Archive for January, 2007

Jason Isaacs Talks Deathly Hallows Movie, Book

Jan 31, 2007

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Actor Jason Isaacs has given several new interviews while promoting his upcoming appearance in the London stage production of “The Dumb Waiter,” and speaks about his role in the Harry Potter films. We have a short video clip of his appearance yesterday on the Richard and Judy show (available for download here in our galleries) …read more!

Is there a New Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com?

Jan 31, 2007

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Seems that with a new month (February) there was a new Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com to tell you about, but this editor can’t be certain as the memory has gone a bit fuzzy… 😉 Click here to double check.

Rockin’ the Big Easy

Jan 31, 2007

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New Orleans….are you ready for some Wizard Rock? Things will be hopping at Phoenix Rising this spring as the Harry Potter conference has announced several wizard rock groups will be playing as part of the gathering in May. Popular groups The Remus Lupins, Draco and the Malfoys, The Whomping Willows and The Parselmouths will be …read more!

Yahoo to Create “Harry Potter” Brand Universe Site

Jan 31, 2007

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The New York Times is reporting today that Yahoo has announced plans to build a special “Harry Potter” website as part of a giant “Brand Universe” for fans. The newspaper reports these sites are being created as ” online destinations that will draw large audiences around individual movies, television shows, bands, celebrities, games and other …read more!

High Res Photos of Dan Radcliffe in “Equus”

Jan 30, 2007

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There are now some new high res photos available of Dan Radcliffe from his upcoming play “Equus” in both color and some frankly gorgeous black and white photos as well. You can see the entire collection of these new images here in our galleries. Caution to Parents: These photos include some new ones of Dan …read more!

PotterCast 74 Now Live

Jan 29, 2007

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(Looking for the pics of Dan in Equus? Right here . Meanwhile…) Our 74th PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is up. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. Also: -This week’s canon conundrums: What are Snape’s Boggart and Patronus? -Interview with …read more!

New Photos of Dan Radcliffe in “Equus”

Jan 29, 2007

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There are some fantastic new promotional photos of actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) from the upcoming stage production of “Equus” now online. You can see these stunning new photos of a decidedly grown-up (and nearly nude) Dan here (thanks to Jenna of DanRadcliffe.com for letting us host them while her server’s maxing out). (Breathe, guys, …read more!

Reminder: Dan Radcliffe “Extras” Appearance on HBO Tonight

Jan 28, 2007

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A reminder that as we told you previously, the episode of the “Extras” comedy series featuring actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will be broadcast tonight on HBO. This is the same episode that was shown earlier in the UK; photos of this are available in our galleries, as well as video for download here if …read more!

New Luna Interview in Disney Adventures

Jan 27, 2007

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Disney Adventures has a new issue out featuring a labeled picture of Dumbeldore’s Army as well as a new interview with Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood). See the scan here, thanks to reader TK. The interview reads: Did you feel nervous about auditioning? I really wanted to go, because if I didn’t I never would have …read more!

Translating Harry

Jan 27, 2007

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The Guardian has a new article online about the unique art and hard work involved in translating the Harry Potter novels. While facing deadlines and a whole host of other obstacles, translators often have to face one primary hurtle first: “finding the balance between literal fidelity and the equivalence that makes for fidelity of reading …read more!



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