The Beatles may be no more, but their royalties are still coming in strong. For 60 years Paul McCartney has managed to stay in the list of the UK’s top earning musicians through his Beatle royalties, but some unexpected twist has actually gotten him out of the millionaires club and into the more fancier billionaire list.
If you’re wondering why Paul McCartney is so wealthy decades after Beatlemania, we have answers.
Beyoncé Helped Paul McCartney Earn More From the Beatles Royalties In This Way
Man, Paul McCartney is loaded. According to the annual report published by The Sunday Times, aptly called The Sunday Times Rich List, McCartney’s net worth is $1.27bn, making him the first British to become a billionaire through music.
Compared to the past year, McCartney’s earnings increased by over $50 million thanks to Beyonce’s cover of his 1968 song ‘Blackbird.’ In addition to this, the...
If you’re wondering why Paul McCartney is so wealthy decades after Beatlemania, we have answers.
Beyoncé Helped Paul McCartney Earn More From the Beatles Royalties In This Way
Man, Paul McCartney is loaded. According to the annual report published by The Sunday Times, aptly called The Sunday Times Rich List, McCartney’s net worth is $1.27bn, making him the first British to become a billionaire through music.
Compared to the past year, McCartney’s earnings increased by over $50 million thanks to Beyonce’s cover of his 1968 song ‘Blackbird.’ In addition to this, the...
- 5/19/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Film Adaptation of J.K. Rowling Children’s Book ‘The Christmas Pig’ in Early Development (Exclusive)
J.K. Rowling’s bestselling children’s book “The Christmas Pig” is set to get a film adaptation.
Variety understands the project is in a very early stage of development in-house and a production company has not yet been attached.
Rowling’s production company Bronte already produces the BBC/HBO adaptation of her adult detective series “Cormoran Strike.”
“The Christmas Pig” was first published in 2021 with illustrations by Jim Field. At the time of publication, Swift Films made a series of promotional videos for the project.
The book tells the story of a boy named Jack, who loses his childhood toy Dur Pig — nicknamed Dp — on Christmas Eve after his stepsister throws it out of the family car. Although Jack is offered a replacement called Christmas Pig as consolation, he misses his old faithful friend and casts Christmas Pig (abbreviated to Cp) aside.
To cheer Jack up, Cp proposes a plan to rescue his best toy.
Variety understands the project is in a very early stage of development in-house and a production company has not yet been attached.
Rowling’s production company Bronte already produces the BBC/HBO adaptation of her adult detective series “Cormoran Strike.”
“The Christmas Pig” was first published in 2021 with illustrations by Jim Field. At the time of publication, Swift Films made a series of promotional videos for the project.
The book tells the story of a boy named Jack, who loses his childhood toy Dur Pig — nicknamed Dp — on Christmas Eve after his stepsister throws it out of the family car. Although Jack is offered a replacement called Christmas Pig as consolation, he misses his old faithful friend and casts Christmas Pig (abbreviated to Cp) aside.
To cheer Jack up, Cp proposes a plan to rescue his best toy.
- 4/16/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger are hard at work on the upcoming season of their BBC series Strike!
For those who don’t know, Strike is based on the Cormoran Strike book series that author J.K. Rowling writes under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith. There have already been five seasons of the TV series and the next season will follow the sixth book, “The Ink Black Heart.”
Tom and Holliday were spotted shooting scenes for the upcoming season on Tuesday (April 2) in London, England.
The five previous seasons have varied in episode length, with some just having two episodes while some had as much as four episodes. Fans in the U.S. can watch all previous episodes on Max.
Browse through the gallery for 40+ photos from the set of Strike’s upcoming sixth season…...
For those who don’t know, Strike is based on the Cormoran Strike book series that author J.K. Rowling writes under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith. There have already been five seasons of the TV series and the next season will follow the sixth book, “The Ink Black Heart.”
Tom and Holliday were spotted shooting scenes for the upcoming season on Tuesday (April 2) in London, England.
The five previous seasons have varied in episode length, with some just having two episodes while some had as much as four episodes. Fans in the U.S. can watch all previous episodes on Max.
Browse through the gallery for 40+ photos from the set of Strike’s upcoming sixth season…...
- 4/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The last time TV audiences saw Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott – detective fiction’s reigning will-they-won’t-they king and queen – they were hugging outside a fancy perfume shop. The private investigators had solved Troubled Blood’s cold case, exposed a serial killer, and had time left over for some belated birthday shopping for the newly divorced Robin.
