question: who is the actor that plays sneaky pete

answers: Giovanni Ribisi

title: Sneaky Pete

title: Sneaky Pete

text: the pilot, with some tweaking and possible minor reshoots before being made available to the viewers. The pilot was released on Amazon on August 7, 2015 and was ordered to series on September 2, 2015. In March 2016, it was announced that Shore would be leaving the project, and would be replaced by Graham Yost, who would be taking over as executive producer and showrunner. Start of production of the full series was pushed back to allow for the transition. Episode 2 and the remainder of the first season premiered on January 13, 2017. The first season of "Sneaky Pete"

title: Sneaky Pete

text: remaining nine episodes. The first season premiered in its entirety on January 13, 2017, exclusively on Amazon Video. On January 19, 2017, Amazon announced that "Sneaky Pete" had been renewed for a second season, which was released on March 9, 2018. On July 28, 2018, Amazon announced that the series had been renewed for a third season. "Sneaky Pete" follows "Marius, a con man who gets out of prison only to find himself hunted by the vicious gangster he once robbed. With nowhere else to turn, Marius takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his cellmate, Pete,

title: Sneaky Pete

text: and then “reunites” with Pete’s estranged family — who have no reason to suspect he’s not their long-lost loved one." In November 2014, CBS gave a production commitment to "Sneaky Pete". A formal pilot for the show was shot in New York in March 2015. On May 8, CBS decided to pass on the pilot, while also canceling David Shore's other series on the network, "Battle Creek". Just two days later, it was reported that the pilot might be moving to cable networks, with many expressing interest. In June, it was reported that Amazon was in negotiations to pick up

title: Jacob Pitts

text: and is currently starring as Lance Lord in the crime drama series "Sneaky Pete". Pitts grew up in Weston, Connecticut, the son of Arlene and Joseph Rives Pitts. He described himself as a hyperactive child. In high school, he was involved in the theater production company, and took part in productions while he was in school, including a performance as the Mysterious Man in "Into The Woods". Pitts began his career when he made his TV debut in 1999, and he appeared in an episode of Comedy Central's sitcom "Strangers with Candy". He then went on to the New York

title: Sneaky Pete Kleinow

text: Sneaky Pete Kleinow Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and a motion picture special effects artist. He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician for such artists as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Eagles, The Everly Brothers, George Harrison, The Steve Miller Band, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Spencer Davis, Linda Ronstadt and many others. Kleinow was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana; inspired by Jerry Byrd,

title: David Shore

text: a show Shore and Bryan Cranston created. The first season of "Sneaky Pete" was exclusively released in its entirety on Amazon Video on January 13, 2017. He lived in Encino Hills, California, with his wife Judy and their three children until 2010, when the family moved to a larger home in nearby Pacific Palisades. David Shore David Shore (born July 3, 1959) is a Canadian television writer. Shore worked on "Family Law", "NYPD Blue" and "Due South", also producing many episodes of the latter. He created the critically acclaimed series "House" and more recently, "Battle Creek", "Sneaky Pete" and "The

title: Sneaky Pete Kleinow

text: the Flying Burrito Brothers see their discography. Kleinow appears on numerous rock and country-rock albums, including those by: Sneaky Pete Kleinow Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and a motion picture special effects artist. He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician for such artists as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Eagles, The Everly Brothers, George Harrison, The Steve Miller Band, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Spencer Davis,

title: David Shore

text: he co-wrote. Shore and his co-writers won the Writers Guild of America Award for episodic drama at the February 2010 ceremony for the premiere. It was renewed for a seventh season, which began airing on September 20, 2010, and an eighth and final season. In 2009 he finished production of the short-lived police TV show "Winters" starring Famke Janssen. In February, 2013, "Entertainment Weekly" reported that Shore would write for an upcoming ABC television show entitled "Doubt", about "a 'charming low-rent' lawyer battling his demons" starring Steve Coogan. In August 2015, Amazon Video released a pilot episode for "Sneaky Pete",

title: Libe Barer

text: Libe Barer Libe Alexandra Barer (born December 19, 1991) is an American actress best known for playing the role Carly Bowman in the Amazon Prime original series "Sneaky Pete". Barer's sister is actor Ariela Barer. Barer attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (nicknamed "Fame High") where she received an LACHSA Moondance Film Festival Award for her screenplay "On Top Of The World." In addition to her role on "Sneaky Pete", Barer stars in the short film Disfluency, had a role on the shows "Those Who Can't" and "Parenthood", and was featured in a commercial for Subway.

title: Pete Gardner

text: Pete Gardner Pete Gardner (born Pete Zahradnick in Scarsdale, New York) is an American actor, best known for playing Darryl Whitefeather in The CW comedy-drama series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". Pete studied improv at the Second City improv group in Chicago. Pete mentored and directed both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in multiple productions during their tenure at Second City. In 2015, Gardner joined the cast of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" as a series regular and the owner of law firm Whitefeather. Gardner also played the titular character in the short film "Barry", released in 2016. He also played Carl, a stockbroker and fellow

title: Michael Tarn

text: Michael Tarn Michael Tarn (born 18 December 1953) is a British film and television actor. He is best known for playing Pete in Stanley Kubrick's film "A Clockwork Orange" (1971). Tarn was cast as Pete in "A Clockwork Orange" and was the only actor in the gang who was a true teenager (16–17 years) at the time of production. The others being in their mid to late-20s. Subsequently, he appeared in John Mackenzie's film "Made" (1972), and had lead roles in "It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow", directed by John Goldschmidt, and the name role in "Zigger Zagger", directed by Ron

title: Pete Gardner

text: employee of Ryan, played by Charlie Sheen in the 2001 movie "Good Advice", also starring Angie Harmon and Denise Richards. He played Alan's football coach on "Son of Zorn". He played Father Michaels in the 2018 comedy web television series Liza on Demand. Pete Gardner Pete Gardner (born Pete Zahradnick in Scarsdale, New York) is an American actor, best known for playing Darryl Whitefeather in The CW comedy-drama series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". Pete studied improv at the Second City improv group in Chicago. Pete mentored and directed both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in multiple productions during their tenure at Second

title: Who I Am And What I Want

text: Who I Am And What I Want Who I Am And What I Want is a 7 minute animated short directed by Chris Shepherd and David Shrigley in 2005. The film is based on the 2003 David Shrigley book of the same title. Kevin Eldon voices the role of the film's main character, Pete. The DVD was released in 2006 with a 12 page booklet with art from the film. Pete lives in the woods. He survives by hunting and killing. He is an outcast from society who finds happiness in being alone. He recalls the key moments that led

title: Bryan Cranston

text: He has also appeared in several acclaimed films such as "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), "Drive" (2011), "Argo" (2012) and "Godzilla" (2014). In 2015, Cranston, together with David Shore, executive produced and wrote the story for the Amazon Studios original crime drama "Sneaky Pete". Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956, in Hollywood, California, the second of three children born to radio actress Annalisa ("née" Sell; 1923–2004) and actor and former amateur boxer Joseph Louis Cranston (1924–2014). His father was of Austrian-Jewish, German, and Irish descent, while his mother was the daughter of German immigrants.

title: David Morrissey

text: was attracted to the role because the play began with a long speech and the cast and crew had only two weeks' rehearsal time. Next, he starred in "Some Voices" (2000), playing Pete. Morrissey researched the character of Pete, a chef, by shadowing the head chef at the Terrace Restaurant in Kensington, London and chopping vegetables in the kitchen for two hours a day. An "Independent" critic called him "an instinctive actor who can use his whole body to convey an inner turbulence". For his next film role as Nazi Captain Weber in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (2001), Morrissey researched the

title: Irving Paul Lazar

text: where Sneaky as an agent, will get his clients absolutely anything they want for 10% of their soul. The Lazar role was played on Broadway by Martin Gable. Irving Paul Lazar Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar (March 28, 1907 – December 30, 1993) was an American talent agent and dealmaker, representing both movie stars and authors. Born Samuel Lazar to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Fordham University and Brooklyn Law School in 1931. While practicing bankruptcy law during the early 1930s, he negotiated a business deal for a vaudeville performer Ted Lewis, and realized the income

title: Marin Ireland

text: Marin Ireland Marin Yvonne Ireland (born August 30, 1979) is an American stage, film, and television actress. In 2009, she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "reasons to be pretty". Since 2017 she stars on the Amazon Studios original series "Sneaky Pete". Ireland was born and raised in Camarillo, California. She studied at the Idyllwild Arts Foundation in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California as a child, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Hartt School, the performing-arts conservatory at the University of Hartford in West

title: Hatching Pete

text: Hatching Pete Hatching Pete is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie which first aired on April 24, 2009 on Disney Channel UK and later Disney Channel and Family. It was released on DVD in America on May 12, 2009 together with "Dadnapped". It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to air in the UK first. It first aired in America on April 24, 2009. Pete Ivey (Jason Dolley) is a teenager who is a total introvert. While he has other friends, he prefers to keep company with his best friend Cleatus Poole (Mitchel Musso), a goofball who is exactly

title: The Pitts

text: Petey was to be played by Andy Milonakis replacing David Henrie who was already starring in Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place. On July 24, 2008, it was announced that the animated series had been taken out of production after a pilot had failed to impress Fox executives. The Pitts The Pitts is an American sitcom that aired Sunday at 9:30 on Fox between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. The show featured absurd, fantastical plots presented within the context of a seemingly normal family sitcom. It was cancelled after two months. The

