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The Queen's Corgi
''The Queen's Corgi'' is a 2019 English-language Belgian computer-animated comedy film produced by nWave Pictures. The film was directed by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot and written by John R. Smith and Rob Sprackling. Inspired by Queen Elizabeth II and her pet corgis, the story follows a corgi named Rex, who gets lost and tries to find his way home. The film was theatrically released in Belgium on 3 April 2019. It was panned by critics such as ''The Independent'', which stated the film was "deeply unpleasant and in no way suitable for children." The film grossed $31 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million. Plot Rex is the Queen's favourite corgi and lives a life of luxury with three other corgi companions in Buckingham Palace. On a visit made by President Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and their own dog Mitzi, the Queen suggests that perhaps one of her own corgis might prove to be a suitable mate for Mitzi, who chooses Rex, who is not pleased at all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stassen
Ben Stassen is a Belgian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing and producing several computer-animated films such as '' A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures'' (2010), ''Robinson Crusoe'' (2016), and ''The Queen's Corgi'' (2019). Career Stassen founded nWave Pictures in 1994, producing CG ride films including ''Devil's Mine''. Starting in 1997, Stassen began focusing on large-format films, directing ''Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun'' and '' Alien Adventure''. In the late 1990s, Stassen directed a succession of 3-D large-format films, including '' Encounter in the Third Dimension'' and '' Haunted Castle''. In 2005, Stassen produced and directed ''Wild Safari 3D'', the first 3-D wildlife film for the giant screen. Stassen's first feature-length animated film, ''Fly Me to the Moon'', was released in North America on 15 August 2008 on both regular-size and IMAX screens, exclusively in 3-D. According to nWave, ''Fly Me to the Moon'' was the firs ... [...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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Crusoe (2016 Film)
''Robinson Crusoe'' (released in North America as ''The Wild Life'') is a 2016 Belgian-French 3D animated adventure comedy film directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen and written by Lee Christopher, Domonic Paris and Graham Weldon. The film is loosely based on the 1719 novel '' Robinson Crusoe'' by Daniel Defoe, but from the point of view of the island's animals. The film was released in the United States on September 9, 2016. Despite receiving negative reviews from the critics and earning a 17% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, ''Robinson Crusoe'' was a moderate box office success, grossing $39.5 million worldwide against a budget of $13 million. Plot English mapmaker Robinson Crusoe and his pet Airedale Terrier Aynsley have booked passage on a ship to the New World. During a violent storm at night, the two are accidentally locked in the ship's belowdeck along with a pair of spoiled British Shorthairs, Mal and May, while the crew escapes with their lives. He is knocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Thornton
Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese anime shows. Career His major roles include Brandon Heat in ''Gungrave'', Hotohori in '' Fushigi Yūgi'', Klein in ''Sword Art Online'', Jin in ''Samurai Champloo'', Hajime Saito in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Jet Link in ''Cyborg 009'', Don Patch in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Ensign Nogami in '' The Cockpit'' and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Thornton co-directed for the popular anime series ''Bleach'' alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and Shadow the Hedgehog (since 2010) and Orbot (since 2008) in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. In early February 1989, he also appeared as a contestant on the game show '' Classic Concentration''. Personal life Thornton is married to Julie Nesbitt. Together they have two children. Filmography Anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Culshaw
Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968) is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his work on the radio comedy '' Dead Ringers'' since 2000. Culshaw has voiced a number of characters for ITV shows including ''2DTV'' (2001), ''Spitting Image'' (1994–96) and ''Newzoids'' (2015–2016), as well as appearing in '' The Impressions Show'' alongside Debra Stephenson from 2009 until 2011. Early life and career Culshaw was born on 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, and educated at St Bede's RC High School and St John Rigby College, Wigan. Culshaw's radio career began in hospital radio in Ormskirk. His first job was at Red Rose Radio (now Rock FM) in Preston in 1987, where, even then, he used to occasionally read the weather in the voice of Frank Bruno. He did voice-over work, then was catapulted to prominence with ''Spitting Image'', where he voiced around forty characters, including John Major in the 1990s, who was then the Prime Minister. Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Stephenson
Debra Stephenson (born 4 June 1972) is an English actress, comedian, impressionist and singer, best known for her roles as Diane Powell in ''Playing the Field'', Shell Dockley in '' Bad Girls'' and as Frankie Baldwin in ''Coronation Street''. Between 2009 and 2011, she co-starred with Jon Culshaw in '' The Impressions Show'', a comedy sketch show with impressions of top celebrities. Stephenson has voiced a number of characters for sketch shows such as '' Dead Ringers'' (2014–present) and ''Newzoids'' (2015–2016). She appeared, she appeared in the BBC daytime soap, '' Doctors'' as Charlotte Hill in March 2019. In 2018 she was regular team captain on the panel show ''The Imitation Game'' for ITV1, opposite Rory Bremner. Family Stephenson is an only child. Her parents live in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She is married with two teenage children. Career At the age of 14, Stephenson appeared on BBC TV's '' Opportunity Knocks'', winning her way through to the All-Winners' Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hadland
