Front Page > Harry Potter Movies Latest news as of Friday, May 9, 2008 Julie Walters admits not being Harry's biggest fan  Julie Walters has apparently confessed that she isn't an avid reader of the Harry Potter books. The Bafta winning actress, who plays Ron Weasley's mother Molly in the film adaptations, revealed she simply flicked through one of the books to check her character wasn't going to be killed off before the next movie, according to the Daily Express. [more...] Source:  This is Nottingham, UK   Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Video: Harry Potter set from the sky Fascinating new video from the BBC of an aerial view really behind the scenes of the outdoor sets of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Leavesden Studios, including The Burrow, Privett Drive, the large courtyard inside Hogwarts, Hagrid's hut and a train station. [more...] Source:  BBC News   Harry Potter and the Kiss of Ravenclaw The nominations for the MTV Movie Awards were announced on Tuesday. In one of the show's most popular categories, the nominees for Best Kiss include Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Viewers can vote for all winners online at MTV.com through May 23. The live ceremony will be broadcast on June 1. [more...] Source:  KNBC TV, Los Angeles   Order of the Phoenix leads Home Entertainment Award noms Warner Home Video's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix leads the nominations for Entertainment Merchants Assn.'s Home Entertainment Awards, garnering four nominations. The Home Entertainment Awards will be held June 24 in Las Vegas. [more...] Source:  Video Business   Monday, April 28, 2008 Interview: Daniel Radcliffe talks Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Daniel Radcliffe spoke recently, between shooting scenes for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, about the the upcomng final HP installment Deathly Hallows. He said, "It will be very, very odd to suddenly not be coming back to Harry Potter. And I'll be sad to leave the character behind and not see on a daily basis the friends that I've made." [more...] Source:  IESB   Friday, April 25, 2008 Warner Bros. sets release date for Deathly Hallows Part I Warner Bros has confirmed a release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. The first instalment of the series finale will open on November 19, 2010, with the second released the following summer. Earlier reports indicated that Part II would premiere in May 2011. David Yates will return to direct the Deathly Hallows films. [more...] Source:  Digital Spy   Warner Bros. announces Harry Potter: The Exhibition Harry Potter: The Exhibition will include elaborate displays of authentic costumes, props and artifacts from popular environments featured in the films such as those from Hogwarts, including the Gryffindor common room and Hagrid's hut. During its run, the exhibit will also be updated to include artifacts from the final installments of the Harry Potter film series. [more...] Source:  PR Newswire   Monday, April 21, 2008 ABC News conjures J.K. Rowling documentary ABC News in the U.S. is working on a behind-the-scenes look at the life of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling. The in-depth profile, which will air in November, includes several interviews, the book tour for the final "Harry Potter" installment, and a tour of locations that inspired her characters. It even hints to what the future holds for Harry and his friends. [more...] Source:  Reuters   Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Jim Broadbent's Potter confession Jim Broadbent has confessed that he hasn't read all of the Harry Potter books. The Oscar-winner is currently filming Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, in which he plays Horace Slughorn, but admitted he doesn't know what's in store for Harry in the final installment. He also said he's enjoying making the film. [more...] Source:  Metro News, UK   Emma Watson's magical birthday present Harry Potter star Emma Watson really had something to celebrate on her 18th birthday. Emma finally got access to the £10.5 million she had amassed while working on the movies. There won't be much splashing out, however, as Watson has been enrolled on a course to ensure she understands the responsibility of investing the money wisely. [more...] Source:  The Telegraph, UK   Monday, March 24, 2008 Emma Watson embarrasses co-stars with her ping pong skills Emma Watson has left her Harry Potter co-stars red-faced, after beating them at ping pong. Rupert Grint says, "I've got a table tennis on set and we're always playing between scenes. Emma is brilliant. We rarely play her now because it gets quite embarrassing." [more...] Source:  Starpulse News   Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Potter bridge to disappear Campaigners are trying to save one of the most iconic features of the Harry Potter series. A bridge and a 100-year-old clock at London's King's Cross station are to be knocked down as part of major expansion plans. The landmark is famous as Harry Potter's entrance to King's Cross on the imaginary platform nine and three quarters, to catch the train to Hogwarts. [more...] Source:  Channel 4, UK   Friday, March 14, 2008 Naomi Watts still waiting by phone for call from Harry Potter Naomi Watts told MTV News that the next time there are rumors she hopes they're true, insisting that she'd still like to star in a Harry Potter film. "Yeah! I have read some of the Harry Potter books... I would love," she declared of appearing in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. "But it would have to depend on all what the role is." [more...] Source:  MTV Movies Blog   It's Official: Deathly Hallows to be two parts and helmed by Yates Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released in two parts, and that director David Yates, who earlier helmed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is currently in production on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, will direct. [more...] [Related Articles]  Source:  Press Media Wire   Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Sectumsempra: Where to cut Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? The question will be, where do you break book 7 into two parts? And how do you make them one but two separate and distinct stories?" producer David Heyman asked in a recent LA Times story. "Do you break it with a moment of suspense or one of resolution? These are the interesting challenges." [more...] [Related Articles]  Source:  MTV Movies Blog   CONFIRMED! Final Harry Potter to be split into two films After months of speculation, Warner Brothers is expected to announce Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be filmed as Part I and Part II. "It was born out of purely creative reasons," producer David Heyman said last night. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book." [more...] [Related Articles]  Source:  The Scotsman, UK   Monday, March 10, 2008 David Yates wins Best Director at Empire Awards David Yates won the best director award for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at Empire magazine's annual awards ceremony on Sunday. The Empire Award winners were chosen by readers of Empire magazine. [more...] Source:  Reuters   Harry Potter girls come of age at Empire Awards Emma Watson, Katie Leung and Evanna Lynch left behind their school girl image and pulled out some grown up fashion for the Empire Awards this weekend. The Harry Potter stars appeared miles away from their Hogwarts uniform as they showed up on the red carpet looking all grown up. [more...] Source:  Female First   » Click here to see previous articles you may have missed...
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