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After Earth
''After Earth'' is a 2013 American science fiction apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic action film, action-adventure film co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who co-wrote the script with Gary Whitta. The film was loosely based on an original story idea by Will Smith about a father-and-son trip in the wilderness before it was eventually reworked into a sci-fi setting, taking place 1,000 years in the future where humans evacuated Earth to another planet due to a Environmental disaster, massive environmental catastrophe. It is the second film after ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' (2006) that stars real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith; Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, his brother-in-law Caleeb Pinkett, and business partner James Lassiter also produced the film via their company Overbrook Entertainment while Columbia Pictures distributed the film. The film was co-produced by John Rusk, who was also the first assistant director on this f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Whitta
Gary Leslie Whitta (born 21 July 1972) is an English-American screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist. Whitta was the screenwriter of film '' The Book of Eli'' (2010), co-wrote the film ''After Earth'' (2013) with M. Night Shyamalan, and also co-developed the story for '' Rogue One'' (2016). He was the editor-in-chief of both the UK and US editions of ''PC Gamer'' magazine, was a contributor to the gaming magazine '' ACE,'' and also developed the gameLewdlea take on the popular Wordle game. Career Whitta began his career as a writer and games journalist for '' ACE'' magazine. When ''ACE'' closed down in 1992, he became deputy editor of '' The One for Amiga Games'' and was involved with founding the original ''PC Gamer'' magazine in the UK. He subsequently served as the editor of Total Football. A few years later, he moved to the United States to become editor-in-chief of the newer, US version, of ''PC Gamer''. Magazine publishing Whitta has a lengthy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as David Bordwell suggested they were films that favor spectacle to storytelling, others such as Geoff King stated they allow the scenes of spectacle to be attuned to storytelling. Action films are often hybrid with other genres, mixing into various forms such as comedy film, comedies, science fiction films, and horror films. While the term "action film" or "action adventure film" has been used as early as the 1910s, the contemporary definition usually refers to a film that came with the arrival of New Hollywood and the rise of antihero, anti-heroes appearing in American films of the late 1960s and 1970s drawing from war films, crime films and Western (film), Westerns. These genres were followed by what is referred to as the "classical period" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Klattenhoff
Diego Klattenhoff (born November 30, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Mike Faber in the Showtime series ''Homeland'' and as FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler in ''The Blacklist''. He has also appeared as Derek in '' Whistler'', Ivan in '' Men in Trees'' as well as having a minor role in ''Mean Girls'' as Shane Oman. Early life Klattenhoff was born in French River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. He moved to Toronto at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. For a number of years, he worked as a bartender while studying in theater workshops. His father was originally from Germany and settled in Canada before Klattenhoff was born. Career Klattenhoff studied with some of Canada's most respected acting coaches, including David Rotenberg, Bruce Clayton and Rae Ellen Bodie. His first notable acting role was in ''Mean Girls'' (2004). He followed that with a string of appearances in notable TV shows like ''Smallville'' and ''Stargate SG-1'', and films like '' Lucky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Geere
Christopher William Geere (born 18 March 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing the lead role of Jimmy Shive-Overly in the FX and FXX dark comedy series ''You're the Worst'' (2014), Roger Clifford in the 2019 film '' Detective Pikachu'', and Kanduu / Slappy the Dummy in the Disney+/Hulu series '' Goosebumps'' (2023). Career Geere graduated from Guildford School of Acting and began his career on stage opposite Dame Judi Dench in Royal Shakespeare Company's ''All's Well That Ends Well''. Geere played Music and Drama teacher Matt Wilding in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road''. In January 2009, just as the fourth series of ''Waterloo Road'' began airing, Geere said that he would not be returning for the fifth series. He later returned to the show for the seventh series. Geere was cast as King Edvard (replacing Luke Mably) in the romantic comedy film '' The Prince and Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon'' (2008) and '' The Prince and Me 4: The Elephant Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacha Dhawan
Sacha Dhawan () (born 1 May 1984) is a British actor. He began his career in the ITV series '' Out of Sight'' (1997–1998), '' The Last Train'' (1999), and '' Weirdsister College'' (2001–2002). He originated the role of Akthar in the play '' The History Boys'' (2004–2006) and reprised his role in its film adaptation (2006). Dhawan has since played Paul Jatri in the BBC One comedy-drama '' Last Tango in Halifax'' (2012), Waris Hussein in the BBC Two docudrama ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' (2013), Davos in the Marvel series '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), Count Orlo in '' The Great'' (2020–2023) on Hulu, and The Master in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2020–2022). Early life and education Sacha Dhawan was born in 1983 or 1984 in Bramhall, Stockport, to Indian parents from Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester, and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended the Roman Catholic school Aquinas Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Hivju
