, so he goes, ‘Anthony, just give me the damned pants.’ And I was like, ‘Alright.’ So that’s all that was. He just needed some pants.
We’re not buying it for a second, of course, but props to Mackie for trying to extinguish this particular theory. At the end of the day, we’ll just have to see when and if Ford hulks out when Captain America: Brave New World releases to theaters on July 26, 2024.
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Metas Twitter-killer app Threads has just launched and British users cant stop thinking about nuclear annihilation
Twitter is dying. The social media giant has been suffering a death by a thousand cuts ever since Elon Musk took over, with the catastrophic decision to “rate limit” the number of tweets users can see in a single day having roughly the same impact on Twitter as the iceberg did on the Titanic.
Users are now fleeing to the lifeboats as the bow tips up. Fortunately, Meta is ready and waiting to scoop all these orphaned users with Threads, which is being positioned as a Twitter-killer and with a pointed promise that it will be “sanely run”.
But, British users are currently losing their minds over the new app’s innocuous-sounding name. So, why does Threads equal nightmares of flesh-blistering, retina-burning, building-vaporizing nuclear annihilation?
What’s in a name?
In 1984 the Cold War was still very much happening, with the United States and Russia seen as a few wrong moves away from a thermonuclear exchange. This resulted in widespread nuclear paranoia, particularly in the United Kingdom as it was projected to be nuked into oblivion. The BBC decided to address this in a TV movie billed as “the most realistic depiction of nuclear war possible”.
Let’s just say director Mick Jackson nailed the brief. Threads is set in Sheffield, in the north of England and follows young couple Ruth and Jimmy as they plan to marry. Bubbling away in the background are geopolitical shifts. There’s been a US-backed coup in Iran, the Soviet Union isn’t happy, and NATO is building up its forces in Europe.
Over the space of a few hours, the world ends. First comes a nuclear detonation over the North Sea, a second impact hits RAF military bases and, finally, the bomb falls on Sheffield. Threads didn’t have a huge budget, though every penny was squeezed to make this as harrowing as humanly possible. But don’t take my word for it! See for yourself:
The story then goes on show in unflinching detail what life would be like for the survivors. Nikita Kruschev once commented that in the aftermath of nuclear war “the living would envy the dead” and… well, let’s just say Threads makes a very convincing case as to why that’s true.
Threads was screened on BBC2 in September 1984, but its impact didn’t stop there, as it went on to be routinely screened by teachers to children as a lesson of the reality of nuclear war. I had this shown to me at far too young an age, resulting in (like many, many other children) absolute terror, existential dread, and recurring nightmares. As such, Threads has burrowed into the British public subconscious and is now once again surfacing thanks to Meta’s new app.
The nightmares return
So, as you can imagine, many users are taking his opportunity to look back on the movie that terrified them (and yes, I get the irony of posting tweets to talk about Threads):
It really is incredibly bleak:
Major slam on Sheffield:
I know it's been said before, but yes: When someone mentions Threads, I also think of the movie about nuclear war doing extensive improvements to Sheffield city Centre.
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It is something of a hurdle to get over:
Those memories are burnt deep:
Ugh. . . So Threads is app only. Don't like apps. I would prefer web based.
— Karl Fillingham (@FillinghamKarl) July 6, 2023
Also, for those of a certain age, Threads was a film about nuclear war we had to watch in school.
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Maybe we’ll get used to it…:
I mean, couldn’t they have thought up a better name? One that doesn’t instantly conjure images of nuclear holocaust and desperation? #threads pic.twitter.com/TOccHn3Mk8
— Charlene Cole(@charlMidwife) July 6, 2023
Welp, another morning spent cowering under your bed waiting for the nuclear flash:
Here’s hoping that this burst of notoriety encourages more people to check out Threads. The entire thing is available to watch for free on the Internet Archive, so buckle yourself in for a movie you won’t forget.
We’ll probably stop associating Threads with Threads if the platform takes off, but at this rate we’re fully expecting Meta to unveil its new weather forecast app: When the Wind Blows.
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