Tuesday, January 6, 2009

HP Fan Trips goes to the world premier of Half-Blood Prince Beyond Boundaries Travel, creators of the award-winning HP Fan Trips Fantrips is pleased to announce its 2009 line up of Harry Potter themed tours with new itineraries that HP Fan Trip alumni and new fans won't want to miss, and just in time for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. [more...] Source:  IESB Movie News

Monday, January 5, 2009

Jim Dale was only given 100 pages at a time Harry Potter narrator Jim Dale says he was given only 100 pages of manuscript at a time to read and then record, so he never knew what was coming; and in order to keep track of the 146 voices he'd created, he often pre-recorded a bit of the characters' voices and then held a tape recorder up to his ear in the studio to remind himself. [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Salman Rushdie says J.K. Rowling challenged young readers In a new interview in the Times of London, writer Salman Rushdie speaks about not wanting to get married or have kids again, although his latest project, however, is a children's book, and he is fascinated by the success of the Harry Potter books. "The conventional thought about children's books was to keep them short." [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Friday, January 2, 2009

The Hobbit and Twilight make Cinematical's Hottest of 2008 list What do you do when your geek base demands a prequel to one of their biggest fantasy trilogies, and that it be done right? You hire Guillermo bleepin' del Toro. Few can claim a supporting role in the Harry Potter series and then go on to open their own franchise wide and loud. [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Thursday, January 1, 2009

6 New Images From Harry Potter 6 Just in time for the New Year, Screen Rant has some nice new pictures for you from the upcoming and eagerly-awaited Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. So, for the fans who are still disappointed about having to wait all the way until next July to get your Harry Potter fix, hopefully these beautiful images will cheer you up [more...] Source:  Screen Rant

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Magazine releases some new Half-Blood Prince images In the latest issue of Empire Magazine the biggest movies of 2009 are profiled including Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. In it, director David Yates says about the sixth film, "It's all storytelling. In all honestly, I do the same thing as I've always done. You can't really change your way of storytelling just because the film's bigger." [more...] Source:  IESB

Monday, December 29, 2008

Alan Rickman on the list for this year's Queen's honors Alan Rickman, who is both loved and hated by Harry Potter fans for playing Severus Snape so well in the Harry Potter films, is among those due to be listed in the annual Queen's New Years Honours, according to the Daily Mail. Alan Rickman is one of the few from the entertainment industry tipped to get an award. [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

How safe are the last three Harry Potter films? Disney's decision to bail on Narnia has prompted questions for other fantasy movies including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and its two follow-ups. Screenwriter Steve Kloves even said that Warner Bros are worried about the prospect of the last three movies of the franchise. [more...] Source:  Ace Showbiz

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Critic says watch for Dan Radcliffe at next year's Tony Awards New York cable channel NY1's theater critic Roma Torre has listed her top 10 Broadway shows of this year. In her report, she mentions, "And at Tony time next year, don't be surprised to see Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame work his magic as the star of Equus." [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Followup: The Hobbit not pushed back to 2012 On Monday here on Wizard News we linked you to a story widely repeated in the press that said The Hobbit may be postponed until 2012. Fan website TheOneRing.net says they have received confirmation from the source of all sources, the director of the film, Guillermo del Toro, himself, stating that this rumor is untrue. [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Monday, December 22, 2008

Emma Watson talks about Desperaux and Half-Blood Prince In a new interview, Emma Watson talks about what she'll being doing over the Holidays, what it was like voicing a role in an animated movie, how she expects her life to change when she goes to college next year, if it's been hard being in the public eye, and denies the rumor that she wanted to quit doing the final two Harry Potter flims. [more...] Source:  Movies.ie, Ireland

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Set Visit Preview IGN joined Daniel Radcliffe and company on day 80 of filming on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Leavesden Studios in London. The Hogwarts Great Hall, Dumbledore's office, the Gryffindor common room were there, but we also glimpsed three very exciting new sets that will provide much of the film's visual impact. [more...] Source:  IGN

NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre to host Harry Potter marathon New York's Ziegfeld Theatre will host a marathon of the first five movies in the Harry Potter series, which star Equus' Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, December 19-24. The next film in theaters will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to be released in July 2009. [more...] Source:  Theatermania

Friday, December 5, 2008

ABC Family's sneak peek at Half-Blood Prince this weekend A special Harry Potter weekend kicks off tonight on ABC Family, airing movies and related footage through Sunday night. The Potter weekend also will include footage from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, opening July 17, and will feature comments from Dan Racliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Michael Gambon. [more...] Source:  IESB

Monday, November 24, 2008

First look at Half-Blood Prince on ABC Family Harry Potter weekend The ABC Family cable network will host a weekend of four of the Harry Potter films plus a first look at portions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, December 5-7. The weekend event also includes the world television premiere of the special extended edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with deleted scenes. [more...] Source:  Reuters

