GoF Fifth Biggest International Movie

Harry Potter and the Goblet OF Fire, the fourth Potter film, has collected over $600 million international box office sales. It is now the fifth highest-grossing movie outside of North America. The top five films include:

  - Titanic ($1.2 billion)
  - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ($752m)
  - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ($657m)
  - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($616m)
  - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($600m)

With North American sales included, Goblet of Fire brought its earnings to a total of $888 million and sits at number eight on the list of highest groissing films of all time.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/25/06
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GoF Wins at NME Awards

Harry Potter and the Goblet OF Fire won the Best Film Award at the 2006 NMEs. Jarvis Crocker, who played the lead singer at the Yule Ball, was there to recieve the award. Congratulations to all who worked so hard on the film.

Posted by Justin | News Poster | 2/24/06
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Gary Oldman Update

Producer David Heyman of the Potter films today confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. is at the present time "in negotiations" with Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), and that he will probably return for the fifth movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Heyman therefore denied earlier rumors of Oldman not returning. He elaborated by saying, "We're not shooting his part for quite a while, and as is always the case, you begin with the parts that are most pressing. We have every intention of having Gary Oldman play Sirius Black."

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/14/06
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Happy Valentines Day!

From everyone (or rather, the two of us, even though I do most of the work) here at HP Planet! We hope you have a wonderful, love-filled day.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/14/06
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Confirmations For OotP Cast

Afshan Azad and Shefila Chowdhury, the girls who play the roles of Parvati and Padma Patil in the Potter films, are both confirmed to appear in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Make-up artusts are reportedly doing their best to make each look identical to the other. In addition, the Movie Insider are listing John Cleese, who plays a wonderful Nearly Headless Nick for the first two films, to reprise his role in the movie.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/13/06
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More OotP Casting News

Sorry for the little delay, but I've been putting up a bunch of new information and book sections. Anyway, as for the news...

CBBC Newsround recently reported a number of new additions to the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix cast. The appearance of the Durslys was confirmed, as well as news that Gary Oldman is still in negations with Warner Bros. New cast members include:

~Sian Thomas will be playing Amelia Bones, the Head of the Magical Law Enforcement Office.

~Jason Boyd will be playing Piers Polkiss, a member of Dudley's "gang."

~Richard Macklin will be playing Malcolm, who is also a member of Dudley's "gang."

~Charles Hughes will play young Wormtail. Harry sees him whenever he goes into Snape's worst memory.

~Susie Shinner will be playing the role of young Lily as previously reported.

~Richard Leaf will play as the Ministry Auror Dawlish.

~Nick Shim is also set to play Zacharias Smith.

~Robbie Jarvis is set to play young James Potter, as reported a few days ago.

Pictures of some of these additions can be found at Mugglenet. Also in the article, Gary Oldman is still apparently in negotiations with Warner Brothers to reprise his role as Sirius Black.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/13/06
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Dursleys, Dementor, and Trial all in OotP

Snitch Seeker has reported that they have received word from a reliable source which stated valuable information about the Order Of The Phoenix movie. The report supposedly said the Dursleys and the Dementor attack will appear in the film, Madame Bones and Mundungus Fletcher will also be included (though no casting announcement has been made), and the Ministry trial will go ahead. Warner Bros. hasn't confirmed the info yet, but we'll keep you posted.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/9/06
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Harry Potter Site Updates

The official Harry Potter movie website has been updated, now including a brand new "Crystal Ball Game." WB also has a few details on a soon-to-be-opened contest where one lucky fan along with three friends could win a VIP trip to the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix set in England and a chance to meet the cast and crew.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/9/06
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Second GoF DVD Promotional Clip

Veritaserum recently reported that Amazon.com now has a new promotional commercial for the Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire DVD, which will be released on March 7th. The video includes a short interview with the trio about what their most looking forward to filming in the upcoming film.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/6/06
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OotP Filming Commences

Filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix began today. Good luck the all of the wonderful actors who play in this one!

Update: A release date of June 27th has been circulating on some websites, but this is unlikely that this informatipn would be revealed this early, so consider this just a rumor at the moment. The movie is most likely scheduled for a summer 2007 release date.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/6/06
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GoF DVD News

You can now pre-order your copy of the Goblet of Fire DVD, coming out in the US on March 7th. You can order your copy from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and the WB Shop, as well as a variety of others websites and stores.

In addition, Amazon has a great clip showing how the maze sequence was shot and created.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/5/06
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Casting Rumors For OotP

Loads of rumors have been flying around about the remainder of members of the Order Of The Pheonix cast. While still unsure whether these are definite, they include:

Susie Shinner as Lily Evans
Tony Maudsley as Grawp
Robsie Jarvis as James Potter

Some photos can be found at Mugglenet.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/5/06
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Deluge Of OotP News!

The major members of the remaining Order Of The Pheonix cast have been announced today! They include:

Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood
Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
Imelda Staunton as Professor Umbridge
Helen McCrory as Bellatrix Lestrange
Michael Wildman as Magorian the Centaur

Pictures of these new members can be found at Mugglenet, and a high resolution picture of Evanna Lynch sent out by Warner Brothers can be found here.

On the topic of Order Of The Phoenix, it was also announced today that production would start next week on February 6th.

Posted by Anthony | Webmaster | 2/2/06
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