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Not Born To Be Gladiators
''Gladiators of Rome'' (Italian: ''Gladiatori di Roma'') is a 2012 Italian computer-animated comedy film produced by Rainbow SpA, a studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Viacom. Viacom's Paramount Pictures released the film in North America while Medusa Film handled distribution in Italy. The film was directed by Straffi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael J. Wilson. ''Gladiators of Rome'' had its world premiere in Italy on 18 October 2012. While conceiving the idea for the film, Iginio Straffi chose to write about ancient Rome so that he could set the story in Italy while still appealing to an international audience. ''Gladiators of Rome'' is a spoof of serious films about gladiators, which Straffi said "easily lend themselves to parody." Paramount Pictures (the film unit of Viacom, which co-owns Rainbow) worked with the Italian team on both the casting and story for the film; Paramount asked for certain scenes to be changed for American audiences. The project was in de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iginio Straffi
Iginio Straffi is an Italian animator and former comic book author. He is the founder and president of Rainbow SpA, which he co-owns alongside the American media company Paramount Global. Straffi is the creator of the studio's animated series '' Winx Club'' and '' Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'', as well as the co-creator of its comic book series '' Maya Fox''. While at university, Straffi published his first comic story in a 1985 issue of ''Tilt''. He continued to work as a comic book illustrator through the 1990s, eventually drawing an issue of Sergio Bonelli Editore's ''Nick Raider'' series. In 1995, Straffi founded Rainbow with the assistance of Lamberto Pigini and Giuseppe Casali. The studio began with a capital of 10,000 euros, which was mostly used to purchase computers and software for digital design. Rainbow initially provided creative services for other companies until securing funds for original projects. In 2004, Iginio Straffi's creation ''Winx Club'' premiered in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box-office Bomb
A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed and expensive to produce that ultimately failed commercially. Causes Negative word of mouth With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at the box office, especially on the opening weekend. External circumstances Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Vairano
Francesco Vairano (born 11 January 1944) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Naples, Vairano began his career in the late 1960s working as a theatre actor. He also made appearances on television. He is generally well known to the Italian public as a voice dubber. He is best known for providing the Italian voices of Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) from the ''Harry Potter'' film franchise and Gollum ( Andy Serkis) from both ''The Lord of the Rings'' and '' The Hobbit''. Vairano is also known for dubbing Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and various characters in ''The Muppets''. He occasionally dubbed actors such as Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, and Ian McDiarmid. In December 2016, he announced that he would be temporarily retiring from voice dubbing and would only make rare comebacks. Vairano dubbed Moreno, the innkeeper, in the English dub of Matteo Garrone's '' Pinocchio'', as well as writing the English dialogue and supervising and directing the dubbing process. Filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Mazzotta
Fabrizio Mazzotta (born 1 December 1963) is an Italian voice actor and comic book writer. Biography Born in Monza, Mazzotta entered a career of voice dubbing for anime, cartoons, movies and other entertainment. He is well known for providing the Italian voice of Krusty the Clown in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' and he has served as a dialogue writer for the Italian dubbed versions of shows such as '' Saved by the Bell'', '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' and '' Party of Five''. As a comic book writer, Mazzotta has assisted with the publications of comic strips featuring characters such as Lupo Alberto and Cattivik. He has even provided Italian dialogue for Mickey Mouse comic book stories. Dubbing roles Animation * Krusty the Clown in ''The Simpsons'' *Krusty the Clown in ''The Simpsons Movie'' *Pinky in '' Animaniacs'' *Pinky in '' Pinky and the Brain'' *Pinky in '' Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain'' *Three Blind Mice in '' Shrek'' *Clumsy Smurf in ''The Smurfs'' *Clumsy Smurf in '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Wrage
Glenn Wrage is an American actor and model, who has performed numerous roles in television, film, and video games. Career His film credits include ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Razor Blade Smile'', ''The First 9 1/2 Days'', ''Thunderpants'' and ''Octane''. He is also known for the prominent voices of Cranky and Spencer in the US version of the British children's series ''Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...'' from 2009 to 2021. Outside of acting, Wrage also works as a model. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrage, Glenn Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Corvo
