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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRussell Crowe has addressed the rumours he will be in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel.The new film, focusing on Lucius, the son of Maximus’s lover Lucilla (played by Connie Nielsen in the 2000 original), is set to be released in 2024.Movie fans have been wondering whether Crowe, who played Maximus, will appear in some way in the film. As he dies in the original, it has been theorised…

The site of tombs along the Swahili Coast in East Africa where University of South Florida anthropologist Chapurukha Kusimba and colleagues opened graves to study ancient DNA. Credit: Chapurukha Kusimba, University of South FloridaLife’s work of University of South Florida researcher uncovers first ancient <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>DNA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a…

A familiar face returns for Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning. Get a look at the set of Joker 2. Zack Snyder still wants to make a sequel to Army of the Dead. Plus, more from the final season of Riverdale, and a glorious new look at Shin Kamen Rider. Spoilers, away!The ExorcistAccording to a new report from Above the Line, Linda Blair will reprise her role as Regan MacNeil in David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist. However, the actress was “only on set for a few days, so she’s not in the film all that much.”Five Nights at…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as fake, the news making the rounds that it suspended accounts of Fintech companies like OPAY and PALMPAY. CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday that the viral news “is simply fake’’. The viral news credited to Mr AbdulMumin stated that the CBN was about to suspend accounts of the Fintech companies because they were being used to perpetrate fraud. “Please if you are using OPAY,…

Image via Warner Bros. The Batman has been one of DC Studios’ biggest wins in recent years, and as a result, rumors have been circulating about the possibility of Robert Pattinson appearing in the upcoming spinoff The Penguin. Fortunately, studio head James Gunn has come out and cleared things up. Responding to a post on social media claiming that Robert Pattinson would not be able to appear in The Penguin due to the TV rights for Batman, Gunn quickly debunked this claim. While Gunn set minds at ease by…

DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn set the record straight about those new Henry Cavill rumors about his potential return to DC. The rumor was about former Superman actor Henry Cavill being approached to play Frankenstein in the upcoming Creature Commandos series. When asked about how true the rumor was, Gunn quickly jumped to Twitter to shut it down, stating it’s “completely false” and that DC already has the actor for Frankenstein set. Another Twitter user suggested that Gunn’s response came off as “hate towards…

Image via Warner Bros. It would seem that, like a dog with a bone, fans cannot stop discussing actor Henry Cavill‘s DC career, or lack of thereof, now that James Gunn is in charge. Ever since the star was shockingly dropped from his role as Superman after making a surprise return mere weeks earlier in Black Adam, fans have wondered if he has any future in the franchise, even if that is a monstrous one. Much like an errant plastic bag gets buffeted around a dirty parking lot, baseless rumors have a way of…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Psychological grit has garnered a lot of interest in the last decade, particularly in the higher education arena. It's typically defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals. A great deal has been written about it and the role it plays in the retention and success of tertiary students. Kelly Anne Young explored the role grit played in determining postgraduate retention among…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday debunked claims that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the reissuance and release of old N500 and N1000 notes as legal tender in the country. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the bank, Osita Nwanisobi, the apex bank described the claims as “fake”. The bank said it is only reissuing the old N200 as approved by the president. “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to a FAKE PRESS RELEASE Purported to have emanated from the Bank to the…

Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images / Image via Warner Bros. James Gunn has become public enemy number one for many hardcore Snyderverse fans since he took over, especially with all of the intrigue surrounding his role in Henry Cavill’s second departure from the universe following Black Adam. Gunn has been consistently under fire, backed into a corner and asked to explain pretty much every move he’s made since becoming the head of DC. Every minute detail has been overanalyzed, and his opinions have been…