Following news that everyone's favourite serial killer Hannibal Lecter could soon find himself in a new TV series from the creator of Pushing Daisies, we give you five other characters that have made the film-to-TV transition.
Take Five... Superman
The Man of Steel may soon be about to burst back on to cinema screens, but since 2004, Smallville has been documenting Clark Kent's troublesome teenage years in small-town USA (Kansas), long before he started wearing pants over his trousers.
Take Four... Cher
No, not the wobbly-voiced shiny-faced singer, but the lead character from the popular 1995 teen flick Clueless. Following the film's success, a TV series was quickly put together. The only problem was, Alicia Silverstone's star had risen too much and Cher was played instead by (far) lesser known Rachel Blanchard.
Take Three... Buffy
The original stake-wielding Drac-killer was played by Kristy Swanson in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Swanson, last seen in the film Swamp Shark (which, alas, appears not to have made it out here), must have been somewhat gutted to see Sarah Michelle Gellar rise to fame in the subsequent TV series.
Take Two... Sarah Conner
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles showed the mother of humankind's saviour on the run following the events of Terminator 2. Thankfully, gone was the butch, vested Linda Hamilton and in came a fresher-faced Lena Headey (who doubles up as the nasty Cersei Lanister in Game of Thrones).
Take One... Indiana Jones
It may have been short-lived (1992-1993), but The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles did show the youthful archaeologist tussle with Ernest Hemingway for the affections of a girl.
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THE LIGHT
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Tala Al Deen, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger
Rating: 3/5
Ain Dubai in numbers
126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure
1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch
16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.
9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.
5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place
192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.
UAE v Ireland
1st ODI, UAE win by 6 wickets
2nd ODI, January 12
3rd ODI, January 14
4th ODI, January 16
The biog
Hometown: Cairo
Age: 37
Favourite TV series: The Handmaid’s Tale, Black Mirror
Favourite anime series: Death Note, One Piece and Hellsing
Favourite book: Designing Brand Identity, Fifth Edition
Director: Laxman Utekar
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna
Rating: 1/5
Get Out
Director: Jordan Peele
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford
Four stars
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Scorecard
Scotland 220
K Coetzer 95, J Siddique 3-49, R Mustafa 3-35
UAE 224-3 in 43,5 overs
C Suri 67, B Hameed 63 not out
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Ruwais timeline
1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
Source: The National
UAE Rugby finals day
Games being played at The Sevens, Dubai
2pm, UAE Conference final
Dubai Tigers v Al Ain Amblers
4pm, UAE Premiership final
Abu Dhabi Harlequins v Jebel Ali Dragons