The Harry Potter Wizards Collection website has released a new video in which cast members talk about Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe when they were working on the two first films. Richard Harris, Mark Williams and David Barron are interviewed in the one minute clip. It will part of the bonus features for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and is called Creating the World of Harry Potter ? Part 8: Growing Up.
According to the listing, the book will include, “new material from Deathly Hallows: Part II and an exclusive removable photo album, with never-before-seen images from all eight films.”
This new version will contain 164 pages, whereas the old version was slightly smaller with 160.
ESP has posted a new interview with Tom Felton where he discusses Harry Potter and Rise of the Planet of the Apes as well as mentioning his upcoming roles in Therese and Labyrinth (which will be released this Winter)!
Clémence Poésy will be playing Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway this Fall at the American Airlines Theatre in New York. This will be her Broadway debut after appearing in various film, theatre and television productions. The play features a new translation by Ranjit Bolt and Roundabout Theatre Company describes it as an “enduring masterwork with some of the wittiest lines ever written for the stage”. The play will start previewing on September 14 and open officially on October 11 until November 25.
Cyrano de Bergerac is the story of a nobleman (Douglas Hodge as Cyrano) with a head for poetry and a nose for miles. Everyone in Paris adores him, except his true love Roxane, who can’t see past his prominent facial feature. Instead, Roxane falls in love with Christian (Kyle Soller), a handsome cadet. But when Christian tells Cyrano that Roxane makes him tongue-tied, Cyrano provides him with the romantic words that are guaranteed to win the young lady’s heart.
David Yates, director of Order of the Phoenix – Deathly Hallows 2, has become another Potter crew member to receivean honorary degree. The University of Essex presented him (along with 3 other alumni, and 4 others) with an honorary degree. Yates graduated from Essex in 1987 with a BA in Government. At the graduation ceremony for East 15 Acting School and the Department for Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies he said:
“Today is a celebration of everything you have achieved in your years here. I want to wish you the very, very best for the future.” He urged graduates to maintain the “spirit, energy, conviction and enthusiasm” he had seen during his visit to the Colchester Campus.
According to Variety, Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in the new romantic comedy, The F Word, which begins shooting in Toronto starting mid-August! The “F” in the title standing for friend, meaning the friend zone, because Daniel is “venturing to be the first male to have a successfully platonic relationship with a girl he likes (Zoe Kazan), only to find out she’s already in a relationship.” Some production details are as follows:
“Goon” helmer Michael Dowse is set to direct from a script by Elan Mastai (“The Samaritan”) that appeared on the 2008 Black List.
David Gross and Jesse Shapira of No Trace Camping (“Goon”) will produce along with Marc Stephenson and Hartley Gorenstein. Dowse and Jeff Arkuss will exec produce with NHO Entertainment’s Mark Costa and Ford Oelman.
Pic is based on the play “Toothpaste and Cigars” by T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi. Production starts Aug. 15 in Toronto, and additional casting is under way.
eOne Films has acquired world rights in all media to the pic and will sell it in all territories. It will also handle theatrical release in the U.K. and Canada. UTA and Jamie Feldman will handle the sale of U.S. rights.