title: Danny Tamberelli

text: with former "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" co-star Michael Maronna. He also made a guest appearance on the podcasts "The Comedy Button" and "The Indoor Kids". Danny Tamberelli Daniel Paul Tamberelli (born February 8, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known for his roles as Little Pete in "The Adventures of Pete and Pete", Arnold Perlstein in "The Magic School Bus", one of the cast members for Nickelodeon's "All That" from seasons four through six and Jimmy De Santa in "Grand Theft Auto V". Tamberelli was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey. He is of

title: Pete the Cat

text: My White Shoes" is one of the books included in that list. In 2017, an animated holiday special, Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year, was released on Amazon Prime. Jacob Tremblay starred as the title character, with his parents voiced by Elvis Costello and Diana Krall. Additional voices were provided by Atticus Shaffer, KT Tunstall, and Don Was. It was followed by a series which was released on September 21, 2018. The series also has a Christmas special called "Pete the Cat: A Very Groovy Christmas" which was released on November 20, 2018. Pete the Cat Pete the Cat:

title: Seth Gordon

text: August 2013 declined to direct the sequel, citing commitments to the television series "The Goldbergs", on which he is an executive producer, and a planned remake of the film "WarGames". Gordon directed the pilot of "Sneaky Pete" for Amazon Studios, which he also produces with Bryan Cranston and David Shore. A season of episodes has been ordered by Amazon Studios and is in production. Gordon directed the 2017 film version of "Baywatch", starring Dwayne Johnson, Priyanka Chopra and Zac Efron. He graduated from Lakeside School (Seattle) in 1994 and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 2009, Gordon developed and

title: Pete's Dragon (1977 film)

text: comforts Elliott by telling him if that anyone can help that kid, he can. He flies away as Pete and his new family wave good-bye to him. The film ends with Pete reminding him once again he is supposed to be invisible. Al Checco, Henry Slate, and Jack Collins appear in the film as local fishermen. Robert Easton plays a store proprietor, and Roger Price is seen as a man with a visor. Robert Foulk plays an old sea captain. Ben Wrigley is the egg vendor that Elliott accidentally knocks into the Mayor and Joe Ross plays the cement man

title: David MacCreedy

text: David MacCreedy David MacCreedy is an English film, television and theatre actor, as well as being a director and film producer. He is best known for his role as Cpl Pete Polson in the television series All Quiet on the Preston Front and for playing Tony in the rugby film Up 'n' Under. Whilst at drama school, MacCreedy was in the Territorial Army (now the Army Reserve) which helped with his audition for Cpl Polson in All Quiet on the Preston Front. He initially auditioned with Stephen Tompkinson whom he already knew and they worked well together in securing the

title: Nowhere Boys

text: the skater boy Sam. Testro said that he and Adams both auditioned six times for the roles of Jake and Sam, with both originally auditioning for each other's characters. Baldwin stars as Felix, a Goth who has an interest in magic. Sean Rees-Wemyss was cast as Felix's younger brother Oscar, a disabled social outcast who is bullied at school. Rees-Wemyss revealed that he initially auditioned for the role of Felix but the directors felt he was too young for the part. Darci McDonald plays Felix's best friend Ellen. Tamala Shelton plays Sam's popular girlfriend Mia and Michala Banas plays the

title: The Horse with the Flying Tail

text: from an event and his nickname among competitors was "Sneaky Pete" for those reasons. He was an excellent jumper (when willing), however, and when he cleared a fence, Sneaky Pete consistently would raise his tail in the characteristic fashion shown in the photograph displayed from the film. That tail, raised so high, was repeated for each faultless jump and spectators at horse shows relied upon this signal from the horse to record his scores, without waiting for the results from the judges. Hence the title of the film about his career. When he was obtained by Hugh Wiley, Wiley enlisted

title: Barnyard Follies

text: McKenzie as the leading lady in five Gene Autry films from October 1941 through April 1942. The dog, Lucenay's Peter (uncredited), seen in "Barnyard Follies" was the second generation "Pete the Pup" from Hal Roach's "Our Gang" series and is identified in the haystack scene at 25:25 as "Pete" by Bubbles (Mary Lee). Born 6 September 1929, owned and trained by Harry S. Lucenay (1887-1944), Lucenay's Peter was AKC and UKC registered as an American Pit Bull Terrier and had a ring painted around his left eye. Lucenay's first generation "Pete the Pup", named Pal the Wonder Dog, with a

title: Pete's Dragon (1977 film)

text: containing Elliott. Ken Anderson, who created Elliott, explained that he thought it would be appropriate to make him "a little paunchy" and not always particularly graceful when it comes to flying. Don Hahn, who was an assistant director to Don Bluth on "Pete's Dragon", gained some experience working with a combination of live-action and animation before later going on to work on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". "Pete's Dragon" premiered on November 3, 1977 at the Radio City Music Hall for its intended roadshow theatrical release, in which the film ran 134 minutes. For its general release, it was edited down

title: Syrup (film)

text: team will polish it before it is presented to the board. During the meeting, the board shows some resistance but Six informs them that Scat is willing to give up trademark provisions for a mere two million. Scat then realizes he has not reserved the trademark and scrambles to the Patent and Trademark Office only to find out that his roommate, Sneaky Pete, stole his idea and registered it earlier that morning. Success befalls Pete as 'FUKK' becomes the highest selling energy drink in the nation. Embittered, Scat goes back to his ordinary life but is later recruited by Six

title: Sneaky Pete

long_answer: Sneaky Pete is an American crime drama series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The series follows Marius Josipović (Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cell mate, Pete Murphy, in order to avoid his past life. The series also stars Marin Ireland, Shane McRae, Libe Barer, Michael Drayer, Peter Gerety, and Margo Martindale. The pilot debuted on August 7, 2015, and was followed by a full series order that September. Shore left the project in early 2016 and was replaced by Graham Yost, who served as executive producer and showrunner for the remaining nine episodes. The first season premiered in its entirety on January 13, 2017, exclusively on Amazon Video. On January 19, 2017, Amazon announced that Sneaky Pete had been renewed for a second season, which was released on March 9, 2018.


question: sequel to a christmas story it runs in the family

answers: My Summer Story

title: My Summer Story

text: My Summer Story, originally released in theaters as It Runs in the Family, is a 1994 film that follows the further adventures of the Parker family from A Christmas Story.  Like the previous film, it is based on semi-autobiographical stories by Jean Shepherd, primarily from his book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.

title: A Christmas Tale

text: A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale () is a 2008 French comedy-drama film by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni. It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the parents' home for Christmas, only to learn that their mother has leukemia. It was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Junon Vuillard is Abel Vuillard's wife, and the iron-willed matriarch of the Vuillard family. Junon held her family together through many tough times, and although her willpower helped

title: It Runs in the Family (2003 film)

text: up touchy topics it would have taken more to treat them frankly." It Runs in the Family (2003 film) It Runs in the Family is a 2003 comedy-drama movie directed by Fred Schepisi and starring three generations of the Douglas family: Kirk Douglas, his son Michael Douglas, and Michael's son Cameron Douglas, who play three generations of a family. Diana Douglas ( Dill), real-life mother to Michael Douglas and ex-wife of Kirk, plays Kirk's character's wife. The film was a co-production with MGM and Buena Vista International. The story involves the highly successful New York City Gromberg family. Each member

title: A Christmas Story

text: A Christmas Story A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book "", with some elements from his 1971 book "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories". It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley. A seasonal classic in North America, it is shown numerous times on television, usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. Since 1997, a marathon of the film titled "24 Hours of "A Christmas Story"" has aired annually on TNT or TBS, comprising twelve consecutive airings of

title: The Christmas Angel: A Family Story

text: The Christmas Angel: A Family Story The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller, their fifth Christmas album. The soundtrack, accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John, tells the story of a decorative angel that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree by a villain called the Gargon. The toys under the tree will not become presents until the angel is found. With the toys' help, a young mother defeats the Gargon and Christmas is saved. The script was written by Mark Valenti. The story was then

title: Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger

text: Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger Nativity! 2: Danger in the Manger is a 2012 British comedy film written and directed by Debbie Isitt, an improvised Christmas comedy is the second film in the "Nativity" film series. The film stars David Tennant playing the dual role of twin brothers, with Joanna Page as the wife of one of the brothers and Ian McNeice as the father of the brothers. Pam Ferris and Marc Wootton reprise their roles from the first film. The film, which was the official Children in Need film of 2012, had its first public screening on 11

title: A Christmas Story

text: reviews. A Christmas Story A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book "", with some elements from his 1971 book "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories". It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley. A seasonal classic in North America, it is shown numerous times on television, usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System. Since 1997, a marathon of the film titled "24 Hours of "A Christmas Story"" has aired annually on TNT or TBS, comprising twelve consecutive airings

title: The Christmas Angel: A Family Story

text: turned into a figure skating production titled "The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice", starring Dorothy Hamill as the mother, Elvis Stojko as the Gargon, and Tonia Kwiatkowski as the Angel. The Christmas Angel: A Family Story The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller, their fifth Christmas album. The soundtrack, accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John, tells the story of a decorative angel that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree by a villain called the Gargon. The toys under the tree will not become

title: A Christmas Story (1972 TV special)

