David Heyman
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The risk of dying from a goldfish attack is low, but it isn't zero.The sole survivor of a hunt gone horribly wrong, Yeveka is forced to ally with Maran. While potentially a deranged mystic, he claims to have knowledge of a weapon lost to history - her first glimmer of hope for getting the revenge she so desperately desires.After setting off on a wild journey through space and time, she is left with a few pressing questions; Has Maran eaten one too...
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Stabbed, half-drowned and furious, Victor Claye finds himself back on the Empire's shores and all is not well.Turned away by the very people he tried to help and missing a large chunk of time from his 'travels', Mr Claye finds himself with a moral dilemma - return to the Emperor and risk running into Mortaris again or sit back and let the mages work things out for themselves.While the latter certainly seems tempting he cannot shake the feeling that...
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Getting assassinated in his sleep certainly wasn't on the top of Eric's to do list, but apparently these things happen when you are set to inherit a crime syndicate. Fortunately, for Eric at least, a previously unknown power is keeping him alive and well, despite numerous attempts and successes, to stab, maim and dismember him.Armed with his suspicions, and aided by a Captain just the wrong side of drunk, Victor Claye seeks to bring Eric to the legendary...
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The First Cycle is the collected edition of the first three books in the Three Crowns saga -
'A Donkey, A Stablehand & An Empire'
'Rebirth Of The Mage'
'The Spear Of Irinden'
Dive into the world of Caer Innar, a land full of magic and mayhem!
From A Donkey, A Stablehand & An Empire:
Will civilisation collapse with a donkey on the throne?
Carson Barker certainly doesn't think so, and quickly appoints himself into the unenviable role of imperial...
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What do you do for fun when you're an elder dragon living in the time of mortals? You get your friends together, make some characters and set off into the world for a game of Dragons in Dungeons of course!Our four would-be heroes 'coincidentally' meet in the small town of Yemlic, surprising the locals with the gathering of an Orc, Dwarf, Elf and a Human, before they sniff out the signs of their first adventure. Something's lurking in the forest, and...
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To save the world, first they must find the weapons that would destroy it.With the return of Brighthart all but assured, Victor Claye sets off with another hastily assembled team, hoping he can beat his creator at her own game. Of course nothing is ever simple when magic is involved. First they must travel into the magically tainted land of Tajikia, jump through a portal into another world and... rescue a princess? Kidnap a princess? They need to...
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Will civilisation collapse with a donkey on the throne? Carson Barker certainly doesn't think so, and appoints himself into the unenviable role of imperial translator.However, it isn't going to be an easy ride. With assassins, blood-thirsty fishmongers and furious homemakers around every corner, each seeking to be the first to kill the new regent and seize the throne for themselves, Carson finds himself squarely in the firing line by association.Little...
8) Paddington 2
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy's hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber's antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it's up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
9) Wonka
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Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the best-selling children₂s books of all time, ₃Wonka₄ tells the wondrous story of how the world₂s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full...
10) Gravity
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[Publisher not identified]
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[2014]
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English
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Watch a heart-pounding thriller that will draw viewers into the infinite and merciless realm of deep space. A brilliant medical engineer, Dr. Ryan Stone, is on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut and acting space commander Matt Kowalski. Then disaster strikes the shuttle, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely out of touch with Earth. With little oxygen and energy left, how will they survive?
11) Barbie
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Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.
12) Paddington
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Anchor Bay Entertainment
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[2015?] ;
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English
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The story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear that travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined; until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says "Please look after this bear. Thank you", and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a...
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[2022]
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English
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Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on...
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It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Mary Lennox is a prickly and unloved ten-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden.
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After Newt Scamander helps to capture Gellert Grindelwald, the criminal soon escapes custody and begins gathering followers under his ideology of keeping magic for pure-blood wizards only. Albus Dumbledore, Grindelwald's truest friend, has no choice but to resist the charismatic leader and ask Newt to help thwart the plans for (wizarding) world domination.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2011
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English
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In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.