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Fantasy Basel
The Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con is a Swiss convention for film, fantasy, game, comic and cosplay fans. It was first held in Basel from May 14–16, 2015, and has been held annually since then, with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 100,000 m2 of space, it is one of the largest pop culture conventions in Europe. Programme International guests from Hollywood, the film and TV world, fantasy and comics, and the international cosplay scene can be seen on the stages and at autograph sessions and photo sessions. Over 300 illustrators, tattoo artists and urban artists can be met annually at Artist Alley. Cosplay competitions, exhibitions, panel discussions, workshops, premieres, live art shows, game worlds and medieval and steampunk are all part of the program. A hall is dedicated to e-sports as well as gaming, and board games, tabletop and role-playing games are also represented. History The first Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con 2015 att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con- Visual 2025
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature, fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic (paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Popplewell
Anna Popplewell (born 16 December 1988) is an English actress. She began acting with minor roles in television films and, notably, the drama films '' Mansfield Park'' (1999) and '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (2003). Her breakthrough role was Susan Pevensie in the fantasy film series '' The Chronicles of Narnia'' (2005–2010), which grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide and earned her a number of awards. Popplewell went on to play Chyler Silva in the web series '' Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' (2012) and Lady Lola in the historical drama series ''Reign'' (2013–2016). After a series of independent film roles, she played Kate in the horror film '' The Nun II'' (2023). Also in 2023, she made her stage debut as the title character in '' Hedda Gabler''. Early life and education Popplewell, the eldest of three children, is the daughter of Lord Justice Sir Andrew Popplewell, a Court of Appeal judge, and Debra Lomas, a dermatologist who studied at Newnham College, Cambrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Enoch
Alfred Lewis Enoch (born 2 December 1988) is a British and Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing Dean Thomas (Harry Potter), Dean Thomas in the fantasy film series Harry Potter (film series), ''Harry Potter'' and List of How to Get Away with Murder characters, Wes Gibbins in the legal thriller television series ''How to Get Away with Murder''. Early life and education Enoch was born on 2 December 1988 in the Westminster district of London, to actor William Russell (English actor), William Russell (1924-2024) and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis, a Barbadian Brazilian doctor. He has three half-siblings from his father's previous marriage, and holds dual British and Brazilian citizenship. He lived with his parents in southern France when he was two or three. He was educated at Westminster School, a historic Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Westminster, London. Enoch is a fluent speaker of English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, and graduated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural (American TV Series)
''Supernatural'' is an American television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor network The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters and other supernatural beings. ''Supernatural'' was in development for nearly ten years, as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it. Along with Kripke, its executive producers included McG, Robert Singer (producer), Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia, Sera Gamble, Jeremy Carver, John Shiban, Ben Edlund and Adam Glass. Former executive producer and director Kim Manners died during production of the Supernatural season 4, fourth season. Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and in surrounding areas. The series was produced by Kripke Enterprises and McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision, in association w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Sudol
Alison Sudol (born December 23, 1984) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is formerly 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 an interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walking Dead (TV Series)
''The Walking Dead'' is an American Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the The Walking Dead (comic book), comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore (artist), Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Together, the show and the comic book series form the core of The Walking Dead (franchise), ''The Walking Dead'' franchise. The series features a large ensemble cast as survivors of a zombie apocalypse trying to stay alive under near-constant threat of attacks from zombies known as "walkers". With the collapse of modern civilization, these survivors must confront other human survivors who have formed groups and communities with their own sets of laws and morals, sometimes leading to open conflict between them. The series is the first television series within ''The Walking Dead'' franchise. ''The Walking Dead'' premiered on October 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Beasts
''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, 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 film series directly adapting the ''Harry Potter'' books, ''Fantastic Beasts'' is the second film series in the Wizarding World shared universe media franchise. Rowling wrote the original screenplays for each film, with Steve Kloves, a writer on the ''Harry Potter'' series, returning to rewrite parts of the third film. The main story arc following Albus Dumbledore and his agents' quest — principally, Newt Scamander during his magical creature-saving safaris — to overcome Gellert Grindelwald, his lost love, as the First Wizarding War and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Fogler
Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He had his breakout in theatre, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as William Barfée in the Broadway production of ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', which was also his Broadway debut. In the late 2000s, Fogler transitioned to film, starring in the films '' Good Luck Chuck'' (2007), '' Balls of Fury'' (2007), '' Fanboys'' (2009), '' Taking Woodstock'' (2009), and '' Love Happens'' (2009). In the early-to-mid 2010s, Fogler starred in the films '' Take Me Home Tonight'' (2011) and '' Europa Report'' (2013), and had main roles as Kenny Hayden on the ABC sitcom '' Man Up!'' (2011) and Dave Lindsey on the first season of the ABC anthology series '' Secrets and Lies'' (2015). He had a starring voice role in the animated film '' Mars Needs Moms'' (2011). In the late 2010s to early 2020s, Fogler had a starring role as Jacob Kowalski in the ''Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Hirst
Georgia Octavia Hirst (born 26 December 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Torvi in the History (Canadian TV network), History series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' (2014–2020) and Becky in the zombie horror movie ''Ravers'' (2018). Early life Hirst was born on Boxing Day in Oxford. She is the daughter of writer Michael Hirst (writer), Michael Hirst. Her older half-sister Maude Hirst appeared alongside her in ''Vikings''. Hirst trained in acting at the Drama Centre London. Career Hirst dedicated most of her early acting career to playing the character Torvi in the television series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings''; the character debuted in 2013 in the second season. She was promoted to series regular during the sixth season. In 2018, Hirst was the sole actor in the Stephen Gates directed short film ''Dungeness'', and starred as Becky in the 2018 techno music zombie horror movie ''Ravers'', which had its world premiere at the 2018 London F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikings (TV Series)
''Vikings'' is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst. A co-production between Canada and Ireland, the series originally premiered on the History Channel on March 3, 2013. The series concluded with its broadcast on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021, after the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland on December 30, 2020. A sequel series, titled '' Vikings: Valhalla'', premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022. It is inspired by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking who is one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West Francia. The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer from the Kattegat who rises to fame by raiding England and eventually becomes a Scandinavian king, with the support of his family and fellow warriors. In the later seasons, the series follows the fortunes of his sons and their adventures in England, Scandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlander (TV Series)
''Outlander'' is a historical drama television series based on the book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall, an English former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743. There, she encounters, falls in love with, and marries a dashing Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser ( Sam Heughan), a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite rising. The 16-episode first season of the television series is based on the first novel in the series, '' Outlander'', and was released as two half-seasons, with the first part being aired from August to September 2014 and the second part from April to May 2015. The second season of 13 episodes, based on '' Dragonfly in Amber'', aired from April to July 2016. The 13-episode third season, based on '' Voyager'', aired f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Portman
Daniel Porter (born 13 February 1992), known professionally as Daniel Portman, is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing the role of Podrick Payne in the television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019). He has since appeared as Stuart in the '' Black Mirror'' episode " Loch Henry" (2023). Early life Portman is the son of actor Ron Donachie and Fiona Biggar, and has a sister Naomi. He was born in Glasgow and grew up in Strathbungo on the city's Southside. He attended Shawlands Academy, where he played rugby and was named Head Boy. He then pursued a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Acting at Reid Kerr College in Paisley. Career Portman has been acting since he was 16 years old. His first role was in the 2010 film '' Outcast'', in which he starred as Paul. This was followed by a role in popular Scottish soap opera '' River City''. His second film role was a small part in Scottish comedy '' The Angels' Share'' in 2012. It was announced on 24 August 2011 that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
