Dec 09, 2010
FirstShowing.net‘s Alex Billington conducted a 40 minute interview with David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter films. The producer spoke of his role as a form of “showrunner” but also as someone whose role is to support the directors hired. The interview is in two parts and can be found at this link or embedded …read more!
Dec 09, 2010
The first picture of Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) from the film “My Week With Marilyn” has appeared on the Daily Mail website. As we told you back in September, Watson will star as Lucy, an wardrobe assistant at Pinewood studios in 1956. You can find the image here in the Leaky galleries. American film producer, …read more!
Dec 07, 2010
With the awards season approaching, Warner Bros. has put out a “For Your Consideration” ad in American Cinematographer, which you can see here in our Image Galleries. This ad acknowledges Eduardo Serra, the cinematographer for “Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” and recommends him and the movie for the award of Best Cinematography. Serra has previously been …read more!
Dec 07, 2010
In a new article in USA Today, Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) talks about his character in the Harry Potter films: “He’s really sort of the devil,” says Fiennes, 47. “He’s completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths.” For Fiennes, an Oscar nominee for playing a Nazi officer in 1993’s Schindler’s List, …read more!
Dec 07, 2010
Thanks to our friends at HarryPotterLA we have some scans of Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) in Cinemania magazine, which you can see …read more!
Dec 06, 2010
As it’s now the 6th of December, the calendar on J.K. Rowling’s official website has been updated to mark the birthday of Rubeus Hagrid. Cheers to you, Hagrid!
Dec 05, 2010
This week’s actor news is dominantly actor appearances at awards ceremonies and opening nights but first, a number of promo pictures of Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) have been released from the upcoming Christmas episode of Doctor Who, “A Christmas Carol.” They can be seen right here in the Leaky Galleries. As we told you in …read more!
Dec 05, 2010
Disney’s newest film “Tangled” has taken the number one spot in the US box office, moving “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” to the number two spot for the first time since its release. This weekend, “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” made $16.7 million next to the $21.5 million that “Tangled” earned. However, “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” still …read more!
Dec 03, 2010
Emma Watson’s (Hermione Granger) website has been updated with more information on her collaboration with designer Alberta Ferretti: Emma has collaborated with designer Alberta Ferretti to produce an organic clothing line. Alberta Ferretti approached Emma earlier this year after seeing her range for People Tree and asked if Emma would consider doing something similar with …read more!
Dec 03, 2010
Tickets for the LIVE performance at LeakyCon 2011 by Team StarKid, the group behind the hit YouTube musicals “A Very Potter Musical” and “A Very Potter Sequel,” are now available to add to your conference registration! Tickets for “A Very StarKid Event” are $20 and can be added to your registration by logging in here …read more!