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Dragon Rider (film)
''Dragon Rider'' (german: Drachenreiter), also known as ''Firedrake the Silver Dragon'' by Netflix, is a 2020 3D computer-animated fantasy film; while officially based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke, the film takes influence from the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' series by Cressida Cowell, with its visuals and marketing based on that of the DreamWorks franchise. The film was due to be released in theatres on 6 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film release was postponed until 1 October 2020. Netflix acquired global distribution rights to the film, and it was released on the streaming platform on 10 September 2021. Premise Firedrake is a young silver dragon, who has had enough of constantly having to hide in a wooded valley. He wants to show the older generations of dragons that he is a real dragon. When humans are about to destroy his family's very last refuge, Firedrake secretly sets off on an adventurous journey with Sorrel a bad-temper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Rider (novel)
''Dragon Rider'' (original title: ''Drachenreiter'') is a 1997 German children's novel by Cornelia Funke. Originally translated by Oliver Latsch, ''Dragon Rider'' was published in English in 2004 by The Chicken House in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Inc. in the US, using a translation by Anthea Bell. ''Dragon Rider'' follows the exploits of a silver dragon named Firedrake, a cat-like brownie named Sorrel, and Ben, an orphaned human boy, in their search for the mythical part of the Himalayas mountain range called the Rim of Heaven to find a safe place for Firedrake's kin to live when the dragon finds out that humans intend to flood the valley where he and his fellow dragons live. The novel became a massive success following its English-language release, and remained on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for 78 weeks, reaching number one on the Children's Best-Seller list. A sequel, ''Dragon Rider: The Griffin's Feather'', was published over a decade later, in 2017, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Train Your Dragon
''How to Train Your Dragon'' (abbreviated ''HTTYD'') is an American media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the eponymous series of children's books by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: '' How to Train Your Dragon'' (2010), ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (2014) and '' How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' (2019). The franchise also contains five short films: ''Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon'' (2010), ''Book of Dragons'' (2010), ''Gift of the Night Fury'' (2011), ''Dawn of the Dragon Racers'' (2014) and '' How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming'' (2019). The television series based on the events of the first film, '' DreamWorks Dragons'', began airing on Cartoon Network in September 2012. The first and second seasons were titled ''Dragons: Riders of Berk'' and ''Dragons: Defenders of Berk'' respectively. After the two seasons on Cartoon Network, the series was given the new title ''Dragons: Race to the Edge''. The ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise FX
Rise FX is a German visual effects company with offices in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne, and London. Rise FX has worked on several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe like '' Avengers: Endgame'', '' Captain Marvel'', ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'', '' Avengers: Infinity War'', ''Black Panther'', ''Doctor Strange'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', and ''Iron Man 3''. Past credits include ''The King's Man'', '' Doctor Sleep'', ''Hobbs & Shaw'', ''Hellboy'', '' Shazam!'', ''Dumbo'', ''The Fate of the Furious'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'', '' X-Men: First Class'', ''Cloud Atlas'', ''A Cure for Wellness'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''A Hologram for the King'', ''Richard the Stork'', ''Sleeping Sickness'', and '' This Is Love''. Work on TV shows includes ''Stranger Things'', ''Borgia'', ''Dark'', ''Babylon Berlin'', and ''Sense8''. History Rise FX was founded in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Madrid , coordinates = , largest_city = Madrid , languages_type = Official language , languages = Spanish language, Spanish , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = , ethnic_groups_ref = , religion = , religion_ref = , religion_year = 2020 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Spain, Monarch , leader_name1 = Felipe VI , leader_title2 = Prime Minister of Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and as the star of the sitcom '' The Kumars at No. 42''. He also presented and starred in a documentary series called '' India with Sanjeev Bhaskar'' in which he travelled to India and visited his ancestral home in today's Pakistan. Bhaskar's more dramatic acting roles include the lead role of Dr Prem Sharma in ''The Indian Doctor'' and a main role as DI Sunny Khan in ''Unforgotten''. Bhaskar has been the Chancellor of the University of Sussex since 2009. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. In 2006, Bhaskar was honoured with the title OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Early life Bhaskar was born on 31 October 1963 in Ealing, London, to Inderjit and Janak Bhaskar, who came to the U.K. after the partition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meera Syal
