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Tom Felton is set to complete his round of promotion for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 this weekend in Chicago, where he has and will take part in fan meet and greets at theatres in the Windy City, including Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Illinois.
Before he headed to the theatre on Friday, however, Tom was invited to the baseball game between the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs, and was given the opportunity to throw the ceremonial first pitch.
J.K. ROWLING’S ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO:
Well, we finally know what Pottermore is! Here’s a quick summery: J.K. Rowling has written extensive new material about characters, places and objects from the Harry Potter universe. Pottermore will later incorporate an online shop where people can purchase exclusively the long-awaited Harry Potter eBooks. The shop will evolve into selling other Potter-related products. The story will be brought to life with new illustrations and interactive ‘Moments’, starting with the first book. Pottermore will be open to all users from October 2011 An online challenge will be launched, whereby the first million people to complete their registration will gain early entry into the website, on July 31st!
Link to the Press Release PDF File : click here!
Link to Pottermore: Click Here!
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Warner Bros. has released a new featurette for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. The featurette is more of a retrospective than a look at the new movie, but it’s still remarkable to look at Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint’s first screen test and not be impressed at how far they’ve come as actors.
In anticipation of its 36-page feature on Harry Potter, Empire Magazine continues to release written and video interviews online.
Tonight, they have released a letter from Alan Rickman, the actor plays Professor Severus Snape to author J.K. Rowling. In it, he discusses how he has just returned from speaking into a microphone as Snape for the final time. He cannot believe how fast time has passed.
“Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but dedicate narrative in the surest of hands.”
As part of Empire Magazine‘s commemorative Harry Potter feature, two new interviews with Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) have been published online.
Grint spoke about Ron’s darker turn in the “Deathly Hallows” and what it was like filming the final battle.
So when you read the book, and you see what happens, did you become excited?
That’s been the case with a lot of the later books, really. The character’s had a lot more dimensions to him. In previous films Ron was usually quite scared all the time, that was always kind of him, but it was great to see that there was a lot more heavy emotion. Because he really falls in love, so there’s all that story, and that really develops in Part Two particularly. And then there’s the family stuff as well. There are some quite dark things that I never really got before with Ron.
Was it a case of ‘no acting required’ as Hogwarts comes down there?
Yeah. It really nailed that down, that this was the end. Seeing the Great Hall… The place had become quite a familiar one in our lives; we’d spent a lot of time there. And now it’s on fire. There are dead bodies, dead children everywhere. It’s really dark.
Click here for the complete interview and watch a video of Grint talking about the final film.
Felton meanwhile talked about the tight bond between the cast and crew on the Harry Potter set and what his final few days of filming were like.
What was your last scene?
There were a couple. One of my last scenes as a group was us, 19 years on, on the platform at King’s Cross. That was really quite fitting, because one of my first scenes was as a 10 year old being put on the train there, ten years ago literally to the day, so it was really weird and suitable that that fit. My very last one was a night shoot on 2nd unit just by myself. I was shot walking away after the battle, I believe, so again, that was really nice because there’s always a tighter feeling with the 2nd unit crew.
There was a lovely moment at the Empire Awards one year when you were both there and she immediately went into Bellatrix mode.
I always get really taken aback by that! It’s all very different when you’re working together, but when you’re outside work you always think, “I wonder if they still have a clue who I am”. And she literally pounced on me! I’ve learnt a lot from her. She’s the complete Jekyll and Hyde, if you will: she’s the sweetest British lady and slightly in her own world and then when the cameras roll she goes berserk, which is amazing. It’s brilliant to watch. I could name more: every single one of those actors has been incredibly nice to me, which makes a big difference.
Felton’s full interview can be read here along with a video clip of the actor.
Empire Magazine hits shelves tomorrow, May 26. Fans can also order a copy of the publication online.
Two new promos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II have been release online. The first is a sort of poster featuring Harry, Ron, and Hermione in their final battle clothes; the second is of a bloodied Harry sitting on the steps in Dumbledore’s office.
Two character posters for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 has been released by Warner Brothers!
First one features Ron and Second one features Hermione. Earlier this week we saw Harry.
Warner Bros. has released a new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 poster. While some posters are light and cheerful, the new Harry Potter poster shows Harry dirty and disheveled. If you’ve read the final book, you know what Harry has to overcome to defeat Voldemort
Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint was the latest celebrity to promote the Make Mine Milk campaign (similar to the Got Milk? campaign in the United States), which of course promotes the need to drink nutritional milk.
Did you know? Harry Potter lead actor Dan Radcliffe stars in a film called The Woman in Black, but it hasn’t screened in the United States yet. That will change soon because CBS has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.
In The Woman in Black, Dan’s character Arthur is a young lawyer who visits a village to organize the papers of a deceased client. While there he encounters a ghost who is causing trouble for the town.
While no release date is set, it’ll likely be out sometime in 2012.
In the meantime check out a trailer for the film below!
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