Alex Rider is a series of spy novels written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The novels revolve around a teenage spy named Alex Rider and is primarily aimed towards young adults. The series currently comprises thirteen novels, as well as six graphic novels, seven short stories, a supplementary book, and a TV series. In January 2022, Horowitz indicated that he hopes to start writing a fourteenth novel sometime later in the year.
Anthony John Horowitz, is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense.
Stormbreaker is a 2000 novel by Anthony Horowitz.
Alexander Richard Pettyfer is a British actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of Stormbreaker. Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role.
Point blank is a close range for a ballistics shot.
Nightshade is the common name for plants in the genus Solanum, and more generally for related plants in the family Solanaceae.
Stormbreaker is a young adult action-adventure book written by British author Anthony Horowitz, and is the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The book was released in the United Kingdom on the 4th of September 2000, and in United States release on 21 May 2001, where it became a New York Times Bestseller. Since its release, the book has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, been listed on the BBC's The Big Read, and in 2005 received a California Young Reader Medal.
Stormbreaker is a 2006 action spy film directed by Geoffrey Sax. The screenplay by Anthony Horowitz is based on his 2000 novel Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The film stars Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, and also stars Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Stephen Fry and Ewan McGregor. Stormbreaker was an international co-production between companies and financiers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker is the name of two video games based on the 2006 film Stormbreaker, which in turn was an adaptation of the original 2000 novel. They were released on 7 July 2006 in UK, and 25 September 2006 in the U.S. for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, with the former platform itself prominently appearing in the film as part of a marketing deal with Nintendo.
Peter Samuelson is an American and British TV and film producer known for films such as Revenge of the Nerds and Arlington Road.
Alex Rider is a title character and the protagonist of the Alex Rider novel series by British author Anthony Horowitz. He has also been featured in three short stories written by Horowitz based in the same canon as the series; Secret Weapon, Christmas at Gunpoint and Incident in Nice.
The Isle of Man Incinerator was designed by Savage & Chadwick Architects and has an unusual shape and design, the stack of which is designed to represent a Viking sail. SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK was awarded the contract to design build and operate the incinerator by the Isle of Man Government. The incinerator is located on an old disused landfill and has a capacity to treat 60,000 tonnes of municipal waste in addition to clinical and animal waste. In order to accomplish this the facility actually incorporates two separate incinerators. The facility uses moving grate technology.
"Southern Sun" / "Ready Steady Go" is a double single produced by Oakenfold and released on 20 May 2002. Both songs also appeared on Oakenfold's album Bunkka, which was released the following month. "Southern Sun" features vocals by Carla Werner, while "Ready Steady Go" features vocals by Asher D. The remix of "Southern Sun" by DJ Tiësto appear on the single release and on DJ Tiësto's album In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama of the same year. The original version and various remixes have been included on over 70 compilation albums.
Knight Rider or Knight Riders may also refer to:
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis.
Knight Rider is an American entertainment franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The core of Knight Rider is its three television series: the original Knight Rider (1982–1986) and sequel series Team Knight Rider (1997–1998) and Knight Rider (2008–2009). The franchise also includes three television films, a short-lived spinoff series, computer and video games, and novels, as well as KnightCon, a Knight Rider convention. Beginning with the original television series and continuing with the subsequent films and series, the franchise has developed a cult following and spawned many pop culture references.
Razorback Developments was a British video games developer that specialised in creating handheld games. Founded in 2003 by David Leitch, Jeff Tawney, Cameron Sheppard and Chris Walsh, Razorback was set up initially to create a series of licensed games on the Nintendo GBA for the publisher THQ. It then focused on developing a collection of licensed and original games for the Nintendo DS.
Mark Sanger is an Academy Award-winning British film editor.
Alex Rider is a British spy thriller television programme based on the novel series of the same name by Anthony Horowitz. Adapted by Guy Burt, it stars Otto Farrant as the eponymous character, who is recruited by a subdivision of MI6 as a teenage spy to infiltrate places that others are unable to. The show is jointly produced by Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television, and is the second screen adaptation of the novels, following the 2006 feature film version of the first novel, Stormbreaker.
