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Archie Madekwe
Archie Uchena Madekwe (born 10 February 1995) is an English actor. He was named a 2017 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. He is best known for his roles in the Apple TV+ series ''See'' (2019–2022) and A24’s cult horror film '' Midsommar''. Early life and education Madekwe was born in South London. His parents divorced when he was young. At 14 he started studying Theatre at the BRIT School. Later, he also joined the National Youth Theatre. He continued his studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and left early when he was cast in Ian Rickson’s '' The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?'' by Edward Albee on the West End opposite Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo. Career Madekwe made his television debut in 2014 with a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC medical drama '' Casualty''. He then played Luca in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy-drama '' Fresh Meat'' in 2016. In 2017, Madekwe made his West End debut in '' The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambeth
Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area experienced some slight growth in the medieval period as part of the manor of Lambeth Palace. By the Victorian era the area had seen significant development as London expanded, with dense industrial, commercial and residential buildings located adjacent to one another. The changes brought by World War II altered much of the fabric of Lambeth. Subsequent development in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has seen an increase in the number of high-rise buildings. The area is home to the International Maritime Organization. Lambeth is home to one of the largest Portuguese-speaking communities in the UK, and is the second most commonly spoken language in Lambeth after English. History Medieval The origins of the name of Lambeth come fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh Meat (TV Series)
''Fresh Meat'' is a British comedy-drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, who also created ''Peep Show''. The first episode, directed by David Kerr, was broadcast on Channel 4 on 21 September 2011, and the show aired on Wednesdays at 10 pm. The second series started airing on 9 October 2012 and consists of 8 episodes. On 22 November 2012, a third series was commissioned and began broadcasting on 4 November 2013. Bain said ideas were being developed for a potential film adaptation, following the runaway success of 2011's '' The Inbetweeners Movie''. However, a fourth series followed instead, filmed in 2015 and aired in February 2016 as a conclusion to the series. Plot The plot revolves around the lives of six students – Vod, Oregon, Josie, Kingsley, JP and Howard – who are freshers (with the exception of Howard) at the fictional Medlock University (loosely based on the University of Manchester). They live in a shared house off-campus in Rusholme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Turismo (film)
''Gran Turismo'' is an upcoming American biographical coming-of-age sports-drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. Produced by Columbia Pictures, PlayStation Productions, Trigger Street Productions, and 2.0 Entertainment, the film is based on the video game series of the same name developed by Polyphony Digital, while based on a true story. The film stars Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough, a teenage ''Gran Turismo'' player aspiring to be a race car driver. It also stars David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner, and Djimon Hounsou. Development of a film based on ''Gran Turismo'' began in 2013, with Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti producing it and a script by Alex Tse. In 2015, Joseph Kosinski was set to direct the film, and Jon and Erich Hoeber would write a new screenplay. By 2018, the Kosinski version was no longer moving forward. In May 2022, a new iteration of the ''Gran Turismo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neill Blomkamp
Neill Blomkamp (; born 17 September 1979) is a South African filmmaker. He employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects, and his films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction action film ''District 9'', for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He directed another dystopian science fiction action film '' Elysium'', which garnered moderately positive reviews. He is known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley. ''Time'' named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 article in ''Forbes'' named him as the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. Early life Blomkamp was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of sixteen, he met Sharlto Copley, who had also attended Redhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Death & Robots
''Love, Death & Robots'' (stylized as ''LOVE DEATH + R⬮BOTS'', and represented in emoji form as ❤️❌🤖) is an adult animated anthology streaming television series created by Tim Miller and streaming on Netflix. Produced by Blur Studio, it consists of stand-alone episodes that contain different narrative and animation and are produced by different animation studios from a range of countries, exploring diverse genres; particularly comedy, horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Each episode is connected to the themes of the titular subject matters. However, not every episode includes all three topics. Miller serves as the showrunner and producer alongside Joshua Donen, David Fincher, and Jennifer Miller; most episodes are written by Philip Gelatt, mostly adapting written works. The series is a re-imagining of Fincher and Miller's long in-development reboot of the 1981 animated science fiction film '' Heavy Metal'', which was originally planned to follow the feature len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily-Rose Depp
Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 27 May 1999) is a French-American actress and model. Depp began her acting career with a small role in ''Tusk'' (2014), and went on to star in the period drama '' The Dancer'' (2016), in which she played Isadora Duncan; ''Planetarium'' (2016); and ''The King'' (2019). Depp has been nominated for César Awards for Most Promising Actress for her performances in ''The Dancer'' and '' A Faithful Man'' (2018). Since 2015, she has been a Chanel brand ambassador. Early life Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, west of Paris, on 27 May 1999. She is the daughter of the American actor, producer, and musician Johnny Depp and the French singer, actress, and model Vanessa Paradis. Depp has a younger brother, Jack (John Christopher Depp III). The French actress Alysson Paradis is her aunt. Depp claims to have Native American ancestry through her father. In 2012, after 14 years together, Depp's parents separated and arranged joint custod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell (; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in projects across various genres in both blockbuster and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award. ''The Irish Times'' named him Ireland's fifth greatest film actor in 2020. Farrel began acting in the BBC drama series '' Ballykissangel'' (1998) and had his film debut in the drama '' The War Zone'' (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama '' Tigerland'' (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film '' Minority Report'' (2002). His took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in ''Daredevil'' (2003) and Alexander the Great in ''Alexander'' (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's ''Miami Vice'' (2006) and Woody Allen's '' Cassandra's Dream'' (2007). Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy '' In Bruges'' (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyagers (film)
''Voyagers'' is a 2021 science fiction film written, co-produced and directed by Neil Burger. It stars Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell, Chanté Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Renaux, Archie Madekwe, and Quintessa Swindell, and follows a group of teenage astronauts sent on a multi-generational mission in the year 2063 to colonize a habitable exoplanet amidst runaway climate change and declining habitability on Earth, who descend into paranoia and social conflict after discovering that their personalities and emotions were being artificially suppressed. It has been described as "''Lord of the Flies'' in space". The film was theatrically released on April 9, 2021, by Lionsgate and was a box office bomb, grossing US$4.2 million against a $29 million production budget. Plot In 2063, astrophysicists on a climate-change-ravaged Earth find a habitable planet. A scouting mission is sent, although the roughly 86-year flight means t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Aster
Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the horror films '' Hereditary'' (2018) and '' Midsommar'' (2019). Early life Aster was born into a Jewish family in New York City on July 15, 1986, the son of a musician father and a poet mother. He has a younger brother. He recalled going to see his first movie, '' Dick Tracy'', when he was four years old. The film featured a scene where a character fired a tommy gun in front of a wall of fire. Aster reportedly jumped from his seat and "ran six New York City blocks" while his mother tried to catch him. In his early childhood, Aster's family briefly lived in England, where his father opened a jazz nightclub in Chester. Aster enjoyed living there, but the family returned to the U.S. and settled in New Mexico when he was 10 years old. As a child, Aster became obsessed with horror films, frequently renting them from local video stores: "I just exhausted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables (British TV Series)
''Les Misérables'' is a British television series based on the 1862 French historical novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. Adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Shankland, it stars Dominic West, David Oyelowo, and Lily Collins. The series was produced by the BBC with support from PBS member station WGBH Boston's ''Masterpiece'' series. BBC Studios handles the distribution for the series. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom between 30 December 2018 and 3 February 2019. In Canada, the series started broadcasting on 10 January 2021 on CBC and CBC Gem. Cast * Dominic West as Jean Valjean * David Oyelowo as Javert * Lily Collins as Fantine Thibault * Adeel Akhtar as Monsieur Thénardier * Johnny Flynn as Felix Tholomyès * Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Col. Pontmercy * David Bradley as Monsieur Gillenormand * Derek Jacobi as Bishop Myriel * Ron Cook as Hair and Teeth Dealer * Alan David as the Scribe * Kathryn Hunter as Madame Victurnien * Olivia Colman as Madame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hang Ups (TV Series)
''Hang Ups'' is a British television sitcom co-written by and starring Stephen Mangan. It was first broadcast on 8 August 2018 on Channel 4. The series is an adaptation of the American series '' Web Therapy''. Mangan portrays Dr Richard Pitt, a troubled therapist who decides to start quick-fire therapy sessions through a webcam. The show features a celebrity ensemble cast as Richard's patients. Cast Pitt's therapy patients are portrayed by a large ensemble cast, including Harry Lloyd, Sarah Hadland, Lolly Adefope, Monica Dolan, David Bradley, Jo Joyner, David Tennant and Daisy Haggard. Episodes Reception The first episode of ''Hang Ups'' received a positive response from critics. '' The Telegraph'' awarded the premiere five stars, calling it a "wonderfully ribald treat", while ''The Guardian'' praised it for managing "the rarest of TV feats: a UK adaptation that's every bit as good as the US original". '' The Daily Express'' complimented the show for "successfully sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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