Destiny? Written in the stars? A crazy story!

July 17, 2026 35 1

Call it destiny, call it coincidence, call it voodoo… this is pretty wild!

And it all starts with a couple kids playing rugby!

It’s the year 2000… Russel Crowe is on the verge of becoming the biggest actor in the world… it’s a few months before the release of his EPIC, OSCAR WINNING ROLE:

Commander of the Armies of the North
General of the Felix Legions
Loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius
Father to a murdered son
Husband to a murdered wife
And he will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

Maximus Decimus Meridius, from the film Gladiator!

Gladiator GIFs | Tenor

In the meantime, he is filming another film “Proof of Life!” There’s a scene where Russel’s character is watching his son play rugby, and though he was filming a movie, Russel Crowe’s attention was on the rugby, coz in case you don’t know… the guy is BIG on Rugby!

So, in between scenes one of the rugby kids comes up to Russel Crowe and asks him how to get into acting… Russel, being the nice guy that he is… has a conversation with the kid and they go their separate ways. Russel also decided to send the kid a signed picture of him as Maximus, with the quote:

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!”

Artefact. Signed to Henry Cavill at Stowe school, UK around February 2000. Gladiator was released in May that year. #Highlander

(The ACTUAL picture!!!)

And they go their separate ways… Years and years later, Russel is in a gym. And across from him is some random dude also exercising… the random guy comes over:

“Hello Mr. Crowe… how are you?”

Russel looks at the guy and says “Don’t I know you from somewhere…”

The guy explains that he was the kid on the rugby field… he pursued acting… and would eventually go on to star opposite Russel Crowe in a film.

The film…

Man of Steel

The kid all those years ago…

Henry Cavill aka Superman himself!

Russell Crowe shared the picture he Signed to Henry Cavill at Stowe school, UK around February 2000 when he met Henry for the first time ❤️ #HenryCavill #RussellCrowe #HenryCavillUpdates

Not just that, the 2 will once again be starring opposite one another in the upcoming Highlander film!

Written by: Jacques

Rate it

New six-country study finds strong demand for African stories, but distribution gaps continue to limit audience reach and revenue

Africa’s paid television and online streaming market is projected to grow to USD 5.2 billion by 2030. But market growth alone will not guarantee that African films reach audiences or generate sustainable returns for filmmakers. New audience research across six African markets – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and South […]

November 11, 2026 4

Entertainment

A damaging story is rarely pure disinformation (By Fadi El Abdallah)

By Fadi El Abdallah, Chief Strategic Advisor, Reputation&Crisis Communications at APO Group (www.APO-opa.com). This year's anti-migrant protests in South Africa became a continental story. Some attacks were fatal. Ghana, Nigeria and Malawi brought citizens home, and Kenya, Lesotho and Zimbabwe warned their nationals there. Diplomatic tension reaches companies quickly. In […]

November 11, 2026 11