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George Ward, a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race series in the U.K. with the stage name RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)[/link]Cherry Valentine, has died. He was 28 years old.
Ward died on Sept. 18 of unspecified causes, according to a statement from his family obtained by The Hollywood Reporter through his agent.
“It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George — Cherry Valentine — has tragically passed away. This will come as a profound shock to most people & we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced. As his family, we are still processing his death and our lives will never be the same,” Ward’s family said.
“We understand how much he is loved and how many lives he has inspired and touched. All we ask is for your patience and your prayers in this time. We love you Georgie,...
George Ward, a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race series in the U.K. with the stage name RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)[/link]Cherry Valentine, has died. He was 28 years old.
Ward died on Sept. 18 of unspecified causes, according to a statement from his family obtained by The Hollywood Reporter through his agent.
“It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George — Cherry Valentine — has tragically passed away. This will come as a profound shock to most people & we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced. As his family, we are still processing his death and our lives will never be the same,” Ward’s family said.
“We understand how much he is loved and how many lives he has inspired and touched. All we ask is for your patience and your prayers in this time. We love you Georgie,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Hollywood’s insatiable appetite for existing IP doesn’t appear like it will be quenched any time soon, especially with the effect of the Covid shutdowns continuing to reverberate throughout the industry. Anything that audiences are already familiar with is going to be a plus as studios plan their new slates. The great news? There’s so much wonderful content out there to mine, including some of these novels and book series that IndieWire staffers think would make excellent series.
Some have even been optioned already, but haven’t made their way to television just yet. Get ahead of the curve by checking them out below.
“Rivers of London” Series by Ben Aaronovitch...
Hollywood’s insatiable appetite for existing IP doesn’t appear like it will be quenched any time soon, especially with the effect of the Covid shutdowns continuing to reverberate throughout the industry. Anything that audiences are already familiar with is going to be a plus as studios plan their new slates. The great news? There’s so much wonderful content out there to mine, including some of these novels and book series that IndieWire staffers think would make excellent series.
Some have even been optioned already, but haven’t made their way to television just yet. Get ahead of the curve by checking them out below.
“Rivers of London” Series by Ben Aaronovitch...
- 12/4/2020
- by Jean Bentley
- Indiewire
Written by Ben Aaronovitch, Anrew Cartmel | Art by Lee Sullivan | Published by Titan Comics
You can always tell a good book by how much you miss it when it’s not around. The last issue of Rivers of London was over a year ago, and pretty much every month I’ve kept my eyes on the release schedules to see if anything new was on the horizon. Writers Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch are very busy people, so it’s good to know, when time allows, the comic book adventures of Peter Grant are still something they are happy to continue to do themselves, and not farm out to any old jobbing writer. Couldn’t be happier either to see the third amigo back as well, artist Lee Sullivan. Wouldn’t be the same without him. So, what have they cooked up for us this time.
Long time readers will...
You can always tell a good book by how much you miss it when it’s not around. The last issue of Rivers of London was over a year ago, and pretty much every month I’ve kept my eyes on the release schedules to see if anything new was on the horizon. Writers Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch are very busy people, so it’s good to know, when time allows, the comic book adventures of Peter Grant are still something they are happy to continue to do themselves, and not farm out to any old jobbing writer. Couldn’t be happier either to see the third amigo back as well, artist Lee Sullivan. Wouldn’t be the same without him. So, what have they cooked up for us this time.
Long time readers will...
- 11/6/2019
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Mo Rocca, the eclectic correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” will stay for at least two more years at the venerable CBS News program, under the terms of a new deal struck between his representatives and the CBS Corp. unit.
Rocca, who is represented by United Talent Agency and attorney Peter Grant of Grubman Shire & Meiselas, has been with the program, anchored by Jane Pauley, since 2008. His portfolio of work often emphasizes presidential history, but has also included stories on taking a trip down the Mississippi River or Justice Scalia’s legacy at the Supreme Court.
Rocca, who was once a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” has several projects about to launch. The second season of his “Mobituaries” podcast will kick off in November of 2019. A book, “Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving,” will be released by CBS publishing arm Simon & Schuster on November 5, 2019. A live show...
Rocca, who is represented by United Talent Agency and attorney Peter Grant of Grubman Shire & Meiselas, has been with the program, anchored by Jane Pauley, since 2008. His portfolio of work often emphasizes presidential history, but has also included stories on taking a trip down the Mississippi River or Justice Scalia’s legacy at the Supreme Court.
Rocca, who was once a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” has several projects about to launch. The second season of his “Mobituaries” podcast will kick off in November of 2019. A book, “Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving,” will be released by CBS publishing arm Simon & Schuster on November 5, 2019. A live show...
- 7/10/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Name an iconic Sixties rock moment and Ellen Sander was probably there. Dylan going electric at Newport, the Who destroying their gear at Monterey Pop, Hendrix reshaping the National Anthem at Woodstock, the Stones recording Beggars Banquet, John and Yoko talking peace and protest during their Canadian Bed-In visit, the ominous early hours of Altamont. Sander recounts all this and more in Trips: Rock Life in the Sixties, a beautifully written, sweeping yet intimate account of America’s cultural awakening in that decade.
First published in 1973 and just reissued in a new augmented edition,...
First published in 1973 and just reissued in a new augmented edition,...
- 5/1/2019
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are teaming up again to adapt Ben Aaronovitch’s epic fantasy drama Rivers of London as a TV series. Aaronovitch and Stolen Picture are also involved bringing the series to life.
The Rivers of London book series follows a character name Peter Grant, “an ordinary police constable turned magician’s apprentice as he solves crimes across the British capital with a blend of urban fantasy, mystery thriller and fantasy caper.”
I’ve never read this book series, but it actually sounds incredibly cool! I love the concept of it and with Pegg and Frost on board to bring it to life, it could make for an incredible show!
The first book in the series is called Midnight Riot in the U.S., the story “sees Grant as he attempts to solve a puzzling murder with information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost.
The Rivers of London book series follows a character name Peter Grant, “an ordinary police constable turned magician’s apprentice as he solves crimes across the British capital with a blend of urban fantasy, mystery thriller and fantasy caper.”
I’ve never read this book series, but it actually sounds incredibly cool! I love the concept of it and with Pegg and Frost on board to bring it to life, it could make for an incredible show!
The first book in the series is called Midnight Riot in the U.S., the story “sees Grant as he attempts to solve a puzzling murder with information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost.
- 4/30/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Matthew Byrd Apr 29, 2019
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will help adapt fantasy novel Rivers of London into a television series.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's production company, Stolen Picture, is set to adapt Ben Aaronovitch's fantasy novel, Rivers of London (known as Midnight Riot in the U.S.).
"We were in a position where I said ‘there’s this book that I loved’ and it became available, more or less," says Frost in an interview with Deadline. "I was chuffed to bits that I could get the rights to make it into a TV show. Everyone wants to potentially find the next Game of Thrones and the chance to turn Rivers of London into an eight-hour movie and hopefully find someone who will financially back that is a real draw.”
While this project is currently in its earliest stages (writers are still being hired in order to help assemble...
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will help adapt fantasy novel Rivers of London into a television series.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's production company, Stolen Picture, is set to adapt Ben Aaronovitch's fantasy novel, Rivers of London (known as Midnight Riot in the U.S.).
"We were in a position where I said ‘there’s this book that I loved’ and it became available, more or less," says Frost in an interview with Deadline. "I was chuffed to bits that I could get the rights to make it into a TV show. Everyone wants to potentially find the next Game of Thrones and the chance to turn Rivers of London into an eight-hour movie and hopefully find someone who will financially back that is a real draw.”
While this project is currently in its earliest stages (writers are still being hired in order to help assemble...
- 4/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Spring Breakers meets Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels on the banks of the Thames in Rivers of London: Water Weed the new graphic novel from Rivers of London creator Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel.
The sixth graphic novel in the phenomenally successful Rivers Of London series, Water Weed features wizarding cop Peter Grant, as he investigates crimes which fall a little outside the remit of the standard police force…
When two of the less well-behaved River goddesses, Chelsea and Olympia, decide to earn a few quid on the side, Peter and Bev find themselves drawn into a sordid cannabis-smuggling operation, controlled by London’s new queenpin of crime – the brutal and beautiful Hoodette!
To celebrate the release of Rivers of London: Water Weed And the Rivers of London box set, featuring the first three volumes in the series: Rivers of London: Body Work, Rivers of London: Night Witch, and...
The sixth graphic novel in the phenomenally successful Rivers Of London series, Water Weed features wizarding cop Peter Grant, as he investigates crimes which fall a little outside the remit of the standard police force…
When two of the less well-behaved River goddesses, Chelsea and Olympia, decide to earn a few quid on the side, Peter and Bev find themselves drawn into a sordid cannabis-smuggling operation, controlled by London’s new queenpin of crime – the brutal and beautiful Hoodette!
To celebrate the release of Rivers of London: Water Weed And the Rivers of London box set, featuring the first three volumes in the series: Rivers of London: Body Work, Rivers of London: Night Witch, and...
- 1/13/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Alana Joli Abbott Nov 19, 2018
We talked to Rivers of London author Ben Aaronovitch about writing about intersectional identities beyond his own experiences and identity.
Lies Sleeping, the latest installment in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series is out November 20th. The series follows Probationary Constable Peter Grant in his journey to magical detective-hood.
As a newcomer to Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series about a London-based detective solving supernatural crimes, one of the things that surprised me most about the British book series is the rich intersectionality of narrator-protagonist PC Peter Grant.
Grant is the son of a white British jazz musician and a Fula mother from Sierra Leone. Peter doesn’t identify himself as “black” in the pages of Lies Sleeping, but he very much identifies himself as the child of an African mother, and he identifies “whites” as "other." That gives him a unique worldview for the paranormal mystery genre,...
We talked to Rivers of London author Ben Aaronovitch about writing about intersectional identities beyond his own experiences and identity.
Lies Sleeping, the latest installment in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series is out November 20th. The series follows Probationary Constable Peter Grant in his journey to magical detective-hood.
As a newcomer to Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series about a London-based detective solving supernatural crimes, one of the things that surprised me most about the British book series is the rich intersectionality of narrator-protagonist PC Peter Grant.
Grant is the son of a white British jazz musician and a Fula mother from Sierra Leone. Peter doesn’t identify himself as “black” in the pages of Lies Sleeping, but he very much identifies himself as the child of an African mother, and he identifies “whites” as "other." That gives him a unique worldview for the paranormal mystery genre,...
- 11/7/2018
- Den of Geek
Alana Joli Abbott Nov 2, 2018
We take a closer look at the supernatural book series by Doctor Who writer Ben Aaronovitch in the lead up to the latest book's release.
Lies Sleeping, the seventh book in the Rivers of London, a series that’s wildly-popular in its hometown setting of London, releases on November 20, 2018. Beginning with Midnight Riot (titled Rivers of London in England) in 2011, the Rivers of London series follows Probationary Constable Peter Grant in his journey to detective-hood—with a serious side of magic.
Read Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
Peter is a sarcastic and entertaining narrator, and he’s an excellent guide through a world where London isn’t just the setting, but a character itself. If you’ve not yet read any of the books leading up to Lies Sleeping, it’s a good idea to start at the beginning... but even if you leap into the series with both feet,...
We take a closer look at the supernatural book series by Doctor Who writer Ben Aaronovitch in the lead up to the latest book's release.
Lies Sleeping, the seventh book in the Rivers of London, a series that’s wildly-popular in its hometown setting of London, releases on November 20, 2018. Beginning with Midnight Riot (titled Rivers of London in England) in 2011, the Rivers of London series follows Probationary Constable Peter Grant in his journey to detective-hood—with a serious side of magic.
Read Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
Peter is a sarcastic and entertaining narrator, and he’s an excellent guide through a world where London isn’t just the setting, but a character itself. If you’ve not yet read any of the books leading up to Lies Sleeping, it’s a good idea to start at the beginning... but even if you leap into the series with both feet,...
- 11/2/2018
- Den of Geek
On September 7th, 1968, Led Zeppelin played their first live show ever in, of all places, a converted gym in Gladsaxe, Denmark. They weren’t yet billed under their soon-to-be world-famous name but were instead performing under the guise of the New Yardbirds, a relaunch of the British Invasion blues rockers who’d imploded just months before. The only known quantity among this new lineup was guitarist Jimmy Page, who’d funded the tour through Scandinavia out of his own pocket, but that was enough draw a young crowd to the venue,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Corbin Reiff
- Rollingstone.com
The film is based on Peter Madsen’s comic-book series.
TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Danish director Fenar Ahmad’s pan-Nordic production Valhalla, which has shot in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and wraps its shoot in Norway this week. The first image of the film features Roland Møller as Thor.
The film is quite different than Ahmad’s gritty urban feature Darkland (which was a box-office hit in Denmark).
The film is based on the classic Nordic folk tales that were told in Peter Madsen’s comic book series. The comics were adapted into an animated feature called Valhalla in 1986 but...
TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Danish director Fenar Ahmad’s pan-Nordic production Valhalla, which has shot in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and wraps its shoot in Norway this week. The first image of the film features Roland Møller as Thor.
The film is quite different than Ahmad’s gritty urban feature Darkland (which was a box-office hit in Denmark).
The film is based on the classic Nordic folk tales that were told in Peter Madsen’s comic book series. The comics were adapted into an animated feature called Valhalla in 1986 but...
- 9/7/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie that’s available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. First up: Tim Grierson on Lars von Trier’s warped Our-Town-through-a-glass-darkly parable Dogville.
“This is the sad tale of the township of Dogville.” With those words, spoken by off-screen narrator John Hurt, writer-director Lars von Trier introduced us to a community (and a movie) that invited audiences to project...
“This is the sad tale of the township of Dogville.” With those words, spoken by off-screen narrator John Hurt, writer-director Lars von Trier introduced us to a community (and a movie) that invited audiences to project...
- 8/17/2018
- by Tim Grierson
- Rollingstone.com
Sometime during the week of Aug. 12, 1968, the band that would take over the world as Led Zeppelin held its first rehearsal in a small room in London.
The preceding May, Yardbirds guitarist and session veteran Jimmy Page found himself without a band when the other three members — who’d seen some success since the group first formed in 1963, but had fallen out of fashion — abruptly quit. With a Scandinavian tour already booked, Page and manager Peter Grant united bassist/keyboardist and fellow sessioneer John Paul Jones (with whom he’d performed on songs by Donovan and others) with two young musicians from the British Midlands, singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham, both 20, who’d performed together in a group called Band of Joy.
As the new quartet launched into the R&B chestnut “Train Kept A’Rollin’,” a Yardbirds live staple that the group had recorded in 1965, the chemistry,...
The preceding May, Yardbirds guitarist and session veteran Jimmy Page found himself without a band when the other three members — who’d seen some success since the group first formed in 1963, but had fallen out of fashion — abruptly quit. With a Scandinavian tour already booked, Page and manager Peter Grant united bassist/keyboardist and fellow sessioneer John Paul Jones (with whom he’d performed on songs by Donovan and others) with two young musicians from the British Midlands, singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham, both 20, who’d performed together in a group called Band of Joy.
As the new quartet launched into the R&B chestnut “Train Kept A’Rollin’,” a Yardbirds live staple that the group had recorded in 1965, the chemistry,...
- 8/13/2018
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Written by Andrew Cartmel | Art by Lee Sullivan | Published by Titan Comics
Last issue was the first one we have seen where the fab creative team that has so far guided this book along was no more. Ok, maybe that’s overstating it a tad, as both Andrew Cartmel, as writer, and Lee Sullivan, as artist, are still happily churning out wonderful stuff. The missing cog though is an important one, creator Ben Aaronovitch himself. I’m not sure if this is a permanent change, or just a one arc deal, but I’m sure he’s keeping a keen eye on everything. From reading the last issue alone you probably wouldn’t have even noticed the change, as continuity of character and tone was all there. Which is nice.
Last issue saw the focus fall on two areas not really explored so far in Peter Grant’s comic adventures so far.
Last issue was the first one we have seen where the fab creative team that has so far guided this book along was no more. Ok, maybe that’s overstating it a tad, as both Andrew Cartmel, as writer, and Lee Sullivan, as artist, are still happily churning out wonderful stuff. The missing cog though is an important one, creator Ben Aaronovitch himself. I’m not sure if this is a permanent change, or just a one arc deal, but I’m sure he’s keeping a keen eye on everything. From reading the last issue alone you probably wouldn’t have even noticed the change, as continuity of character and tone was all there. Which is nice.
Last issue saw the focus fall on two areas not really explored so far in Peter Grant’s comic adventures so far.
- 7/19/2018
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Andrew Cartmel | Art by Lee Sullivan | Published by Titan Comics
Seems to have been an absolute age since there has been a new Rivers of London book, and looking back the last issue of the ‘Cry Fox’ arc was back in February. How dare Cartmel and Aaronovitch have any time off. Well, obviously they’ve been off doing other things, the Seventh Doctor (Who) book among others, but Rivers of London has been missed. Not just the quality of its storytelling, which is always top notch, or its humour, which is always a highlight, but just the overall book. The main characters, the supporting characters, the mystical London just under the surface, it all adds up to pure entertainment. I’m pleased it’s back.
The strength of the book has always been the continuity of its creative team, the writing duo of Cartmel/ Aaronovitch, and the art of Lee Sullivan.
Seems to have been an absolute age since there has been a new Rivers of London book, and looking back the last issue of the ‘Cry Fox’ arc was back in February. How dare Cartmel and Aaronovitch have any time off. Well, obviously they’ve been off doing other things, the Seventh Doctor (Who) book among others, but Rivers of London has been missed. Not just the quality of its storytelling, which is always top notch, or its humour, which is always a highlight, but just the overall book. The main characters, the supporting characters, the mystical London just under the surface, it all adds up to pure entertainment. I’m pleased it’s back.
The strength of the book has always been the continuity of its creative team, the writing duo of Cartmel/ Aaronovitch, and the art of Lee Sullivan.
- 6/19/2018
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
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