This morning we have a fun piece of news from Warner Bros.! Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick and Griphook), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) will be making a special appearance, where they will be meeting with fans and giving autographs, at Harrods in London on December 1st starting at 5.30pm at The Harry Potter Shop at Harrods. The full press release may be read here.
Due to the limited time available, access to the queue to meet the stars of the films will be strictly limited to 300. Wristbands will be issued from 10am at The Harry Potter Shop at Harrods on the day of the event on a first-come, first-served basis with a queue starting at Door 3 of the store.
Hmv will be opening up to 150 of its stores around the country especially early at 7.00am on day of release – Friday, 2nd December, so that fans, including those travelling to work or school, are able to purchase their copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 2at the earliest opportunity.
Jessie Cave, best known for playing Ron’s 6th year girlfriend Lavender Brown, has opened up an online store to go along with her popular website, Pindippy. The store sells various tops, stickers and bags designed by Jessie herself [they are often seen in her self made videos]! According to the press release we were sent;
Jessie said: “I feel strongly that T-shirts are generally unflattering on girls and so decided to sell ‘off-shoots’ of T-shirts in the form of long vests, long sleeved and cropped oversized. Hopefully the designs will make people look twice and I would like to make sure that girls feel confident with ‘Ways to Wear’ to maximise their T-shirt appreciation and satisfaction. Pindippy is about being proud to be a bit different, and I really want the store to embody this. ”
All of the clothing worn in the videos on PinDippy are Jessie’s own, and she was encouraged to open a shop of her own after fans showed enthusiasm and requested to get hold of similar items.
On the launch, Jessie said: “People have been so lovely about my clothes and the styling for the videos, but when I am asked where I get the clothes from it is usually vintage or something I have made. I like the way clothes can change my mood for the day. I thought it would be nice if people who have been very kind about my dress sense could wear the same, something I made.”
Also, since I haven’t mentioned this yet, Jessie will be starring in Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell’s version of Great Expectations along with Potter co-stars Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix), Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)! The movie will be released in 2012.
This morning Warner Bros have sent over some official footage from the Harry Potter Celebration that was held at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this weekend. The video includes interviews with the various cast members in attendance and highlights from the weekend. The film was released on DVD in the US last week and will come out in the UK on December 2nd!
US fans may order the movie through the following links:
At the DVD Launch this past weekend Crave Online asked the stars (and crew) what their favorite deleted scenes were, or what they wish they had filmed. A small selection may be read below, the rest are here.
James Phelps: For me, personally, I guess it was the actual death of Fred. That was a bit disappointing, but I guess it kind of worked more into Oliver [Phelps] and Rupert [Grint], seeing their emotion in that way. So a lot of the fans saw it in that sense, when they hadn’t thought about it before. Oliver Phelps: I think the de-gnoming of the garden in the second film. That would have been brilliant. James Phelps: It isn’t PC, is it? Oliver Phelps: I was really looking forward to being able to do that. Shame.
Evanna Lynch: It [Luna’s Quidditch commentary] was never filmed. It was in the script and I got so psyched about it, because it was done really well. I find sport incredibly boring, so I would like to see Luna’s take on it. I got invited to the Quidditch World Cup, to commentate, and sadly it conflicted with this. It’s going on in New York at this moment. But one day I will get there and I will commentate that match.
Alfie Enoch: It was actually my last day of shooting on the last film. I was up on the battlements with the Weasley Twins, and we were defending the castle from some of those spells. You know, you saw that fantastic scene where all the Death Eaters were sending in those spells and breaking down the wall, and then they go and they’re actually attacking the stone of the castle. That’s something. We’re up against a green screen, and I thought, this the first time I’ve actually got a wand in my hand [and can] let loose. I was having a brilliant time. I got so into it I actually fell off the podium, which was quite embarrassing. That was such a sort of fun finale. I was sorry that didn’t make it in.
A list of the Harry Potter cast and crew attending the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebration this coming weekend has been announced by WB! They will be attending press conferences, a red carpet premiere, the opening gala on the evening of Sunday, November 13, and fan meet and greets and panel discussions.
• Rupert Grint
• David Heyman
• David Yates
• David Barron
• James Phelps (Fred Weasley)
• Oliver Phelps (George Weasley)
• Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy)
• Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley)
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)
• Katie Leung (Cho Chang)
• Alfie Enoch (Dean Thomas)
• Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan)
• Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum)
• Nick Moran (Scabior)
• Warwick Davis (Flitwick/Griphook)
• Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley)
• David Bradley (Argus Filch)
• George Harris (Kingsley Shacklebolt)
• Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown)
Thanks SS!
As I posted back in July, Warner Bros will be holding a special event at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter from November 11th-13th. Today they have issued a press release announcing the tentative cast and crew attending the event. The list could change meaning some cast members may not be in attendance and some may be added.
The release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will also be marked by a special celebration at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort, where the Harry Potter stories live on. TheHarry Potter Home Entertainment Celebration will consist of a series of special events to be attended by cast and filmmakers from the Harry Potter films. The three-day celebration will take place from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. Cast and filmmakers expected to be in attendance include James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick, Griphook), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), David Bradley (Argus Filch), Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) and many more to be named later*.
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