While promoting Half-Blood Prince in Greece Tom Felton and Evanna Lynch were interviewed by MSN.gr.  We have a rough translation but if anyone can do a better job let me know!

What is the secret of the success of both films Harry Potter»and books?
Tom: There are many things. Without doubt, the first is the story described in the book. The story is everything. But I think also part of the success comes from the fact that Harry is a normal boy uprooted from the natural world. Also, things which concern the characters are very human. The conflict of moral to immoral, the good and evil is always very good foundation for human stories.

Many say they see Luna in you. In what ways are you like Luna?
Evanna: Yeah, I know many say that and I take it as a compliment because I respect Luna too. She has inspired me and has an excellent philosophy where she remains calm and unaffected, which I am trying to adopt too. I never worry and never angry because I think she believes in fate and that everything happens for a reason. I also like that are very perceptive and know that people say that it is in its own world but not disappointed at all.

Thanks FeltBeats!

Tom Felton has updated his Twitter with another photo from his shoot with Kai Z Feng.

In a new article by Forbes found on MSN , Daniel Radcliffe is among the actors who are the “Best Actors for the Buck”.  Also included on the list are Shia LaBeouf, James McAvoy, Christian Bale and more.

Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, 20, is the youngest man in the top 10. He earns much more for his work in the Warner Bros films than some of his fellow actors, but the Harry Potter movies make such spectacular gobs of money that his salary turns out to be a good return on investment. For every dollar Warner pays Radcliffe, his films earn $93.

Studios like to be able to replace a franchise star at their whim. That way they don’t have to pay him much. But as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe has made himself indispensable. That’s helped his payday without hurting his return on investment number, mostly because the Harry Potter movies do so well. To date they have earned $5.3 billion at the worldwide box office with two more movies in the pipeline.

I wasn’t aware this had been confirmed so sorry I haven’t reported this earlier (I don’t frequent Twilight sites, where it was confirmed, since I don’t like that series).  So thanks to Maura and Tanvi for letting me know!

Anyways, Jamie Campbell Bower, who will be playing Grindlewald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has a Twitter account and you may follow him here:

Jamiebower

Warner Brothers has loaned out a copy of the movie to be viewed 29-October-2009 @ 7pm, at Gloucester Cathedral. Where you will be able to see the movie on a 20’x9′ screen.

Tickets are on sale  now at TicketWeb! You can also buy yours over the counter at the Cathedral shop or by calling Marketing Gloucester Ltd at 01452 207020.

The movie will be £8.00 for children and £10.00 for adults.  Only 350 tickets are available for this screening.

Thanks a bunch HP4U!

Wired has a new article with 5 Geeky Stories We Wish Had Been Written, But Weren’t.  Harry Potter is included in the list!

2. Harry Potter’s adventures as an Auror.

No, I am not pressuring J.K. Rowling. Her achievement with the Harry Potter books staggers me, especially given how she was able to pull yet another surprise out of her hat with the final book. The ending seem inevitable and predictable, with Harry confronting Lord Voldemort in a final duel to the death. But the plot twist that led to the confrontation was wonderfully done.

But I want more.

I especially I want to see Harry all grown up, as an Auror, and how he and Ron and Hermione functioned as adults, fully in control of their abilities. I suspect, however, that Rowling will move forward, not backward, to a new series.