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Legend is a 2011 dystopian young adult novel written by American author Marie Lu.It is the first book in the Legend series followed by Prodigy, Champion, and Rebel. [2] Lu draws inspiration from events and experiences throughout her life and media she has consumed such as the movie Les Miserables.
Legend is a 2015 biographical drama film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The film follows the Kray twins ' career and relationship together through their convictions for murder and sentencing to life imprisonment in 1969.
The novel has been warmly received by critics. In The Los Angeles Times, Sara Scribner wrote, "Marie Lu has beaten the curse with 'Prodigy,' the second book in the 'Legend' series...Unlike 'The Hunger Games,' which delivers its adrenaline rush by giving kids bows and arrows, this series' power is derived through its layered atmospheres and the way its characters reflect and fight their worlds ...
In her third novel, “Almost Surely Dead,” Amina Akhtar departs from trends and fashion to sink deep into a missing-person mystery with humorous cynicism and an increasingly creepy edge.
Legend is a 1985 American epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ridley Scott, written by William Hjortsberg, and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert and Annabelle Lanyon.
Rodger wrote that Dead "was, in fact, full of life, and death and was an unexpected delight" and gave it four out of five stars. [2] Writing for Stuff , reviewer James Croot stated although there were some inspired moments, " Dead ’s combination of the supernatural and silly behaviour just felt a little too forced," and rated the film three ...
Martha is Dead is a psychological horror game developed by Italian studio LKA and published by Wired Productions for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Amazon Luna. [3] On January 16, 2024, it was revealed that it would be receiving a live action film adaptation. [4]
The film has a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews. [2]Alexandra Heller-Nicholas of AWFJ.org gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Some films are great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them; A Deadly Legend is definitely the latter, and that greatness explicitly comes in the shape of Lori Petty’s brief but divine cameo."