In a new video interviewHarry Potter production designer Stuart Craig talks about his work on the Potter films as well as other movies he has worked on. The Harry Potter section starts at about 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
Today we have a bunch of new High and Medium quality promotional photos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. The photos are of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Bill, Fleur, Fred and George, Ginny Weasley, Tonks and Remus Lupin. See all the new shots here and here in the gallery!
In a new interview Rupert Grint and Richard Griffiths discuss the fact that they haven’t won many awards for the Harry Potter films.
Today Grint, 22, said the cast have all but given up hope of being honoured at the Academy Awards, while veteran actor Richard Griffiths, who plays Vernon Dursley in the series, said he believed “something is going on”. When asked why the franchise had not received major nominations again, Grint said: “We don’t expect it.”
Laurence Olivier and Tony award-winner Griffiths, 63, said: “It’s sad it’s only technical awards and not artistic ones. It’s the biggest movie phenomenon on the planet. I remember when ET was the highest earning movie of all time – $870 million. With Harry Potter, you’re talking $6 billion. Guys? Something’s going on! Why don’t you honour it?”
So far, the franchise has been nominated for nine Oscars in technical categories, but has not won one. The six movies have also been snubbed at the Baftas, having been nominated for 20 awards in total, predominantly for technical categories. They have only won one – best production design for Goblet Of Fire.
The final film, Deathly Hallows Part 2, is due for release in July and will be the saga’s final shot at Oscar glory. Grint said: “Either way, the final movie will be huge. We did some re-shoots at the end of the year. We’re really going to go out with a bang. That’s everyone’s goal really. It’s kind of going to be pretty epic.” He praised the achievements of the technical crew, saying: “It would be great to see the technical [team receive] recognition. They devote their whole lives to it.”
Fans in the UK are getting a special treat if they are a fan of Harry Potter on Facebook. Emma Watson has announced via a video on the page that there are two different designs for the BluRay cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I and want you to decide which one is used! Both covers feature the image of the trio running in the forest, just placed differently.
To vote, “Like” the official Harry Potter UK Facebook page and click on the “Blu-ray Poll” tab. Voting ends at midnight GMT on January 30th. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 will be on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on April 11th.
This isn’t totally Potter related, but definitely noteworthy. Universal has emailed to let us know that Thierry Coup, who was the creative director for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of the Creative Studio at Universal Creative, the planning and development division of Universal Parks and Resorts. “In his new role, Coup leads the creative development activities for upcoming attractions at all of Universal’s theme parks world-wide”
“Thierry has a tremendous reputation of delivering unparalleled attractions and experiences for our guests,” said Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative. “He is an industry leader and continues to bring strength to our team with his creativity and vision.”
Read the full press release here. Follow him on Twitter here! Congrats Thierry!
Today we have 3 new promotional photos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Two are of Hermione and her copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and the other is of Ron. You can see those three photos here in the gallery!
There is also a promo of Harry and Ron that appears to be from Part 2 that you can see here in the gallery.
