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Harry Potter Film Producer David Heyman Talks Splitting on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Thu Jun 18 11:48:00 -0400 2009

Film Journal has released a new profile of Harry Potter film producer David Heyman. In the article, David Heyman speaks about the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, noting that since production is well underway on the final two Harry Potter films, its difficult to go back and focus on movie six which will be released in a few weeks. Speaking from the set of a recent location shoot...

David Heyman on Deathly Hallows Split: "An Emotional and Very Truthful" Break

Fri Dec 19 08:09:00 -0500 2008

Harry Potter producer David Heyman has given a new video interview where he comments on the two scripts and breaking point for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Talking to Collider.com who let us know of their interview which you can see here, David Heyman noted he had just been in London discussing the scripts for DH part one and part two with director David Yates and screenwr...

Video of First New Half-Blood Prince Preview from ABC Family Harry Potter Weekend

Fri Dec 05 23:09:00 -0500 2008

As we told you previously, there were to be new preview footage and cast interviews broadcast this weekend on ABC Family. We now have the first new clips available here in our video galleries.
In the footage we see short new interviews with actors Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, as well as director David Yates and producer David Heyman. Most of the footage we have seen before, howe...

David Heyman on "Half-Blood Prince" Delay

Thu Oct 30 12:15:00 -0400 2008

<>Harry Potter film producer David Heyman is the subject of a new interview on ComingSoon.net in which he speaks more about the decision to delay the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film. While doing press for his latest film, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," Mr. Heyman spoke in the interview to the reasons for the decision, his own feelings as a creative person, the process in which t...

PotterCast 167: The Truth About the Veil... and Dobby's Eyes

Tue Sep 30 01:13:00 -0400 2008

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It is back to the regular format of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast this week for our 167th episode of Harry Potter news, discussion, and more. Sue opens up this episode with the latest in Harry Potter news, including updates on a number of the Harry Potter cast, the city of Edinburgh honoring Jo Rowling, the 10 year anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” release, the cove...

Profile on Harry Potter Producer David Heyman

Fri Sep 12 02:23:00 -0400 2008

There is a new in depth profile online tonight with Harry Potter film producer David Heyman. In this lengthy article, David reflects on how he became interested in the Harry Potter books and how he became involved with producing the film series as noted below:

<>“Heyman set up a modest office above a music shop in London, where a colleague chanced to read a review about a not-yet-published novel,...

Official WB Press Release on Two Part Movie of "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows"

Thu Mar 13 13:20:00 -0400 2008

<>Warner Brothers has now issued their formal press release on making Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in two films. Following on what we reported yesterday, Warner Brothers confirm again that David Yates will direct both films, marking the first time any one director will helm more than two releases in the Harry Potter film franchise, with Steve Kloves to continue on as screenwriter and Da...

Official: Two Parts for "Deathly Hallows" Movie, David Yates to Direct Both Films

Wed Mar 12 20:41:00 -0400 2008

<>Big News everyone! The L.A Times is reporting an exclusive today: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be made in two films, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" , and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Furthermore, the paper cites producer David Heyman confirming the return of D...

"Deathly Hallows" Director Update: Heyman says Del Toro Not Really in the Running

Mon Jan 28 14:09:00 -0500 2008

There is news today regarding a possible director for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film. As we have been reporting, director Guillermo Del Toro has repeatedly expressed an interest in directing the final Harry Potter film, however today Potter producer David Heyman says this will not be the case. Empire magazine reports that they recently spoke with Mr. Heyman who “that Del Toro was...

Movie Magic Magazine Feature on Future of Harry Potter Films

Wed Jan 16 23:21:00 -0500 2008

Movie Magic Magazine, on newsstands and in bookstores now, talks of the last three Harry Potter films, “Order of the Phoenix, “Half-Blood Prince,” and “Deathly Hallows” in a multiple page spread in their January 2008 issue. Featuring scores of previously released photos from the “Order of the Phoenix” filming, the magazine contains interviews with Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (R...

David Heyman: Harry Potter Films Reflect "Issues of Loyalty and Trust and Friendship"

Mon Dec 10 01:20:00 -0500 2007

The popularity of fantasy films at the box office is the subject of a new article in the LA Times, and mentions the impact and influence of such films as the Harry Potter series. Producer David Heyman is among those interviewed for this piece, and he notes that while there is a fantasy element in the movies, the themes often relate to real world issues.

<>“Fairy-tale endings aside, the fantasy wor...

Harry Potter Producer David Heyman is One Smart Fellow

Thu Nov 29 22:21:00 -0500 2007

"Entertainment Weekly" has released a list of the 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. Seeking to create a list of "of the people who are rocking the industry's world this year, the people with ideas – innovative, creative, dangerous, renegade ideas – who are changing the way movies are made," the magazine ranks Harry Potter producer David Heyman at the number nine spot. They write:

<>"He has expert...

Dan, Rupert, and Emma Talk "Half-Blood Prince" and Beyond in New Interviews

Sun Nov 25 17:41:00 -0500 2007

<>Canada’s Edmonton Sun Newspaper has two new interviews online where they sit down with Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), along with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” director David Yates and its producer David Heyman, to discuss many different topics related to the sixth film. These interviews focus on the casts’ thoughts and e...

New Interviews with Harry Potter Filmmakers David Heyman and Stuart Craig

Thu Sep 27 21:30:00 -0400 2007

<>We have several new audio interviews with Harry Potter filmmakers to tell you about today. In addition to the David Yates interview we first told you about a few days ago, Voices from Krypton have released further “Half-Blood Prince” related conversations with Harry Potter film producer David Heyman as well as an extended interview with production designer Stuart Craig. Mr. Heyman discusses t...

'Details' On Dan Radcliffe

Sat Jul 14 20:11:00 -0400 2007

<>The August issue of men’s fashion magazine Details features a cover story interview with actor Dan Radcliffe, along with three brand new photos of the actor. In the article, Dan, being little more than a week shy of his 18th birthday, shows his more adult side when discussing his role as Alan Strang, a disturbed teenager in the West End production of “Equus,” the child actor yearning to be an ...