Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Disney Channel gets boost from Harry Potter Disney says its premium movie channel Disney Cinemagic has enjoyed record ratings since the launch of an HD feed in the UK market on December 1. However, the growth in audiences may be equally attributed to top name premieres on the channel in the pre-Christmas period, including Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. [more...] Source:  Broadband TV 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

Gary Oldman marries fourth wife Gary Oldman has gotten married for the fourth time. Oldman, who played Sirius Black in Harry Potter And the Order of the Phoenix, tied the knot with 31-year-old musician Alexandra Edenborough at a secret ceremony in California last week, with Oldman asking his agent Douglas Urbanski to be best man. [more...] Source:  Showbiz Spy

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

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

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, 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, March 31, 2008

Terminus 2008 announces thirty bands for Wrock Chicago CHICAGO, IL -- March, 2008 -- The planning team for Terminus, a five-day Harry Potter conference to be held August 7-11, 2008, has announced the winner of the Twenty-Fifth Band Competition for Wrock Chicago, an all-day wizard rock festival being held at the Hilton Chicago Hotel on Wednesday, August 6... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, January 7, 2008

Dan and Emma named to IMDb Top 25 stars of 2007 list IMDb.com, Earth's biggest movie database, has released their top 25 stars for 2007. Number 22 on the list this year is Emma Watson (she was #16 last year). According to the IMDb, Hermione Granger was back with a vengeance in this summer's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Monday, November 5, 2007

New Harry Potter interactive DVD games available Nov. 12 Your remote control becomes your wand as you explore Harry Potter's magical world in Hogwarts Challenge, the first interactive Harry Potter DVD game ever! Available to buy from November 12th, 2007, Hogwarts Challenge allows you to enter the school for wizards and witches from the comfort of your living room... [more...] Source:  Wizard 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, June 25, 2007

Harry Potter Movie Marathon cancelled San Francisco, CA., June 25 /Press Release/ -- We are very sad to announce that the Harry Potter Movie Marathon benefiting Cure Autism Now has been cancelled due to low ticket sales. Event Chair, Eileen Attridge, of SFTrilogy states: "It would have been difficult to make any money for Cure... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Saturday, June 23, 2007

New hair accessories celebrate Order of the Phoenix premiere GREENVILLE, S.C., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sassy Tails(R) (http://www.sassytails.com/) announced a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products that allows the company to produce and sell Harry Potter themed hair accessories. Sassy Tails(R)'s company owner Kim Madden approached Warner Bros. Consumer Products after noticing an opportunity for fashionable hair accessories... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

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

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Last chance to register for Phoenix Rising this Wednesday NEW ORLEANS, La., April 8, 2007 – Two of the keynote presentations for Phoenix Rising, a Harry Potter conference to be held in New Orleans May 17-21, 2007, have sold out. There are no remaining tickets for Transformation: From Influence to Inspiration with Dr. Anne Heibert Alton, or for Transformation... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Covers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows revealed by David Haber, Wizard News Editor This morning, the American cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was shown anywhere for the first time by Arthur A. Levine of Scholastic on the Today Show on NBC TV. Simultaneously, both the American and British covers were released on the official... [more...] Source:  Wizard News

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