An almost-kiss between them turned into a heartfelt hug and Strike’s declaration that Robin was his best friend, leaving them still tantalisingly apart but ready for their next adventure.
That next adventure is now on its way, confirms Deadline and the BBC. Filming is currently underway on The Ink Black Heart, with Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger back in the lead roles, and Tom Edge back as the show’s screenwriter and creator.
The next series of Strike (or C.B. Strike as it’s known outside the UK) is adapted from...
An almost-kiss between them turned into a heartfelt hug and Strike’s declaration that Robin was his best friend, leaving them still tantalisingly apart but ready for their next adventure.
That next adventure is now on its way, confirms Deadline and the BBC. Filming is currently underway on The Ink Black Heart, with Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger back in the lead roles, and Tom Edge back as the show’s screenwriter and creator.
The next series of Strike (or C.B. Strike as it’s known outside the UK) is adapted from...
- 2/14/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are back in business as cameras are set to roll on Season 6 of Jk Rowling’s Strike later this month.
Deadline hears that the BBC and HBO detective drama will begin principal photography on February 12, with Tom Burke reprising his role as a war veteran turned private detective. Holliday Grainger is also back as Strike’s business partner.
The BBC is yet to confirm the Season 6 renewal, but is expected to make an announcement later this month. Brontë Film and TV, the company established to adapt Rowling’s books, is producing. HBO is back on board after co-producing Season 5, with Cinemax involved in previous seasons.
Strike is based on novels by Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Season 6 will adapt The Ink Black Heart, which has echoes of Rowling’s own experience of being caught up in the culture wars.
It centers on the murder...
Deadline hears that the BBC and HBO detective drama will begin principal photography on February 12, with Tom Burke reprising his role as a war veteran turned private detective. Holliday Grainger is also back as Strike’s business partner.
The BBC is yet to confirm the Season 6 renewal, but is expected to make an announcement later this month. Brontë Film and TV, the company established to adapt Rowling’s books, is producing. HBO is back on board after co-producing Season 5, with Cinemax involved in previous seasons.
Strike is based on novels by Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Season 6 will adapt The Ink Black Heart, which has echoes of Rowling’s own experience of being caught up in the culture wars.
It centers on the murder...
- 2/1/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Harry Potter author Jk Rowling has become a controversial figure in recent years, here's exactly why and what her future with the franchise may involve.
Rowling found fame in the late '90s and early 2000s for penning the seven-book Harry Potter franchise, which she would later go on to serve as a consultant on the eight-movie big-screen adaptation of.
Since then, Rowling has written seven books in the Cormoran Strike detective book series under the pen name of Robert Galbraith. She even took another dip into her Wizarding World as she wrote the scripts for the three Fantastic Beasts movies, earning mixed reactions.
Read full article on The Direct.
Rowling found fame in the late '90s and early 2000s for penning the seven-book Harry Potter franchise, which she would later go on to serve as a consultant on the eight-movie big-screen adaptation of.
Since then, Rowling has written seven books in the Cormoran Strike detective book series under the pen name of Robert Galbraith. She even took another dip into her Wizarding World as she wrote the scripts for the three Fantastic Beasts movies, earning mixed reactions.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 10/3/2023
- by Sam Hargrave
- The Direct
Jk Rowling’s production company Brontë Film and TV has reported a 74 per cent drop in profits.
The company was established in 2012, and focuses largely on adaptations of Rowling’s work.
Its output includes the BBC drama Strike, an adaptation of the private investigator series of novels that Rowling wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and a 2015 TV adaptation of Rowling’s book The Casual Vacancy, starring Keeley Hawes.
Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, which produces the play Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, is a subsidiary of Brontë Film and TV. Brontë has attributed its plummeting profits to the closure of theatres during the Covid lockdown.
Rowling founded Brontë with her literary agent Neil Blair. She is the majority shareholder.
According to Deadline, Brontë’s pre-tax profit was £1.8m in the 12 months to March 2022, compared with £6.9m over the same period the previous year. The publication saw a UK Companies...
The company was established in 2012, and focuses largely on adaptations of Rowling’s work.
Its output includes the BBC drama Strike, an adaptation of the private investigator series of novels that Rowling wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and a 2015 TV adaptation of Rowling’s book The Casual Vacancy, starring Keeley Hawes.
Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, which produces the play Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, is a subsidiary of Brontë Film and TV. Brontë has attributed its plummeting profits to the closure of theatres during the Covid lockdown.
Rowling founded Brontë with her literary agent Neil Blair. She is the majority shareholder.
According to Deadline, Brontë’s pre-tax profit was £1.8m in the 12 months to March 2022, compared with £6.9m over the same period the previous year. The publication saw a UK Companies...
- 3/31/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Exclusive: Jk Rowling’s production company Brontë Film and TV has posted a 74% drop in profits after Covid closed theatre performances of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
Brontë Film and TV was established in 2012 as a vehicle through which to adapt Rowling’s work. She founded the company with her literary agent Neil Blair and is the majority shareholder.
The outfit’s pre-tax profit was £1.8M ($2.2M) in the 12 months to March 2022, compared with £6.9M over the same period the year before. Brontë Film and TV’s revenue halved to £8.8M, according to a UK Companies House filing.
The company’s earnings report blamed “lower income streams and profit shares from theatrical productions which were closed for a large part of the [financial] period due to Covid restrictions.”
Brontë’s subsiduary, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, reported revenue of £3.5M, which was down £6.6M, or 65%, compared with 2021. Its pre-tax profit fell 84% to £1.1M.
Brontë Film and TV was established in 2012 as a vehicle through which to adapt Rowling’s work. She founded the company with her literary agent Neil Blair and is the majority shareholder.
The outfit’s pre-tax profit was £1.8M ($2.2M) in the 12 months to March 2022, compared with £6.9M over the same period the year before. Brontë Film and TV’s revenue halved to £8.8M, according to a UK Companies House filing.
The company’s earnings report blamed “lower income streams and profit shares from theatrical productions which were closed for a large part of the [financial] period due to Covid restrictions.”
Brontë’s subsiduary, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, reported revenue of £3.5M, which was down £6.6M, or 65%, compared with 2021. Its pre-tax profit fell 84% to £1.1M.
- 3/31/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
J.K. Rowling has a magic touch when it comes to getting her work adapted to film or TV — even if it wasn’t under her name. The Cormoran Strike series of novels, published under Rowling’s pen name Robert Galbraith, is coming to the small screen with an adaptation of the first book, The Cuckoo’s Calling. It’s about […]
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- 8/23/2017
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
When she isn’t ret-conning “Harry Potter” or owning Donald Trump on Twitter, J.K. Rowling keeps doing what she does best: writing books. One of those is “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” which was published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith to critical acclaim; once the detective novel’s true authorship was known, it became an instant best-seller. BBC One just released the trailer for “Strike,” a new series based on the “Cormoran Strike” series that “The Cuckoo’s Calling” began. Watch below.
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About a veteran-turned–private detective in London, the series centers around a murder mystery that, as fate would have it, only our intrepid hero can solve. Tom Burke plays Cormoran Strike, with Holliday Grainger as his assistant Robin; as time goes on, her role in cracking the case becomes ever more essential.
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About a veteran-turned–private detective in London, the series centers around a murder mystery that, as fate would have it, only our intrepid hero can solve. Tom Burke plays Cormoran Strike, with Holliday Grainger as his assistant Robin; as time goes on, her role in cracking the case becomes ever more essential.
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- 8/21/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
British actress Holliday Grainger has joined the cast of The Strike Series at BBC One. She will play Robin Ellacott opposite Tom Burke's Cormoran Strike. The Strike Series is based on J.K. Rowling’s crime novels published under her pseudonym, Robert Galbraith.The Strike Series begins filming in London, this month. A major news series for the BBC, it will consist of three hourlong episodes based on The Cuckoo’s Calling, and two hourlong episodes based on The Silkworm, with two additional installments based on Career of Evil.Read More…...
- 11/4/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
British actress Holliday Grainger is set as the female lead opposite Tom Burke in Cormoran Strike, BBC One's high-profile new limited series based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Cormoran Strike centers on Strike (Burke), a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street. Though he's wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike's unique insight and his…...
- 11/2/2016
- Deadline TV
It's a good time to be J.K. Rowling. Not that the same couldn't be said for any given stretch over the past fifteen years or so, but right now seems to be an especially good time for the mega-successful Harry Potter author. Not only does she have a movie using her first screenplay, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, coming out next month (with four more movies in that series set to follow), but THR reports that HBO has picked up the rights to Cormoran Strike, a limited series based on Rowling's crime novels that she wrote under the pen name of Robert Galbraith.
