Archive for July, 2010

StarKid Potter Announces “A Very Potter Sequel” YouTube Premiere Date

Jul 04, 2010

Posted by: Mel

Fans

The creators of the very popular “A Very Potter Musical,” have announced the YouTube premiere date of “A Very Potter Sequel.” It will be released on July 22nd, at 8:00 PM EST. Additionally, StarKid Potter now has t-shirts available for sale and some of the cast and crew will be appearing at Infinitus. You can …read more!

Actors in the News Weekly Roundup

Jul 04, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

HP Cast

As we move away from reports of cast wrapping “Deathly Hallows” filming, a few stories have popped up about new projects and appearances for the Harry Potter actors. Firstly, the BBC reports that Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) and Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) are to star in a television adaptation of Christopher Reid’s poem The Song …read more!

10 Years of Leaky

Jul 04, 2010

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Leaky

It’s not often we take this much of Leaky’s space and time to celebrate a birthday, but this one is special. Today marks The Leaky Cauldron’s 10th anniversary on the Internet. We appeared online on July 4, 2000: just four days before the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the book. Before …read more!

Matt Lewis Helps to Launch Cancer Diagnosing Equipment in Leeds Hospital

Jul 03, 2010

Posted by: Mel

Lewis

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) helped to unveil new medical equipment aimed at fighting cancer at St James’s Hospital in Leeds: The new £3.5m scanning suite was launched by Horsforth-born Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, at St James’s Hospital. The PET CT Centre, the largest of its kind in the …read more!

“Deathly Hallows” Website Updated Following Release of First Official Teaser Poster

Jul 03, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

Posters

The official website for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has now been updated to reflect yesterday’s release of the first official one sheet teaser poster, which you can find here in our galleries. The website’s new background is a wider version of the teaser poster, revealing more of the mountains and skyline surrounding Hogwarts. …read more!

Official “Deathly Hallows” One Sheet Teaser Poster Released

Jul 02, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

DH Film

Warner Bros. have sent over the first official one sheet teaser poster for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Part 1 and Part 2 and you can check it out right here in our galleries. The poster shows a burning Hogwarts castle from across the lake with flames and smoke rising from its towers. The …read more!

Matt Lewis to Appear on July 17-18 at London Film and Comic Con

Jul 02, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

Lewis

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) has been listed among the attendees of this year’s London Film and Comic Con. The convention will take place in a fortnight on the weekend of Saturday, 17th of July at Earls Court 2 in London. Tickets are still available and can be purchased on the event’s website. Attendees can also …read more!

Harry Potter Cast Talk Film Inspirations to FILMCLUB

Jul 02, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

Actor Interviews

Tom Felton, (Draco Malfoy), James Phelps (Fred Weasley) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) were among the numerous Harry Potter actors to speak to FILMCLUB about their film inspirations as part of the Film Journeys campaign. FILMCLUB provides free weekly film screenings at the after school film clubs of over 4,650 schools across the UK and …read more!

Fun on the Set Video from LEGO Game Now Online

Jul 02, 2010

Posted by: Mel

Misc

Yesterday we told you about the “Deathly Hallows” trailer that was included with the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 Collector’s Edition, and now another video that was included with the game has been put on YouTube. It’s a short, funny behind the scenes look at the first four movies, that mostly shows the …read more!

Padma Patil Actress’ Family Charged with Assault

Jul 01, 2010

Posted by: John Admin

Legal

The father and brother of Afshan Azad appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 29th June charged with threatening and assaulting the Padma Patil actress. BBC News states that 54-year-old Abdul Azad and 28-year-old son Ashraf Azad, have both been accused of threatening to kill Afshan at her home in Longsight, Manchester. Ashraf has also …read more!



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