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First Mary GrandPre 'Harry Potter' exhibit report online

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:11:01 -0600

The first look at Mary GrandPre's new Harry Potter exhibit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is now online. The report contains numerous images, and a brief discription of the experience of being at the exhibit.

I spent my time circling the room looking at piece after piece. All but one piece, the chess scene, were pencil sketches. Some were familiar because they were used in the books or prints have been available for purchase, but some where completely new. I laughed a little inside at the "School of Magic" covers, thinking to myself what an awful title that would have been. I loved each drawing as my eyes searched each piece for every little detail.

You can see many of the drawings here, via Leaky.

Source: The Leaky Cauldron

Order of the Phoenix premieres on Indian television

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:16:25 -0600

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiered for the first time on Indian television today at 12 noon on POGO TV.

The movie was available in Hindi and English(depends upon cable operator).
POGO also has premiered the first four Harry Potter movies on Indian television. POGO is owned to The Warner Bros. Company.

Official theatrical trailer for 'Half-Blood Prince'

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:45:49 -0600

Warner Bros. has kindly -- and exclusively -- sent Harry Potter fan sites the official theatrical trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It is confirmed that the trailer will appear in theatres on what was originally the release date of the film, November 21, attached to Twilight.

Screencaps from the trailer are now available via MuggleNet, right here

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theatres July 17, 2009.

Trailer for Emma's new animated film online

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:23:27 -0600

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 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.

Emma Watson updates official website

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:15:50 -0600

Emma Watson has updated her official website today with news that she has already begun preparations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which she will start filming this Feburary. Also noting her excitment about applying for college and the release of her new film, The Tale of Desperaux.

I'm currently trying to apply for uni, so reading lots and lots at home and starting to get very excited about the release of The Tale of Despereaux which is coming up in December. ALTHOUGH... I keep getting distracted as I have started re reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in preparation for the start of filming in February and can't put it down. Reading it for a second time has made it no less addictive.

To read the full message, click here.

Tom Felton talks 'Harry Potter' in new interview

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:14:17 -0600

In a new interview, Tom Felton spoke at length about Harry Potter, discussing his thoughts on filming Half-Blood Prince, his anticipation for doing Deathly Hallows, and more!

Feltbeats.com: Regarding the upcoming Harry Potter movie, Half-Blood Prince, we Felton Fans are extremely excited to finally see a movie with a more in-depth, rounded-out Draco. Were you happy to finally be able to better flesh out this character?

Tom: Yeah, sure. When David Yates dragged me [aside] at the beginning of it and said, “I have full faith in you,” yadda yadda, and I hope that you’re going to embrace the role and so forth. And I was fairly terrified. We did a read-through with Michael Gambon, and I was petrified at the thought of the final scene.

But after that, I guess I sort of learned a lot on the set, and David Yates was really my motivation. He was very, very, complimentary of everything he saw and very good with direction. He knew exactly what to say to get the results he wanted. And what the producers saw, they were very, very happy as well. And that sort of spurred me on even further. And, it was great fun. I really, really enjoyed it more than any other film, without a doubt. Sort of, embracing the role, if you will, and making the most of it.

To read or listen to the whole interview, click here.

Peter Pettigrew: a top-ten best fake death

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:13:39 -0600

The infamous return and escape of Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has made The Guardian's list of top-ten best fake deaths in literature.

In the third part of the Potter roman-fleuve, Peter Pettigrew pretends that Sirius Black has killed him, cutting off one of his own fingers to make it seem that the rest of him has been blasted to atoms. For 12 years he adopts the guise of Ron Weasley’s pet rat, Scabbers. But the severed digit gives him away.

To read the full list, click here.