Thanks to The Mirror we have a nice clear photo of Hermione Granger 19 years later in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows epilogue! We also have shots of Harry and Draco from the article. We also have a new photo of Ron thanks to DH Movie pics. There is also a scan with the four actors that you can see here!
The lovely Melissa Aneli and John Noe from The Leaky Cauldron, along with some other staffers, are visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park right now! They have posted up a video from their adventure that you can see below! They will be showing more later I assume, so keep checking back there (And here because I will post it too)
Inside the Magic has a report, photos and videos from the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Unfortunately, the ride was only open for long enough for a handful of guests to enjoy it today before it shut down due to technical difficulties. This time, rather than closing off Hogwarts Castle completely, Universal left it open for guests to experience what they called a “castle tour.” So I was able to walk through the entire attraction’s queue and see all of the amazing scenes they have created. Even though I didn’t get to ride, I still feel reasonably fulfilled as the queue is like a walk-through attraction unto itself. Scene after scene offers so much entertainment that I didn’t even realize I had been in there for more than an hour this morning before finding out the ride was not running. The queue is definitely part of the experience.
Click here to read the full report and to see the photos.
Today we have a longer interview, thanks to TLC, with Daniel Radcliffe from Entertainment Weekly, which I mentioned yesterday.
EW: You were 11 when you were cast as Harry Potter, who was already a global phenom. Did you feel pressure? DR: If I had been older and slightly more self-aware about the following that Harry had, I would have been slightly more intimidated. Ignorance and confidence of youth- it’s enough to transcend that. EW: How did you go about creating Harry? And how has your perception changed over the years? DR: In the beginning, creating the character was all about the costume and the look. That’s how people thought of him. In terms of what I did to prepare, it was very much: Just learn the lines. I’m aware now that there are so many different ways to play any one line. EW: What makes Harry interesting for you to play? DR: That he is not perfect. He’s capable of being quite arrogant, quite stubborn, pigheaded, and a little bit selfish. He can make himself something of a martyr when he really doesn’t have to. All those characteristics are wonderful because it separates Harry from the archetypical superheroes hat you so often get in children’s literature. EW: Has J. K. Rowling offered you advice on playing Harry since the first film? DR: I did ask her for some advice on the fifth film. I talked to her about Harry’s emergence as the leader of Dumbledore’s Army. She said that it was very important because it’s the first time we see Harry be a leader, and eventually he’s going to have to lead large numbers of people. EW: If you could have spent your adolescence playing any other character, who would it be? DR: I was always unbelievably jealous of Tobey Maguire playing Spider-Man. I do think Spidey is the coolest of superheroes.
Today we have some photos of normal aged Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint filming as Harry, Ron and Hermione in a field. You may see the photos in the gallery! Spoilers in this next sentence: In a few of the photos we see Harry with Slytherin’s locket around his neck, as well as Hermione’s magical bag, Ron has his arm in a sling as a result of him splinching himself.
