Leaky News Archives for July 2011
Dan Radcliffe Interviewed by GQ
We now have scans of a new interview with Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) featured in GQ magazine here in our galleries. This interesting interview spans Radcliffe's last few months on the set of "Deathly Hallows," to filming "The Woman in Black," to performing in "How to Suceed in Business Without Really Trying."Continued...
PotterCast 242: Deathly Hallows Part 2 Reactions!
A shining new episode of PotterCast is now available online for your listening pleasure, this one being the particularly exciting post-"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" episode, which was recorded live at LeakyCon and features Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Scarlett Byrne (Pansy Parkinson). Your PotterCastContinued...
Happy Birthday, Daniel Radcliffe
Please join us at Leaky in wishing Daniel Radcliffe a tremendously happy birthday. The actor, who plays Harry Potter in the eponymous films, is celebrating his 22nd birthday today. Many happy returns, Dan!
Video: Matt Lewis Interviewed by Rolling Stone
We have a new video interview of Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom) being interviewed by Rolling Stone. In the video Lewis discusses the evolution of Neville, his favorite Beatles albums and songs (as well as what he thinks Neville's would be), and reflects on incidents on the set of Harry Potter. You can watch theContinued...
Video: Tom Felton in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be appearing the upcoming film, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," and we now have a clip of this movie featuring Felton's character. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will be released August 5th. You can watch this clip here or below.
"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" Sets First Weekend Record at Foreign Box Office
DH FilmIn addition to breaking the single day box office record, and the opening weekend record, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has earned $314 million in foreign box offices, setting a new first weekend record:
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Video: Dan Radcliffe on "The Early Show"
We have a new video of an interview with Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) on "The Early Show," where he talks more about finishing the Harry Potter films and a little bit about his upcoming movie "The Woman in Black." You can watch the interview here on YouTube.
Matt Lewis Attends Launch of Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Sydney
Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom) took some time away from promoting "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" to attend the launch of Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia:
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Dan Radcliffe on "The Daily Show"
Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) made an appearance on "The Daily Show" to promote "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2." In the interview he discusses his love of watching cartoons, and is shown footage of Harry Potter fans playing Quidditch.
You can watch the video here or below.
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Video: Sound Design on "Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
DH FilmThanks to one of our readers, Finn, we now have a new video about the sound design in "Deathly Hallows: Part 2." The video has interviews with the crew who made the sound effects for the films, and also shows how they made a few of those effects - particularly the ones in the Room of Requirement scene.Continued...
Pottermore Q&A Reveals More about J. K. Rowling's Next Project
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"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" Breaks Opening Weekend Record
DH Film"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has broken the opening weekend record, earning $169.2 million this first weekend of its release, and surpassing the previous record holder, "The Dark Knight," which in 2008 earned $158.4 million the first weekend it was in theatres. You can read, inContinued...
Videos: Behind the Scenes on "Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
DH FilmWe have several new behind the scenes videos to share with you. The first set is some B roll footage from E!Online, and we also have ITV's behind the scenes special for "Deathly Hallows: Part 2." You can watch all these videos below. If you haven't seen the movie yet, there are quite a few spoilers.Continued...
Video: MTV Interviews Fans After Seeing "Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
DH FilmWe have a new video from MTV, where some Harry Potter fans are interviewed right after seeing "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" for the first time. The video shows fans happy about the final movie, but also saying good-bye to the Harry Potter films. You can watch the video here or below.
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Upcoming Projects for the Harry Potter Cast
A new, brief article summarizes what some of the Harry Potter cast - as well as director David Yates and J. K. Rowling - will be moving on to now that the Harry Potter films are finished. Here are what just a few cast members will be doing:
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