Kristofer Hivju (; born 7 December 1978) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' and Connor Rhodes in '' The Fate of the Furious''. Early life Hivju was born in Oslo, Norway. He attended the Danish subdivision of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Aarhus and graduated in 2004. Career He began of his career and starred in the television series, such as ''Fox Grønland'' and ''Seks som oss'', in the 2008 film '' Manhunt'', and plays at the Grusomhetens Teater and Trøndelag Teater, as well as written scripts for the short films ''Closework'' from 2005 and ''Flax'' from 2008. In several instances, he portrays Viking King Olav II in Norwegian-produced documentary film ''Olav'', and also appeared in ''From Hate to Hope''. In 2013–2019, Hivju had the role of Tormund Giantsbane in American fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' by HBO. His first appearance was in the first episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower (born April 24, 1959) is an American actor and inspirational speaker. Known for his distinctive Texas accent, he is well known for playing military and law enforcement roles in both live-action and voice work, particularly Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce in '' 24'' and Colonel Sharp in the first ''Transformers'' film; he returned in future ''Transformers'' films as a different character known as General Morshower. Aaron Pierce was the only character (other than Jack Bauer) to appear in each of the first seven seasons of ''24''. He has appeared in many feature films and television series. Early life and family Morshower was born in Dallas, Texas. He was raised Jewish, studied with a Jehovah's Witness, went to a Religious Science church, and taught at a Baptist church. Career Inspirational seminars Since the late 1980s, Morshower has been a speaker at seminars. His speaking career began with his audition mastery course, The Extra Mile, which he took across t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Kravitz
Zoë Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress and filmmaker. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film ''No Reservations (film), No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore (Tempest) in the superhero film ''X-Men: First Class'' (2011), and she had further franchise roles in ''The Divergent Series'' (2014–2016) and the Fantastic Beasts, ''Fantastic Beasts'' film series (2016–2018). Kravitz earned praise for her lead roles in the HBO drama series ''Big Little Lies (TV series), Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019) and the Hulu romantic comedy series ''High Fidelity (TV series), High Fidelity'' (2020). She appeared in George Miller (director), George Miller's ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), and has starred in numerous independent films including ''Dope (2015 film), Dope'' (2015), ''Gemini (2017 film), Gemini'' (2017), and ''Kimi (film), Kimi'' (2022). She voiced Catwoman in ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017) and Mary Jane Wats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Okonedo
Sophie Okonedo (born 11 August 1968) is a British actress and narrator. The recipient of a Tony Award, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, three BAFTA TV Awards, an Emmy Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honors and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019 New Year Honors, both for services to drama. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she starred as Cressida in the 1999 Royal National Theatre production of ''Troilus and Cressida''. She made her Broadway debut portraying Ruth Younger in the 2014 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's ''A Raisin in the Sun'' for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway as Elizabeth Proctor in the 2016 revival of Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible'' for which she was nominated for her second Tony Award. She returned to the stage portraying Cleopatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extraterrestrial Life
Extraterrestrial life, or alien life (colloquially, aliens), is life that originates from another world rather than on Earth. No extraterrestrial life has yet been scientifically conclusively detected. Such life might range from simple forms such as prokaryotes to Extraterrestrial intelligence, intelligent beings, possibly bringing forth civilizations that might be Kardashev scale, far more, or far less, advanced than humans. The Drake equation speculates about the existence of sapient life elsewhere in the universe. The science of extraterrestrial life is known as astrobiology. Speculation about the possibility of inhabited worlds beyond Earth dates back to antiquity. Early Christianity, Christian writers discussed the idea of a "plurality of worlds" as proposed by earlier thinkers such as Democritus; Augustine of Hippo, Augustine references Epicurus's idea of innumerable worlds "throughout the boundless immensity of space" in ''The City of God''. Pre-modern writers typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of High-definition video, high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and movie theater, theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (image), aspect ratio (approximately either List of motion picture film formats#Film formats, 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating, with the 1.43:1 ratio format being available only in few selected locations. Graeme Ferguson (filmmaker), Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr (Canadian politician), Robert Kerr, and William C. Shaw were the co-founders of what would be named the IMAX Corporation (founded in September 1967 as Multiscreen Corporation, Ltd.), and they developed the first IMAX cinema projection standards in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Canada. IMAX GT is the premium large format. The digital format uses dual laser projectors, which can show 1.43 digital content when combined with a 1.43 screen. The film format uses very large screens of and, unlik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pursuit Of Happyness
''The Pursuit of '' is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr. The screenplay by Steven Conrad is based on the best-selling 2006 memoir of the same name written by Gardner with Quincy Troupe. It is based on Gardner's nearly one-year struggle being homeless. The unusual spelling of the film's title comes from a mural that Gardner sees on the wall outside the daycare facility his son attended. The movie is set in San Francisco in 1981. The film was released on December 15, 2006, by Columbia Pictures, and received positive reviews, with Smith's performance and the emotional weight of the story garnering acclaim. Smith was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Plot In 1981, San Francisco salesman Chris Gardner invests his entire life savings in portable bone-density scanne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
