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Vampire Academy Series
''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir. In the process of learning how to defeat strigoi in St. Vladimir's Academy, Rose finds herself caught in a forbidden romance with her instructor, Dimitri Belikov, while having an unbreakable psychic bond with Lissa. The first book in the series, ''Vampire Academy'', was published in 2007; it was followed by ''Frostbite'' in 2008. The third book in the series, '' Shadow Kiss'' was also published in 2008, and the fourth book, '' Blood Promise'', was published in 2009. The fifth book, '' Spirit Bound'', and the sixth book, '' Last Sacrifice'', were released in 2010. As of 2013, the series had sold 8 million copies in 35 countries. The first book in the series was adapted into a film directed by Mark Waters, starring Zoey D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richelle Mead
Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is an Americans, American fantasy author who is known for the ''Georgina Kincaid'' series, ''Vampire Academy'', ''Bloodlines (book series), Bloodlines'' and the ''Dark Swan'' series. Education and career Richelle Mead was born in Michigan, and currently lives in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, United States. She has three degrees: a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan, a Master of Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University, and a Master of Teaching from the University of Washington. Her teaching degree led her to become an 8th grade teacher in suburban Seattle, where she taught social studies and English. She continued writing in her free time, until she sold her first novel, ''Succubus Blues''. After quitting her job to write full-time, her other books quickly followed. Awards and recognitions *Honorable Mention - 2009 P.E.A.R.L. Awards - Best Romantic Fantasy - ''Thorn Queen'' *Winner - 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranormal Romance
Paranormal romance is a subgenre of both romantic fiction and speculative fiction. Paranormal romance focuses on romantic love and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, from the speculative fiction genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Paranormal romance range from traditional romances with a paranormal setting to stories with a science fiction or fantasy-based plot with a romantic subplot included. Romantic relationships between humans and vampires, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other entities of a fantastic or otherworldly nature are common. Beyond the more prevalent themes involving vampires, shapeshifters, ghosts, or time travel, paranormal romances can also include books featuring characters with psychic abilities, such as telekinesis or telepathy. Paranormal romance's most recent revival has been spurred by turn of the 21st century technology; for example, the internet and electronic publishing. Paranormal romances are one of the fastest-gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Plec
Julie Plec (born May 26, 1972) is an American television producer, writer and director, known for her work on The CW television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017) which she co-created with Kevin Williamson, and its spin-offs '' The Originals'' (2013–2018) and '' Legacies'' (2018–2022). She also developed the limited series ''Containment'' (2016). Early life Plec graduated from Northwestern University in 1994. She was originally a film major but transferred out of the program halfway through and graduated from an interdepartmental major. Career Having acted as co-producer and assistant to Wes Craven on both ''Scream 2'' and ''Scream 3'', Plec worked on another film for Craven, '' Cursed'', which was released in 2005 and starred Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg, Joshua Jackson, and Shannon Elizabeth. The film suffered many script and scheduling difficulties during production and ultimately failed to perform at the box office. From 2006-2009 Plec was a producer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Academy (TV Series)
''Vampire Academy'' is an American fantasy horror television series based on the novels series of the same name by Richelle Mead. Adapted for Peacock by Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre, the series is produced by Universal Television. It stars Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, Kieron Moore and André Dae Kim alongside an ensemble cast. It is the second adaptation of the novel series, after the 2014 film of the same name, and serves as a reboot. Unlike the film, it does not adapt a particular novel of Mead's series, but instead takes the basics, inspirations, and elements from the six novels, using them to tell a different story. It was given a straight-to-series order in May 2021 by Peacock, and casting announcements were made in 2021. The filming took place in Spain and Portugal. The series takes place in 1997 and features characters from the books and re-imagined versions of others. It revolves around Rose Hathaway who is a guardian-in-training Dhampir, and Lissa Dragomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company, LLC (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America as well as in the United States. However, the firing of Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual harassment and rape against him, as well as financial troubles that followed, led to the company's decline. The studio eventually declared bankruptcy in February 2018, with independent studio Lantern Entertainment acquiring a majority of its film library and assets. Co-founder and chief executive Bob Weinstein previously owned a small stake in the company. The company dismissed joint founder and chief executive Harvey Weinstein in October 2017, after more than 100 women accused him of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, and rape. On February 26, 2018, the Weinstein Company announced in a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Sherwood
Dominic Anthony Sherwood is an English actor and model, best known for his roles as Christian Ozera in the teen vampire film ''Vampire Academy'' (2014), Jace Wayland on the Freeform fantasy series ''Shadowhunters'' (2016–2019), Kurt in the series '' Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'' (2020) and Jeff Murphy in the Netflix legal drama '' Partner Track'' (2022). Early life Sherwood was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone for his secondary school education. After studying drama and theatre in Maidstone and Sevenoaks, he left to work abroad, starting in Kenya and working for six months before moving to London. Career Sherwood's first acting role came in 2010, with his appearance as Jack Simmons in the third season of '' The Cut''. The following year, he guest starred as a waiter named Tom in the '' Sadie J'' episode "Cherylistic". In 2012, he had a small role in the drama film '' Not Fade Away'' as a young Mick Jagger. He landed his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danila Kozlovsky
Danila Valeryevich Kozlovsky (; born 3 May 1985) is a Russian actor and director. His most famous roles in films include Vampire Academy and Soulless, as well as the TV series Vikings. During his career he achieved international popularity in Eastern European countries. Biography Kozlovsky was born in Moscow. His mother, Nadezhda Zvenigorodskaya, is a stage actress, and his father, Valery Kozlovsky, was a professor at Moscow State University specializing in marketing and mass communications. He is the second of three brothers, an older brother, Yegor, and a younger brother, Ivan. From a young age, Kozlovsky was placed in dance and music classes, learning to play the saxophone and the alto. During his early years, he frequently changed schools, potentially due to discipline issues. He made his big screen debut in 1998, playing the troubled sixth grader Denis on the Russian television series ''Simple Truths''. In 1996, he was accepted into the Kronshtadt Naval Military School, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Fry
Lucy Elizabeth Fry (born 14 March 1992) is an Australian actress. She is known for portraying Zoey in '' Lightning Point'', Lyla in '' Mako: Island of Secrets'', and Lissa Dragomir in the film ''Vampire Academy''. Fry was also cast in Hulu's eight part miniseries ''11.22.63'' as Marina Oswald, wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, and played the lead in the 2016 Australian horror television series '' Wolf Creek'' and Tikka in the 2017 Netflix film ''Bright''. Since 2019, she has portrayed Stella Gigante in the Epix series ''Godfather of Harlem''. Early life Fry was born in Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia in 1992. She attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School in Brisbane, Queensland, and began studying theatre at an early age, training with the Brisbane-based physical theatre company, Zen Zen Zo. In 2007, she was a runner-up in Girlfriend Magazine's Model Search. Career She made an uncredited appearance in the season 3 finale of '' H2O: Just Add Water'', in 2010. Her first major role on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoey Deutch
Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch ( ; born November 10, 1994) is an American actress and producer. The younger daughter of director Howard Deutch and actress-director Lea Thompson, Deutch made her acting debut in television during the early 2010s, with roles on Disney Channel's ''The Suite Life on Deck'' (2010–2011) and CW's '' Ringer'' (2011–2012). Making her film debut in 2012, Deutch received recognition for her leading roles in the films '' Everybody Wants Some!!'' (2016), '' Before I Fall'' (2017), ''Flower'' (2017), ''Set It Up'' (2018), and '' Buffaloed'' (2019). She also played supporting roles in the comedy horror '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019), the historical thriller '' The Outfit'' (2022), and the legal thriller '' Juror No. 2'' (2024). After headlining the streaming projects '' The Politician'' (20192020), '' Not Okay'', and '' Something from Tiffany's'' (both 2022), she made her Broadway debut in a revival of the Thorton Wilder play ''Our Town'' (2024) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Waters (director)
Mark Stephen Waters (born June 30, 1964) is an American director. Early life Waters was raised in South Bend, Indiana. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania in theatre arts before studying at the American Film Institute. When studying at Penn, he saw '' The House of Yes'' and saw things in the play that he felt he could make cinematic. He contacted the author of the play in Wendy MacLeod and got a manuscript copy by saying he was a film producer. He worked as a stage actor and director in Philadelphia and San Francisco before his work with AFI, where he graduated in 1994. He made a number of short films. Career He directed the comedy films '' Freaky Friday'', ''Mean Girls'', ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'', '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'', and ''Vampire Academy''. The first movie he directed was the independent hit '' The House of Yes'' starring Parker Posey. Other movies he directed include ''Head Over Heels'', ''The Spiderwick Chronicles', Bad Santa 2, Magic Camp, He' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Academy (film)
''Vampire Academy'' is a 2014 American fantasy comedy horror film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Daniel Waters, based on the first book of the novel series of the same name by Richelle Mead. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Zoey Deutch as Rose Hathaway, a Dhampir, and Lucy Fry as Lissa Dragomir, her Moroi best friend, and follows their return to the St Vladimir's Academy boarding school, after being on the run for one year. Preger Entertainment announced the film's development in 2010, with Don Murphy as producer. In 2012, the Waters brothers joined the project with Mark serving as director and Daniel as screenwriter. Casting began in February 2013 with Deutch, Fry, and Danila Kozlovsky announced to play their respective roles. Principal photography took place at Pinewood Studios in England between May and July 2013. The Weinstein Company released ''Vampire Academy'' theatrically in the United States on February 7, 2014. The film received generally ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