Location scouting for Deathly Hallows has begun Half-Blood Prince is still well far from its release on July 17, 2009, but preliminary location scouting for the next film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been kicked off. Film executives, cinematography experts and production designers have visited Lochaber landmarks in Scotland, which may be used for Deathly Hallows shooting. [more...] Source:  Ace Showbiz

Monday, November 17, 2008

See the new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer In a twist of ironic fate, Warner has sent out a brand new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince just one week before the film was originally scheduled to open. Warner has stated this new Potter trailer will go live in theaters attached to prints of Twilight which opens on November 21. [more...] Source:  The HD Room

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Poll ranks Harry Potter most anticipated movie of next year In a survey conducted between Aug. 8 and Oct. 5, nearly 4,000 movie fans who had just purchased tickets at MovieTickets.com picked their "most anticipated" films over the next 12 months. Nine months in advance of its box office debut, "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" is already casting a spell over moviegoers. [more...] Source:  Red Orbit

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Harry Potter goes from dark to light in the new trailer With the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince still more than eight months away, fans are searching for a patience spell until the movie finally starts showing in a theater near you. Over the weekend, the international teaser trailer gave Muggles everywhere a taste to help tide them over. [more...] Source:  After Ellen

The bare facts behind the Harry Potter movie delay Harry Potter fans are disappointed that Warner Bros. has postponed the November release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. According to Warner Brothers executives, the picture will do better released in July, but a theater insider revealed, "[Dan's] role in Equus made it impossible for him to do press for the November release of Half Blood Prince." [more...] Source:  Radar Online

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Harry Potter tops Amazon UK's all-time chart Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been revealed as the biggest selling book on Amazon.co.uk's website since it began trading. The chart was revealed as the retailer celebrates its 10 year anniversary this month. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came in at second place on the list. [more...] Source:  The Bookseller

Friday, October 3, 2008

Sneak peek: Half-Blood Prince darkest Harry Potter film yet In tantalising scenes from the new movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince heroes Harry, Hermione and Ron can be seen back together at Hogwarts, ready to fight Lord Voldemort. But fans will have to be satisfied with just looking for now, as the film's November release date has been delayed until July next year. [more...] Source:  The Daily Mail, UK

Monday, September 29, 2008

ABC Family channel buys latest Potter film rights ABC Family has secured cable rights to the Harry Potter series by purchasing the rights to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 10 months before its theatrical debut. The Potter series' first four films are already under contract with the family network. [more...] Source:  Celebrity Cafe

Monday, September 22, 2008

Half-Blood Prince goes 3-D When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is finally is released on July 17, 2009, there will be sections shown in 3-D for those who see it on Imax screens. Which bits will be 3-D? Well, according to Empire Online, there will be about 25 minutes in total, split between the opening sequence and finale. [more...] Source:  Empire Online

Monday, September 15, 2008

Emma Watson to travel the world after film's postponement Emma Watson is taking a break from movies to travel. The Harry Potter actress, who plays Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise, has decided to see the world following the postponement of the release date of the next installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. She may also go to NY to see Dan Radcliffe in Equus. [more...] Source:  All Headline News

Friday, June 29, 2007

Dr. Who jokes about Harry Potter Book 7 The second episode of Doctor Who's 3rd season, titled "The Shakespeare Code", has a couple of clever Harry Potter references. The episode aired on CBC this past Monday here in Canada, but we're almost 3 weeks ahead of the States [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

Monday, April 9, 2007

Harry Potter fan film featured in Movie Magic magazine Harry Potter fan films are surprisingly very rare, especially dramatic films. However the two most popular Harry Potter fan films have been featured in the tenth anniversary edition of Movie Magic Magazine. The executive editor of Movie Magic interviewed director Erin Pyne after watching her film trailer online and the... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Friday, March 16, 2007

Rumor: Deathly Hallows could be 700 pages long by David Haber, Wizard News Editor Thanks to a Wizard News reader Christiane who pointed out to us that the German online book-selling site weltbild.de is listing the as of yet unpublished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as 700 pages long. From the Deathly Hallows page on www.weltbild.de This... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, February 12, 2007

New Dan Radcliffe quote stirs up Dumbledore controversy by David Haber, Wizard News Editor In July, 2005, J.K. Rowling stunned the world of Harry Potter fans when Professor Albus Dumbledore died at the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. At the time, fans turned to a new site named Dumbledore Is Not Dead (www.dumbledoreisnotdead.com). This site... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Friday, February 2, 2007

Harry Potter and the Beginning of the End: Chapter 2 And so it goes. All we have left now are the last few final milestones. On December 22, J.K. Rowling surprised us all with the title of the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Yesterday, the final Harry Potter book publication date was announced [more...] Source:  Wizard News Blog

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