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The Witcher (TV Series)
''The Witcher'' is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as the Continent, ''The Witcher'' explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri. It stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019. It was based on '' The Last Wish'' and ''Sword of Destiny'', which are collections of short stories that precede the main ''The Witcher'' saga. The second season, also consisting of eight episodes and based on the novel ''Blood of Elves'', was released on December 17, 2021. In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which also consists of eight episodes, released in two volumes on June 29 and July 27, 2023. This will be followed by a fourth season, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and mysteries. This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and anime. It includes martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, suspense action, and action come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Jadu
Mahesh Jadu (born 26 October 1982) is an Australian actor of Indo-Mauritian ancestry. He is best known for the role of Dr. Doug Harris in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' and the role of Ahmad in Netflix original series ''Marco Polo''. He also portrayed the supporting role of Shanmugum in the miniseries '' Better Man'' and Vilgefortz in ''The Witcher''. Early life Mahesh Jadu was born in Carlton, Victoria, Australia. His parents are from Mauritius and his Indo Mauritian ancestry originates from Bihar, Gorakhpur and Kashmir. Career He started off as a composer for an Australian show, ''Byte Me''. He auditioned for a small role in an Indian film, ''Sorry Bhai!'' and was subsequently cast. He was later cast in one of Australia's longest running soaps, ''Neighbours'' as Doug Harris. He played poker to cover rent and living expenses until he was called for an audition by the casting director, Lou Mitchell. In 2011, he was cast in an Australian drama, ''Taj'', which was presented at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Daniel
Sean Peter Daniel (born August 15, 1951) filmreference.com, January 21, 2014 is an American film producer and movie executive. Life and career Born to a family, Daniel attended Manhattan's , graduating in 1969. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film from the in 1973. In 1976, he joined Universal Pictures as a film production executi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Bagiński
Tomasz "Tomek" Bagiński (, born 10 January 1976 in Białystok) is a Polish illustrator, animator, producer and director. He is a self-taught artist. Education Bagiński studied architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. Works His first film ''Rain'' has won several local awards and became the passport to Platige Image company, in which he is a creative director. Between 1999 and 2002 he was working on his short film debut,'' The Cathedral'', which in 2002 won the first prize at SIGGRAPH, the biggest festival of animation and special effects, and a year later was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 2004, he made his second short film, '' Fallen Art''. In 2005, he received another award at the SIGGRAPH festival, becoming the only artist in history who has won two main awards. ''Fallen Art'' also received a BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation and a Grand Prix for Digital Shorts at Golden Horse Film Festival 2005 (shared with Jarek Sawko and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alik Sakharov
Alik Sakharov (born May 17, 1959) is a film and television director. A former Director of Photography, he is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Career Sakharov entered the US film scene when he began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 in the New York industrial video scene, eventually progressing to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films. Sakharov served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO's ''The Sopranos'' (38 episodes), and, as Director/cinematographer, on HBO's ''Rome'' (10 episodes), and '' Game of Thrones'' (8 episodes). He served as Director/co-Executive Producer on the third season of Starz' television series '' Black Sails''. In seasons one and two of Netflix series '' Marco Polo'' Sakharov directed: "Feast"; "The Fourth Step"; "Lost Crane"; "The Fellowship". He has also dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and 'Reblogging, retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile Frontend and backend, frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion Web search query, search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten List of most popular websites, most-visited websites and has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Trapanese
