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Darren Lemke
Darren Lemke (born ) is an American screenwriter who has been active in the film industry since the late 1990s. His first major screenwriting credit was for ''Shrek Forever After'' (2010), which he wrote with Josh Klausner. Lemke directed the thriller film ''Lost'' (2004), which he also wrote. Background Lemke was born in . Raised in Carlstadt, New Jersey, he went to Paramus Catholic High School in Paramus, New Jersey. After high school, he attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, New York to study screenwriting. In 1997, he sold two pitches to Touchstone Pictures for Tony Scott to direct; one of the pitches became '' Gemini Man'', which was released in 2019. In 2005, Lemke pitched the idea of adapting the English fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" with computer-generated imagery. By 2013, ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' was directed by Bryan Singer. Lemke is one of six executive producers for the 2021 TV series ''The Wheel of Time ''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth in 1947 as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School; it had three teachers and 35 students,"New Logo for SVA done In-house" Under Consideration. August 28, 2013. most of whom were World War II veterans who had a large part of their tuition underwritten by the U.S. government's . It was renamed the School of Visual Arts in 1956 and offered its first deg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gayden
Henry Gayden (born December 28, 1979) is an American screenwriter, best known for writing the films ''Earth to Echo'' (2014), '' Shazam!'' (2019) and '' There's Someone Inside Your House'' (2021). Career Gayden was born in Memphis, Tennessee. In his youth, Gayden attended Memphis University School and after graduation, he commenced his studies at the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in English and radio-television-film. During his time at college, he worked as an entertainment editor for The Daily Texan. After graduating from his degree, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. In 2013, Gayden worked on the script for the 2014 science-fiction adventure film titled ''Earth to Echo'', which was later directed by Dave Green. In 2017, Gayden was hired to rewrite Darren Lemke's script for the DC Extended Universe superhero film '' Shazam!'', directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shazam! (film)
''Shazam!'' is a 2019 superhero film, superhero film based on the DC Comics character Shazam (DC Comics), of the same name. Produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, The Safran Company, and Seven Bucks Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was directed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay by Henry Gayden who co-wrote the story with Darren Lemke, and stars Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Djimon Hounsou. The film follows teenager Billy Batson (Angel) as he is chosen by the ancient wizard Shazam (wizard), Shazam (Hounsou) to be his new champion by saying the name "Shazam", allowing him to transform into an adult superhero (Levi) with various superpowers. Billy and his foster brother Captain Marvel, Jr., Freddy Freeman (Grazer) must discover Billy's new powers in order to stop the evil Doctor Sivana, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong) and the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunted Halloween
''Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween'' (or simply ''Goosebumps 2'' as marketed on home release) is a 2018 American horror comedy film directed by Ari Sandel and written by Rob Lieber from a story by Lieber and Darren Lemke. A stand-alone sequel to 2015's ''Goosebumps'', it is based on the children's horror book series of the same name by R. L. Stine. The new cast consists of Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell, and Ken Jeong. The plot follows two young boys who accidentally release the monsters from the ''Goosebumps'' franchise in their town after opening an unpublished ''Goosebumps'' manuscript titled ''Haunted Halloween'', causing a wave of destruction on Halloween night. Development of the film began in September 2015. Rob Letterman intended to return to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with '' Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''. Ari Sandel replaced him as director. Jack Black and Odeya Rush were set to reprise thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Karaszewski
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone, American country singer * Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director *Larry Emdur, Australian TV host *Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong *Larry Fine, of the Three Stooges *Larry Gates, American actor *Larry Gatlin, American country singer *Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author *Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station *Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Dallas'' *Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats *Larry Hov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Alexander
Scott Alain Alexander (born July 10, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Pepperdine University and Sonoma State University. The Kansas City Royals selected Alexander in the sixth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. Alexander made his MLB debut in 2015 with the Royals, and has also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Career Amateur career Alexander played Little League Baseball and attended Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, California, where he was named the North Bay League player of the year as a senior. He set the school records for strikeouts in a season and a career, and led them to the league championship in 2007. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 37th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign, and instead attended to play college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves. He was selected to the all-West Coast Conference Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goosebumps (film)
''Goosebumps'' is a 2015 American horror comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and written by Darren Lemke. Based on R. L. Stine's children's horror book series of the same name, it stars Jack Black as a fictionalized version of Stine who teams up with his teenage daughter (Odeya Rush), and their neighbor (Dylan Minnette), to save their hometown after all of the monsters from the ''Goosebumps'' franchise escape from his works, wreaking havoc in the real world. Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell appear in supporting roles. Development on a ''Goosebumps'' feature film adaptation began in 1998, with Tim Burton attached to direct. After failing to find a script to determine which book to adapt, the project was halted. In early 2008, Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to create a ''Goosebumps''-based film, and the project reentered development. Principal photography lasted from April to July 2014 in Candler Park, Atlanta. ''Goosebumps'' was theatrically released in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Soren (animator)
David Soren (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian director, writer, voice actor, and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation. His most notable work are TV specials based on the ''Madagascar'' film franchise: ''Merry Madagascar'' and ''Madly Madagascar''. He directed the 2013 animated feature film ''Turbo'', which is based on his own original concept, as well as the 2017 animated film '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' based on Dav Pilkey's ''Captain Underpants'' book series. Early life and career Soren was born in Toronto, Canada, was raised in Hamilton, and graduated from Sheridan College. His final student project, an animated short film, ''Mr. Lucky'', received many accolades, and was accepted into competition for the 1997 Academy Award. Before joining DreamWorks Animation, he worked at Toronto-based Nelvana as an animator and storyboard artist. At DreamWorks, he worked as a story artist on ''Chicken Run'', ''Shrek'' and ''Over the Hedge'', and as head of story on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert D
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbo (film)
''Turbo'' is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated sports comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by David Soren (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Darren Lemke and Robert Siegel. It stars the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Luis Guzmán, Ben Schwartz, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, and Samuel L. Jackson. Set in Los Angeles, the film follows an ordinary garden snail who pursues his dream of winning the Indy 500 after a freak accident gives him superspeed. Soren came up with the idea for the film. He conceptualized ''Fast & Furious'' with snails, and won the competition. DreamWorks Animation bought the idea, and let it "simmer" for more than five years. For the racing side of the film, Soren was inspired by his six-year-old son's fascination with race cars. The film, which was released in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film ''The Way of the Gun'' (2000). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films ''Jack Reacher'' (2012), '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'' (2015), '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' (2018), and the upcoming sequels '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'' (2023) and '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two'' (2024), in addition to producing the latter three, while also being a part of the writing and/or producing team on the films ''Valkyrie'' (2008), ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014), '' Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' (2016), ''The Mummy'' (2017), and '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022). Early life McQuarrie was born in Princeton, New Jersey. After gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
