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Pennyworth (TV Series)
''Pennyworth'', marketed as ''Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler'' for its Pennyworth (season 3), third season, is an American television series that premiered on July 28, 2019, on Epix, based on DC Comics' ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' Alfred Pennyworth, character of the same name. The series was developed for television and is executive produced by Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, and stars Jack Bannon (English actor), Jack Bannon as Alfred Pennyworth (Gotham), Alfred Pennyworth, a younger version of the iteration of the character previously portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Heller's and Cannon's Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2014–2019), with the series serving as a prequel to both ''Gotham'', and ''V for Vendetta'', by Alan Moore, David Lloyd (comics), David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Emma Paetz, Paloma Faith, Polly Walker, James Purefoy, and Jason Flemyng also star. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Walker
Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films '' Enchanted April'' (1991), ''Patriot Games'' (1992), '' Sliver'' (1993), '' Restoration'' (1995), '' The Gambler'' (1997), and '' Savage Messiah'' (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). She is also known for her roles in BBC One dramas ''Prisoners’ Wives'' (2012–2013), ''Line of Duty'' (2016, 2019) and Netflix's ''Bridgerton'' (2020-present). Early life Walker was born in Warrington, Lancashire. She attended PadgateChurch of England Primary School in Warrington, and Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead until joining Twickenham's Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance at age 16. She had to abandon dancing after a leg injury at the age of 18, deciding to focus on acting. She attended Drama Centre London, before working at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Career Film and tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham (TV Series)
''Gotham'' is an American television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics. The series premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on September 22, 2014, and ended on April 25, 2019, after five seasons totalling List of Gotham episodes, 100 episodes. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon (Gotham), James "Jim" Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock (Gotham), Harvey Bullock, and David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne (Gotham), Bruce Wayne. The show follows Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department following the murder of Bruce's parents, as well as the Origin story, origin stories of Batman's infamous List of Batman family enemies, rogues gallery. Development for a prequel series based on Batman began in September 2013, with Bruno Heller hired by Fox to serve as a writer and executive producer. In March 2014, Fox originally ordered 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBO Max
Max (known in other countries as, and soon to be reverted globally to HBO Max) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. It is a proprietary unit of Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming on behalf of Home Box Office, Inc., which is itself a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The platform offers content from the libraries of Warner Bros., Discovery, HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, TBS, TNT, Eurosport, and their related brands. Max first launched (as HBO Max) in the United States on May 27, 2020. Max is the fourth most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 117 million paid memberships. The service also carries first-run original programming under the " Max Originals" banner, programming from the HBO pay television service, and content acquired via either third-party library deals (such as those with film studios for pay television rights) or co-production agreements (including, among others, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epix
MGM+ (formerly known as Epix; pronounced ''epics'' and stylized as eᴘix), is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by the MGMPlus Entertainment subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which is itself a subsidiary of Amazon MGM Studios. The network's programming consists of recent and older theatrically released motion pictures, original television series, documentaries, and music and comedy specials. The service was originally launched in the United States in October 2009 by a joint venture between MGM, Lionsgate, and Paramount. After MGM acquired the stakes of the service's co-founders in late 2017, and following the March 2022 acquisition of MGM itself by Amazon, Epix was rebranded as MGM+ in January 2023. It was the culmination of a gradual transition by the network to utilize the imaging of MGM following the buyout, as well as Amazon repositioning it as a sister service to Prime Video and Freevee. MGM+ is currently led by Michael Wright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment is an American entertainment company that was founded in September 2009 and is based in Burbank, California. The company is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery which manages DC Comics characters by working with other units of Warner Bros. It also delves into those units within their flagship DC Extended Universe (DCEU) franchise from 2013 to 2022. In April 2022, following the merger of parent company WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc., DC Entertainment was reported to be reorganized into its own vertical unit rather than being handled by other Warner Bros. subsidiaries on its behalf. History Formation On September 9, 2009, Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc., with Diane Nelson, President of Warner Premiere, becoming president of the newly formed holding company and DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz moving to the position of Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant there. Warner Bros. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primrose Hill Productions