Joseph Trapanese (born 1984) is an American composer, arranger, and producer. He works in the production of music for films, television, records, theater, concerts, and interactive media. Early life and education Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Trapanese attended Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School before moving on to the Manhattan School of Music. Film and television music Early career Trapanese began his composing career by collaborating with Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) on the soundtrack for the Walt Disney Pictures film '' Tron: Legacy''. His arrangements for the soundtrack have been described as "resolutely grand" and "stirring... ominous, hypnotic". The BBC described the work as "a sophisticated integration of acoustic and electronic instrumentation... majestic… rich, solemn tones… saturnine orchestration and a muscular rhythm”. 2011–present Trapanese has gone on to compose numerous projects including Disney XD's anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giona Ostinelli
Giona Ostinelli (; born 12 March 1986) is a Swiss–Italian composer who resides and works in Los Angeles. Ostinelli is best known for his critically acclaimed work on Netflix's hit fantasy series ''The Witcher''. The Witcher Original Soundtrack Album, featuring songs and score composed and produced by Ostinelli and his scoring partner Sonya Belousova, has achieved commercial success and critical recognition. The album debuted #1 on iTunes Top Soundtracks with the enormously successful hit single "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" #1 on iTunes Top Soundtrack Songs and #1 on Billboard Digital Rock Songs Sales. The album charted #4 on iTunes for Top Albums (behind only Eminem, Breaking Benjamin, and Chase Rice) and in the top ten in every major territory in the world. "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" broke into the Billboard charts: Billboard Top Current Albums, Billboard Top Album Sales, Billboard Top Soundtrack Albums, and The Billboard 200. The song has quickly become a viral sensatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonya Belousova
Sonya Belousova (; born February 4, 1990) is a Russian-American film composer, pianist and recording artist who resides and works in Los Angeles, California. Belousova is a winner of international composition and piano competitions. Recognized as a child prodigy, at the age of 13 years Belousova was awarded with the Russian Ministry of Culture Award for her outstanding achievements in music composition. Belousova is best known for her critically acclaimed work on Netflix's hit fantasy series ''The Witcher'' starring Henry Cavill. The Witcher Original Soundtrack Album, featuring songs and score composed and produced by Belousova and her scoring partner Giona Ostinelli, has achieved commercial success and critical recognition. The album debuted #1 on iTunes Top Soundtracks with the enormously successful hit single "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" #1 on iTunes Top Soundtrack Songs and #1 on Billboard Digital Rock Songs Sales. The album charted #4 on iTunes for Top Albums (behind only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Edwards
Bart Edwards is a British actor. Edwards played the role of Jasper Hunt in Lifetime/Hulu drama series ''Unreal'', and starred as Jonathan Kay in NRK drama '' Lykkeland''. Edwards is set to star in Giles Alderson's thriller ''The Dare'', to be released in 2019, and the ITV’s six-part drama ''The Singapore Grip'', as Captain James Ehrendorf. Education Edwards attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and then studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Edwards started his career in the U.K. starring as Joe on Channel 4’s ''Peep Show'' and as Olly Greenwood on BBC’s ''EastEnders''. He also appeared in '' Stan Lee’s Lucky Man'', Netflix/Channel 4’s '' Fresh Meat'', ITV’s ''Leaving'', and Carnival Film’s ''Call the Midwife'' for PBS/BBC. He played roles in Warner Bros’ ''Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'', The Weinstein Company’s '' The Man with the Iron Heart'', and two indie short films directed by Mark Lobatto: ''Silent Tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Skinner
Hugh William Skinner (born 6 January 1985) is an English actor. He is best known for starring in sitcoms W1A (TV series), ''W1A'' (2014–2017) and ''The Windsors'' (2016–2020), and his appearances in musical films Les Misérables (2012 film), ''Les Misérables'' (2012) and ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' (2018). Early life Skinner grew up in London and Tunbridge Wells, and attended Eastbourne College from 1998 to 2003. He lived in Perth, Australia, for a year at age four. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2006. Career Early work (2007–2015) Skinner's first professional acting role was in the English Touring Theatre's 2007 production of ''French Without Tears''. In addition to his work on stage, he played supporting roles in the BBC series ''Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008 TV serial), Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' as Felix Clare in 2008, and ''Any Human Heart (miniseries), Any Human Heart'' as Lionel in 2010. He also played the role of Joly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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