Meera Syal FRSL (born Feroza Syal; 27 June 1961) is a English comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in '' The Kumars at No. 42''. She became one of the UK's best-known Asian personalities. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours and in 2003 was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama and literature. Early-life Syal was born on 27 June 1961 in Wolverhampton and grew up in Essington, Staffordshire, a mining village a few miles to the north. Her Indian Punjabi parents; Surinder Syal (father) and Surinder Kaur Uppal (mother), came to the United Kingdom from New Delhi. Her father was Khatri and her mother was Jat. When she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonso Anozie
Nonso Anozie (; born 17 November 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Tank in ''RocknRolla'', Sergeant Dap in ''Ender's Game'', Abraham Kenyatta in ''Zoo'', Captain of the Guards in ''Cinderella'', Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO television series ''Game of Thrones'' and Tommy Jepperd in the television series '' Sweet Tooth'', for which he won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance. Early life Anozie was born on 17 November 1978 in London, England, of Nigerian Igbo descent. Anozie attended St Aloysius College, Highgate in Highgate, London. He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2002, and in the summer of the same year he played the title role in William Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', and won the Ian Charleson Award in 2004 for his performance in ''Othello''. Career Anozie was hired in 2006 to provide the voice for the armoured bear Iorek Byrnison in the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's '' Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Norton
Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in ''Extremely Dangerous'', Gerard Findlay in '' Waterloo Road'' and Eddie in the ''Renford Rejects''. He has also had roles in internationally successful films including ''Braveheart'', '' Local Hero'' and ''Les Misérables''. Early life Norton was born in Househillwood, Glasgow and spent part of his childhood in Moffat Street in the Gorbals before moving to Pollokshaws. He was educated at Shawlands Academy, Glasgow. He discovered acting at the age of fourteen via an out-of-school drama group. This led to his part in the TV series ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' and with it the decision that acting was the career for him. Because of his background and his father's lack of approval of his chosen career, Norton decided to avoid the traditional route into acting and inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hibbert
James Christian Hibbert is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his voice work with the animation studio Cosgrove Hall Films. Early life James Christian Hibbert was born as the eldest of three children of author Christopher Hibbert and Susan Hibbert. His younger brother was the late music journalist Tom Hibbert. Career After studying drama at the University of Manchester, he met CP Lee and Bob Harding, and the three of them formed the band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias in 1972, with Hibbert on vocals and bass. The band called it a day in 1982, and Hibbert got his first voice acting role for the Milk Marketing Board, doing an impression of Ian Dury. Television He has made a few on-screen acting appearances in British films and television programmes. These include: *''Coronation Street'' *''What the Papers Say'' *'' Cold Feet'' *''The Grand'' *''Medics'' *''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' *''Prime Suspect'' *''Children's Ward'' *'' Wipe Out'' *''Floodtide'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownie (folklore)
A brownie or broonie ( Scots), also known as a or (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or Hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks. The human owners of the house must leave a bowl of milk or cream or some other offering for the brownie, usually by the hearth. Brownies are described as easily offended and will leave their homes forever if they feel they have been insulted or in any way taken advantage of. Brownies are characteristically mischievous and are often said to punish or pull pranks on lazy servants. If angered, they are sometimes said to turn malicious, like boggarts. Brownies originated as domestic tutelary spirits, very similar to the Lares of ancient Roman tradition. Descriptions of brownies vary regionally, but they are usually described as ugly, brown-skinned, and covered in hair. In the oldest stories, they are usually human-sized or larger. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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