text: A Christmas Story (1972 TV special) A Christmas Story is a 1972 American animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast in syndication on December 9, 1972. As a family gathers around the tree on Christmas Eve, their son Timmy has made a special wish in his letter to Santa Claus. But the letter is found – unmailed – by the lovable family dog Goober and his friend, Gumdrop the mouse. Together, they set off into the snowy night to deliver the letter to Santa. Overcoming many perils – including a lurking gang of alley cats –

title: A Christmas Tree Miracle

text: A Christmas Tree Miracle A Christmas Tree Miracle (2013) is a holiday film produced by Flyover Films in association with Route 40 Films. The story centers on the George family. Bothered by the upcoming Christmas holiday, father David (Kevin Sizemore) is focused on work, mother Julie (Claudia Esposito) is frazzled by the season and teens Nick (Barrett Carnahan) and Natalie (Emily Capehart) are focused on their ever-growing Christmas lists. It's only 6 year old Nina (Siomha Kenney) who truly has any Christmas spirit. When David loses his land developer job right before the holidays, the family's finances cascade out of

title: Family for Christmas

text: Family for Christmas Family for Christmas is a 2015 American-Canadian holiday romantic comedy directed by Amanda Tapping and starring Lacey Chabert and Tyron Leitso. Written by Bryar Freed, the film is about a successful single career woman who, after meeting a man playing Santa Claus during her office Christmas party, wakes up the following morning to find herself married to her college sweetheart and the mother of two daughters. The television film first aired on July 11, 2015 on the Hallmark Channel. After exposing a corrupt charity organization, successful investigative journalist Hannah Dunbar (Lacey Chabert) is made special correspondent for

title: It Runs in the Family (2003 film)

text: It Runs in the Family (2003 film) It Runs in the Family is a 2003 comedy-drama movie directed by Fred Schepisi and starring three generations of the Douglas family: Kirk Douglas, his son Michael Douglas, and Michael's son Cameron Douglas, who play three generations of a family. Diana Douglas ( Dill), real-life mother to Michael Douglas and ex-wife of Kirk, plays Kirk's character's wife. The film was a co-production with MGM and Buena Vista International. The story involves the highly successful New York City Gromberg family. Each member has their own set of problems. The father-son relationship difficulties is highlighted.

title: The Night They Saved Christmas

text: Eve so they can get to the oil before Gaylord does. The kids eavesdrop on this meeting and decide to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night and take a snowmobile to warn Santa. The youngest Child, C. B., is left behind to tell the parents where the older two went. When C. B. tells Claudia, the latter takes off in her plane to look for them. She sights snowmobile tracks and follows them into an ice fog. Santa, with his sleigh and reindeer, goes into the fog to rescue them and takes them back to

title: Family for Christmas

text: in arm toward their future together. Family for Christmas Family for Christmas is a 2015 American-Canadian holiday romantic comedy directed by Amanda Tapping and starring Lacey Chabert and Tyron Leitso. Written by Bryar Freed, the film is about a successful single career woman who, after meeting a man playing Santa Claus during her office Christmas party, wakes up the following morning to find herself married to her college sweetheart and the mother of two daughters. The television film first aired on July 11, 2015 on the Hallmark Channel. After exposing a corrupt charity organization, successful investigative journalist Hannah Dunbar (Lacey

title: This Christmas (film)

text: This Christmas (film) This Christmas is a 2007 American Christmas romantic musical comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years. The film is based on the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Chris Brown in the film. The Whitfield family overcome many trials and obstacles during the Christmas season. Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield greets her boyfriend Joe when

title: Chasing Christmas

text: wanted to stay in the past, and Jack and Christmas Present ended up on an adventure to put Christmas Past back on track. Chasing Christmas Chasing Christmas is a 2005 contemporary re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol". This ABC Family movie, written by Todd Berger and directed by Ron Oliver, stars Tom Arnold as Jack Cameron, who is a man with a Scrooge-type personality. He is stuck with his wife, whom he caught with another man at their daughter's Christmas play. The sad events of his life, including his wife's infidelity, led him to hate Christmas. This

title: Moonlight and Mistletoe

text: Moonlight and Mistletoe Moonlight and Mistletoe is a 2008 Christmas television film directed by Karen Arthur. Holly Crosby (Candace Cameron Bure) is the daughter of Nick Crosby (Tom Arnold), the owner of "Santaville", an amusement park focusing on Christmas, open 365 days a year. Fed up with being second fiddle to her father, who is devoted to the amusement park with all of his heart and soul, she leaves him in her teenage years. Years later, she is a successful businesswoman in the big city who is devoted to her work, but she does not have a social life. A

title: Surviving Christmas

text: forces the family to go out and buy a tree together, requiring Tom to wear a Santa cap in public. While they are trimming the tree, the eldest child Alicia arrives for the holidays and is stunned by Drew's presence. He suggests that she could portray the maid, since she was an unexpected addition to the scenario. At dinner, Drew writes a script for the family to read at the table. He hires a local actor to play the part of his grandfather, whom he calls Doo-Dah. Drew takes Alicia and her brother Brian sledding the next day. After crashing

title: Christmas Caper

text: Christmas Caper Christmas Caper is an ABC Family Original Movie. It aired on November 25, 2007 on ABC Family as part of their 25 Days of Christmas. The film stars Shannen Doherty, Ty Olsson, Sonya Salomaa and Stefanie von Pfetten. A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with Clive, her partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays can help put her priorities

title: A Christmas Tale

text: hospital in front of his mother and not revealing the answer. The film explores family relationships, how some conflicts are resolved, and how relationship constantly evolve between mother and children, lovers, spouses, and siblings in the context of a Christmas family gathering. There are philosophical insights into the complexity of life, and we gain a deeper understanding of each person in the family, the dynamics of the Vuillard family, and how we deal with adversity. The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale () is a 2008

title: The Road to Christmas

text: The Road to Christmas The Road to Christmas is a 2006 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Mark Jean and starring Jennifer Grey, Megan Park, and Clark Gregg. Written by Judd Parkin, the film is about a successful fashion photographer whose planned Christmas wedding in Aspen is interrupted by a snow storm. With no flights or rental cars available, she accepts a ride from a widowed school teacher and his thirteen-year-old daughter, who open up their home to her until the roads clear. "The Road to Christmas" first aired on December 17, 2006 on Lifetime. It was released on

title: Joulutarina

text: Joulutarina Joulutarina (English title: "Christmas Story") is a 2007 Finnish christmas drama film directed by Juha Wuolijoki. It is the story of how an orphan called Nikolas became Santa Claus. The Finnish premiere was on 16 November 2007. It was largely shot on location in Utsjoki. Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his family are killed in an accident. The heads of the families in the village meet to decide his future and, as life in the arctic is difficult, it is decided that as no one family could care for him permanently, they

title: Christmas Inheritance

text: rating of 50% based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 6.2/10. Christmas Inheritance Christmas Inheritance is a 2017 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Ernie Barbarash and written by Dinah Eng. The film stars Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, Michael Xavier, Neil Crone, Lori Hallier, and Andie MacDowell. The film was released on Netflix on December 15, 2017. Before ambitious heiress Alpha Ellen Langford can inherit her father's gift business, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad's former partner in Snow Falls, the hometown she never knew. When a snowstorm strands her at the town inn,

title: A Christmas Story: The Musical

text: A Christmas Story: The Musical A Christmas Story: The Musical is a musical version of the film "A Christmas Story". The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek & Paul and the book by Joseph Robinette. The musical takes place in the 1940s in Indiana and focuses on a child named Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. After numerous regional productions, out of town tryouts and national tours, this version of the musical originally officially opened on Broadway in November 2012 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre for a limited engagement that ran through December 2012.

title: Christmas in Wonderland

text: in 2008 as part of ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It was poorly received by the public. Christmas in Wonderland Christmas in Wonderland is a 2007 Canadian-American comedy film about three children who move with their father from Los Angeles to Edmonton, Alberta, where they catch a group of counterfeiters while Christmas shopping. The Saunders family has just moved from Los Angeles to Edmonton right before Christmas leaving them with no Christmas spirit with the exception of the bright eyed 6-year-old Mary (Amy and Zoe Schalgel). They go to the majestic West Edmonton Mall for Christmas shopping.