From BBC One, Cormoran Strike centers on Strike (War and Peace star Tom Burke), a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Though he’s wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike’s unique insight and his...
From BBC One, Cormoran Strike centers on Strike (War and Peace star Tom Burke), a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Though he’s wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike’s unique insight and his...
- 10/27/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Under the pen name Robert Galbraith, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has written three books about private investigator Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. Almost two years ago, BBC began working on an adaptation of Rowling’s novels. The BBC miniseries, titled Cormoran Strike, was rumored to find another home at HBO, which is now confirmed. Below, learn more […]
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- 10/27/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Image via Mulholland Books
Author J.K. Rowling may have made a name for herself with the internationally-acclaimed Harry Potter series, but no one could ever accuse her of being a one-hit wonder. Yes, she may have made a habit of revisiting the Wizarding World on several occasions — writing short stories, textbooks, and now feature films set in the universe she created — but she’s also gone on to write an incredibly popular mystery novel series entitled Cormoran Strike.
If you’ll recall, a few years back, some time after the lukewarm release of Rowling’s first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, a novel called The Cuckoo’s Calling from an unknown author named Robert Galbraith hit the shelves. Sales were modest, albeit still successful, but the book received rave reviews from critics, who largely praised its authenticity and confident storytelling. A few months after its release, it was revealed that Robert Galbraith was,...
Author J.K. Rowling may have made a name for herself with the internationally-acclaimed Harry Potter series, but no one could ever accuse her of being a one-hit wonder. Yes, she may have made a habit of revisiting the Wizarding World on several occasions — writing short stories, textbooks, and now feature films set in the universe she created — but she’s also gone on to write an incredibly popular mystery novel series entitled Cormoran Strike.
If you’ll recall, a few years back, some time after the lukewarm release of Rowling’s first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, a novel called The Cuckoo’s Calling from an unknown author named Robert Galbraith hit the shelves. Sales were modest, albeit still successful, but the book received rave reviews from critics, who largely praised its authenticity and confident storytelling. A few months after its release, it was revealed that Robert Galbraith was,...
- 10/26/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
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The BBC's adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Cormoran Strike novels will air on HBO over in the States...
We already knew that BBC One is making J.K. Rowling's series of detective novels featuring Cormoran Strike into a TV miniseries, but it was unclear where or if they would air in America. But fear not, Us-based Rowling fans! HBO has got your back.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO has picked up the Us and Canadian rights for Cormoran Strike, the limited series based on Rowling's three bestselling crime novels: The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, and Career of Evil (all written under pen name Robert Galbraith). The series will consist of seven 60-minute episodes altogether and will air in the UK as three separate "event dramas.
The BBC's adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Cormoran Strike novels will air on HBO over in the States...
We already knew that BBC One is making J.K. Rowling's series of detective novels featuring Cormoran Strike into a TV miniseries, but it was unclear where or if they would air in America. But fear not, Us-based Rowling fans! HBO has got your back.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO has picked up the Us and Canadian rights for Cormoran Strike, the limited series based on Rowling's three bestselling crime novels: The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, and Career of Evil (all written under pen name Robert Galbraith). The series will consist of seven 60-minute episodes altogether and will air in the UK as three separate "event dramas.
- 10/26/2016
- Den of Geek
HBO has acquired Us and Canadian rights to Cormoran Strike, BBC One’s high-profile new limited series based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The project had been rumored to be heading to HBO since BBC One announced it in fall 2015. The two networks are frequent collaborators, and HBO also carried BBC One’s miniseries adaptation of Rowling’s novel Casual Vacancy. British actor Tom Burke (War and Peace, The…...
- 10/26/2016
- Deadline TV
By turning tonight’s MTV Movie Awards into a sneak peek at all things Warner Bros., the studio’s invited everyone to weigh in on the biggest items they’ve got coming for the rest of the year, and while Suicide Squad is definitely important to them, it’s not as important as Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. I greatly admire Jk Rowling as a writer, and not just for her work on Harry Potter. I think her Robert Galbraith novels have been terrific entertainment, and I really liked The Casual Vacancy, which I thought demonstrated a savage wit that has always been quietly present in her work but rarely unleashed to its full potential. Rowling is a ferociously smart writer from a business viewpoint, and this new venture into the “Wizarding World,” which seems to have become the catch-all description for the universe she’s building, is...
