Rupert Grint, Phelps Twins to Visit Rome for Harry Potter Movie Marathon
A reader from Italy let us know that actors Rupert Grint (Ron) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred & George) will be in Rome on March 26th attending a Harry Potter movie marathon. According to Italian film site Cinecitta:
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Harry Potter Actors Mentioned in "Premiere" Magazine
The new issue of Premiere Magazine contains a list of the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time, and includes several of the actors who also star in the Harry Potter films. Included on this list are:
- 75. Julie Christie (Madame Rosmerta) for her role as Diana Taylor in the movie Darling
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New Gentle Giant Harry Potter Collection Statues
Gentle Giant is adding some new figures to their Harry Potter collection. These will include Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dobby, Nearly Headless Nick, and a Death Eater. Figures.com recently attended the New York Toy Fair, and has some additional good photos of these new Potter figures. There isContinued...
No Future Potter Films for Director Alfonso Cuaron?
ComingSoon.net has posted a brief interview with Prisoner of Azkaban film director Alfonso Cuaron, where he discusses the possibility of a return trip to helm a new Harry Potter film. While he did not rule it out altogether, it does not look promising with Mr. Cuaron saying:
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New Goblet of Fire Trading Cards Available on HarryPotter.com
Today, Warner Brothers opened the new Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire online trading cards at HarryPotter.com. There is special section that allows you to get additional cards from the Goblet of Fire DVD that will be released on March 7th, but in the meantime, you can startContinued...
Harry Potter Actors Attend Collectormania G-Mex
Previously we told you that several actors from the Harry Potter films would be appearing at Collectormania G-Mex in England this weekend. One lucky reader was there, and confirms that Matthew Lewis (Neville), Robert Pattinson (Cedric), Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum), Katie Leung (Cho), Tolga SaferContinued...
"Prisoner of Azkaban" DVD Top Ten Best Seller
The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD was one of the top ten best sellers in 2005, according to year end charts from Billboard magazine. The two different editions (widescreen, fullscreen) were listed at number seven and number ten. The top spot in DVD sales went to "The Incredibles."Continued...
HarryPotter.com to launch GoF Virtual Trading Cards
Calling all you trading card fans! HarryPotter.com is set to launch their online trading cards again, this time with cards from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Reader Margie let us know that at this link we can see the countdown clock marking the time until the update is ready at the WB HarryContinued...
Three Unreleased PoA Trailers
There are three not-exactly-new but definitely not-widely-released trailers from Prisoner of Azkaban at MagicBoxMusic; thanks John and Veritaserum!
RetroVision Releases Chronicle of HP
The next edition of RetroVision Magazine will feature a Harry Potter News Diary, chronicling in 35,000 words a month-by-month, year-by-year timeline of the Harry Potter phenomenon. It covers "everything from the first announcement that J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher'sContinued...
Best Actor Award for Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe was named Best Young Actor at the SyFy Genre Awards for his role as Harry Potter in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film. Daniel also won this award back in 2003 for his performance in Chamber of Secrets.
Thanks to Page from Dan Radcliffe.co.uk
HP "Scene It?" to Ship on August 15; Available for Pre-Order
The Harry Potter version of Scene It?, the popular DVD movie game, is now available for pre-order. It will ship on August 15, 2005, so says Amazon. Using that link, or pre-ordering through our Video Games section of the Cauldron Shop, supports Leaky and all the Floo sites. Thanks to the readersContinued...
Azkaban wins Spacey Award
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was named Favorite Film at the Spacey Awards which are given for the best in Sci-Fi Film and Television. Azkaban beat out Spiderman 2, with the VP of the Space Channel, who produces the Spaceys, saying "We thought it (Potter) might skew a bit younger than the averageContinued...
John Williams Wins Classical Brit Award
Previously we told you that film composer John Williams had been nominated at the Classical Brit music awards. These awards were presented last night, and John Williams won the best soundtrack award for both his scores for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Terminal. Congratulations Mr. Williams!Continued...
Golden Prisoner of Azkaban?
The film trailer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has received a nomination in the category of "Best Music" at the Golden Trailer Awards. The awards will be presented on Thursday, May 26th in Los Angeles, CA.
Thanks Brice!