title: Christmas Inheritance

text: Christmas Inheritance Christmas Inheritance is a 2017 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Ernie Barbarash and written by Dinah Eng. The film stars Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, Michael Xavier, Neil Crone, Lori Hallier, and Andie MacDowell. The film was released on Netflix on December 15, 2017. Before ambitious heiress Alpha Ellen Langford can inherit her father's gift business, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad's former partner in Snow Falls, the hometown she never knew. When a snowstorm strands her at the town inn, she's forced to work for her keep, and in the process, finds romance

title: The Christmas Chronicles

text: The Christmas Chronicles The Christmas Chronicles is a 2018 American Christmas film directed by Clay Kaytis from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman. The film stars Kurt Russell, Judah Lewis, Darby Camp, Lamorne Morris, and with Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Oliver Hudson. It follows a brother and sister who, after accidentally crashing Santa Claus' sleigh, must save Christmas. The film was released on November 22, 2018, by Netflix. In Lowell, Massachusetts, Christmas has been a cherished tradition in the Pierce household for many years until 2018, when the father Doug (Oliver Hudson), a firefighter, dies in the line of duty. The mother

title: Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

text: Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe is a 2009 made for television Christmas comedy film and a sequel to "Santa Baby". It premiered on ABC Family on December 13, 2009, in their 25 Days of Christmas programming block. Jenny McCarthy, Lynne Griffin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Richard Side, and Gabe Khouth all reprise their roles from the original. Santa's in the midst of a late-life crisis—he's tired of the responsibilities of the job and is ready to pass on the reins to his business-minded daughter Mary, who feels torn between the family business and running her own

title: A Christmas Horror Story

text: A Christmas Horror Story A Christmas Horror Story is a 2015 anthology horror film directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, and Brett Sullivan. It premiered on July 20, 2015 at the Fantasia International Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release on October 2, 2015, along with a VOD release. The film is a series of interwoven stories tied together by a framework story featuring William Shatner as a radio DJ. Dangerous Dan (William Shatner) is an alcoholic radio DJ stuck pulling a long shift at the Bailey Downs radio station during Christmas. During his broadcast, he keeps receiving notices

title: Home Alone

text: is often ranked as one of the best Christmas films of all time. "Home Alone" spawned a successful film franchise with four sequels, including the 1992 film "", which is the only "Home Alone" sequel to have the original cast reprising their roles. The McCallister family is preparing to spend Christmas in Paris, gathering at Peter and Kate's home outside of Chicago on the night before their departure. Peter and Kate's youngest son, Kevin, is being scorned by his siblings and cousins. Later, Kevin accidentally ruins the family dinner after a fight with his older brother Buzz, resulting in him

title: My Summer Story


question: when did virgin australia (formerly virgin blue) commence flying in australia

answers: November 1999

title: Virgin Australia

title: Virgin Australia

text: unchanged after the rollout of premium economy. Virgin Australia began long haul international operations as V Australia, commencing its first passenger flight operations on 27 February 2009. V Australia was re-branded as Virgin Australia's Long Haul International Operations on 7 December 2011. On 10 January 2011, Virgin Blue entered a 10-year strategic alliance with Perth-based Skywest Airlines (now Virgin Australia Regional Airlines), to operate up to 18 new Virgin-branded turboprop aircraft from mid-2011. On 23 February, it was announced that the aircraft would be ATR-72s, to enter service beginning in May 2011; they would allow Virgin Australia to both replace

title: Virgin Australia

text: Australian regulators on 24 July 2007. The plans were approved by US regulators on 15 February 2008, due to the signing of an open skies agreement between Australia and the US. Instead of using its existing brand, Virgin Blue launched a fully owned subsidiary with a separate Air Operator's Certificate, named V Australia as the result of a public naming competition, with a fleet of five specifically branded 777-300ERs. The airline launched flights between Sydney and Los Angeles in 2009, followed by flights from Melbourne and Brisbane since obtaining permission to operate an unlimited number of flights between Australia and

title: Virgin Australia

text: to compete with Qantas on Perth–Melbourne–Sydney services; and the concurrent introduction of business class in January 2012; together with a new livery and renaming of the brand to Virgin Australia. Virgin Australia was launched as Virgin Blue in August 2000, with two Boeing 737-400 aircraft, one of which was leased from then-sister airline Virgin Express. Initially offering seven return flights a day between Brisbane and Sydney, this has since been expanded to cover all major Australian cities and many holiday destinations. The Virgin Blue name was the result of an open competition; it was a play on the predominantly red

title: Virgin Australia

text: the U.S. by the Australian International Air Services Commission. V Australia also applied to the United States Department of Transportation to operate services to San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, and New York, but these plans never materialised. V Australia later launched flights to Nadi, Phuket and Johannesburg (all of which were discontinued prior to the brand being absorbed into Virgin Australia, although Virgin Australia continued to operate to Phuket until 2015, and still operates to Nadi), and Abu Dhabi to consolidate Virgin Blue's codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways. On 7 May 2010, Brett Godfrey officially stepped down as Virgin Blue

title: Virgin Australia

text: 100s from Alliance Airlines to operate these services. On 26 February 2013, Virgin Australia announced it would start flights between Brisbane and Bundaberg on 4 May 2013. the Virgin Australia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: Virgin Blue/Virgin Australia has removed the following aircraft types from passenger service: An agreement was signed with Boeing on 1 April 2010 for an order of fifty firm Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with flexibility to convert to either Boeing 737-700s or Boeing 737-900ERs; as well as 25 additional options and 30 future purchase rights. Deliveries were scheduled to be completed in 2017. In July

title: Virgin Australia

text: order had been delivered. These were placed on limited-frequency services before full-scale operations were launched on 4 February 2008 with services from Sydney to Canberra (branded as 'Capital Jet' services), Mackay in Queensland, and the New South Wales regional centres of Port Macquarie and Albury, which were promoted with a one-cent fare. The flights to Canberra and the regional centres signified an effort to compete more directly with Qantas and its subsidiary QantasLink operation, which flies to all three cities, and with independent Regional Express Airlines. At its inception in 2000, Virgin Blue did not have interline or marketing alliances

title: V Australia

text: V Australia V Australia was a long-haul international airline owned by Virgin Australia Holdings that commenced operating on 27 February 2009. As part of a rebranding of all of Virgin Australia Holdings' subsidiaries, on 7 December 2011 it was subsumed into Virgin Australia. The name of the airline was decided in the same way that Virgin Blue's own name was found, with a public naming competition conducted in June 2007. On 25 June 2007, Virgin Blue released the eight finalists of the naming competition. They were: Australia Blue and Virgin Pacific were early favourites to win the competition, despite a

title: Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ)

text: Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Limited formerly Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Limited, was an airline based in New Zealand. It was established as the New Zealand subsidiary of Australian airline Virgin Blue (now Virgin Australia). It was a fully owned subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings. It was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd in December 2011 when its parent company decided to bring all its airlines under the one banner. It was based at Christchurch International Airport and operated air services between New Zealand and Australia as well as the Pacific Islands. It also operated services on

title: Virgin Australia

text: 2006, Virgin Blue's parent company announced its intention to operate up to seven flights a week to the United States using either Los Angeles International Airport or San Francisco International Airport, saying that the route was needed to make the airline as profitable as possible. On 25 July 2007, it was announced that "V Australia" would be the name of the new carrier. On 30 October 2012, Virgin Australia Holdings announced it had purchased a 60% stake in Tiger Airways Australia for $35 million. Tiger would continue to operate as a low cost subsidiary for 20 years. In October 2014

title: Virgin Australia

text: routes with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines in Western Australia. In November 2007, the airline announced an agreement with Garuda Indonesia, offering easy transfer from a domestic Virgin Blue flight to an international Garuda Indonesia service departing from Perth, Melbourne, Sydney or Darwin. Since then Virgin Blue has also announced an agreement with Vietnam Airlines which allows passengers to fly from Melbourne and Sydney and connect with Vietnam Airlines's destinations through its flight network. In 2008, premium economy class was introduced throughout its entire fleet. New seating was installed in the first three rows of the cabin. These could be converted

title: V Australia

text: problem with the latter, as Singapore Airlines (through its stake in Virgin Atlantic) had control over the use of the 'Virgin' name on International air routes, and had not, in the past, allowed its use (see Pacific Blue Airlines). On 25 July 2007, Virgin Blue announced that "V Australia" would be the name of the new carrier, with the runner up of the competition, "Didgeree Blue", to be the name of the airline's first plane. In early 2006, Virgin Blue announced its intention to operate up to seven flights a week to the United States through either Los Angeles or

title: Virgin Australia Holdings

text: Virgin Australia Holdings Virgin Australia Holdings Limited is the holding company that owns and operates Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International Airlines, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines and Tigerair Australia. It previously operated Pacific Blue Airlines and joint-venture airline Polynesian Blue which were absorbed into Virgin Australia in December 2011. Its head office is located in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. Virgin Blue Holdings was formed in 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Virgin Group. In 2001, the then Air New Zealand owned Ansett Australia made a buyout offer of $250 million, which was publicly rejected by Richard Branson. In 2002, Virgin

title: Virgin Australia

text: and 14.99% in Virgin Blue. Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe described the investment "as part of Air New Zealand's strategy to develop scale and reach in this region" but said the airline had no intention of making a full takeover. In early 2006, Virgin Blue announced its intention to operate up to seven flights a week to the U.S. through either Los Angeles International Airport or San Francisco International Airport. At the time, only Qantas and United Airlines competed in the Australia-US transpacific market. The airline was given permission for ten flights a week to the U.S. by

title: Virgin Australia

text: the airline would be ready to move into the new head office by August of the following year. The current head office facility, Virgin Village, formally opened on 17 October 2008. In September 2003, Pacific Blue was set up to offer a low-cost service between New Zealand and Australia. Pacific Blue aimed to position itself as a low-cost competitor to Air New Zealand and Qantas on trans-Tasman routes. Pacific Blue also operated services on behalf of the Polynesian Blue joint-venture with the government of Samoa. Pacific Blue has since been rebranded under the Virgin Australia name and livery. In early

title: Virgin Australia

text: net leased to Virgin Blue. As the airline started operations, it decided to place its head office in the Brisbane area. Brett Godfrey, the airline co-founder and Chief Executive for 10 years, said in 2006 that the decision "was a long considered one and has worked well." The airline originally had its head office in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The airline purchased a $61 million site in Bowen Hills for its new head office. The firm Sunland Group, which had acquired the Bowen Hills site for $8 million in 2005, had scheduled to complete the new head office in March, and

