Wednesday Harry Potter'ing (February 2, 2005)
EDITOR'S NOTE: HOWDY. WE'RE BACK AGAIN IN OUR SPORADIC BLOGGING. (IF I WERE CONSISTENT, YOU'D ALL GET JADED, HMMM?)
New Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com
Artemisia Lufkin(1754 – 1825)First witch to become Minister of Magic. EDITOR'S NOTE: IN CASE THERE'S A QUIZ.....
See who Harry fans everywhere predicted will be the Half-Blood Prince.EDITOR'S NOTE: FROM ONE SPECIFIC WEBSITE, AT ANY RATE. FYI.
41 Harry Potter fans predict: Dean Thomas
74 Harry Potter fans predict:Draco Malfoy
68 Harry Potter fans predict:Professor Dumbledore
159 Harry Potter fans predict: Hagrid
49 Harry Potter fans predict:Professor Lupin
203 Harry Potter fans predict:Neville Longbottom
87 Harry Potter fans predict:Ron Weasley
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS CAN'T BE, RIGHT? HE'S FULL-BLOOD, ISN'T HE?
101 Harry Potter fans predict:Seamus Finnigan
14 Harry Potter fans predict:Sirius Black
31 Harry Potter fans predict:Professor Snape
145 Harry Potter fans predict:It will be someone new
EDITOR'S NOTE: I THINK JKR HAS SAID IT'S SOMEONE WE ALREADY KNOW.
Take a walk through Hogsmeade
The official Warner Brothers site now includes a 3D Hogsmeade walkthrough. We're not sure how new it is, but we haven't seen it before.
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogsmeade/walkthrough/ EDITOR'S NOTE: QUITE COOL, BY THE WAY. ALTHOUGH IT MADE ME A LITTLE DIZZY. *YES. MORE THAN USUAL.
Famous country music singer arrested for shoplifting POA DVD
Grammy winning artist Lynn Anderson was arrested for shoplifting a Harry Potter DVD at a supermarket and then punching a police officer outside the store. Clearly, fame isn't everything
EDITOR'S NOTE: SAD. BUT TRUE. AND GOOD TASTE IN CRIME?
Pre-order your 2006 GOF calendars
Amazon.com is now taking pre-orders for the Goblet of Fire calendars that we posted pictures from a few days ago. You can pre-order the 2006 wall calendar and the 2006 entertainment calendar. EDITOR'S NOTE:LET'S JUST SKIP RIGHT OVER 2005, AND GO STRAIGHT TO 2006! OH...WAIT....NO...CAN'T DO THAT. WE'D MISS STAR WARS AND WILLY WONKA AND THE HP 6 BOOK, AND THE HP4 MOVIE. OK. NEVER MIND. BAD IDEA. BUT WE CAN READ AHEAD ON THESE SPANKY NEW CALENDARS?
Set Preview: "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire"
Posted: Friday January 28th, 2005 11:11pm
Location: Leavesden Studios, United Kingdom
Author: Garth Franklin
The "Harry Potter" franchise is now like a well-oiled machine. There may be different people steering the ship, but all the deckhands and important sailors are always there and know their work like the back of their hands. This is one of the most important film franchises in history and no studio or person involved wants to deliver a sub-standard product, rather they're driven to deliver a better job out of the gate everytime.
That looks like it's happening with this adaptation of the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels series.
I got to visit Leavesden Studios in the UK back in October last year where "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire" was in production and let me just say wow. I was there the year before on the "Azkaban" set which, when we were there, looked great and hinted at an impressive new direction for the series under the eye of Alfonso Cuaron.
However what I saw on "Goblet" simply floored me. "Azkaban" for all its magic is a dark and intimate little story. "Goblet" on the other hand is an action epic of a size that makes the last "Spider-Man" movie seem small.
Concerns have been raised over the hiring of British Director Mike Newell to take on the big chair but from what I saw there he and the team have done an amazing job. The Triwizard tournament tasks, the Death Eaters, the Dark Mark, the World Cup, the Yule Ball sequence, etc. All of these scenes have taken paths and looks I had not expected. Sequences in books rarely tend to live up to imagination on screen but this is one of the few times I think it's the other way around. Fans will go absolutely nuts over it all and even those who've never been fully into Potter - this will be the big crossover film. It's the biggest, boldest, most fun and epic yet. EDITOR'S NOTE: GIGGLING AND DROOLING, PART 73.
In this fourth film, Harry attends the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys where festivities are marred by a dark violent incident which hints at more doom to come. Upoon returning to Hogwarts, excitement grows about a mysterious event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that will test its players to the limit. Along the way he has his first crush, finds out more about his past and witnesses the rebirth of a terrifying enemy.
In coming months leading up to the film's November 18th release date, I'll be giving you a multi-part online set report complete with assorted cast and crew interviews talking about the production and what was involved to ready this movie for release. Along the way there'll be chats with the producer, the creature effects people, the costume designers, and three of the young cast who play competitors in the Triwizard tournament. Expect more, soon. EDITOR'S NOTE: CAN'T WAIT!
Fans pay homage at Harry Potter's grave
Many of you have been sending in this story about fans paying homage at the grave of a British soldier named Harry Potter who died in 1939. The local council has added the grave to its official tourist guide and is planning to begin a historical investigation in to the soldier's death
EDITOR'S NOTE: SAD. AND A LITTLE CREEPY, HUH?
New Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com
Artemisia Lufkin(1754 – 1825)First witch to become Minister of Magic. EDITOR'S NOTE: IN CASE THERE'S A QUIZ.....
See who Harry fans everywhere predicted will be the Half-Blood Prince.EDITOR'S NOTE: FROM ONE SPECIFIC WEBSITE, AT ANY RATE. FYI.
41 Harry Potter fans predict: Dean Thomas
74 Harry Potter fans predict:Draco Malfoy
68 Harry Potter fans predict:Professor Dumbledore
159 Harry Potter fans predict: Hagrid
49 Harry Potter fans predict:Professor Lupin
203 Harry Potter fans predict:Neville Longbottom
87 Harry Potter fans predict:Ron Weasley
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS CAN'T BE, RIGHT? HE'S FULL-BLOOD, ISN'T HE?
101 Harry Potter fans predict:Seamus Finnigan
14 Harry Potter fans predict:Sirius Black
31 Harry Potter fans predict:Professor Snape
145 Harry Potter fans predict:It will be someone new
EDITOR'S NOTE: I THINK JKR HAS SAID IT'S SOMEONE WE ALREADY KNOW.
Take a walk through Hogsmeade
The official Warner Brothers site now includes a 3D Hogsmeade walkthrough. We're not sure how new it is, but we haven't seen it before.
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/hogsmeade/walkthrough/ EDITOR'S NOTE: QUITE COOL, BY THE WAY. ALTHOUGH IT MADE ME A LITTLE DIZZY. *YES. MORE THAN USUAL.
Famous country music singer arrested for shoplifting POA DVD
Grammy winning artist Lynn Anderson was arrested for shoplifting a Harry Potter DVD at a supermarket and then punching a police officer outside the store. Clearly, fame isn't everything
EDITOR'S NOTE: SAD. BUT TRUE. AND GOOD TASTE IN CRIME?
Pre-order your 2006 GOF calendars
Amazon.com is now taking pre-orders for the Goblet of Fire calendars that we posted pictures from a few days ago. You can pre-order the 2006 wall calendar and the 2006 entertainment calendar. EDITOR'S NOTE:LET'S JUST SKIP RIGHT OVER 2005, AND GO STRAIGHT TO 2006! OH...WAIT....NO...CAN'T DO THAT. WE'D MISS STAR WARS AND WILLY WONKA AND THE HP 6 BOOK, AND THE HP4 MOVIE. OK. NEVER MIND. BAD IDEA. BUT WE CAN READ AHEAD ON THESE SPANKY NEW CALENDARS?
Set Preview: "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire"
Posted: Friday January 28th, 2005 11:11pm
Location: Leavesden Studios, United Kingdom
Author: Garth Franklin
The "Harry Potter" franchise is now like a well-oiled machine. There may be different people steering the ship, but all the deckhands and important sailors are always there and know their work like the back of their hands. This is one of the most important film franchises in history and no studio or person involved wants to deliver a sub-standard product, rather they're driven to deliver a better job out of the gate everytime.
That looks like it's happening with this adaptation of the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels series.
I got to visit Leavesden Studios in the UK back in October last year where "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire" was in production and let me just say wow. I was there the year before on the "Azkaban" set which, when we were there, looked great and hinted at an impressive new direction for the series under the eye of Alfonso Cuaron.
However what I saw on "Goblet" simply floored me. "Azkaban" for all its magic is a dark and intimate little story. "Goblet" on the other hand is an action epic of a size that makes the last "Spider-Man" movie seem small.
Concerns have been raised over the hiring of British Director Mike Newell to take on the big chair but from what I saw there he and the team have done an amazing job. The Triwizard tournament tasks, the Death Eaters, the Dark Mark, the World Cup, the Yule Ball sequence, etc. All of these scenes have taken paths and looks I had not expected. Sequences in books rarely tend to live up to imagination on screen but this is one of the few times I think it's the other way around. Fans will go absolutely nuts over it all and even those who've never been fully into Potter - this will be the big crossover film. It's the biggest, boldest, most fun and epic yet. EDITOR'S NOTE: GIGGLING AND DROOLING, PART 73.
In this fourth film, Harry attends the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys where festivities are marred by a dark violent incident which hints at more doom to come. Upoon returning to Hogwarts, excitement grows about a mysterious event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that will test its players to the limit. Along the way he has his first crush, finds out more about his past and witnesses the rebirth of a terrifying enemy.
In coming months leading up to the film's November 18th release date, I'll be giving you a multi-part online set report complete with assorted cast and crew interviews talking about the production and what was involved to ready this movie for release. Along the way there'll be chats with the producer, the creature effects people, the costume designers, and three of the young cast who play competitors in the Triwizard tournament. Expect more, soon. EDITOR'S NOTE: CAN'T WAIT!
Fans pay homage at Harry Potter's grave
Many of you have been sending in this story about fans paying homage at the grave of a British soldier named Harry Potter who died in 1939. The local council has added the grave to its official tourist guide and is planning to begin a historical investigation in to the soldier's death
EDITOR'S NOTE: SAD. AND A LITTLE CREEPY, HUH?
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