Half-Blood Prince has been longlisted for 7 BAFTA awards in the following categories; Make-Up & Hair, Special Visual Effects, Sound, Costume Design, Production Design, Cinematography and Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman as Severus Snape).
Finalists will be narrowed down from fifteen to five and nominations will be announced on January 21st. The ceremony will be at the Royal Opera House in London, England on February 21st.
A new trailer for Tim Burton’s upcoming film Alice in Wonderland is now online! A bunch of Harry Potter stars are in the film: Helena Bonham Carter (the Red Queen), Alan Rickman (the Caterpillar), Timothy Spall (the Bloodhound), Frances de la Tour (Aunt Imogene), Paul Whitehouse (The March Hare) and Stephen Fry (Cheshire Cat).
Warner Bros released another exclusive video from the Ultimate Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in the video Alan Rickman and Chris Columbus talk about Professor Snape.
Empire Magazine has released their list of 100 Sexiest Movie Stars and a bunch of Harry Potter stars are on the list! It includes the following:
Girls
9 – Helena Bonham Carter
Mrs. Tim Burton may be in her forties now, but she resolutely refuses to be dragged anywhere near ‘mumsy’. In fact, even when she’s shrieking evilly in the Harry Potter series, or conspiring to turn half of London into tasty pies in Sweeney Todd, Bonham Carter is still possessed of a delightful earthy sexiness.
3 – Emma Watson
The face that launched a thousand extremely dodgy internet countdown clocks has blossomed with adulthood into an extremely poised, porcelain-fine beauty and something of a fashion icon. Not bad for someone who won’t even turn 20 until next April.
Guys
37 – Daniel Radcliffe
He loves cricket, he’s got great taste in music, he’s absolutely minted… what more do you want? A good body? Well he’s got one of them too (did you see Equus? Of course you did). You want more? Well he’s a bloody wizard, and a really good one at that, with a couple of potions that’ll guarantee you fancy him.
24 – Jason Isaacs
Last time we ran a Sexiest poll, repeat voting by a hard core of Isaacs fans threatened to derail the whole thing. This time, he’s in a slightly more sensible position, reflecting both the fact that he’s not a hugely well-known leading man and the fact that he’s devastatingly charming and handsome. Seriously, show us someone who doesn’t fancy him, and we’ll show you a corpse.
8 – Alan Rickman
It’s good to see that here, amid the chiselled cheekbones and perfectly coiffed heads, is a man who’s sexy because he’s smart, sarky and has a fine line in put-downs. Sure, everyone loves a bad(ish) boy, but Rickman’s rogues’ gallery is united by the fact that they’re all strangely, unjustifiably sexy. Yes, even greasy-haired Snape. And as for his good guys, they’re pretty irresistible.
2 – Robert Pattinson
A recent addition to “Sexiest” lists everywhere, Robert Pattinson and his messy mane have won hearts all over the world with his turn as veggie vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga. Those over 25 may roll their eyes, but the combination of plum roles in hit novels (see also: Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), a posh accent, musical ability and that enormous haystack on his head means half the teenage world adores him.
Canada.com has a new article online about the new film Alice in Wonderland with Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, Frances de la Tour and Stephen Fry.
Besides Depp as the maddest of Hatters, other headliners include Burton’s wife Helena Bonham Carter who plays The Red Queen and Anne Hathaway defining The White Queen. Newcomer Mia Wasikowska portrays Alice who will be an older teen and, word has it, more empowered than previous Alice incarnations.
Fans will notice other adjustments, but the most obvious will be Bonham Carter’s character – whose face is enlarged three times its normal size as the nasty and nuanced royal one – portraying an amalgamation of The Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts.
Others who may or may not be recognizable? Alan Rickman, Snape in the Harry Potter pictures, is the Caterpillar’s voice with the composite of his face digitally applied. Michael Sheen, last seen as David Frost in Frost/Nixon, portrays the White Rabbit, Stephen Fry is the Cheshire Cat. Christopher Lee is the Jabberwocky and Crispin Glover shows up as the Knave of Hearts.
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