title: Virgin Australia

text: Virgin Australia confirmed that he will be leaving the airline before the end of his contract in January 2020. John Borghetti, who has been CEO of Virgin Australia since May 2010 mentioned that his initial plans were to stay in Virgin Australia for three to four years, however the companies growth and success prompted his permanence in the business during the transition period from Virgin Blue to Virgin Australia. Virgin Australia has its head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. As of 2008 1,000 employees work at Virgin Village. The building, with about A-Grade office space, was triple

title: Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ)

text: Hamilton was served from Brisbane services ended in October 2012. International destinations served are: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Nadi, Port Vila, Apia, Nuku'alofa, Rarotonga and Sydney. Formerly Cairns (ex Auckland), Port Moresby, and Honiara (both ex Brisbane) were served. The fleet consisted of all modern Boeing 737 aircraft: Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Limited formerly Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Limited, was an airline based in New Zealand. It was established as the New Zealand subsidiary of Australian airline Virgin Blue (now Virgin Australia). It was a fully owned subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings. It was renamed Virgin

title: Air New Zealand

text: of the 787. On 21 December 2010, the New Zealand government approved an alliance between Air New Zealand and Australian airline Virgin Blue (now named Virgin Australia), which allowed both airlines to expand operations between Australia and New Zealand with codeshares for trans-Tasman and connecting domestic flights; and reciprocal access to frequent flyer programmes and airport lounges. Air New Zealand subsequently purchased a 26% shareholding in Virgin Australia Holdings (Virgin Australia's parent company) to cement the relationship. By October 2016 Air New Zealand sold its remaining stake in Virgin Australia to investors and the Nasham Group. On 4 April 2018,

title: Virgin Australia

text: with other airlines. However, after the collapse of its domestic competitor Ansett Australia, it began a codeshare agreement with United Airlines. This allowed United customers to fly from the United States to any of Virgin Blue's Australian destinations that United did not already serve. In 2006, in an effort to compete with Qantas, Virgin Blue started exploring these relationships, forming frequent flyer agreements with Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. Virgin Blue also has an Interline Agreement with Regional Express Airlines for travellers to and from smaller regional centres in the eastern states of Australia, and operates its own two

title: Virgin Australia

text: the end of 2011. Pacific Blue and V Australia were both folded into the new Virgin Australia brand, following an agreement with former Virgin Atlantic shareholder Singapore Airlines, which ever since the establishment of Virgin Blue in 2000 had previously prohibited use of the "Virgin" brand outside Australia. Early in 2011 it was announced that Virgin Blue had signed a ten-year deal with Perth-based regional airline Skywest Airlines, for Skywest to operate up to 18 turboprop aircraft leased by Virgin, in order to better compete in east coast regional markets served by QantasLink and Regional Express Airlines. The turboprops would

title: V Australia

text: routes to China, according to an interview with Sir Richard Branson. In August 2010 it was announced that due to the unprofitability of some routes, V Australia would cease its 777-300ER services to Johannesburg and Phuket. On 24 February 2011, the aircraft were redeployed on services between Sydney and Abu Dhabi to coincide with the partnership between V Australia and Etihad Airways. V Australia had served the following destinations prior to being absorbed into Virgin Australia in December 2011. Before V Australia was absorbed into Virgin Australia, it previously served Johannesburg, Phuket and Nadi. V Australia had interline agreements with

title: Virgin Australia Holdings

text: 62.7% of the company and had previously attempted to sell the share to no avail. In January 2011, Air New Zealand purchased a 15% shareholding in Virgin Blue Holdings. In June 2013 this was increased to 23%. In September 2012, Etihad Airways purchased a 10% shareholding, this was later increased to 20%. A month later Singapore Airlines bought a 10% stake in Virgin Australia Holdings. In April 2013 this was increased to 20%. The same month Virgin Australia Holdings announced it had purchased a 60% stake in Tiger Airways Australia with the transaction concluded in July 2013. Tiger would continue

title: Tigerair Australia

text: 2012, Tigerair announced the reopening of a second base at Sydney Airport. On 17 October 2014, Virgin Australia Holdings announced it would purchase the remaining 40% stake in the airline for A$1, taking full ownership. Australian government policy and legislation currently permits airlines that are 100% foreign-owned to operate domestic airline services within the country. The change in regulations originally applied only to New Zealand-owned airlines in 1996, but were later relaxed, resulting in the establishment of Virgin Australia. Australian international airlines are still subject to ownership rules that limit foreign ownership to 49%. The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board

title: Virgin Australia

text: livery and the Australian slang tradition of calling a red-headed male 'Blue' or 'Bluey'. The timing of Virgin Blue's entry into the Australian market was fortunate as it was able to fill the vacuum created by the failure of Ansett Australia in September 2001. Ansett's failure allowed Virgin to grow rapidly to become Australia's second domestic carrier, rather than staying just a cut-price alternative to the established players. It also gave Virgin access to terminal space without which growth would have been significantly limited. Delays in negotiating access to the former Ansett terminal at Sydney Airport however, forced Virgin to

title: Virgin Australia

text: Virgin took full control of Tigerair for one dollar. On 11 April 2013, Virgin Australia Holdings completed its acquisition of regional airline Skywest Airlines. Skywest was then renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines. Since its inception, Virgin Blue had sponsored many sporting teams in a bid to promote its brand. In February 2007, Virgin Blue signed a two-year sponsorship deal with NRL team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Rabbitohs were the first rugby league team Virgin Australia has sponsored. One of the airline's Boeing 737–800s had slight changes to its livery to commemorate this sponsorship; the Australian flag held by the

title: Virgin Australia

text: International Airlines (formerly known as V Australia) operated under a different IATA code, 'VA'. Use of the two codes continued from the May 2011 company reorganisation and rebranding until January 2013, with the long-haul flights operated by the Boeing 777 fleet using the 'VA' code. In January 2013 use of the IATA code 'DJ' was discontinued and all flights now use the code 'VA'. Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Airlines is Australia's second-largest airline after Qantas and it is the largest airline by fleet size to use the Virgin brand. Based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, the airline was co-founded by British

title: Virgin Australia Holdings

text: equity stake, In addition to their alliance on the Tasman, Virgin's Boeing 737-800s and ATR 72 turboprops undergo maintenance checks at Air New Zealand's engineering workshops in Christchurch and Nelson, respectively. The pair also has a shared Boeing 777-300ER engine pool. Virgin Australia Holdings has its head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. As of 2008, 1,000 employees work at Virgin Village. The building, with about A-Grade office space, was triple net leased to Virgin Blue. As the airline started operations, it decided to place its head office in the Brisbane area. Brett Godfrey, the-then chief executive of

title: Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ)

text: behalf of Virgin Samoa (formerly known as Polynesian Blue). The airline has brought all its flying under its parent VA Air Operating Certificate. The final New Zealand registered Virgin Australia aircraft ZK-PBL finished up flying 13 March 2015 as VA161 AKL-BNE, bringing a visible end to VANZ. With the withdrawal of ZK-PBL, the New Zealand register connection ended after 11 years of aircraft on the New Zealand register from January 23 2004 to March 14 2015. The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 29 January 2004 with a service between Christchurch and Brisbane, Australia. On 1 August

title: Virgin Australia

text: its fleet of Embraer 170s and introduce new regional routes. The turboprops would be operated by Skywest Airlines under a wet lease agreement. The May in-service date was not met, and in late July the first announcement was made concerning routes to be served. It was reported that the ATR-72s would be initially employed on services between Brisbane and Gladstone, Queensland; from Brisbane and Sydney to Port Macquarie in New South Wales; and on additional services between Sydney and Canberra. On 25 January 2012, Virgin Australia announced additional services between Brisbane, Proserpine, Rockhampton and Cairns. It wet leased two Fokker

title: Virgin Australia

long_answer: Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, is Australia's second-largest airline after Qantas and it is the largest airline by fleet size to use the 'Virgin' brand. Now based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, the airline was co-founded by British businessman Richard Branson, the founder of parent Virgin Group and former Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey. It was established in November 1999  with two aircraft operating on a single route, and suddenly found itself catapulted to the position of Australia's second airline after the collapse of Ansett Australia in September 2001. The airline has grown to directly serve 29 cities in Australia from hubs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, using a fleet of narrow-body Boeing and Embraer jets; and Airbus and Boeing widebody jets.


question: a political leader during the roman empire was called

answers: emperors

title: Roman Empire

title: Magnus

text: Magnus Magnus, meaning "great" in Latin, was sometimes used as a first name among Romans but was not particularly common among them. The name was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Flavius Magnus Maximus Augustus, often just called Magnus Maximus. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages, among various European peoples and their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with Scandinavian royalty

title: Marcus Claudius Marcellus

text: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Marcus Claudius Marcellus (; c. 268 – 208 BC), five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War. Marcellus gained the most prestigious award a Roman general could earn, the "spolia opima", for killing the Gallic military leader and king Viridomarus in hand-to-hand combat in 222 BC at the Battle of Clastidium. Furthermore, he is noted for having conquered the fortified city of Syracuse in a protracted siege during which Archimedes, the famous mathematician, scientist and inventor, was killed.

title: Callinicus (Sophist)

text: Callinicus (Sophist) "For other people with this name, see Callinicus" Callinicus, surnamed or nicknamed Sutorius or Suetorius, sometimes known as Kallinikos of Petra or Callinicus of Petra (Callinicus in Greek: ο Καλλίνικος) was an ancient Greek historian of Arab descent, Orator, Rhetorician and Sophist who flourished in the 3rd century. He came from a local eminent family from either Arabia Petraea or Syria. Little is known about his family except that his father’s Praenomen was Gaius. Callinicus was one of the most cultural figures that came from the Eastern Roman Empire. He was a contemporary and friend to Roman Emperor

title: Hortarius

text: Alemannic nobleman called Hortarius served together with Bitheridus, a chieftain of the Bucinobantes, as a troop leader in the Roman army under Valentinian I. He was soon accused however, by the dux Florentius, of conspiring with Macrian and other Allemanic leaders and was subsequently tortured and burnt alive. Hortarius Hortarius () was an Alemannic king in the 4th century. Hortarius is mentioned by the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus. After defeating the Roman army master Barbatio in 357, the Alemannic kings Hortarius, Suomarius, Urius, Ursicinus and Vestralpus united under the leadership of Chnodomarius and Agenaric and moved against the Roman commander

title: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus

text: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Lucius Quinctius or Quintius Cincinnatus (; – BC) was a Roman patrician, statesman, and military leader of the early Roman Republic who became a legendary figure of Roman virtue—particularly civic virtue—by the time of the Empire. Cincinnatus was a conservative opponent of the rights of the plebeians (the common citizens) who fell into poverty because of his son's violent opposition to their desire for a written code of equitably-enforced laws. Despite his old age, he worked his own small farm until an invasion prompted his fellow citizens to call for his leadership. He came from his plow

title: Roman consul

text: praetors ("leader"), referring to their duties as the chief military commanders. By at least 300 BC the title of Consul became commonly used. Ancient writers usually derive the title "consul" from the Latin verb "consulere", "to take counsel", but this is most likely a later gloss of the term, which probably derives—in view of the joint nature of the office—from "con-" and "sal-", "get together" or from "con-" and "sell-/sedl-", "sit down together with" or "next to". In Greek, the title was originally rendered as , "strategos hypatos" ("the supreme general"), and later simply as ὕπατος. The consul was believed

title: Count Theodosius

text: Count Theodosius Count Theodosius () was a senior military officer serving in the Western Roman Empire. He is also known as Flavius Theodosius or as Theodosius the Elder, distinguishing him from his son, the Roman emperor Theodosius I. He was granted the title of Comes of the Britains ("") for his work there putting down the Great Conspiracy. He afterwards fought against the Alemanni and in Mauretania. Although the title "Count" is derived from the Roman "Comes", the term "Count Theodosius" is misleading – causing an association with the feudal system, where a Count was often an effectively independent ruler,

title: Aegidius

text: first possibility is that he declared himself king, and was called such by both his own kingdom, and external barbarians. The second is that he was never called king within his own lifetime, but later folk or epic traditions gave him the title. The third is that he was referred to by a Roman title by his subjects, but called "rex" by barbarians, as it was analogous to the titles of their own rulers. Aegidius Aegidius (died 464 or 465) was ruler of the short-lived Kingdom of Soissons from 461–464/465AD. Before his ascension, he became "magister militum per Gallias" (Master

title: Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir)

text: young man not holding any formal post.” The only other Roman Caesar calls "adulescens" is Decimus Brutus, who also makes his first appearance in history in the "Bellum Gallicum". In the third year of the war, Caesar refers to Publius as "dux", a non-technical term of military leadership that he uses elsewhere only in reference to Celtic generals. The informality of the phrase is enhanced by a descriptive "adulescentulus"; in context, Publius is said to be with his men as an "adulescentulo duce", their "very young" or "under-age leader." In the first year of the Gallic Wars, Caesar and his

title: Quintus Dellius

text: Quintus Dellius Quintus Dellius was a Roman commander and politician in the second half of the 1st century BC. He was a political opportunist and was called "desultor bellorum civilium" ("horse changer of the civil war") by Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. He received this name because he deserted from Publius Cornelius Dolabella to Gaius Cassius Longinus in 43 BC, from Cassius to Mark Antony in 42 BC, and finally from Antony to Octavian in 31 BC. Dellius was more than ten years an intimate friend of Antony, who used him mainly for diplomatic missions. In 41 BC, he traveled by

title: Giants of Rome

text: boy who ran away from a wealthy Roman home to become a Legionary but only became a Gunga Din type labourer. The party is captured where they are placed next to Livilla, a captured Roman patrician noblewoman and her last surviving member of her Roman Army escort Drusus who has lost his courage and military discipline through constant torture. Called before Vercingetorix, Claudius Marcellus the leader of the group is threatened with torture by heated iron bars but he astounds Vercingetorix by grabbing a hot piece of iron and laying it on his own chest telling the Grand Druid not

title: Marcus Calpurnius Flamma

text: and his followers, the enemy descended from all quarters, but, being held in check in a long and fierce battle, they thus afforded the consul an opportunity to extricate his army. Pliny the Elder states that he was awarded the Grass Crown. Marcus Calpurnius Flamma Marcus Calpurnius Flamma was a Roman military leader and hero in the First Punic War. Flamma was a military tribune who led 300 volunteers on a suicide mission to free a consular army from a defile in which they had been trapped by the Carthaginians. Flamma was found gravely wounded under a pile of bodies

title: Pontifex maximus

text: in official documents such as the headings of encyclicals and similar documents, while the title "Pontifex Maximus" appears in inscriptions on buildings and on coins and medallions. The word "pontifex", Latin for "pontiff", was used in ancient Rome to designate a member of the College of Pontiffs. In the Vulgate translation of the New Testament, it is sometimes used to designate the Jewish high priest, as in and . From perhaps as early as the 3rd century, it has been used to denote a bishop, not exclusively the bishop of Rome. The name given to the book containing the liturgical

title: Claudius Lysias

text: Claudius Lysias Claudius Lysias is a figure mentioned in the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles. According to , Lysias was a Roman tribune and the commander (chiliarch) of the Roman garrison ("cohort" ) in Jerusalem. Claudius Lysias is called "the tribune" (in Greek χιλίαρχος, chiliarch) 16 times within Acts 21-24 (21.31-33, 37; 22.24, 26-29; 23.10, 15, 17, 19, 22; 24.22). The Greek term χιλίαρχος is said to be used to translate the Roman "tribunus militum" (following Polybius), and also for the phrase "tribuni militares consulari potestate" (Plutarch). The responsibilities of a χιλίαρχος were as a "commander

title: Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus

text: participated in a successful sally organised by Valerius, killing a Clusian raiding party. The stories of Titus and his exploits may in part be mythical. Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus was a politician and military leader in the early days of the Roman Republic. Twice, in the years 508 and 504 BC, he was elected Roman Consul, alongside Publius Valerius Poplicola. Also a military leader, he was victorious against Lars Porsena during his first consulate. According to Livy, he led the Roman army together with Valerius against the Sabines in 504 BC and both consuls were awarded the honour

title: Tribune

text: within the Roman army were also known as tribunes. The title was also used for several other positions and classes in the course of Roman history. The word "tribune" is derived from the Roman tribes. The three original tribes known as the "Ramnes" or "Ramnenses", "Tities" or "Titienses," and the "Luceres," were each headed by a tribune, who represented each tribe in civil, religious, and military matters. Subsequently, each of the Servian tribes was also represented by a tribune. Under the Roman Kingdom, the "Tribunus Celerum", in English "Tribune of the Celeres," or "Tribune of the Knights", was commander of

title: Gaius Julius Caesar

text: and enjoyed a brief period of popularity and admiration. This faded as his reputation for cruelty and capriciousness became increasingly apparent. He was assassinated in AD 41. Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was the name of several members of the "gens Julia" in ancient Rome. It was the full name "(tria nomina)" of the dictator Julius Caesar, as well as other prominent men of the Roman Republic, including the dictator's father and grandfather. "Gaius" was one of the three praenomina regularly used by the Julii Caesares, the others being "Lucius" and "Sextus". Livy mentions a senator named Gaius Julius

title: Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus

text: Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus was a politician and military leader in the early days of the Roman Republic. Twice, in the years 508 and 504 BC, he was elected Roman Consul, alongside Publius Valerius Poplicola. Also a military leader, he was victorious against Lars Porsena during his first consulate. According to Livy, he led the Roman army together with Valerius against the Sabines in 504 BC and both consuls were awarded the honour of a triumph, however the Fasti Triumphales only mention the triumph of Valerius, in May 504 BC. During the war between Rome and Clusium, Lucretius

title: Calidia (gens)

text: In imperial times, a family of this gens bore the surname "Severus". Calidia (gens) The gens Calidia or Callidia was a Roman family during the final century of the Republic. The first of the "gens" to achieve prominence was Quintus Calidius, tribune of the plebs in 99 and praetor in 79 B.C. The "nomen Calidius" is probably derived from the Latin adjective "calidus", which may be translated as "warm, hot, fiery," or "passionate". The earlier Calidii are known to have used the "praenomina Quintus, Gnaeus", and "Marcus". Under the Empire the names "Publius" and "Titus" are also found. The Calidii

title: Agnomen

text: his from the capture of Corioli. Latin "agnōmen" (also spelled "adnomen") comes from "ad" "to" and "nōmen" "name". As a minimum, a Roman "agnomen" is a name attached to an individual's full titulature after birth and formal naming by the family. True Roman nicknames, fully replacing the individual's name in usage, are rare. One such example where the nickname fully replaced the individual's name in usage was the Emperor Caligula, where that name was used in place of, and not along with, his full name, which was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Caligula's "praenomen" was Gaius, his "nomen" Julius, his

title: Alamannia

text: raids across the limes during the 3rd century. Chnodomarius (fl. 350) supported Constantius II in the rebellion of Magnentius. Chnodomarius was the leader of the Alemannic army in the battle of Strasbourg in 357. Macrian, Hariobaudes, Urius, Ursicinus, Vadomarius, and Vestralpus were Alemannic kings who in 359 made treaties with Julian the Apostate. Macrian was deposed in an expedition ordered by Valentinian I in 370. Macrian appears to have been involved in building a large alliance of Alemannic tribes against Rome, which earned him the title of "turbarum rex artifex" ("king and crafter of unrest"). The Romans installed Fraomar as

title: Pontifex maximus

text: Pontificio includes "Supreme Pontiff of the whole Church" (in Latin, "Summus Pontifex Ecclesiae Universalis") as the fourth title, the first being "Bishop of Rome". Pontifex maximus The Pontifex Maximus or pontifex maximus (Latin, "greatest priest") was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs ("Collegium Pontificum") in ancient Rome. This was the most important position in the ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. A distinctly religious office under the early Roman Republic, it gradually became politicized until, beginning with Augustus, it was subsumed into the Imperial office. Its

title: Scotland during the Roman Empire

text: of Scotland to appear in history by name was Calgacus ("the Swordsman"), a leader of the Caledonians at Mons Graupius, who is referred to by Tacitus in the "Agricola" as "the most distinguished for birth and valour among the chieftains". Tacitus even invented a speech for him in advance of the battle in which he describes the Romans as: Calgacus' fate is unknown but, according to Tacitus, after the battle Agricola ordered the prefect of the fleet to sail around the north of Scotland to confirm that Britain was an island and to receive the surrender of the Orcadians. It

title: Julius Caesar

text: of Sallust. The later biographies of Caesar by Suetonius and Plutarch are also major sources. Caesar is considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military commanders in history. His cognomen was subsequently adopted as a synonym for "Emperor"; the title "Caesar" was used throughout the Roman Empire, giving rise to modern cognates such as Kaiser or Tsar. He has frequently appeared in literary and artistic works, and his political philosophy, known as "Caesarism" inspired politicians into the modern era. Gaius Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family, the "gens Julia", which claimed descent from Iulus, son

title: Quintus Publilius Philo

text: was a popular leader in both the laws he passed as dictator and in 320 BC when he was elected ‘with universal approval’ after several other candidates had been rejected Philo was an exceptional figure and his many achievements speak for themselves when we examine his significance as a political and military figure. Quintus Publilius Philo Quintus Publilius Philo was a Roman politician who lived during the 4th century BC. His birth date is not provided by extant sources, however, a reasonable estimate is ca. 365 BC since he first became consul in 339 BC at a time when consuls

title: Ariovistus

text: to "general", raising the possibility that the name is a title granted to the man by the Suebi, his real name subsequently eclipsed by it. Caesar relates that the Suebi maintained a citizen army of 100,000 men picked yearly, and Tacitus that the Suebi were not one tribe. Ariovistus was probably picked from among the generals to lead an army group into Gaul, as seers were generally used for that purpose. Ariovistus Ariovistus was a leader of the Suebi and other allied Germanic peoples in the second quarter of the 1st century BC. He and his followers took part in

title: Cato the Elder

text: and it was said by Plutarch that at first he was known by the additional cognomen "Priscus", but was afterwards called Cato—a word indicating that special practical wisdom that is the result of natural sagacity, combined with the experience of civil and political affairs. Priscus, like "Major", may have been merely an epithet used to distinguish him from the later Cato of Utica. There is no precise information as to when he first received the title of Cato, which may have been given in childhood as a symbol of distinction. The qualities implied in the word Cato were acknowledged by

title: Sigisvultus

text: From either the same year or from 440 until 448, he was "magister utriusque militiae" (though despite the title he remained under the command of Aetius), and organized defences against the Vandals. By 448 he had become a patrician. The name "Sigisvultus" is of German origin, and is also written "Sigisvult", "Segisvultus", or "Sigisvuldus". He is also sometimes called "Sigisvult the Goth". Sigisvultus Flavius Sigisvultus (fl. 427–448) was a general of the late Western Roman Empire. He was sent in 427 to command the war in Africa against a rebellious general, Bonifacius, after previous generals had been defeated by the

title: Litorius

text: Litorius Litorius (died 439) was a Roman general of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire serving as Magister militum per Gallias from 435 until his death mainly in Gaul under magister militum Flavius Aetius. Litorius is noted for being the last Roman commander in the ancient Roman military history to perform of pagan rites and the consultation of auspices before a battle. His military actions were mostly focused against Visigoths that had gradually been attempting to spread their control over Gaul. In 436 their king Theodoric I tried to conquer Narbo Martius to obtain access to the Mediterranean

title: Roman Empire

long_answer: The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Rōmānum, Classical Latin: [ɪmˈpɛ.ri.ũː roːˈmaː.nũː]; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr. Basileia tōn Rhōmaiōn) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia. The city of Rome was the largest city in the world c. 100 BC –  c. AD 400, with Constantinople (New Rome) becoming the largest around AD 500, and the Empire's populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population at the time). The 500-year-old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict, during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued, culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesar's adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the annexation of Egypt. Octavian's power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title Augustus, effectively marking the end of the Roman Republic.


question: what is the first book of percy jackson

answers: The Lightning Thief

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: The Lightning Thief is the first book in the series and was released on July 1, 2005.

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Percy Jackson & the Olympians, often shortened to Percy Jackson, is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. Five supplementary books, along with three graphic novels, have also been released. More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 35 countries. As of October 28, 2011, the series has been on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for children's book series for 245 weeks. The first book was adapted into a film titled ""

title: Percy Jackson (film series)

text: Percy Jackson (film series) Percy Jackson & the Olympians (also known as Percy Jackson) is an feature film series based on the novel series of the same name by the author Rick Riordan. The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox, produced by 1492 Pictures and currently consists of two installments. The first film, "" (2010), was directed by Chris Columbus, and was released on February 12, 2010. The second installment, "" (2013), was originally intended to be released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7, 2013, and was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The series has

title: Percy Jackson

text: Percy Jackson Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series "The Heroes of Olympus", appearing in every book except "The Lost Hero," and appears in the ongoing "Trials of Apollo" series, making him one of the few characters to appear in all three series of the Camp Half-Blood chronicles. He has also been a narrator and protagonist in Riordan's Greco-Roman/Egyptian crossover stories, part of the "Demigods and Magicians" collection. The character serves as the narrator

title: The Son of Neptune

text: "The Lost Hero", Riordan was questioned about the whereabouts of Percy Jackson. The author hinted that the answer would be revealed as Jason's quest progressed. By the end of the book, he said that readers would have a good idea where the second book is going. On May 26, 2011, Riordan released both the cover art and the first chapter for "The Son of Neptune" confirming that Percy would play a role in the book. On August 8, 2011, Rick Riordan released a video giving more information about the book and its characters. The video includes pictures of a black

title: Percy Jackson (film series)

text: the movie will film between April 26, 2012 - July 11, 2012 with scenes being filmed in Vancouver, B.C. and New Orleans, Louisiana. Filming wrapped up in July 2012, but then started again in January 2013 for reshoots. Filming was officially wrapped up on January 20, 2013. In June 2004, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the book. In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to helm the project. Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver. The film was released on February 12, 2010 and was met with mixed reviews upon release and was a commercial success

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: new ones. This led Riordan to create the fictional character of Percy Jackson and create the story of how he travels across the United States to recover Zeus' lightning-bolt. Haley suggested that he should turn that story into a book, and Riordan wrote the book over the next year despite being busy at that time. Leaving his manuscript with his agent and editor for review, Riordan presented the book to a group of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to read and critique. He gained their approval, and with their help, came up with the name of the book and created

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: of Fire" (2011), and "The Serpent's Shadow" (2012), as well as three crossover books with the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The main protagonist Magnus Chase, son of the Vanir god of fertility Frey, narrates the novel in first person. He is a cousin of Annabeth Chase, a main character of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "The Heroes of Olympus" series, who links the two series together. The series consists of a trilogy of books, "The Sword of Summer" (2015), "The Hammer of Thor" (2016), and "The Ship of the Dead" (2017). Percy Jackson & the Olympians

title: The Lightning Thief

text: satyr, tells them they are in danger, and the three drive to a mysterious summer camp. The Minotaur attacks them, grabs Mrs. Jackson, and causes her to disappear in a blinding flash of gold light. Believing his mother has died, Percy kills the beast with one of its own horns, then drags the unconscious Grover into the camp. Percy wakes up three days later and learns the camp is called Camp Half-Blood and that he is a demigod: the son of a human and a Greek god. He settles into camp life and meets several other demigods, including Luke Castellan

title: Percy Jackson (film series)

text: save it, and find the challenges that may await them. The film grossed just over $202 million at the worldwide box office. Rick Riordan, the author of the book series, has mentioned in numerous interviews that he has never seen the movies, to keep them from influencing the way he views the characters. During March 2016, Riordan wrote a letter asking teachers not to show the movie to students during class time. Percy Jackson (film series) Percy Jackson & the Olympians (also known as Percy Jackson) is an feature film series based on the novel series of the same name

title: The First Sir Percy

text: The First Sir Percy The First Sir Percy is a 1920 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy featuring Sir Percy Blake, ancestor of Orczy's character The Scarlet Pimpernel. It is a direct sequel to "The Laughing Cavalier", occurring a few months after the events in the first book. It is March 1624 in Holland. Two months earlier, a mercenary/adventurer who calls himself "Diogenes" foiled the plot on the life of the Stadtholder. Now, he has finally met his real father, an English nobleman, and realized his true identity as Sir Percy Blake of Blakeney, heir to a large estate in Sussex.

title: The Kane Chronicles

text: released as well. The first ever Percy Jackson-Carter Kane crossover story was included in the back of the paperback edition of "The Serpent's Shadow", published May 7, 2013, and became available as an e-single/audio purchase June 18, 2013. It was later published as part of a collection entitled "Demigods & Magicians", released in 2016. The story is told in first-person by Carter Kane and set on Long Island's south shore, in the vicinity of Moriches Bay. Carter and Percy Jackson find themselves hunting the same giant magical crocodile, and Carter is saved by Percy. Although wary of each other, they

title: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

text: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Percy Jackson's Greek Gods is a collection of short stories about Greek mythology as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was written by Rick Riordan and was released on August 19, 2014. It features Percy Jackson giving his own take on the Greek myths in a humorous way. The book is entitled "Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods" in the U.K. and much of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is generally published under the Puffin Books imprint of Penguin Group and may be presented as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, volume 6. (The Olympians novels are commonly

title: The Heroes of Olympus

text: the missing Percy Jackson. The novel opens with Percy Jackson (struck with amnesia) discovering Camp Jupiter and meeting several Roman demigods. After a prophecy from Mars, he, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque travel to Alaska to stop the rise of the giant Alcyoneus and free the god Thanatos, whom the giant has captured. After successfully completing their mission, the group returns to Camp Jupiter to defend it from yet another giant, Polybotes, and his army. After repelling this invasion, the demigods from Camp Jupiter go to meet the delegation from Camp Half-Blood arriving in the flying ship known as the

title: The Dark Prophecy

text: series. Preeja Aravind of "The Free Press Journal" opined that the book appeals to Riordan's already established fantasy, with the old characters showing development. While stating the book is a standalone, Aravind recommends reading the predecessor first. Gillian P. of Pikes Peak Library District's Teen Team felt otherwise, rating the book 5/5 and called it "every bit as good as the first book", highly recommending it to fans of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" and "The Heroes of Olympus". One topic frequently noted in by critics is the characters and their development. Carrie R. Wheadon of "Common Sense Media" praises

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: wherein he and his mortal mother Sally Jackson, travel to their cabin in Montauk to take their mind off things. However, the trip is cut short after a series of harrowing incidents, such as being attacked by the Minotaur. Percy finds himself at Camp Half-Blood, a training camp for demigods like him. He discovers that he is a demigod, son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and father of all horses, (which he made from sea foam). Percy also learns that his best friend, Grover Underwood, is actually a satyr (a half-goat, half-man), and that the Greek

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: The second book titled "The Dark Prophecy" was released in May 2017. The third book titled "The Burning Maze" was released on May 1, 2018. The novels are set within the same fictional universe as the three previous book series, and is narrated alternately in first-person by the two protagonist-siblings Carter and Sadie Kane. The siblings are descended from the two pharaohs Narmer and Ramses the Great and are powerful magicians. They and their friends are forced to contend with who still interact with the real world. The series includes a trilogy consisting of "The Red Pyramid" (2010), "The Throne

title: Percy Jackson (film series)

text: film series. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski were hired as the scriptwriters. On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Thor Freudenthal would be directing the film with production beginning on April 12, 2012. On October 12, 2011, it was announced that the film would be released on March 26, 2013, but on May 31, 2012, it was announced that the movie had been pushed back to August 16, 2013. On April 6, it was announced that the movie was pushed up to August 7, 2013. On January 13, 2012, a brand new production list was released and stated that

title: The Son of Sobek

text: on Long Island's south shore while exploring, but is saved by a strange older teenager who forces the monster to regurgitate him. The teenager turns out to be Percy Jackson. After a brief disagreement that leave both confused about the other's origins, Percy and Carter decide to team up to deal with the monster, which has left them and is terrorizing a nearby suburban neighborhood. Carter hypothesizes that the beast is a petsuchos, a son of the god Sobek, and thus immortal and invincible unless the enchanted necklace that it wears, which is invested with the power of Sobek, is

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: Sea of Monsters. At the same time, Percy finds out that Grover, who has left on a quest to find the missing god Pan, has been captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus and that the Fleece is on Polyphemus' island. Together with Annabeth and his half-brother Tyson, a cyclops, Percy sets out to rescue Grover. Meanwhile, Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares, is sent on an official quest by Camp Half-Blood to retrieve the Fleece. The trip to the Sea of Monsters is long and hazardous and along the way the heroes encounter several dangers including Scylla and Charybdis, the sorceress

title: Percy Jackson

text: he make up new stories that combined existing mythological characters with new ones. This led Riordan to create the fictional character of Percy Jackson and the story of his travels across the United States to recover Zeus's lightning-bolt. Haley then suggested it be written as a novel. Riordan received input on the manuscript from some of his middle school students before taking the idea of Percy Jackson to a publisher. Riordan has said that Percy Jackson's original character was "inspired by my son's own struggle" at school. Haley and Percy have been cited as the "same age" and share several

title: Camp Half-Blood chronicles

text: and "Kane" books. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology and deal with a demigod, Percy Jackson, and his quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos. All five books are seen from Percy's witty and sardonic point of view. The series tackles themes like coming of age, love and teenage angst. More than 20 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 10 countries. As of August 14, 2015, the series

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: gods are accusing Percy of having stolen Zeus' master lightning bolt, the most powerful weapon in the world. To clear his name, save the world from another war between the Olympian gods, and maybe even save his mother, Percy sets out to retrieve the lightning bolt from Hades, who is suspected of being the real thief. Thus, Percy, Grover, and Annabeth Chase, a daughter of Athena, start on a journey to the underworld, facing numerous mythological monsters on the way. After confronting an innocent Hades, they learn that their friend Luke Castellan, son of Hermes, is the real thief who

title: John Rocco

text: has also been an international art director in the entertainment industry. Rocco was the pre-production art director at Dreamworks for the film Shrek. He designed attractions at Disney's Epcot and served as art director for DisneyQuest. Two companion books to the Percy Jackson series were published in 2014 and 2015, with lavish interior illustrations by Rocco, "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods" and "Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes". Regarding the first "Kirkus Reviews" observed in a starred review, "Riordan has a sure touch when it comes to fitting much into a small space—as does Rocco’s artwork, which smokes and writhes on the page

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

text: "The ultimate compliment for a children's writer is when the kids like it." Like its predecessor, "The Sea of Monsters" won several prizes and received generally positive reviews as well. It sold over 100,000 copies in hardcover by the time it was released in paperback and reviewers have praised the storyline, themes and the author's style of writing. Matt Berman, of Common Sense Media, praised the book, saying “The Percy Jackson series continues to be pure fun, with the author doing nearly everything right to produce a book that few kids will be able to resist.” Kirkus reviewed "The Battle

title: Percy Jackson (film series)

text: grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office. The films follow the adventures of demigod Percy Jackson and his comrades at the demigod training ground of Camp Half-Blood. In the first film, Percy must go on a quest to save his mother from the underworld and prove his innocence when he is accused of stealing lightning from Zeus. The second film revolves around Percy’s escapade as he must retrieve the legendary golden fleece from the sea of monsters, or the Bermuda triangle, which is the only thing that will save the camp from the forces of darkness. In December

title: The Sea of Monsters

text: Lightning Thief", is an amazing mixture of mythology and young adult fiction." Matt Berman, of Common Sense Media, praised the book, saying "The Percy Jackson series continues to be pure fun, with the author doing nearly everything right to produce a book that few kids will be able to resist." Norah Piehl of Kidsreads.com lauded the style of the book, and noted similarities with its prequel. It sold over 100,000 copies in hardcover by the time paperback copies were released in April 2007. However, "Kirkus Reviews" was critical of the book, writing, "it's doubtful Percy wouldn't guess Tyson's otherworldly connection

title: Camp Half-Blood chronicles

text: of Monsters, in order to find the Golden Fleece to save their camp and to rescue their satyr friend Grover from the cyclops Polyphemus. It was released April 1, 2006. "The Titan's Curse" is the third book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series. The book features Percy, Grover, Thalia Grace, Zoë Nightshade, and Bianca di Angelo traveling to San Francisco in order to rescue the goddess Artemis and Annabeth. It was released on May 11, 2007. "The Battle of the Labyrinth" is the penultimate book in the series. In the book, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, Nico di Angelo,

title: Rick Riordan

text: Greek god Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a in 2010. Following the success of "Percy Jackson", Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane. Riordan also created a sequel series to Percy Jackson, The Heroes of Olympus. Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues; he authored several of its books, including "The Maze of Bones", which topped "The New York Times" Best Seller list on September 28, 2008. He also wrote the introduction to the Puffin Classics edition of

title: Percy Jackson

text: in "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods" and "Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes", also by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson is played by Logan Lerman in the film adaptations of the novels and by Chris McCarrell on the . Development of the character Percy Jackson began when Rick Riordan started inventing stories for his son Haley Riordan, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia in the spring of 2002. When Haley was in second grade and he was studying Greek mythology, he asked his father to tell him bedtime stories based on those myths. When his father ran out of ideas, Haley suggested that

title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians