Jack Thorne, best known for his work on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is currently at work on developing a new adaptation of The Secret Garden for the big screen. The film will be directed by Marc Munden (Utopia) and will co-star Colin Firth and Julie Walters. Veering further into the future than the the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the film will take place in 1947 just after World War II and lead up to the partition of India. The Secret Garden (which is, personally, one of my favorite stories to ever exist…ever) details the life of Mary Lennox, an …
Olivia Gatwood was born February 23, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And, in her short twenty-six years on this planet, this woman has taken no small-steps toward proving her brilliance, strength, resilience, and power. At just sixteen, Gatwood led twenty other women in a class-action sexual harassment lawsuit against their boss at a local bakery. She now works as a Title IX Compliant (a federal law that states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity …
Poetry is one of the oldest forms of writing in existence. It has been the go-to for both writers and avid-readers in need of a way to express themselves, clear their heads, and share thoughts that can’t always be easy to share since the beginning of time, and, with such a rise in modern poets hitting the big time and making waves in the press, it’s right now as popular and relevant as ever. Yay, poets! Yay, poems! Yay, poetry! Here are seven of my favorite quotes from modern poets for the days when you’re feeling down and need a little help getting …
George R. R. Martin has announced his next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series…but it’s not The Winds of Winter. Martin has released Fire and Blood, a 640-page collection of short stories detailing the history of the Targaryens. It will cover all of the Targaryen kings from Aegon I (The Conqueror) to the regency of Aegon III (The Dragonbane). Written much like a history textbook, Fire and Blood will be part-one in a two-part collection series. Martin has promised he will release part two “in a few years.” As for releasing The Winds of Winter, which fans have been anticipating since 2011, Martin has …
HBO has submitted Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) for lead actor Emmy nominations for their work in season seven of Game of Thrones. While both actors had been submitted for Emmy nominations for supporting roles (Harington in 2016 and Clarke in 2013, 2015, and 2016) neither had been up for a lead actor nomination before. A post shared by @emilia_clarke on Aug 6, 2017 at 10:12am PDT Typically, with a cast this diverse and expansive, it’s nearly impossible to pin-down what counts as a leading role. So, up until now, HBO has only submitted GoT stars for supporting actor Emmy nominations, making this the …
