Ashleigh Gardner And Chris Woakes Bag ICC Players Of The Month Honours For July

Australia's prolific all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and England seamer Chris Woakes were on Tuesday named International Cricket Council (ICC) Players of the Month for July 2023.

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‘Barbie’ ending a 4-film streak of box office bombs means Margot Robbie is finally out of the DC doghouse

Barbenheimer, smarbenheimer — the summer’s big battle of the blockbusters has ultimately turned out to be a rather one-sided affair as Barbie has well and truly trumped over Oppenheimer at the box office. At last count, Greta Gerwig’s Mattel movie is shockingly close to dethroning the final Harry Potter film to become Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing release literally ever. All in all, then, it seems Margot Robbie‘s star power is now at full wattage again, which might spell good things for her DC future.

According to scooper MyTimeToShineHello, the Australian actress is all set to return as the one, the only, the infamous Harley Quinn in the rebooted DCU. On the one hand, this is hardly surprising given that Robbie worked with new studio chief James Gunn on The Suicide Squad and the two are known to have got on like a house on fire. On the other, though, this rumor marks a sharp turn from how things looked for Robbie’s leading lady status B.B. (Before Barbie).

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To put it simply, Robbie had a disastrous couple of years from 2020 to 2022. Although she was hardly off our screens, all four of her major movie releases tanked at the box office. Paramount’s Babylon, 20th Century Studios’ Amsterdam, and, most notably, two DC flicks — Birds of Prey and The Suicide Squad — failed to prove that Robbie’s name could fill multiplex seats. Thanks to the phenomenal success of Barbie, however, any worry that she’s not a tentpole star has definitely been wiped clean away.

Of course, talk about her DCU return is very much just a rumor for now, but it does get our hopes up that we’ve got more of Dr. Harleen Quinzel ahead of us as Gunn’s ambitious DCU Chapter One plans unfold over the next few years.

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ICC World Cup 2023 Ticket Sale Begins on August 25: Here's How You Can Register Your Interest

Fans can register their interest on the official website of the ICC World Cup which will enable them to receive ticket news first and help secure their spot at the World Cup

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James Gunn celebrates almost single-handedly making a dead medium relevant for the first time in a long time

Filmmaker James Gunn has ushered in a renaissance for a vintage music format with the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

The DC Studios boss proudly took to Threads to share the news that the masterfully curated collection of songs for the film has jumped ten places to become the third top-selling audio cassette tape.

Originating in Germany, magnetic tape recording technology began gaining traction in the United States following World War II. With the increasing popularity of the format, companies such as RCA Victor, Telefunken, Grundig, Philips, and Sony became dominant players in the market. By 1985, cassette tape sales had surpassed vinyl, reigning as the most popular audio format until the advent of compact discs in 1992. Sales of vinyl, cassettes, and compact discs declined as digital music took over the market.

The release of Guardians of the Galaxy shook up the cassette market in 2014. The demand for Awesome Mix #1 saw ten million tapes produced. Gunn’s hit movie rekindled a dying market as music fans fell in love with the cassette format to the extent that cassette sales increased by 20% in 2015.

Gunn’s simple yet tender portrayal of Star-Lord’s attachment to the Walkman and mixtape he received as a gift from his mother captured viewers’ imaginations and ignited interest in cassettes. The cassette perfectly captures Peter Quill’s quiet longing and serves as a conduit that restores the embrace of his lost love. Unlike a Spotify playlist, there’s something uniquely romantic about cassettes. Perhaps it’s because they are tangible and can be held or carried as subtle symbols of profound bonds.

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Amitabh Choudhary's Family Sends Legal Notice to JSCA for Planning to Install Gold Statue of the Late Administrator

Jharkhand State Cricket Association plans to install a 10-12 feet high statue of its former president Amitabh Choudhary as a tribute.

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