ComingSoon has posted an article that contains interviews with David Heyman, David Yates and Daniel Radcliffe discussing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II’s chances at winning an Oscar. Some snippets may be read below.
“The film was so brilliantly received–we were probably one of the best reviewed movies of the year by a long way–and for a big, popular commercial film to get that great a response is really encouraging and heartening and I think it gives us all a bit of confidence for the Oscar campaign,” he told us. […] Yates continued to tell us why he thinks the last film was special. “It’s the last film in the series and we all put so much into it and Stuart Craig and the visual FX, Tim Burke did all the visual FX, and I think Dan, it’s probably the best performance in the whole run of the eight films, and Emma and Rupert did really well. I think David Heyman’s achievement, 8 films across 11 years is an extraordinary journey, and to manage it all so brilliantly.”
“I think it’s a great film,” Radcliffe told to us in a brief interview. “It’s stirring, it’s epic, it pulls a lot of loose ends together, which is not an easy thing to do when a story still had to go at such a pace, but it’s the advantage of splitting it. It meant we took all that time in film 1 setting up film 2, so when we got into film 2, it could just be that non-stop ride. I haven’t watched it since the premieres but I’ve never liked a ‘Harry Potter’ film as much as I liked this one. Part 2 is the one I’m proudest of.”
Heyman feels mutually about his director. “I think David really pushed the envelope. One of the things I’m very proud of is that we were always pushing to make each film better than the last, and I think that David with four films never tired of that, and Stuart Craig (production designer) and Jany Temine (costume) and Tim Burke, all of whom worked on many films—Stuart on 9, Jany on 3, the make-up people on 8, Nick Dudman (special make-up FX) on 8, Alexandre on 2. It’s a real family, but nobody ever settled. I think Alexandre’s score on Part 2 is a much stronger score than Part 1, because I think he felt safe and he pushed and he let go, and I think he was sort of nervous. I look at David Yates’ first film, the fifth, which I think is a fantastic film, but it’s quite tight.”
The Hollywood Reporter also has an article on Harry Potter’s chances at taking home the coveted award. One exciting tidbit is as follows:
Comments one prominent Academy member, who asked not to be named though he has no connection to the film: “It may not exactly be my kind of film — I’m hardly a Potter aficionado — but I think it should win. In a marketplace where the movies’ connection to audiences is more tenuous than ever, the adulation and enduring love that a generation has for this series stands apart. It’s powerful. For us as an industry not to give it that level of honor is injurious. It’s not embracing what there is about the art form that truly endures.”
Daniel Radcliffe and the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really performed ‘Brotherhood of Man’ at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A clear video of the performance is now online and may be viewed below.
If you have yet to see the play I highly recommend it, its great! Daniel finishes his run before the New Year so be sure to see it before he leaves! Nick Jonas and Darren Criss will be taking over for him; Darren in January and Nick after that.
A new trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s new film, The Woman in Black, has appeared online and may be viewed below. A sneak peek at the movie has also been released. You may recognize Ciaran Hinds in the trailer, who plays Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II.
Harry Potter: The Quest has released another new featurette. This one is called Finding Luna: A Dream Come True and shows us one of Evanna Lynch’s first screen tests with Daniel Radcliffe!
As I posted back in October, Daniel Radcliffe launched a competition to find the UK and Ireland’s scariest story. Budding writers may submit their own original short story to The Woman in Black YouTube Channel with the winning entry recorded by Dan and included on The Woman in Black DVD. The winner will also win a trip to London to attend the Premiere of The Woman in Black in early 2012.
The competition closes on the 20th of December 2011, whereupon ten finalists will be chosen and voted for by the public. The winner will be announced on the 6th of January 2012. Full details and official rules may be seen on the YouTube Channel.
E! Online has released a new video that shows the cast and crew on the final day of filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts I and II as well as some interviews and other clips. The clip is part of a feature on the Deathly Hallows DVD.
The film comes out on DVD in the US this Friday, November 11th and in the UK on December 2nd. If you are in the US you may pre-order the different versions below at the WB shop:
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