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
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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
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theatres July 17, 2009.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In a recent interview with Comingsoon.net, David Heyman spoke more about the delay of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As well as telling us that the film is complete, although they are adding one small change to it soon.
It's a shame and it's frustrating in a sense as any creative person," he continued. "It's nice to put what you've done behind you before you move onto the next and this is still lingering over us until July next year, but also, we'll have to take a week off shooting to do publicity, which is a little bit disruptive. It's not ideal but at the same time, I fully support it, because as I say, they give us the freedom to make these films, and they pay a lot of money.
He also added some insight into the process of making a Harry Potter film and dealing with Warner Brothers:
They (Warner Brothers) give us the money, they read a draft of the script. I choose the director, we make the film, they come and visit. We show them a cut of the film, they say they like it, they give us some notes, we make the changes that we want to make. We test screen it once and show it to them, and then the movie is released. They've been so supportive that one has to support... they needed it.
Comingsoon also spoke breifly to David Thewlis, who is currently collaborating with David Heyman on The Boy in Striped Pajamas, who mentioned that the romance between Lupin and Tonks is being set up for Deathly Hallows during Half-Blood Prince.
To read the full article, click here.
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The Times is reporting that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been nominated for an Independent Bookseller Award, in the UK.
The novel has been nominated in the Best Children's Book category. The winner, voted on by the general public, will be announced on Friday, October 31.
Click here to vote for the book yourself.
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MovieTickets.com recently surveyed movie-goers and asked what movie they're most looking forward to seeing in the next year.Categories: Movies, Movie 6