AfterBuzzTV emailed earlier today to let me know about a live podcast they will be having today. I was asked to be a special guest to talk about the film, but sadly I’m not able to. The podcast will start at 7:10pm (Pacific Standard Time), last 2 and a half hours and you can listen at this link. You will also be able to call into the show by calling 347 855 8269.
AFTERBUZZ TV – the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Edition, is a movie “after show.” AfterBuzz TV host Paul Ashton breaks down the second to last film. There to help Paul will be co-hosts Phil Svitek, Jenna Lyng, and Kush Moody. They take calls from other fans and special guests in the process.
Reelz Channel have sent over a new video segment hosted by Tom Felton where Rupert Grint and Emma Watson discuss the friendship of the trio and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.
In a new video interview with MTV, David Yates talks about a deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I that will be included on the DVD! David also revealed that there will be 10-15 minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD.
Entertainment Weekly recently interviewed Jason Isaacs where he talks about his involvement in the Harry Potter films and how he came up with the different elements for Lucius Malfoy. Some segments from the interview may be read below.
But how did Isaacs first decide to create Lucius’ rather unique bearing and haughty inflection? Blame Alan Rickman. “I got the part, and I thought, ‘I’d better watch what the first one was like,’” says Isaacs. “And then I realized to my horror that Alan Rickman was in the first film, and utterly brilliant. Nobody does sinister like Alan Rickman. I thought, ‘If I’m going to do something, it’d better be unbelievably extreme.’”
First up: Malfoy’s appearance. “I went to the set, and they had this idea of me wearing a pinstripe suit, short black-and-white hair,” Isaacs recalls. “I was slightly horrified. He was a racist, a eugenicist. There’s no way he would cut his hair like a Muggle, or dress like a Muggle.” So Isaacs suggested instead that he wear a long white wig, and a particularly ostentatious wizard-like ensemble. “In order to keep the hair straight, I had to tip my head back, so I was looking down my nose at everyone. There was 50 percent of the character. I asked for a walking stick, which [Chamber of Secrets director] Chris Columbus first thought was because I had something wrong with my leg. I explained I wanted it as an affectation so I can pull my wand out [of the cane]. After a second’s thought, he said, ‘You know what, I think the toy guys are going to love you.’ He was completely right.”
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that ABC has acquired the television rights to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I and II. This means they will be the first to show the films on basic cable. They will be able to air Part I in Spring 2013, and Part II in Winter 2013 on ABC Family. A while ago we also reported that ABC Family would be the first to air Half-Blood Prince; that will air in late 2011.
“Our viewers have come to know ABC Family as the television destination for the ‘Harry Potter’ films,” Tom Zappala, exec vp of program acquisitions at ABC Family. “They’re enormously beloved by our audience and the world over. We’re thrilled to extend our long-standing relationship with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to include the final two installments.”
“ABC Family identified very early that the ‘Harry Potter’ movies were destined to become an enormously popular franchise, and they committed to making ABC Family the television home for ‘Harry Potter,’” said Ken Werner, president, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. “This strategy has paid huge dividends for them and all ‘Potter’ fans. We are thrilled by our collaboration over the years and excited to extend the relationship through the final two films.”
Myspace has posted a new interview with the cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. They interview Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton and talk about Deathly Hallows’ darker theme.
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“I went to the set, and they had this idea of me wearing a pinstripe suit, short black-and-white hair,” Isaacs recalls. “I was slightly horrified. He was a racist, a eugenicist. There’s no way he would cut his hair like a Muggle, or dress like a Muggle.” So Isaacs suggested instead that he wear a long white wig, and a particularly ostentatious wizard-like ensemble. “In order to keep the hair straight, I had to tip my head back, so I was looking down my nose at everyone. There was 50 percent of the character. I asked for a walking stick, which [Chamber of Secrets director] Chris Columbus first thought was because I had something wrong with my leg. I explained I wanted it as an affectation so I can pull my wand out [of the cane]. After a second’s thought, he said, ‘You know what, I think the toy guys are going to love you.’ He was completely right.”