Jun 13, 2004
Box Office Prophets predict that PoA will rake in 45.6 million dollars this weekend, and so will spend at least another week atop the charts. However, the take on Friday was down over 70% from last Friday’s debut – is it time to go see it again?
Jun 12, 2004
Jamie Waylett (a.k.a Vincent Crabbe) has officially opened Jamie Waylett.com, his own personal Web site, where you can read his diary, view his personal pictures, and even leave him a message on his guest book. His latest diary entry talks about his, Tom Felton‘s and Josh Herdman’s appearance on the ITV show Ministry of Mayhem: …read more!
Jun 12, 2004
The St. Petersburg Times has an account of a teenager’s wish come true: Katie Cullen, a teen diagnosed with leukemia, met Daniel Radcliffe and went to the New York premiere of Prisoner of Azkaban on May 23. Her wish was granted by the Children’s Dream Fund. The trip to NY was a celebration of the …read more!
Jun 12, 2004
Last night Dateline NBC ran a segment on the making of Buckbeak for the Prisoner of Azkaban film. You can read an article about this, and watch the video of it here. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Jun 12, 2004
Actor John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander) has been named CBE, Commander of the British Empire, in the Queen’s birthday honours list. The BBC also has this article about John Hurt’s acting career. Thanks Rachael and Rebbeca!
Jun 11, 2004
The Age takes a look at the popularity of the Harry Potter books. Saying author J.K. Rowling ” is as swish and savvy as Le Carre or Christie “, the article continues: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Peter Pan, Little Women, The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, Tom Sawyer, The Sword in the Stone, The …read more!
Jun 11, 2004
BBC Norfolk had a webchat with actor Chris Rankin ( Percy Weasley). They have the transcript posted and you can read it here.
Jun 11, 2004
The USA Today has an article about the making of Buckbeak for the Prisoner of Azkaban film. “We had a beak on a stick when we shot so that when Dan touched the beak, we got the right curvature of his hand,” says Mark Radcliffe. “We had a horse there for the visual-effects people to …read more!
Jun 11, 2004
The Singapore premiere of PoA featured a visit from the Knight Bus – and attendees were lucky enough to get a trip aboard.
Jun 11, 2004
The cover of Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper’s entertainment section, accompanying an article on the maturation of the series and the actors.
