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Actor Dev Patel is set to unleash his desi-John Wick in Monkey Man. The action thriller set to release in theatres worldwide on April 5. On Friday, Hollywood studio Universal Pictures unveiled the official trailer, featuring well-choreographed and spectacular fight and chase sequences. The film also marks Dev's directorial debut. (Also Read: Monkey Man trailer: Sobhita Dhulipala makes her Hollywood debut with Dev Patel's action thriller. Watch) Dev Patel as the Indian John Wick in Monkey Man Here's what X…

The trailer of the action thriller Monkey Man has been released. The film stars Dev Patel in his feature directing debut. The over three-minute-long trailer follows a man (Dev)’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother (Adithi Kalkunte) and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. (Also Read | Nimrat Kaur says she liked Animal; Sobhita Dhulipala defends Sandeep Reddy Vanga) Sobhita Dhulipala will be working with Dev Patel. About Monkey Man trailerSet in India,…

Image: UniversalWe’ve known for a while that Green Knight star Dev Patel was making a switch for his next movie, taking on the dual role of star and director for Monkey Man, a John Wick-esque mythological action thriller set in Mumbai. But now, thanks to a little help from Jordan Peele, we’ve just got our first look, and wow.Alex Winter on the Most Important Modern Horror Movie Monkey Man follows Patel as Kid, a young man making a meager living by day doing small jobs in Mumbai, and taking part in underground fighting…

Jordan Peele produced the film, set to hit theaters in April Dev Patel‘s directorial debut comes in the form of a bloody, violent revenge story as he punches his way through hoards of bad guys in the first trailer for his upcoming film Monkey Man. Jordan Peele is producing the movie through his production company Monkeypaw, and the movie is set to hit theaters on April 5th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8zxiB5Qhsc Monkey Man‘s plot sounds like your classic blockbuster revenge story;…

A cloned monkey, now three years old, is the first to survive to adulthood. Retro, as the monkey has been named, was cloned by scientists at China’s premier science academy. The successful cloning of this rhesus monkey, as well as its ability to survive into adulthood, could help push future cloning attempts further.The scientists first cloned Retro three years ago, and they began writing about their findings when he was roughly two years old. The team says that Retro was only successfully born after they added…

CULIACAN, Mexico —  Emilia is a 2-year-old spider monkey who wears jeans, crop tops and Armani perfume.A popular TikTok account documents her busy life: trips to the spa, gym and church, as well as elaborate birthday parties for other pet monkeys, where she might cavort with friends in an inflatable bounce house and smash her face into a carrot cake.It is illegal in Mexico to own spider monkeys, which are critically endangered and trafficked from jungles in the country’s south. That hasn’t stopped people in the…

For the first time, a cloned rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) has lived into adulthood — surviving for more than two years so far.The feat, described today in Nature Communications, marks the first successful cloning of the species. It was achieved using a slightly different approach from the conventional technique that was used to clone Dolly the sheep and other mammals, including long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), the first primates to be cloned.By replacing the placenta of the cloned embryo with that of embryos…

Scientists have tweaked traditional cloning of mammals that has resulted in a healthy rhesus monkey who has now passed his second birthday. It’s the first successful cloning of the species, and a big deal for researchers given that primates having proven notoriously difficult to genetically engineer.The twist on ‘conventional’ cloning – known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) – involved a precise game of switcharoo in the initial stages of embryonic development. Traditionally, when the egg containing cloned DNA is…

Image: Dan Mora/DC ComicsDC Comics sure likes releasing goofy alternate takes on the Justice League. Last year, they were mech pilots, and not long before that, they were anthropomorphic dinosaurs. Next up on the gimmick list? Why apes, of course!La Borinqueña’s Collab With DC Comics on Hurricane Relief | io9 InterviewEarlier in the week, the publisher announced Jungle League, which isn’t some spiritual sequel to JLApe: Gorilla Warfare, but an all-ape team consisting of DC’s primate heroes. In this case, our roster…

In October 2018, a UC Davis veterinarian approved Animal 13 for use in a Neuralink experiment. She was six years old when she received her Neuralink implants. According to her pre-project physical exam and echocardiogram, Davis staff did not observe any medical abnormalities prior to her surgery, only noting that she had superficial scratches on her lips and minor lip trauma as part of a “suspect pair fight.”Beginning in November 2018, Animal 13 was regularly sedated with ketamine and hooked up to scientific instruments…