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Professionals (TV Series)
''Professionals'' is an action television series starring Tom Welling and Brendan Fraser. It is an international production and is based on the 2012 film '' Soldiers of Fortune''. The first season was commissioned by Viaplay. A second season is planned, with the showrunners looking for a new network to pick up the show. Premise The series follows Captain Vincent Corbo, a mercenary and former intelligence officer, who is hired by billionaire futurist Peter Swann and his medical visionary fiancee Grace Davila to investigate the suspected sabotage of his advanced medical satellite. Corbo along with his team of security professionals discovers a conspiracy involving corporate rivals, corrupt government officials, and a shadowy crime syndicate to destroy Swann and take control of his tech business. Cast and characters * Tom Welling as Vincent Corbo, a mercenary and former intelligence officer * Brendan Fraser as Peter Swann, a billionaire futurist controlling a large tech empire w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Television
The action television genre is a style of film that emerged in the 1960s. As with the action film genre, the action television is at term applied flexibly to present itself in conjunction with various tropes of multiple other genre narratives. This is showcased in early examples of the genre such as ''Starsky & Hutch'' (1975–1979) which featured regular sequences of car chases, shoot-outs, explosions, fights and scenes of urban pursuit. The style attaches itself to various other styles of film such as fantasy and horror, with ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and 21st century military themed espionage shows like ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2001–2010, 2014) and ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS''. Unlike the film genre, the action genre for television was described by academic Yvonne Tasker as both was "largely Genre theory, untheorised" and understudied in media academia which she suggested was due to the Low culture, low cultural status of early television works who developed the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonine Holding
Leonine Holding GmbH, also known as LEONINE Studios and formerly known Tele München Group, LLC (German: Tele München Gruppe; TMG), is a German media production and distribution company that is based in Munich and since 2024 its owned by French mass media production & distribution company Mediawan. The activities of Leonine include trade in licenses, investments in television and radio stations and distribution and production of television films and movies. Leonine Studios produced and distributed their feature films, international television series, entertainment & infotainment formats and social media content either in-house or to other studios for social media channels. Their own production labels included Odeon Fiction, Madame Zhang Production, SEO Entertainment, W&B Television and Wiedermann & Berg Film Production. History Tele München Group The ''Tele München GmbH'' was founded on April 27, 1970, by author and producer Walter Ulbrich in order to produce programmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the first letters of the names of its two founding co-owners CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Nexstar acquired a 75% controlling stake in the network on October 3, 2022, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery ( CBS Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. Television's respective parent companies) each retaining a 12.5% ownership stake. The CW debuted on September 18, 2006 as the successor to UPN and the WB, which had respectively shut down on September 15 and 17 of that year. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18, 2006 and September 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials. The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of '' Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavanger Aftenblad
(; ) or simply ''Aftenbladet'' is a daily newspaper based in Stavanger, Norway, and owned by Schibsted Media Group. Norwegian owners held 42 percent of the shares in Schibsted at the end of 2015. is thus majority foreign-owned. History and profile was founded in 1893 by the priest Lars Oftedal, and was for a long period a publication for the Norwegian Liberal Party. The paper is based in Stavanger and is owned by the Media Norge, a subsidiary of the Schibsted company. The online version of had an English news service, aimed at the English speaking foreign community in Norway who were not fluent in the language, and international audiences interested in Norway. The English service closed in January 2009 due to the 2008 financial crisis The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the global financial crisis (GFC), was a major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States. The causes of the 2008 crisis included excessive speculation on housing values by both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVLine
''TVLine'' is a website devoted to information, news, and spoilers of television programs. It covers various topics including the latest news on television, reviews, latest releases, and more. History In late 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly''s Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving ''EW'' after nearly two years in their employ to establish a TV-centered website with PMC, the media company founded by Jay Penske. He later announced that fellow ''EW'' writer Michael Slezak, E! Online's Megan Masters, and ''TV Guide''s Matt Mitovich would be joining him in the venture. The site debuted January 5, 2011, and more than tripled initial expectations for internet traffic in its first six days. In early 2011 a report by TV by the Numbers analyzed the pageview ratings for four television websites: ''TVLine'', its sister site '' Deadline'', '' TheWrap'', and TV by the Numbers itself. With a high of just over 1 million daily pageviews, ''TVLine'' beat all three competitors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Schmitz
Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film '' Mapantsula'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film '' Life, Above All'' was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and it was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. It made the shortlist of nominations announced in January 2011. Selected filmography * '' Mapantsula'' (1988) * '' Hijack Stories'' (2000) * ''Paris, je t'aime'' (2006) * ' (2007) * ' (2008) * '' Life, Above All'' (2010) * '' Shepherds and Butchers'' (2016) Awards * Black Reel Awards 2012 Nominated * Black Reel Outstanding Foreign Film * Dubai International Film Festival 2010 Won * Durban International Film Festival 2010 Won Best South African Film * Muhr AsiaAfrica The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, ) was the largest film festival in the Arab region. Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziggy Marley
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is the son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 2002, with whom he released eight studio albums. After the disbandment, he launched a successful solo career, releasing eight solo studio albums on his own label, Tuff Gong Worldwide. Ziggy continues his father's practice of recording and self-releasing all of his music. He is an eight-time Grammy Award winner and a Daytime Emmy Award recipient. Early life David Nesta Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 17 October 1968. He grew up in Trenchtown, a poor neighborhood of Kingston, and in Wilmington, Delaware, where he attended elementary school for a few years. Ziggy grew up very active, playing soccer and running the mountains, a lifestyle passed on by his parents. As the oldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, Ziggy grew up surrounded by music. He has 5 half brothers, one brother, and two sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Luke Brümmer
Kai Luke Brümmer (also stylised as Brummer; born 17 February 1993) is a South African actor. He is known for his role as Nicholas van der Swart in the film ''Moffie'' (2019). ''The Guardian'' named him one of the best new-and-up-comers at the 76th Venice Film Festival. Early life Brümmer was born in Johannesburg to parents Jacques and Natalie and grew up in Henley on Klip. He was introduced to acting by his mother, who was a drama teacher. He attended St John's College, Johannesburg. He went on to graduate in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Performance with a distinction in Acting from the University of Cape Town. He was briefly a ringmaster for the Boswell Wilkie Circus. Filmography Film Television Stage Awards and nominations References External links * Kai Luke Brümmerat Independent Talent Kai Luke Brümmer at Stella Talent {{DEFAULTSORT:Brummer, Kai Luke Living people 1993 births 21st-century South African male actors Alumni of St John's College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Ryan
Danielle Ryan (born 1 November 1983) is an Irish actress, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Early life Ryan is the daughter of Captain Cathal Ryan and granddaughter of Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair. Her mother Tess de Kretser, is from Sri Lanka. Career Acting Ryan graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2006. Most recently, Ryan appeared in “ The End (2024 film)”, which is due to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2024. In 2024, she also appeared on stage at the Irish Repertory Theatre off-Broadway in New York where she played the role of Judith in Brian Friel’s Aristocrats. In 2007, she made her theatrical stage debut in ''Food'' to positive reviews. In the same year, she appeared in ''How About You'', a film based on a collection of stories by Maeve Binchy and '' The Trial of Tony Blair''. She has also appeared in ''Vivarium'', which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, '' The Silencing'', ''Wild Mountain Thyme'' alongside Jamie Dornan, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
