Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is up for four 2010 Saturn Awards, which are given to the best of science fiction, fantasy & horror films and television. The movie is up for: Best Fantasy Film, Best Costume (Jany Temime), Best Production Design (Stuart Craig), and Best Special Effects (Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Aithadi, and Tim Alexander) categories.
The awards will be given out on June 24, 2010. Good luck to all those nominated!
Helena Bonham Carter will be at the Hollywood & Highland Center central courtyard in Hollywood tonight to promote Disney’s upcoming movie Alice in Wonderland. Director Tim Burton, Mia Wasikowska (Alice), Anne Hathaway (White Queen), Crispin Glover (Knave of Hearts), Matt Lucas (Tweedles) and Michael Sheen (White Rabbit) will also be in attendance! For more information head over click here.
The event will be streamed live, along with a brand new clip from the film. The event can be seen starting at 5 p.m. PST on MySpace, Facebook or on Ustream below.
While he was being interviewed by David Frost, Bill Nighy announced that he will be taking over the voice of Reepicheep in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Reepicheep was originally voiced by Eddie Izzard. He also mentions Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows right after that.
Watch the interview below (starting at 5:26 in interview). The movie will be released on December 10, 2010; a month after Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
According to Get Bracknell filming will take place in Swinley Forest.
Gordon Thom, of London Taxi Tour, said: “I’ve been down there and there’s a wooden village they’ve built there.
“We know that the chap who plays Neville Longshanks will be down there this week but it’s likely they’ll only be filming at night.”
Another way to get a glimpse of the stars could be to pop in for a drink at the Golden Retriever pub in Nine Mile Ride.
Team leader Vicki Hicks said: “We haven’t had any of the stars come in yet but we’ve had a few of the extras and people working on the film come in so we’re hoping they’ll come in at some point.”
One thing I have to say is: Neville Longshanks?… o.O
The Ledger has a new article online with some new information about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park!
That includes rides, dining and shopping options, and a replication of Hogwarts Castle, home to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a building that Holt promised would be “very authentic.”
The Dragon Challenge roller coaster ride will allow guests will feel like they’re being chased by a dragon. Less intense will be the Flight of the Hippogriff, modeled on the creature that’s half-horse and half-eagle.
The theme park will host the Three Broomsticks restaurant and the Hog’s Head Pub, where Holt said guests can buy “very old liquor, and we’ll have animated hog’s heads on the wall that will interact with you while you drink your old beer. The Butter Beer is going to be non-alcholic. However, you can go into the Hog’s Head Pub and ask for the alcoholic version.”
There will be shops as well, like Honeydukes, a candy store that will sell, among other things, chocolate frogs and Treacle Fudge. Dervish & Banges is a toy store that will sell, not surprisingly, broomsticks among the many selections.
There’s a Frog Choir that will perform five times d ay, Holt said, adding, “This is very top secret, so you’re the first one’s to hear about it.”
CNN is asking fans to leave Jason Isaacs a comment or question on their official blog site. Jason Isaacs plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films. So go to their blog and see if he answers your post!