Massimo Corvo (born 9 July 1959) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Rome, Corvo has been most active in voice dubbing since the late 1980s. He has been the official Italian voice of Sylvester Stallone since the death of Ferruccio Amendola in 2001 as well as dubbing over the voice of Laurence Fishburne and Jean Reno. He is also a regular voice actor for Bruce Willis, Patrick Bergin, Tom Sizemore, Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Bridges, Forest Whitaker, Sean Bean, Andy Serkis, Benicio del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan and more. Corvo is best known for dubbing over the voice of Morpheus (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne) in ''Matrix'' trilogy as well as the title character (portrayed by Tony Todd) in the '' Candyman'' trilogy, and others. He has also dubbed over a number of animated roles, including the Beast in ''Beauty and the Beast'', Shan-Yu in ''Mulan'', Bloat in ''Finding Nemo'', Pete in ''Goof Troop'', and Jafar in ''Aladdin''. In addition, he dubs ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Tate (actress)
Emma Tate is a British voice actress. She is known for many roles including the voice of Perfect Peter in ''Horrid Henry (TV series), Horrid Henry'', Harry in ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'', Raggles and Bluebird in ''Everything's Rosie (TV series), Everything's Rosie'', Katsuma and Luvli in ''Moshi Monsters: The Movie'' , Kipper in ''The Magic Key'' and Gran in ''Kazoops!, Kazoops''. Career Tate's acting debut came in a 1991 episode of ''The Bill'' and from 1999, she commenced work in voice acting, mainly in children's programmes, starting with the U.S. version of ''Bob the Builder'' and also on ''Dream Street (UK TV series), Dream Street'', voicing Half-Pint the milk float. In 2006, Emma began to voice Perfect Peter in the Horrid Henry (TV series), TV adaptation of Francesca Simon's book ''Horrid Henry''. In 2010, she began to appear with ''Horrid Henry'' co-star Joanna Ruiz in ''Everything's Rosie (TV series), Everything's Rosie'', voicing the main characters. Rui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Wyatt
Jo Wyatt is an English actress. She is known for her voice as Tweak in ''The Octonauts'', Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary and Little Miss Sunshine in ''The Mr. Men Show''. She also voiced Daisy Kribotnik in ''Love Soup'', a woman in a bar in '' Extras'', Natella in ''Bromwell High'' and Mimi in ''Guess with Jess''. She is also known for providing voices in many video games, such as Ciri in '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'', additional voices in ''Perfect Dark Zero'' and ''Dragon Quest VIII'' as well as narrating ''To Leo with Love''. Early life Wyatt was one of the original Minipops. Her father, Martin Wyatt, was the producer. She made a single " Stupid Cupid" in 1982, and reached #1 in France. In 1984, she replaced Patsy Kensit as a new Luna in the second series of the UK science fiction show ''Luna''. At the age of 13, Wyatt helped to write the words to the theme song of the children's television series ''Wide Awake Club'' for the breakfast televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schwab
John Schwab (born 15 September 1972) is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London. He produced '' The Hide'' with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and television roles, such as lawyer Travis Tygart in the 2015 drama film '' The Program'' (2015), baseball player Lefty Grove in the 2018 biographical drama film '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018) and television producer Jotham Starr in the television miniseries ''Dark Money'' (2019). He has worked on British television series such as ''Doctor Who'', '' Clone'', ''My Dad's the Prime Minister'', '' Hotel Babylon'' and ''The Mallorca Files''. His voice work in animation and video games include Dane in '' Crysis: Warhead'', Zeck in ''Boo, Zino & the Snurks'', Vinnie in '' Thomas & Friends: The Great Race'', Timo in '' Gladiators of Rome'', Jin in ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' and '' Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country'', Dandelion in ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladiator
A gladiator ( la, gladiator, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death. Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered spectators an example of Rome's martial ethics and, in fighting or dying well, they could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. They were celebrated in high and low art, and their value as entertainers was commemorated in precious and commonplace objects throughout the Roman world. The origin of gladiatorial combat is open to debate. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, and thereafter it rapidly became an essential fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius In 79
Of the many eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, a major stratovolcano in southern Italy, the best-known is its eruption in 79 AD, which was one of the deadliest in European history. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is one of the best-known in history. In the autumn of 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of , ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The event gives its name to the Vesuvian type of volcanic eruption, characterised by columns of hot gases and ash reaching the stratosphere, although the event also included pyroclastic flows associated with Pelean eruptions. The event destroyed several towns and minor settlements in the area, at the time part of the Roman Empire. Pompeii and Herculaneum, obliterated and buried underneath massive pyroclastic surg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