- 4/11/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
J.K. Rowling's final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published in 2007. Since then, she has been more prolific than most novelists dream of being, having written, under her own name, the dispiriting and desultory The Casual Vacancy and, under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, three crime fiction novels. But for the presumed millions of us who read, or read aloud to their children, every single word of the Potter novels and inevitably consumed all the resulting films, what really matters is the author's return to the spectral world behind the real one, the parallel
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- 3/14/2016
- by Todd McCarthy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With new additions to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe on the way, we're taking a look back on the beloved author's journey from single mom to literary empress by the numbers - before many of them continue to grow. People broke the news that Rowling's new series of four original stories, The History of Magic in North America, will be available for free at Pottermore.com. But long before her magical world crossed the pond, it began on a train to London 26 years ago. 4 Hours Delayed on a Train to Fully Form the Harry Potter Concept In Rowling's own words: "After a weekend's flat-hunting,...
- 3/7/2016
- by Alex Heigl and Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
With new additions to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe on the way, we're taking a look back on the beloved author's journey from single mom to literary empress by the numbers - before many of them continue to grow. People broke the news that Rowling's new series of four original stories, The History of Magic in North America, will be available for free at Pottermore.com. But long before her magical world crossed the pond, it began on a train to London 26 years ago. 4 Hours Delayed on a Train to Fully Form the Harry Potter Concept In Rowling's own words: "After a weekend's flat-hunting,...
- 3/7/2016
- by Alex Heigl and Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, J.K. Rowling dropped some big news for Harry Potter fans. As People.com announced exclusively, the author is finally taking readers to the American world of magic with a series of four original stories called The History of Magic in North America. The new tales will be available exclusively on Pottermore. The series covers previously untapped topics including Ilvermorny, the U.S. school of magic, the Salem witch trials, the Magical Congress of the United States of America and the Native American legend of skin-walkers. As we count down the minutes until the new series goes live, we're...
- 3/7/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, J.K. Rowling dropped some big news for Harry Potter fans. As People.com announced exclusively, the author is finally taking readers to the American world of magic with a series of four original stories called The History of Magic in North America. The new tales will be available exclusively on Pottermore. The series covers previously untapped topics including Ilvermorny, the U.S. school of magic, the Salem witch trials, the Magical Congress of the United States of America and the Native American legend of skin-walkers. As we count down the minutes until the new series goes live, we're...
- 3/7/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
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In a TV Wise exclusive, Patrick Munn reports that HBO is looking to co-produce the BBC One TV series, The Cormoran Strike Mysteries. The show is based on the Jk Rowling book series, published under her pen-name, Robert Galbraith.
In a press release dated September 22, 2015, the BBC announced The Cormoran Strike Mysteries TV show adaptation will be made by Rowling and Neil Blair's Brontë Film and Television production company. According to the BBC, Brontë Film and Television produces another Rowling book-to-tv adaptation, The Casual Vacancy, which Munn reports is already being co-produced by BBC One and HBO.
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In a TV Wise exclusive, Patrick Munn reports that HBO is looking to co-produce the BBC One TV series, The Cormoran Strike Mysteries. The show is based on the Jk Rowling book series, published under her pen-name, Robert Galbraith.
In a press release dated September 22, 2015, the BBC announced The Cormoran Strike Mysteries TV show adaptation will be made by Rowling and Neil Blair's Brontë Film and Television production company. According to the BBC, Brontë Film and Television produces another Rowling book-to-tv adaptation, The Casual Vacancy, which Munn reports is already being co-produced by BBC One and HBO.
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- 11/28/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In an interview with BBC Radio 2's Simon Mayo on Tuesday, J.K. Rowling revealed that, while she has enjoyed writing as Robert Galbraith very much, she still has plans to publish under her own name in the future. "'I'm not going to give you an absolute date because things are busy enough," she says, but when it comes to becoming J.K. Rowling again, she has plenty of options: "I have so many ideas. I have written part of a children's book that I really love, so there will be another children's book. And I have ideas for other adult books ... I sometimes worry I'll die before I've written them all out. That's my mid-life crisis." Rowling did not reveal whether those stories were about the Boy Wizard Who Must Not Be Named, but she did offer a hint of her feelings when discussing the upcoming play Harry Potter and...
- 11/3/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
At a press event announcing new series (otherwise known as "seasons" in American English) of Sherlock and Luther, BBC One's Charlotte Moore also announced more details about the broadcaster's adaptations of Robert Galbraith's Cormoran Strike mysteries. Who cares? you might say, until you remember that Robert Galbraith is actually the pen name of Harry Potter fan-fiction author J.K. Rowling, who has written two Strike novels under the guise of the ex-soldier Galbraith, with a third on the way. The Beeb first announced it would adapt the books for TV in December, and Tuesday night Moore revealed the series would start production in the fall, with Julian Farino directing and Sarah Phelps and Ben Richards adapting the first and second Strike books, respectively. There's no word yet on who will play brilliant P.I. Cormoran Strike, nor his capable secretary Robin Ellacot; too bad Benedict Cumberbatch is probably busy,...
- 9/23/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
Jk Rowling's crime novels - written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, to avoid Harry Potter contamination - are set to become a new BBC TV series called The Cormoran Strike Mysteries.
The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm and the as-yet unreleased Career of Evil will be on BBC One at some point this autumn, with no actors officially attached as yet.
The series' fantastically-named protagonist Cormoran Strike is an army veteran who lost a leg in the Afghan War.
He now works as a private eye in London, which means the books have absolutely nothing to do with Harry Potter, magic or hippogriffs.
Strike, with his secretary Robin Venetia Ellacott, works tirelessly on his cases - inspired to do so, perhaps, because of his debts and the fact that he doesn't have many clients.
Screenwriter Sarah Phelps - who brought Rowling's Casual Vacancy to BBC One earlier this year -...
The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm and the as-yet unreleased Career of Evil will be on BBC One at some point this autumn, with no actors officially attached as yet.
The series' fantastically-named protagonist Cormoran Strike is an army veteran who lost a leg in the Afghan War.
He now works as a private eye in London, which means the books have absolutely nothing to do with Harry Potter, magic or hippogriffs.
Strike, with his secretary Robin Venetia Ellacott, works tirelessly on his cases - inspired to do so, perhaps, because of his debts and the fact that he doesn't have many clients.
Screenwriter Sarah Phelps - who brought Rowling's Casual Vacancy to BBC One earlier this year -...
- 9/23/2015
- Digital Spy
J.K. Rowling's Cormoran Strike crime novels are being made into a TV series. The BBC has announced its plans to adapt The Cormoran Strike Mysteries - which were written by Rowling under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith - for a new TV drama 'The Cuckoo's Calling', 'The Silkworm' and the yet to be released 'Career of Evil' - which is set to go on sale next month - will air on BBC One this autumn although no cast announcements have so far been made. The series will follow the books' main character, army veteran Cormoran Strike who lost his leg in the Afghan...
- 9/22/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Not since Ron and Hermione circled each other for 63⁄4 books have Harry Potter fans felt so teased. To mark World Book Day on Wednesday, Potter sovereign/magic maker/life hero J.K. Rowling served up one of her signature cryptic Tweets: "Happy #WorldBookDay everyone! I'm celebrating by writing a book." Naturally, the Internet responded with more panting, tail-wagging and general frothing at the mouth than Fang the boarhound. So what to make of the hint? Rowling could be alluding to a Muggle world novel - or one of her pseudonymous Robert Galbraith mysteries - but for now, we'd like to enjoy...
- 3/5/2015
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
"The Casual Vacancy," the mini-series based on J.K. Rowling's adult mystery, will land Stateside on HBO in April. The three-part show will premiere on BBC One on February 15.
In the meantime, there's a little teaser trailer to introduce us to the quaint British town of Pagford. It all looks veddy proper and jolly indeed, but naturally there are all sorts of grown-up, non-wizard-y secrets lurking just below the surface. However, it probably doesn't help that Dumbledore is part of the ensemble cast. Just saying. It also stars Rory Kinnear, Emily Bevan, Julia McKenzie, Keeley Hawes, Monica Dolan, and Abigail Lawrie. The adaptation was written by Sarah Phelps, who also penned scripts for "Great Expectations," "Camelot," and "EastEnders."
"The Casual Vacancy" was J.K. Rowling's first novel outside of the "Harry Potter" series. Her second, "The Cuckoo's Calling," was released under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, although soon enough the author's real identity was revealed.