Sarah Hadland is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Stevie Sutton in the BBC One BAFTA-nominated comedy television series '' Miranda'' (2009–2015) and Trish in '' The Job Lot'' (2013–2015). Hadland appeared as the Ocean Sky receptionist in the 2008 ''James Bond'' film '' Quantum of Solace''. Her other movie roles include '' Magicians'' (2007), ''Leap Year'' (2010) and ''Learners'' (2007). Hadland appeared in the comedy-drama television series ''Moving Wallpaper'' (2008–2009) as script writer Gillian McGovern, and had roles in the British comedy TV shows '' That Mitchell and Webb Look'' (2008–2010), '' Horrible Histories'' (2009, 2012–2013, 2015), '' The Job Lot'' (2013–2015) and '' Brotherhood'' (2015). She appeared in the BBC miniseries '' The Moonstone'' (2016). Early life and education Sarah Hadland was born on May 15 and trained in dance from the age of three. During her schooling at Wilmslow High School in Cheshire, she became involved in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Wadia
Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress and comedian. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy '' Still Open All Hours'', and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show '' Goodness Gracious Me''. Additionally, Wadia appeared in the Hindi-language romantic comedy ''Namaste London'' in 2007. She also appeared in the series ''Origin'' in 2018. Early life Wadia was born on 18 December 1968 in Bombay, India and is of Parsi ancestry. She has an older brother and older sister; both of her parents have died. When Wadia was nine years old she moved to Hong Kong and was a student at Island School, Hong Kong. Career Television and film Wadia first came to prominence in BBC sketch show '' Goodness Gracious Me'', playing characters such as Mrs "I can make it at home for nothing!" and one half of ''The Competitive Mothers''. She took over from her '' Goodness Gracious Me'' co-star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulvinder Ghir
Kulvinder Ghir (born 10 August 1965) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known as one of the cast members in the BBC sketch show '' Goodness Gracious Me''. He is also known for playing Aslam in the 1987 Yorkshire-based film '' Rita, Sue and Bob Too!'', alongside Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran and George Costigan. Early life Ghir was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to Indian Punjabi parents of Sikh heritage. Ghir grew up in the Chapeltown suburb of Leeds, England. Ghir first began performing on stage at 13, going on to play comedy clubs between 15 and 17, thereafter enrolling in a London drama school. Career Ghir made his first television appearance as a teenager in 1981 on the Yorkshire Television programme ''The Extraordinary People Show''. At the time, he was looking at going into animation, and was one of three teenagers chosen to question Gerry Anderson about his techniques, and for general advice. His next TV appearance was in 1985, in the recurring role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain McKee
Iain McKee is an English actor best known for his role as Frank Gadney in BBC1 drama series ''Lilies'' and Michael in BBC sitcom ''The Visit''. He is originally from Bolton and now lives in North London. Filmography * 2001 - ''The Parole Officer'' - Second Policeman * 2001 - '' The Bunker'' - Private * 2004 - ''The Banker'' - Nervous Man * 2008 - ''Me and Orson Welles'' - Vahktangov Television * 2002 - ''Is Harry on the Boat?'' - Baz (2 episodes) * 2002 - ''Burn It'' - Paul (8 episodes) * 2003 - ''Burn It 2'' - Paul (10 episodes) * 2004 - ''The Bill'' - Joe Best (2 episodes) * 2004 - ''Conviction'' - Terry Waters * 2005 - ''Legless'' - Paul * 2005 - '' Dead Man Weds'' - Duane Guffog (6 episodes) * 2005 - '' Shameless'' - Graham (1 episode) * 2006 - ''The Somme – From Defeat to Victory'' - Pvt. Fiddes * 2007 - ''Lilies'' - Frank Gadney (7 Episodes) * 2007 - ''Housewife 49'' - Tom * 2007 - '' The Visit'' - Michael * 2008 - ''Wired'' - Nick * 2009 - ''Ideal'' - Jamie * 2009 - ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Zieff
Richard Evan Zieff (born November 1, 1961), also known as Danny Katiana, is an American actor and voice-over coach. Career His career in voice-overs dates back to the mid-1980s. He has also appeared in such films as ''Mississippi Burning'', '' Nick of Time'' and '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''. He has also done the voice of Shusuke Amagai in season 9 of ''Bleach'' as well as Simon in '' Steamboy''. He voiced Mr. Nosey (as Mr. Nosy) and Mr. Nervous in the American dub of ''The Mr. Men Show'' and Rocket Cat in the American dub of '' Poppy Cat'' credit under the pseudonym Danny Katiana. As of 2014, he voiced Spike the Dog on Warner Bros. Animation's '' The Tom and Jerry Show''. In 2021, Zieff provided the voice of Lynn Loud Sr.'s father Leonard "Gramps" Loud in ''The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin McFarlane
Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's '' The Dark Knight Trilogy'', Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series '' Outlander'', the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends'', the voice of PC Malcolm Williams in the children's television series '' Fireman Sam'', and as the voice of "The Cube" on ITV. He also appeared in '' The Commuter'' (2018), in which he played Conductor Sam, as Chancellor Riggs in the 2015 holiday television movie ''Crown for Christmas'' (2015), as General Pierce in the science fiction horror film ''Patient Zero'' (2018) and as Aloisius Dupree in three films of the Batzan Trilogy titled ''The Invisible Guardian'', '' The Legacy of the Bones'' and ''Offering to the Storm'' in 2017, 2019 & 2020, respectively. His voice roles in animation and video games include JJ in ''Bob th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |