Harry Potter News

Empire Online has a report

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Empire Online has a report of the premiere with a lot of funniness about the trio being nervous. Emma Watson said she felt like she was going to throw up any minute. Aww. 🙂

Thanks to wonderful reader John

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Thanks to wonderful reader John Hancock, The Spell Binder has posted pictures from the premiere’s red carpet.

CNN has posted their bit

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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CNN has posted their bit on the premiere.

BBC’s coverage includes pictures.

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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BBC’s coverage includes pictures.

Muggle net has some great

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Muggle net has some great webcast stills.

The premiere should be ending

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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The premiere should be ending soon – us jealous ones who watched the premiere on the web got a few treats, like two scenes from the movie. One was the scene right before the letters start flying out of the fireplace at the Dursleys – there’s a very funny shot of owls covering the lawn …read more!

The German voice of Harry

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: John Admin

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The German voice of Harry Potter is 11-year-old Tim Schwarzmaier from Munich. He will do the German dubbing of Daniel Radcliffe according to todays “Bild am Sonntag”. J.K. Rowling personally gave her okay for Tim doing the part. Reportedly, the sixth-grader is getting paid 1600 marks (US$ 750) for his work, that has been completed …read more!

The Independent has a story

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: John Admin

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The Independent has a story on what to expect from Warner Bros. PR machine in the next ten days. Here are some excerpts: Industry sources said that Warner Bros would have set aside about £5m to publicise the film in Britain alone. The set-piece event of a 48-hour publicity blitz after Sunday’s gala première will …read more!

Today’s New York Times has

Nov 04, 2001

Posted by: John Admin

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Today’s New York Times has a front page article on the merchandising of the movie and book, entitled Coming Soon: Harry Potter and Hollywood’s Cash Cow. The article includes interviews with marketing people and discusses the slow rollout of merchandise and the change from the (really bad) art to the photographs from the movie and …read more!

Beano, the famous, very traditionally

Nov 04, 2001

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Beano, the famous, very traditionally British comic, will run a nine-page special teaming Harry Potter with the Bash Street Kids. Sunday Mail reports. Rowling contacted Beano bosses to thank them as soon as she heard about the strip. Beano editor Eean Kerr said: “We’ve just had an e-mail from JK Rowling who was chuffed to …read more!



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