"If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
If you missed the Harry Potter Exhibition in Chicago, its not too late to see it. Harry Potter: The Exhibition is now open at the Museum of Science in Boston through February 21, 2010. Many many many props from the movies can be seen, the flying Ford Anglia, a model of Buckbeak, Tri-Wizard Cup, costumes, wands, and the list goes on.
Auditions being held for Wizarding World
Posted By PeerlessKid on 10-28-09 @ 3:24 PM - 2 comments - Link
Universal Studios are holding auditions on the 14th and 15th of November for the Wizarding World Theme Park. Male Actors Able to portray age range of mid-thirties to mid-forties and speak with a British dialect.Strong improv and interaction skills required. Male and Female Actors Youthful in appearance, able to speak with a British dialect. Please prepare a one minute monologue for audition using a British dialect. Callbacks will be held for select candidates Monday, November 16th at 6pm. All candidates must be available for rehearsals in January.
For more information make sure to check out this Universal Studios Auditions site
Good luck to all those that are going to try and practice those British accetnts ;)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for Movie of the Year Award
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 10-11-09 @ 10:44 PM - 2 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been nominated for the Hollywood Movie of the Year Award. All the nominations were chosen by those at the Hollywood Film Festival and fans can vote online for their favorite at here.The final awards will be presented at the Hollywood Movie Awards Gala Ceremony on October 26.
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 10-11-09 @ 10:33 PM - 0 comments - Link
Middlebury College will be hosting the Third Annual Quidditch World Cup on October 25th from 9 am to 5 pm. There will be 26 teams from all across the United States competing in the Quidditch World Cup. Middlebury has made the sport from Harry Potter popular across college campuses.
You can get all the information and latest updates on their Facebook page or by following them on Twitter.
Dan Radcliffe to star in a Broadway Musical
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 10-11-09 @ 10:23 PM - 1 comments - Link
Variety recently reported that Dan Radcliffe will be starring in the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway. From Variety:
Written by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, "How to Succeed" chronicles the rise of a crafty window cleaner as he follows the advice of a self-help manual to connive his way up through the ranks of the World Wide Wickets Co. and get the girl in the process.
The Mystery is Finally Revealed... Again!
Posted By PeerlessKid on 10-11-09 @ 1:40 PM - 1 comments - Link
Warwick Davis talks about the transformation of appearance of Professor Flitwick between Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban on his twitter account.
He mentions how Flitwick wasn't originally scripted to be in the movie but was asked to play the role of 'Choir Master'. Read it here, and whilst you're there make sure to follow him if you have a twitter account.
He also mentions that he would love to play Snape when asked which other character from the books he would love to be.
Half-Blood DVD Extra Features in Detail!
Posted By PeerlessKid on 10-11-09 @ 1:17 PM - 0 comments - Link
An article over at DVD Times goes in-depth over the special features that will be available on the Half-Blood Prince 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-Ray Combo DVD.
This includes: Close-Up With The Cast of Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
One-Minute Drills
What's on Your Mind
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Sneak Peak
Additional Scenes
To read in more in-depth head over to that article!
Happy Birthday Minerva McGonagall!
Posted By PeerlessKid on 10-04-09 @ 6:26 AM - 6 comments - Link
JK Rowling has updated her website calender to wish Professor McGonagall a happy birthday!
Have a great day professor!
Emma Watson "stalked" by Harvard
Posted By Kathleen on 10-03-09 @ 10:20 AM - 7 comments - Link
At last weekend's Brown vs. Harvard football game, Emma Watson thought she'd be cheering her Brown Bears. Instead, she was stalked by Harvard students to the point that she needed security to escort her. Turns out the Harvard "Voice", a student magazine, orchestrated the so-called stunt which included tweets and blogs about "Hermione" and "Emma" sightings while at the game.
Posted By PeerlessKid on 09-30-09 @ 7:30 AM - 0 comments - Link
Rupert Grint's latest movie, Cherrybomb has it's own official website launched. Be sure to check it out, as it does have the trailer, several pictures, videos and a Q&A with the cast.
CAUTION!
The trailer for this movie does contain scenes of sex, drugs and violence.
Wizarding World DVD game details
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-27-09 @ 10:04 PM - 2 comments - Link
Yesterday in a news release, Warner Bros. announced details pertaining to the new Harry Potter: Wizarding World DVD game. Here is what they had to say about it:
Based on two Harry Potter films – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ – and Harry Potter: Wizarding World™, the DVD game enables fans to extend the movie experience with activities that include escaping Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup, learning defensive magic in Dumbledore's Army, potion-mixing in Advanced Potions class and much more. Harry Potter: Wizarding World™ hits stores on December 1, 2009 for $24.98 SRP. Order due date is October 27, 2009.
JK Rowling now Tweets!
Posted By PeerlessKid on 09-25-09 @ 1:32 PM - 3 comments - Link
The Leaky Cauldron confirms that JK Rowling does indeed tweet!
Her very first message tells us that she has opened it to stop all the fake ones, follow her here and don't forget to follow us on twitter too.
Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch Launch DVD Contest
Posted By PeerlessKid on 09-24-09 @ 2:34 PM - 2 comments - Link
Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch have both laucnhed the upcoming release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD by releasing 1000 balloons over London today. This kicks off the contest that is open to anyone in the UK that is over 18, anyone who finds one of these balloons will have to simply follow the instructions on the card attached to the balloon and be entered into a prize draw which could see them winning a trip to the Deathly Hallows set!
Matt Lewis and Evanna Lycnh talk about the contest and the filming of the 7th movie in this video.
First Piece of HP Exhibition arrives in Boston
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-22-09 @ 11:02 PM - 0 comments - Link
The Potter Exhibition started out in Chicago and it getting ready to move onto Boston where it will open on October 25th at the Museum of Science. Just a couple days ago the first piece from the exhibition arrived: Ron's horse from the chess set in SS.
If you are in the Boston area be sure to check out the exhibition.
Brendan Gleeson finished filming on Deathly Hallows
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-22-09 @ 10:56 PM - 3 comments - Link
Its been reported that a week and a half ago Brendan Gleeson wrapped up filming on Deathly Hallows. His time as playing Mad-Eye Moody has ended and he has said goodbye to his character. Gleeson was quoted saying "I waved goodbye to him a week and a half ago. It was great fun, playing Mad-Eye was a hoot."
Emma Watson and Jamie Campbell Bower attend Burberry Show
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-22-09 @ 10:39 PM - 0 comments - Link
Emma Watson and Jamie Campbell Bower were both in attendance at the Burberry show today at London's Fashion Week. Bonnie Wright showed up for the after party for Burberry.
Harry Birthday Tom Felton
Posted By Hamza on 09-22-09 @ 1:37 PM - 8 comments - Link
Tom Felton who plays Draco Malfoy has turned 22 today.
Please leave your birthday wishes in the comments.
Trailer for Ultimate Editions of Harry Potter
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-19-09 @ 11:01 PM - 4 comments - Link
A few days ago it was mentioned that SS and CoS will be released as Ultimate Edition DVDs in December. I have come across a trailer that talks about those two as well as saying that all eight Harry Potter movies will be releases as Ultimate Edition DVDs at some point. There are no set dates for any of them except SS and CoS.
Posted By Rares on 09-18-09 @ 6:47 PM - 5 comments - Link
As it's already September 19 in the UK, JKRowling.com has been updated to wish Hermione Granger a happy birthday. She's celebrating the 30th birthday today.
As you all know, after completing her studies, Hermione worked for the Ministry of Magic, in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. She also married Ron Weasley and had two children, Hugo and Rose!
Veritaseum is now on Twitter
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-17-09 @ 10:53 PM - 2 comments - Link
For all those Twitter users out there, Veritaserum now has an account. We can be found right here.
Ultimate Editions of SS and COS to be released in December
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-17-09 @ 10:49 PM - 2 comments - Link
Along with the announcement of the release of Half-Blood Prince to DVD came the announcement that the Ultimate Editions of Sorceror's Stone and Chamber of Secrets will hit shelves the same day as Half-Blood Prince. Video Business had this to say:
The new Ultimate Editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, priced at $39.92 on DVD and $49.99 on Blu-ray, will each include five hours of special features, theatrical and extended versions of the film, a 48-page photo book and other collectibles.
Among the special features will be screen tests, new featurettes with the cast and filmmakers and the first two one-hour installments of a new comprehensive documentary about the making of the movie franchise. Called Creating the World of Harry Potter, the eight-hour documentary will have one hour on each Ultimate Edition.
Official Release date for Half-Blood Prince to DVD!!
Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 09-17-09 @ 10:40 PM - 2 comments - Link
Today, Warner Brothers announced the official release date of Half-Blood Prince to DVD. As previously thought, it will be coming to DVD in December, December 8th to be exact. All fans in the US can look forward to getting a copy on that day.
"Fine, I'll try and teach him again!" Snape snarled at Professor Dumbledore.
"Severus, please, for me, don't take all those old wounds that you gained from James out on Harry. Harry is not James - do not blame him for what happened." Dumbledore spoke quietly, but his blue eyes held a warning. Snape sighed in frustration...
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