In the meantime, there's a little teaser trailer to introduce us to the quaint British town of Pagford. It all looks veddy proper and jolly indeed, but naturally there are all sorts of grown-up, non-wizard-y secrets lurking just below the surface. However, it probably doesn't help that Dumbledore is part of the ensemble cast. Just saying. It also stars Rory Kinnear, Emily Bevan, Julia McKenzie, Keeley Hawes, Monica Dolan, and Abigail Lawrie. The adaptation was written by Sarah Phelps, who also penned scripts for "Great Expectations," "Camelot," and "EastEnders."
"The Casual Vacancy" was J.K. Rowling's first novel outside of the "Harry Potter" series. Her second, "The Cuckoo's Calling," was released under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, although soon enough the author's real identity was revealed.
- 2/6/2015
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
The crime series that J.K. Rowling writes as Robert Galbraith, beginning with The Cuckoo’s Calling, is coming to our tellies…
As time goes on, it looks like we’ll be getting a live action version of everything J.K. Rowling has ever written.
Her latest project to get an adaptation is The Cuckoo’s Calling, the crime drama she wrote under the pen-name Robert Galbraith before later revealing the author’s true identity.
BBC One has picked up the rights, and will be building a series around the life of Rowling’s detective Cormoran Strike, beginning with The Cuckoo’s Calling before moving onto its sequel The Silkworm.
We know that Rowling will collaborate on the project, but we don’t yet know how many episodes there will be or when they will air. We will be sure to let you know when we hear more.
In the meantime, BBC One...
As time goes on, it looks like we’ll be getting a live action version of everything J.K. Rowling has ever written.
Her latest project to get an adaptation is The Cuckoo’s Calling, the crime drama she wrote under the pen-name Robert Galbraith before later revealing the author’s true identity.
BBC One has picked up the rights, and will be building a series around the life of Rowling’s detective Cormoran Strike, beginning with The Cuckoo’s Calling before moving onto its sequel The Silkworm.
We know that Rowling will collaborate on the project, but we don’t yet know how many episodes there will be or when they will air. We will be sure to let you know when we hear more.
In the meantime, BBC One...
- 12/11/2014
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
For such a well-known author like J.K. Rowling it’s no wonder that she eventually took on a pseudonym. This way she might be able to avoid the pressure of having to deliver another Harry Potter with every new release. "The Casual Vacancy" was her first publication since the Potter series and left many fans disappointed. I’m not sure what they expected but needless to say, she's probably proven a point by taking using the name Robert Galbraith on...
- 12/10/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- JoBlo.com
J.K. Rowling is continuing her relationship with BBC One as the Harry Potter author works on multiple film and TV follow-ups to her hit book-turned-movie series about the boy wizard. Rowling's Cormoran Strike crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, beginning with the best-seller The Cuckoo's Calling, will be adapted for a major new drama series for BBC One, produced by the author's Bronte Film and TV production company. See more Harry Potter at the Box Office Rowling will collaborate on the project, with the number and length of episodes to be determined once
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- 12/10/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jk Rowling's The Cuckoo's Calling is to be adapted by BBC One.
The Harry Potter writer published the crime novel in 2013 under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. A sequel, The Silkworm, followed earlier this year.
My friend @RGalbraith's first novel is going to be a TV drama on @BBCOne. He's very excited, but expressing it with characteristic silence.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 10, 2014
The Cuckoo's Calling - which was marketed as Galbraith's debut novel and was met with good reviews - is the first in the Cormoran Strike series of detective novels, and follows an investigation into the supposed suicide of a model in London.
Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television, said: "It's a wonderful coup for BBC Television to be bringing Jk Rowling's latest books to the screen.
"With the rich character of Cormoran Strike at their heart, these dramas will be event television across the world."
The...
The Harry Potter writer published the crime novel in 2013 under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. A sequel, The Silkworm, followed earlier this year.
My friend @RGalbraith's first novel is going to be a TV drama on @BBCOne. He's very excited, but expressing it with characteristic silence.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 10, 2014
The Cuckoo's Calling - which was marketed as Galbraith's debut novel and was met with good reviews - is the first in the Cormoran Strike series of detective novels, and follows an investigation into the supposed suicide of a model in London.
Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television, said: "It's a wonderful coup for BBC Television to be bringing Jk Rowling's latest books to the screen.
"With the rich character of Cormoran Strike at their heart, these dramas will be event television across the world."
The...
- 12/10/2014
- Digital Spy
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