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A century and a half later, Steven Spielberg is shooting a courtroom scene for “Amistad” in a weathered brick courthouse in Newport, R.I. At this point in the story, the case has become a surreal international circus. The Africans have few allies–a broke young attorney (Matthew McConaughey) and a prominent abolitionist (Morgan Freeman)-and they’re desperate to make themselves understood. Suddenly, Cinque (former model Dijimon Hounsou) rises and astonishes the court by chanting in broken English, “Give us free!...

Uncharted is an action-adventure film that stars Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan, his mentor, along with Tati Gabrielle as Jo Braddock, and Antonio Banderas as Santiago Moncada. The action film was launched in theaters in the United States on February 18, 2022. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the film took inspiration from the fan-favorite adventure video game series ‘Uncharted’ by Naughty Dog and Sony....

Though the game is earning perfect scores around the block from the wonderful series conclusion and entertaining gameplay alone, Naughty Dog also cranked up the nostalgia to eleven as they built the story along. The studio managed to work a well-done Crash Bandicoot cameo into the game, which will certainly get gamers’ hopes up about a potential series revival. While we won’t be posting any spoilers from the plot itself, we thought it would be best to warn players about potential spoilers since the below video does contain a scene between Drake and Elena....

When fans last saw Nathan Drake, he had married and retired to a picturesque beach house with Elena and their teenage daughter, Cassie. When Cassie discovers some artifacts from Nathan and Elena’s adventures, the parents are forced to come clean about their past and share their treasure hunting stories. RELATED: How Naughty Dog’s Games Reference Each Other It seems very unlikely that Nathan Drake will be the protagonist of Uncharted 5, but there are several more characters that would make great protagonists....

Survival International, a human rights organization which advocates for indigenous, tribal and uncontacted peoples, warned in a statement on Friday: “The protection of indigenous lands around the globe is critical to prevent thousands of tribal people dying from coronavirus.” As indicated in the map by Statista below, 11,281 of the over 1.2 million people diagnosed with COVID-19 are in Brazil, according to Johns Hopkins University. A total of 487 people in the country have so far died....

While there may be a disparity in the rankings, Lee has found a new lease on life ever since joining the Tri Star gym under the guidance of Firas Zahabi. His first outing was a successful one, ending with a spectacular head kick that knocked out Gregor Gillespie, handing him his first loss. Lee was also more level-headed than usual, admitting that right now, he has no plans to call out the Champion (Khabib Nurmagomedov)....

In case you didn’t know… UFC President Dana White recently confirmed that TUF 19 winner Corey Anderson is definitely not the next contender in line for a shot at Jon Jones’ UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Anderson, who is currently on a three-fight winning streak, recently called out Light Heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker for a fight at the Madison Square Garden after learning that he isn’t the next contender for Light Heavyweight Championship....

In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo squared off way back at UFC 194 in what was billed as the biggest fight in UFC Featherweight Division history. McGregor, a former Interim UFC Featherweight Champion, came into the fight in order to solidify his place as the greatest featherweight fighter of all time and the Irishman eventually did so when he knocked out Aldo within 13 seconds of the very first round....

Dos Santos has been shaking a leg or two at ‘Danca dos Famosas’ which is the Brazilian version of Dancing with the Stars and head reached the Top 5 of the competition. But his run at the dance show came to an end on Sunday, leaving him to focus solely on his next UFC bout that will take place in January. Fewest votes at DWTS for the former Heavyweight Champ Dos Santos was out of the show for a few weeks owing to the same leg injury that forced him out of the UFC Moscow main event against Alexander Volkov....

The argument of Usman surpassing St-Pierre as the welterweight ‘GOAT’ could solidify if he beats Colby Covington at UFC 268. However, the welterweight champion has said his objective is not to outdo ‘GSP’s record, as opposed to what many might think. Speaking to Din Thomas, Laura Sanko, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hellier on the UFC 268 weigh-in show, Usman stated he “hates” the notion that he’s trying to surpass St-Pierre’s legacy:...

Gastelum has been consistently competitive at both welterweight and middleweight ever since he won The Ultimate Fighter. However, as of late, he has been struggling to pick up consistent victories. He has only had one win in his last six fights. However, those fights have been against the likes of Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier and nearly all have been incredibly competitive. Nevertheless, he has still been losing, which has prompted the move to Fight Ready....

The 25-year-old was instead fined $2,000, reports Ariel Helwani. Kennedy versus Gastelum was in the works for the recently elapsed UFC Fight Night 101 card in Melbourne, Australia, but since a verdict wasn’t clear, the fight was removed from the line-up. Gastelum was supposed to face Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at the landmark card in New York, but was a no-show at the weigh-ins, because he did not make the 170-lbs weight limit....

During the conversation, the Stockton based fighter explained his three-year hiatus from the promotion, claiming that he felt that his UFC 202 fight against Conor McGregor should’ve gone the other way around and the judges definitely should’ve given the win to Diaz. At UFC 196, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor faced each other for the very first time after Diaz had called out The Notorious One in 2015 after picking up a win over Michael Johnson in his return fight....

Hawaii’s Rachael Ostovich is arguably the most notable fighter to pull out from the UFC Uruguay card, as her scheduled fight with Veronica Macedo has been called off. In case you didn’t know… UFC Fight Night: Montevideo is an upcoming Fight Night event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event will mark the promotion’s first visit to Uruguay and will feature a highly awaited main event between Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Liz Carmouche....

One individual who appeared to particularly enjoy the fight was none other than UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. ‘The Last Stylebender’ uploaded a video of him and his friends reacting to UFC 268 to his YouTube channel. Adesanya was clearly impressed with the performances of both men. After the end of the fight, the Nigerian-New Zealander can be heard exclaiming: Check out Israel Adesanya’s full reaction video below: What is next for Israel Adesanya in the UFC?...

Wenger spoke out on the topic last year, saying he believed football was not immune to doping issues. He said he wanted “deeper, better tests” for drugs in football. Sapstead also revealed that UKAD was looking at helping Russia’s anti-doping agency to run testing programmes. “When you’re looking at a sport like football that commands the sort of salaries that the players can command, its fanbase, its ticket sales, its broadcasting rights - if that isn’t a risk, then I don’t know what is, notwithstanding the physical demands of the sport itself,” Sapstead was quoted as saying by the BBC on Wednesday....

Britain’s fuel-supply dilemma was caused by a shortage in truck drivers who can transport gas to pumps around the nation, the Associated Press reported. The military drivers will begin moving the government’s reserve tanker fleet to make deliveries in the coming days, Kwarteng said. “It takes, sometimes, a few days to get troops on the ground. We have decided to do that. I think in the next couple of days you will see some soldiers driving tankers,” Kwarteng told reporters....

The Times had initially reported that at least 27 different incidents of gangs breaking into fast-moving lorries to steal various expensive items have come up. These include PS5s, TVs, cosmetics, mobile phones, and cigarettes that are being shipped across the UK due to the upcoming holiday period. . Now, it has been revealed that this might be the result of various UK gangs hitting trucks that transport these items....

The Ukrainian President tweeted from his official account which said he and his wife were grateful for William and Kate’s message in which they fondly remembered their meeting in 2020. Zelensky’s tweet comes as he and top ranking members of his government took up arms to defend Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv from invading Russian forces. The statement read: “Olena and I are grateful to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge @RoyalFamily that at this crucial time, when Ukraine is courageously opposing Russia’s invasion, they stand by our country and support our brave citizens....

Ukraine’s Operational Command South, a military formation covering much of the country’s southern region, said in a Facebook post on Friday that Ukrainian forces had eradicated the Soviet-era deminer in the forest outside of the northeastern Kharkiv region. The post follows a string of recent boisterous announcements by Ukrainian officials touting the destruction of Russian military equipment. “It is worth noting that this is far from the first such trophy on the account of our fighters,” the command said in the post....