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Henry Jackman
Henry Pryce Jackman (born 1 June 1974) is an English film and television music composer, music conductor and music arranger. He composed music for films such as '' Kong: Skull Island'', '' X-Men: First Class'', ''Puss in Boots'', ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', '' Captain Phillips'', '' Kick-Ass'', '' Kick-Ass 2'', ''Turbo'', ''Pixels'', ''Ron's Gone Wrong'', '' Smurfs'', ''The Interview,'' '' Pokémon: Detective Pikachu'' and five Walt Disney Animation Studios films, as well as video games such as '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'', '' Uncharted: The Lost Legacy'' and ''Just Cause 3''. He has also collaborated with film directors such as Don Hall, Chris Miller, Rob Letterman, Matthew Vaughn, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Raman Hui, Edward Zwick, Russo brothers, Jake Kasdan, Sam Hargrave and Rich Moore. Life and career Jackman was born in Hillingdon, London. He studied classical music at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College, Framlingham College and New College, Oxford, Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillingdon, London
Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civil parish bore a rapid, planned increase in population and housing, and was absorbed by Uxbridge Urban District in 1929. It has formed part of Greater London since 1965. Much of Hillingdon has lasting, albeit minor, administrative effect as the current Hillingdon East ward for electing councillors to Hillingdon London Borough Council. In November 2010, the ward had a recorded population of 12,403. History Toponymy The name ''Hillingdon'' appears in the ''Domesday Book'' (1086) as ''Hillendone'', possibly meaning "hill of a man named Hille". The name could also mean 'hill of a woman named Hilda'. Local government Hillingdon was an ancient parish, and had within it the chapelry of Uxbridge, which became a separate civil parish in 1866. When a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick-Ass (film)
''Kick-Ass'' is a 2010 superhero black comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. It is based on the Marvel Comics comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., and is the first film in the ''Kick-Ass'' franchise. It tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave Lizewski ( Aaron Johnson), who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass". Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy ( Nicolas Cage), a former cop who, in his quest to bring down the crime boss Frank D'Amico ( Mark Strong) and his son Red Mist ( Christopher Mintz-Plasse), has trained his eleven-year-old daughter ( Chloë Grace Moretz) to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2010, by Universal Pictures, and in the United States on 16 April, by Lionsgate. Despite having generated some controversy for its profanity and strong violence performed by a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Miller (animator)
Christopher Matthew Miller (born January 20, 1968) is an American animator, director, and voice actor employed by Paramount Animation and formerly DreamWorks Animation. He is best known for directing ''Shrek the Third'' and '' Puss in Boots'' (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination) and for voicing The Magic Mirror from the ''Shrek'' film series and Kowalski the penguin in the ''Madagascar'' film series. Early life Miller was born on January 20, 1968, in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ... He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts. Career In an interview with Robert K. Elder for '' The Film That Changed My Life'', Miller attributes his success in film to ''Sleeper''. "I would be penniless and drunk on the corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Hall (filmmaker)
Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American animation film director, voice actor and screenwriter who is best known for directing the films ''Winnie the Pooh (2011 film), Winnie the Pooh'' (2011), ''Big Hero 6 (film), Big Hero 6'' (2014), ''Raya and the Last Dragon'' (2021) and ''Strange World (film), Strange World'' (2022), and co-directing the film ''Moana (2016 film), Moana'' (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios. For his work on ''Big Hero 6'', he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In June 2024, Hall was announced to have joined Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film for the studio. Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting. Filmography Feature films Short films Awards and nominations Won * (2015) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for ''Big Hero 6'' * (2015) – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Cause 3
''Just Cause 3'' is a 2015 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It is the third game in the ''Just Cause'' series and the sequel to 2010's '' Just Cause 2''. It was released worldwide in December 2015, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Set six years after its predecessor, ''Just Cause 3'' follows series protagonist Rico Rodriguez as he returns to his homeland of Medici, a fictional Mediterranean island country under the control of dictator General Sebastiano Di Ravello. The game is played from a third-person perspective and allows players to explore the island of Medici in an open world environment. ''Just Cause 3'' received generally positive reviews. Critics praised its open-ended gameplay, destruction mechanics, and emphasis on player agency. Criticism was directed both at its narrative, which some considered clichéd and uninspired, and also its performance issues, particularly on the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Legacy
''Uncharted: The Lost Legacy'' is a 2017 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, serving as a standalone expansion to ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''. Players control Chloe Frazer, who seeks the Tusk of Ganesh in the Western Ghats mountain ranges of India, with the help of ex-mercenary Nadine Ross, and prevent a ruthless warlord and his army of insurgents from igniting a civil war in the country. It is the first ''Uncharted'' game not to feature series protagonist Nathan Drake. Like other ''Uncharted'' games, ''The Lost Legacy'' is played from a Third-person view, third-person perspective; players use firearms and can use melee combat and Stealth game, stealth to defend against enemies. Players solve puzzles, incorporating several platformer elements to advance the narrative, and navigate the game world on foot or by vehicle. Development of ''The Lost Legacy'' began soon after the release of ''A Thief's End'' in May 2016. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
