GoF Visual Effects

Australian company Rising Sun Pictures has signed on to create visual effects for the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Says the Sydney Morning Herald:
The film's centrepiece, a magical goblet surrounded by flames, is one of the complex images the company will construct before the film's completion next August.Continued...

New Brooms for Goblet of Fire Film

The BBC has an article about Warner Brothers ordering 80 new brooms for use in the upcoming Goblet of Fire film. Traditional Besom Brooms, a family- run company which makes the handcrafted hazel and birch brooms, has been around for 300 years. Sue Nash, widow of the late owner, Arthur Nash, was delighted at theContinued...

Robert Pattinson Photos

MuggleNet has posted a collection of shots from Robert Pattinson's new movie, Kingdom of Twilight. Pattinson will play Cedric Diggory in the film version of Goblet of Fire.

Fan Report: On Location at Glenfinnan Viaduct

HPANA has a short report, along with photos, from Harry Potter fan Alex, who got to be an extra on the Hogwarts Express in a scene recently filmed for Goblet of Fire.
Thanks to both Alex for the report and HPANA for the link!

Potter Filming Closes Down Trains

The Sunday Mail reports that weekend trippers had to go by bus when ScotRail closed down the last train from Mallaig to Fort William for filming of Goblet of Fire. Riders were given rail vouchers and Harry Potter memorabilia in exchange for the inconvenience.
Thanks to B. and Wizard News for the link!

Radcliffe Reaps Second Relly Running

Dan Radcliffe won the Best Junior Achiever award on Regis and Kelly for the second year in a row today. The young actor accepted from the set, and reported that he was sorry he couldn't be in New York for the awards because "I'm actually about to fight a dragon."
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No Percy in GoF?

Actor Chris Rankin has updated his blog with a note that he may not be in Goblet of Fire:
Turns out that my contract states that I was contracted to appear in Prisoner of Azkaban +1 more HP film - it doesn't have to be the next in the series (as we'd all presumed) - what this basically means is that we're unlikely toContinued...

Patrick Doyle: New Composer for Potter Films?

JWFan.net is reporting that they have received confirmation from Warner Brothers that the composer for the Goblet of Fire film will be Patrick Doyle. Patrick Doyle is a well known film composer, having worked with Goblet director Mike Newell previously on Donnie Brasko and Into the West. Other film scoresContinued...

Phoenix Casting: Too Early Yet

A spokesperson for Warner Brothers told CBBC Newsround:
As for the next movie, it's far too early to think about casting. We don't have a script, director, start date or casting director and no one will be considered for any role until all these are in place. We don't want children to be disappointed, soContinued...

No Faith in GoF

Faith, the dog reported by the BBC as having a possible role in the film version of Goblet of Fire, does not - although that may not exclude her from being included in future Harry movies. Owner Jude Stringfellow wrote to HPANA:
We can't be in the fourth film (Goblet of Fire) because it is almost wrapped and we can't evenContinued...

GoF Casting

CBBC Newsround has announced three new Goblet of Fire cast members: Shefali Chowdhury will play Parvati Patil; Afshan Azad will play her sister, Padma; and Angelica Mandy will play Fleur Delacour's younger sister, Gabrielle. Angelica appears in this year's Vanity Fair.
Photos will follow, and thanks to Carly for the link!

Jamie Waylett Interview

HPANA has posted an interview with Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett, in which he talks about acting, getting recognized, and what we hopefully have to look forward to on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD:
- there is a scene with Devon [Murray; Seamus Finnigan] in Lupin's class where Dracula (his boggart) takes off his capeContinued...

BBC: Two-legged dog may be Potter star

According to the BBC, a two-legged dog who has learned to walk upright on his hindquarters may get a shot at canine stardom by appearing in GoF.

Faith's owners in Oklahoma City in the US believe the part could involve her appearing as the result of a spell.

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But the Stringfellow family said British trainersContinued...

Novinite: WB being secretive about Krum

This Novinite article says WB director Mike Newell may be trying to keep actor Stanislav Ianevski's mug hidden to amp publicity:

"Fans however can only guess as to what Ianevski looks like.

All my efforts to obtain more information about Stanislav Ianevski have come to nothing, says Victor Bozhinov,Continued...

GoF Length Rumor: False Alarm

This entry has been moved down to soleley the extended version, because the article that prompted it turned out to be old. Heh. No worries, guys! I don't think I was wearing my glasses today, is all; when we get a few emails about a topic it usually means the article was posted today, so there might have been someContinued...