Leaky News Archives for July 2009
Dan Radcliffe Talks Filming the Events on the Tower and More (Updated with Scans)
The Guardian has a new profile on actor Dan Racliffe now online (UPDATE: Scans courtesy of Ivana can be found via this link). In this lengthy new article, there is some conversation about his personal life and things he enjoys ("I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because thoseContinued...
Moviefone and the 15 Things to Know about Half-Blood Prince Including News on Scrimgeour, More
AOL Moviefone has an article online highlighting 15 things we fans need to know about the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In a series of short discussion on each of the topics there are several pieces of interest including mentions ofContinued...
CNN Wants Your Questions for Half-Blood Prince Cast
Global news broadcaster CNN is giving Harry Potter fans the chance to ask the cast and crew of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a question. Via this link, you can record a question and then upload the video which will be submitted for response from either director David Yates or: DanielContinued...
Rehearsals for Bill and Fleur's Wedding Scene in Deathly Hallows Underway
DH FilmOver the past few weeks we've posted stories about location filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, recently in both London and in Swinley forest of the UK. A local newspaper has more today on the recent filming including a youngster who discovered some of the officialContinued...
Guy Henry to Play Pius Thicknesse in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
DH FilmThanks much to TLC reader LunaLovesPudding for emailing us today and letting us know about a new casting for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. During an interview on Sarah Kennedy radio program on BBC 2, actor Guy Henry announced he had landed a part in the final installmentContinued...
Take a Quidditch Ride By the Seat of Your Movie Seat!
Here is a bit of a fun story. A few weeks ago we reported that several theaters in the US and Canada would be hosting special showings of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in theaters that have the high tech D-Box motion enhanced theater seating. The Star.com has an article tonight aboutContinued...
Dan Radcliffe Talks "Friction" in Half-Blood Prince Film in New Interview
The interviews keep coming it seems, for there is a new piece online featuring actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) from Mexican magazine CinePremiere. Thanks to HarryPotterLA we have a scans and a translation of the full interview which can be found right here. InContinued...
Score Fit for a Prince
For weeks now we've been reporting on previews and clips of the upcoming soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Tonight, Fandango.com has a press preview video online of a behind the scenes look at the rehearsal and recording of the score to HBP composed by Nicholas Hooper. At this link, (scroll down to pressContinued...
Emma Watson on Harry Potter author JK Rowling
Recently actress Emma Watson was interviewed for the Hero Complex blog where she made new remarks about our favorite author, J.K. Rowling, In the piece Emma speaks of her admiration for the Harry Potter author, and says "We talk, we e-mail each other now,” she said, nodding toward her laptop and thatContinued...
July Half-Blood Prince Film Craft Along
With the release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince less than two weeks away, our Crafty Witches have a Craft Along Project to get you in the mood for the release of the sixth Potter film. The July Craft Along asks you to get your crafting supplies of choice at the ready, and create someContinued...
Reminder: Emma Waston Guest on Jonathan Ross, HBO Half-Blood Prince First Look Tonight
A quick reminder today of two television events related to Harry Potter taking place this evening. First, as we reported previously, actress Emma Watson is set to be a guest on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross program this evening on UK television stationContinued...
Dan Radcliffe Talks to Esquire about Potter, Life, and More in New Interview
The August issue of Esquire Magazine features an eight page photo spread and interview with actor Dan Radcliffe. In this interview, the young Harry Potter actor speaks at great length about a number of subjects related to the Potter films, his life in the limelight,Continued...
Full Profile of Rupert Grint in July Issue of FHM Online
As TLC reported last night, actor Rupert Grint is set to grace the cover of FHM Magazine for their July issue. Scans from this feature are now online and available to be viewed via this link. Reliving his life both when he began portraying the character of Ron Weasley in the Harry PotterContinued...
A Totally Awesome Preview
As so many Harry Potter fans have noticed and as reported here on Leaky, in the past few weeks a new fan parody, formerly called "HP, the Musical," appeared online to very swift excitement and acclaim. Shortly after getting more than 200K views on their first video, the creators took down most of the show so that theyContinued...
Tom Felton Talks Draco and Acting in Half-Blood Prince
Actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) is the subject of a new interview from Mexican magazine Selecciones. A translation of the full article is now online thanks to HarryPotterLA, along with scans from the magazine. In this interview, Mr. Felton discusses his role in the upcoming HarryContinued...