An Interview With Aragog
An interview spoof with Kiki the spider who "played" Aragog in CoS.
(Editor's Commentary: Love the "picture" of Kiki working!)
Thanks, Lindsay!
Happy Birthday to Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw, who plays Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films, is celebrating her birthday today!
Thanks to Jessica for the tip!
Dementors and PoA posters
Going to try and debunk/ clear up a few things:
For many months, this picture has been floating around the net as a Dementor pic. Our multitude of reasons for believing it's fake have been deleted, because Masha has alerted us that our friends at The One Ring.net have found the actual picture this photo was rippedContinued...
Weasley's Flying Car On Display
The Weasley's famous flying Ford Anglia is on display now at the National Film Exhibition in St Agnes, Cornwall. The display, hosted at South West Film Studios, will run through September.
HP PoA Film Footage
Attendees of Comic-Con 2003, July 17-20 in San Diego, will have an opportunity to see footage from Warner Brothers' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Thanks to Matt for the link!
On Richard Harris
Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star talked to Richard Harris about his life and career in September 2001; when the interview was published, Ouzounian was told to "play up the Harry Potter angle and forget about the rest". In his just published book, Ouzounian recounts the entire interview.
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You Can Live on Privet Drive
The house that starred as No 4 Privet Drive in both Harry Potter movies is up for sale.
Thanks to Steve & Slon for the link.
GoF Filming News
According to the Daily Record, Warner Brothers will return to Glencoe for the filming of GoF.
Ready? Camera? Potter!
Lucky enough to either live in England or have plans to visit? The Chicago Tribune has published a guide of places to go if you want to visit a little piece of Potter-movie magic.
Editor's Note: You will have to register, but it's free and easy!
Thanks, Mags!
More of Isaacs Playing Hooky
Thanks very much Iris, for pointing out that JeremyNorthamGallery.com has screencaps of the Peter Pan trailer, which is also available on Apple.com.
Dame Maggie Smith
From This is London, a rare interview with Dame Maggie Smith, in which she comments on her career, her personal life, and her role in Harry Potter.
Newsround on Casting Rumors: Tilda not Trelawney, GoF not yet cast
Newsround squashes some rumors, as per usual! Tilda Swinton will not be in the movie, though sources say she was approached, and as has been said, it's far too early to cast GoF, as they have to have a script and a director first!
Trelawney Casting Rumor
According to an intrepid reader, a review of OotP appeared in the Italian newspaper "Notizie dell'alto mondo" this week and included a picture of actors Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman and David Thewlis with the caption "Here's Trelawney,Sirius and Lupin."
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Isaacs as Hook
Thanks Valerie for alerting us that the official site for the Peter Pan the movie starring Jason Isaacs as Mr. Darling and Captain Hook is now open and has some great pics, including this one!
PoA Trailer to be Released with Matrix Revolutions
According to faithful reader G.V.Linares, the first trailer for Prisoner of Azkaban will be released with Matrix Revolutions November 5th. We're working to verify this.