"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."
Posted By Matthew on 11-25-08 @ 12:07 PM - 44 comments | Link
As part of its "25 Days of Christmas" special, ABC Family will devote the weekend of December 5-7 to the first four movies of the Harry Potter series. The Goblet of Fire broadcast will include scenes that were cut from the final film, and, even more exciting, the network will be airing "exclusive first looks" at the Half-Blood Prince movie throughout the weekend. Here are some details from the press release:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Michael Gambon discuss the upcoming film’s exciting storylines, as well as revealing insider information.
ABC Family's first looks at the latest Harry Potter feature film also offer viewers a sneak peek of never-before-seen footage of love running rampant through Hogwarts, a look into Tom Riddle’s past and an introduction of Hogwarts new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Horace Slughorn.
Click here to access that weekend's television lineup.
Crew scouting out locations for DH shooting
Posted By Matthew on 11-22-08 @ 8:26 AM - 6 comments | Link
Crew members working on the pair of Deathly Hallows films are already scouting out possible film locations in Scotland, according to Lochaber News. Although the first part of the DH movie won't be released until November 2010, executives and special effects personnel need to start work now. According to the article:
Teams of cinematography experts and production designers visited Glenfinnan, Glen Etive, Glencoe and Glen Nevis, all Lochaber landmarks which have already become established in the series.
They were looking at the autumn and winter changes of the terrain, trees and vegetation in these areas, and have since been in Yorkshire examining tracts of moorland to supplement the Highland locations.
More details are included in the full article, which can be read here.
Dan appears for interview on 'Charlie Rose'
Posted By Matthew on 11-20-08 @ 8:31 PM - 6 comments | Link
Both Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths were interviewed on the PBS show Charlie Rose this week about their roles in the Broadway production of Equus. This interview provides greater insight into the duo's working relationship than most that have been conducted recently. Check out the half-hour segment at the show's website.
New HBP photo of Harry and Ginny
Posted By Ana on 11-19-08 @ 11:08 AM - 18 comments | Link
A new photo from the Half-Blood Prince movie, showing Harry and Ginny at the Slug Club dinner has surfaced on the web, and you can see it here courtesy of BonnieWrightOnline.
New 'Half-Blood Prince' trailer released!
Posted By Matthew on 11-14-08 @ 12:09 PM - 101 comments | Link
Warner Bros. has graciously provided us, along with other fansites, with the stunning new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer that will be premiering in theatres next Friday, November 21st before the Twilight movie. At that point, the trailer will be sent out to all press outlets, but for now, enjoy it here!
Posted By Matthew on 11-13-08 @ 2:52 PM - 2 comments | Link
In a piece published in The Guardian today, JK Rowling describes the significance to her of Chapter 34 of Deathly Hallows, "The Forest Again." She writes:
The destinies of wizards and princes might seem more certain than those carved out for the rest of us, yet we all have to choose the manner in which we meet life: whether to live up (or down) to the expectations placed upon us; whether to act selfishly, or for the common good; whether to steer the course of our lives ourselves, or to allow ourselves to be buffeted around by chance and circumstance....This extract from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is my favourite part of the seventh book; it might even be my favourite part of the entire series.
Posted By Matthew on 11-12-08 @ 8:20 AM - 5 comments | Link
Publishers Weekly is reporting that Scholastic will print 3.5 million copies of JK Rowling's Beedle the Bard, to be released December 4, in its initial run. Although this figure is (of course) less than Deathly Hallows' mammoth 12 million initial print run, it is still highly impressive. For some perspective, recall that Beedle the Bard's figures actually rival the 3.8 million copies first printed of Goblet of Fire for its release in 2000.
Net proceeds from Beedle the Bard sales will go to Children's High Level Group, the charity that JK Rowling co-founded. Thanks to HPANA for the tip!
Dan discusses 'Equus' run on 'Today'
Posted By Matthew on 11-10-08 @ 2:39 PM - 2 comments | Link
Daniel Radcliffe appeared on NBC's Today show this morning to discuss his role as Alan Strang in the current Broadway run of Equus, which he called a "happy medium" between Harry Potter and other possibilities for branching out from the franchise. While acknowledging that Alan is "a pretty screwed up character," he also emphasized that Harry is troubled as well, noting that "he has dissolved a man's face on one occasion."
Posted By Matthew on 11-09-08 @ 6:32 PM - 4 comments | Link
Several new items of Half-Blood Prince merchandise released around the world this week, from agenda books to sticker books, contain new promotional images from the sixth movie. Check them out here and here, thanks to BlogHogwarts and SnitchSeeker! Many of the new photos are from photoshoots of the principal actors from, but there are a number showing photos from scenes as well.
Trailer for Emma's new animated film online
Posted By Matthew on 11-07-08 @ 3:01 PM - 21 comments | Link
The theatrical trailer for The Tale of Despereaux, Emma Watson's latest, animated film, is now available for viewing on YouTube -- check it out! Emma's co-stars in the movie include Dustin Hoffman, Sigourney Weaver, Matthew Broderick, and fellow Potter vet Robbie Coltrane (more familiar to us as Rubeus Hagrid). This is the second trailer that has been released for Despereaux; the first, from last summer, can be seen here.
The movie will hit theatres December 19th, in time for the Christmas rush.
Emma preparing for DH movies, college
Posted By Matthew on 11-05-08 @ 8:47 PM - 13 comments | Link
Emma Watson has updated her website with a new post, announcing that she is "currently trying to apply" to universities and is preparing to start filming on the first Deathly Hallows movie in February by re-reading the book. She writes that "reading it for a second time has made it no less addictive."
Posted By Matthew on 11-03-08 @ 11:52 PM - 21 comments | Link
In a detailed interview with fansite Feltbeats, actor Tom Felton discussed his role as Draco Malfoy in the Half-Blood Prince film and his expectations for the character in the Deathly Hallows movies.
When asked about the evolution of Draco in this movie, Tom said, "It was great; it was probably the most exciting thing about playing the character this year. Obviously, he was a little bit two-dimensional in previous films. He was just a rather spiteful git for the sake of it; whereas in this film you get to see why he's a bit of a git because of his father and his upbringing and so forth. You get to see both sides, really, of his extremes – the side where obviously his father is away and he's trying to take on the male role and so forth.
"But equally, the pressure will get too much for him, and you'll see a much weaker side of him. So yeah, it was great playing a bit more versatile character, rather than just two-dimensional."
For the full interview, click here. Thanks to HPANA for the tip!
"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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