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Leta Lestrange
This is a list of characters from the ''Fantastic Beasts'' films. Introduced in ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' Newt Scamander Newt Scamander is an introverted British wizard and magizoologist, as well as a noteworthy graduate from Hogwarts' Hufflepuff House. In ''Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'', Newt arrives in New York, where he encounters Muggle Jacob Kowalski, demoted auror Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein and Tina's Legilimens sister Queenie Goldstein. Newt works together with the trio and rounds up escaped magical beasts. After an obscurial attack, Newt prevents the exposure of the wizarding world to American Muggle (known as No-maj) community through an obliviating potion, dispersed by his thunderbird Frank. In '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'', Newt illegally reaches Paris with Jacob in order to track and save Credence Barebone, the obscurial responsible for the New York attack. He faces another challenge as Tina, whom he has beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Beasts (film Series)
''Fantastic Beasts'' is a film series directed by David Yates, and a spin-off prequel to the ''Harry Potter'' novel and film series. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of three fantasy films as of 2022, beginning with ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016), and following with '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' (2018) and '' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'' (2022). Following the 2001–11 ''Harry Potter'' film series, ''Fantastic Beasts'' marks the second film series in the Wizarding World shared universe media franchise. The series was mainly produced by David Heyman, and stars Eddie Redmayne as the leading character: Newt Scamander, with Jude Law portraying Albus Dumbledore and with Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp and Mads Mikkelsen (replacing Depp in the third film) all portraying the third leading character: main antagonist Gellert Grindelwald. Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Victoria Yeate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932
Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan. The Kuomintang's official newspaper runs an editorial expressing regret that the attempt failed, which is used by the Japanese as a pretext to attack Shanghai later in the month. * January 22 – The 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising begins; it is suppressed by the government of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. * January 24 – Marshal Pietro Badoglio declares the end of Libyan resistance. * January 26 – British submarine sinks with all 60 hands. * January 28 – January 28 incident: Conflict between Japan and China in Shanghai. * January 31 – Japanese warships arrive in Nanking. February * February 2 ** A general World Disarmament Conference begins in Geneva. The principal issue at the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leta Lestrange
This is a list of characters from the ''Fantastic Beasts'' films. Introduced in ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' Newt Scamander Newt Scamander is an introverted British wizard and magizoologist, as well as a noteworthy graduate from Hogwarts' Hufflepuff House. In ''Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'', Newt arrives in New York, where he encounters Muggle Jacob Kowalski, demoted auror Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein and Tina's Legilimens sister Queenie Goldstein. Newt works together with the trio and rounds up escaped magical beasts. After an obscurial attack, Newt prevents the exposure of the wizarding world to American Muggle (known as No-maj) community through an obliviating potion, dispersed by his thunderbird Frank. In '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'', Newt illegally reaches Paris with Jacob in order to track and save Credence Barebone, the obscurial responsible for the New York attack. He faces another challenge as Tina, whom he has beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindelwald (Harry Potter)
The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles. The Dursleys The Dursley family are Harry Potter's last living relatives. To ensure Harry's safety, Albus Dumbledore placed him in the Dursleys' care when he was a baby. The Dursleys live at Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging in Surrey, England. They are all Muggles, and despise all things related to magic – and anything out of the ordinary in general – and the Wizarding World, especially the Potters. Vernon Dursley Vernon Dursley is Harry's uncle, married to his aunt Petunia. Vernon is described as a big, beefy man, looking somewhat like a walrus, with hardly any neck, and a large moustache. He is very much the head of his family, laying down most of the rules for Harry and doing most of the threatening, as well as spoil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percival Graves
The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles. The Dursleys The Dursley family are Harry Potter's last living relatives. To ensure Harry's safety, Albus Dumbledore placed him in the Dursleys' care when he was a baby. The Dursleys live at Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging in Surrey, England. They are all Muggles, and despise all things related to magic – and anything out of the ordinary in general – and the Wizarding World, especially the Potters. Vernon Dursley Vernon Dursley is Harry's uncle, married to his aunt Petunia. Vernon is described as a big, beefy man, looking somewhat like a walrus, with hardly any neck, and a large moustache. He is very much the head of his family, laying down most of the rules for Harry and doing most of the threatening, as well as spoil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Creatures In Harry Potter
Magical creatures are an aspect of the fictional Wizarding World contained in the ''Harry Potter'' series and connected media, all created by British author J. K. Rowling. Throughout the seven main books of the series, Harry and his friends encounter many of these creatures on their adventures in Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest, or other locations throughout the Wizarding World. In addition, students learn to take care of creatures such as hippogriffs and unicorns in the Care of Magical Creatures class at Hogwarts. Rowling has also written ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', a guide to the magical beasts found in the series, and based on the fictional textbook of the same name written by Newt Scamander and used by students at Hogwarts. Many of these creatures are derived primarily from Greek mythology and other folklore, namely British and Scandinavian folklore. Many of the legends surrounding these mythical creatures are also incorporated in the books. "Children ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Miller
Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor. Their feature film debut was in ''Afterschool'' (2008), which they followed by starring in the drama ''We Need to Talk About Kevin (film), We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011) and ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film), The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' (2012). In 2015, they co-starred in the drama ''The Stanford Prison Experiment (film), The Stanford Prison Experiment'' and the comedy ''Trainwreck (film), Trainwreck'', before playing Credence Barebone, Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore in the ''Fantastic Beasts (film series), Fantastic Beasts'' films ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016), ''Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' (2018), and ''Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'' (2022). In 2020, they also had a recurring role on the miniseries ''The Stand (2020 miniseries), The Stand'' as Donald Merwin "Trashcan Man" Elbert. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series '' Band of Gold'' (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries '' The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling'' (1997). Morton's early film roles include '' Emma'' (1996), ''Jane Eyre'' (1997), and '' Under the Skin'' (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999), and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's '' In America'' (2003). Other notable film credits include '' Morvern Callar'' (2002), ''Minority Report'' (2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Sudol
Alison Sudol (born December 23, 1984) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and music video director. She is known as the singer A Fine Frenzy, and for her role as Queenie Goldstein in ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016), as well as its sequels ''The Crimes of Grindelwald'' (2018) and '' The Secrets of Dumbledore'' (2022). Her music has been featured in numerous television shows and movies. Early life Sudol was born in Seattle, Washington to dramatic arts teacher Sondra (Fraser) West-Moore and acting coach John Sudol. She and both parents moved to Los Angeles after their divorce, when she was five. She grew up listening to a wide range of music, including Aretha Franklin, and Ella Fitzgerald and other swing artists. She cites Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Simon and Garfunkel as some of her biggest musical influences. She graduated from high school at 16. She considered herself "nerdy and quiet", and did not "drink or smoke or do anything like that". She told ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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