Bruno Heller (born 13 January 1960) is a British screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for creating the HBO television series ''Rome'', the CBS television series ''The Mentalist'', and the FOX television series '' Gotham'', based on the ''Batman'' franchise, co-creating the ''Gotham'' prequel television series '' Pennyworth'', based on the ''Batman'' and ''V for Vendetta'' franchises, for Epix and HBO Max. Early life and family Heller's father, Lukas, was a German Jewish emigre and screenwriter ('' Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte'', '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?''). His mother, Caroline (née Carter), was an English Quaker and instrumental in keeping up the Labour Party's "Save London Transport Campaign". He has three siblings, one older, Lucy, and 2 younger Emily and Zoë, a columnist and writer who has published three novels, including '' Notes on a Scandal''. Heller graduated from the University of Sussex. Career Heller was a union soundman working in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer of film, television and video game scores. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe's scoring credits include the films '' Megamind'', ''Penguins of Madagascar'', ''Home'', ''Terminator Genisys'', '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'', '' The Lego Batman Movie'', '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' and its sequel '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'', '' Bad Boys for Life'' and its sequel '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die'', '' Black Widow'', '' Black Adam'', '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'', '' Gran Turismo'', and '' Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'', as well as the video games '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', '' Assassin's Creed III'', ''Crysis 2'', '' Skylanders'', and '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2''. He has also scored the television series '' The Bible'', '' Marcella'', ''The Crown'', and ''Genius'', the latter for which he earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Manyonda
Simon Manyonda (born 1986) is a British actor. Early life Manyonda was born in Lambeth, London, the eldest son of a GP of medicine and a gynaecologist and obstetrician. He is of South African and Zimbabwean descent. Manyonda is the elder brother of two siblings. Filmography Film Television Stage Shorts Audio Video games Awards Manyonda earned an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for his 2012 portrayal of Lucius in ''Julius Caesar'' at the Royal Shakespeare Company. References External links * Simon Manyondaat Curtis Brown (literary agents) Simon Manyondaat BroadwayWorld BroadwayWorld is a theatre news website based in New York City, New York. Launched in 2003, the site covers Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and international theater productions, with sections devoted to particular countries, cities, or regi ... Simon ManyondaaAboutTheArtists: Every Theatre Credit Ever {{DEFAULTSORT:Manyonda, Simon Living people 1986 births 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Purefoy
James Brian Mark Purefoy (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor. He played Marcus Antonius in the HBO series ''Rome'', Nick Jenkins in '' A Dance to the Music of Time'', college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in the series '' The Following'', Solomon Kane in the film of the same name, and Hap Collins in the Sundance series '' Hap and Leonard''. Purefoy also played Lord Phillipe de Clermont in the second season of the hit AMC/Netflix series "A Discovery of Witches". In 2018, he starred as Laurens Bancroft in the first season of '' Altered Carbon'', a Netflix original series. Following an uncredited role as V in the 2006 film ''V for Vendetta'' (replaced and dubbed over by Hugo Weaving), he was cast in a main role as Captain Gulliver "Gully" Troy / Captain Blighty in the 2020–2021 second and 2022 third season of the television series '' Pennyworth'', the prequel to both '' Gotham'' and ''V for Vendetta''. Early life Purefoy was born in Taunton, Somerset, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hogg
Edward George Hogg (born 26 January 1979) is an English actor, known for portraying Jesco White in '' White Lightnin''', Stephen Turnbull in '' Bunny and the Bull,'' Eugene Mathers in '' Indian Summers,'' Segundus in ''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'', Michael 'Godders' Godfrey in ''Taboo'', and Thomas Haxby in ''Harlots''. Early life Hogg, the second of four children, was born in Doncaster and brought up in Sheffield. He went to Wales High School. His mother is a teacher and his father a retired civil engineer. As a teenager, Hogg was a member of several bands, including post-punk group Porno King, in which he was the lead singer. When the band split, he joined an amateur dramatics group, Sheffield MISTCO, with his younger sister, transferring his love of performance to acting. Hogg trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art between 1999 and 2002. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
