Happy Birthday Chris Columbus
Written by Pritthish

Thanks to HarryLatino for reminding us that Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter movies and producer of the third, turns 46 today. Happy Birthday, Chris!

Thursday, September 09 2004

Book 5 paperback selling strong
Written by Pritthish

The paperback version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was released on August 11, is still selling strong. The book is currently #12 on USA Today's Bestsellers List.

Interview with Jamie Waylett
Written by Pritthish

HPANA recently conducted a lengthy interview with Jamie Waylett (Crabbe) during his visit to New York City. He confirmed that the ferret and Defense Against the Dark Arts scenes have been filmed and that the Yule Ball would be in the movie but has not yet been filmed. He also noted that he would be completed with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire filming in March of 2005.

What are you going to do when you graduate?
I'm going to go to college full-time. I'm going to see if I have the fifth film, and if I have, I won't go until I'm finished filming. I want to carry on with filming, yes; [but] I like to have a trade if I ever need to do anything like that...

Can you tell us anything about what deleted scenes may be on the DVD?
They cut so much from all the movies. At the last launch party they showed a blooper reel put to music. I had to eat trifle for three days and I hate trifle. I was sitting with Tom and Josh and I just turned and threw up into the bowl. Tom and Josh jumped out of their seats. A very funny scene which should be on the DVD (but may not be) – there is a scene with Devon [Murray; Seamus Finnigan] in Lupin's class where Dracula (his boggart) takes off his cape and it's a woman in a bikini. She starts dancing because Lupin is playing music, and we all start dancing and Malfoy just hits me like I'm a dog or something. The conga line was funny, that was cut out to.

Dan: Second Task will be 'spectacular'
Written by Matthew at 4:00 PM, 09-09-04 - 13 comments

In a personal reply to a letter, Daniel Radcliffe said that the Second Task sequence in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire would be "spectacular":

Filming on Goblet of Fire is going very well. I spent a month in a tank filming the underwater task and I did think I really was going to sprout gills!! It is going to be a spectacular sequence! I have already worked with some of the new actors- Brendan Gleeson and Miranda Richardson and they are all fantastic. As are the actors playing Cedric, Fleur, Cho, and Krum, Robert Pattison, Clemence Poesy, Katie Leung and Stanishlav Ianevski.

Thanks, DanRadcliffe.co.uk.

Digital effects in Prisoner of Azkaban
Written by Pritthish

Cinesite, the company that supplied digital effects, models, film scanning, and recording for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has posted some information about the process of making digital effects in the film.

Another major effects shot shows the children approaching Hogwarts at night in carriages which appear to have no means of propulsion. There is a dark and ominous feel to the shot; it is raining, stormy and a black crow lands on a post in the foreground as the carriages pass.

Two carriages were filmed motion control against a bluescreen and replicated into the distance with the motors removed. Hogwarts in the background is the 1/24 scale model. Stills of mountains were supplied as reference for the environment, as well as live action footage of water and moving clouds. This was then all stitched together in Inferno to create the environment and graded down for night. CG rain was also added which interacts with the glowing light of Hogwarts. The signpost and bird in the foreground were also composited in.

Cinesite is currently working on the fourth movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Thanks, TLC, for the tip.

Two-legged dog may appear in GOF
Written by Pritthish

There is a possibility that Faith, a two-legged dog who has learned to walk like a human, will appear in a few scenes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The scenes "could involve her appearing as the result of a spell." Nothing has been confirmed, but Faith's owners have been contacted by Warner Brothers regarding the role.

Libertines star a fan of HP
Written by Pritthish

Thanks to Penny for sending in this blurb from a French magazine that interviewed Carl Barat of The Libertines:

"I watch movies. I loved Harry Potter. Actually, I've read in a magazine that the main actor [Daniel Radcliffe] loves The Libertines, so I promised to myself I would see it. And I loved it. It's quite funny to think that Harry Potter is a fan of your band."

HP Online Merchandise Updates
Written by Pritthish
Several online stores that carry Harry Potter merchandise have added a few new HP products. The Warner Bros. Shop has added character costumes for Halloween (Hagrid, Harry, Albus Dumbledore mask, Dementor, etc.).

Hot Topic is now selling quite a few Harry Potter back-to-school items, wallets, pins, pens, stickers, journals, and shirts. Also, The Noble Collection has added products such as a Lightning Bolt Pendant and a miniature Mirror of Erised to their Harry Potter lineup.

Tom Felton updates his blog
Written by Pritthish
Tom Felton (Draco) has updated the blog on his official website, TomFelton.com. He only mentioned the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire filming, saying that Brendan Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody) is "such a nice person."

Chris Rankin to attend film festival
Written by Pritthish
Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) will be in attendance at the Great Yarmouth Film Festival on October 2. He will answer questions about his experiences filming the Harry Potter movies, followed by a screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

HP actors to attend Collectormania 6
Written by Pritthish
Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Devon Murray (Seamus Finnegan), James and Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins), and Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe) will all be in attendance at Collectormania 6, according to the Collectormania website. Collectormania 6 takes place from October 1-3 - more information here.

Some faces you may also recognize from the Harry Potter movies are Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick) and Verne Troyer (a goblin). Thanks to MuggleNet for the tip!

Rumor: Oldman will not be in Star Wars III
Written by Pritthish
It was rumoured back in June that Gary Oldman (Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) would be the voice of the "deadliest villian ever" in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Oldman was looking forward to filming it, but it is being made as a non-Screen Actor's Guild film, meaning that if he were to participate in the movie, it would be illegal. "As a resident of America, and also a member of SAG, out of respect and solidarity with the other members, he could not and would not consider violating his union's rules."

Edit: The credibility of DouglasManagementGroup.com (the source of the above information) remains in question considering that all of the pages on the website are identical and the majority of the news articles are written unprofessionally. We thank those of you who brought this to our attention in a polite fashion.

Jason Isaacs to start GOF filming
Written by Pritthish
Jason Isaacs, Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, is traveling to Britain to film his scenes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Though his character was mentioned in the third book, Isaacs was not in the third movie. The character of Lucius Malfoy is in the following scenes in the fourth book :
- The Quidditch World Cup
- The graveyard scene

New Layout!!
Written By Pritthish
At last, at long last, I've updated the site to a decent layout. Hope you found it OK.
Anyway, I've updated all the info, books and movies sections. and, I've also decided to introduce a Quilt.
don't know what a quilt is? no problem!! Click here to find out. Also, I'm now looking for affiliates. For the full terms and conditions, check out the HP links section. so, Enjoy!!!!

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