Scholastic revealed the new cover art for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince earlier today (July 18th) at the San Diego Comic Con. The new cover is part of a total revamp by artist Kazu Kibuishi, the new boxed set (and individual books) will be available on August 27th, 2013 in celebration of the 15th Anniversary since the initial publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The final cover for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be revealed at Scholastic Headquarters on July 31st. The set may be pre-ordered on Amazon for $58.50 (the list price is $100.) Links for the individual books are below:
Starting on July 9th, The Museum of Modern Arw will be holding an event called “A View from the Vaults: Warner Bros. Today.” In this series they will be celebrating Warner Bros studio by showing some of their most iconic films. According to the website, “This selection of Warner Bros. productions from the past 20 years, all drawn from MoMA’s collection, illustrates the studio’s continuing commitment to the artistic and commercial legacy of the four Warner brothers, some 90 years later.
The Harry Potter films will be shown from Saturday July 21st through Friday July 26th at the following times and locations:
View the full list of films (including the Batman and Lord of the Rings trilogies) here at the MoMA Website! Tickets can be purchased up to a week in advance either online or at the main lobby information desk.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I will have it’s television debut on Sunday May 12th during ABC Family’s Red Carpet Weekend. The full lineup is as follows, other films will be airing before and after, such as Hocus Pocus, Hairspray and Twilight, we’ve only listed the Potter times below:
Saturday May 11th
1:00pm – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4:30pm – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7:30pm – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Saturday May 12th
9:30am- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
1:00pm- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4:00pm- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7:30pm – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Yesterday Sky Movies along with WB Studio Tour held an event in The Great Hall to celebrate the fact that Sky will be the only channel broadcasting all eight Potter films this holiday season. This morning they have sent over some photos of Jessie Cave and Oliver Phelps at the event as well as a press release. Our correspondent Patrick was there as well, so I’m sure we’ll be getting a report and some photos from him as well, stay tuned!
Sky has also revealed that they will have a lot of behind the scenes footage as well as an interview with Daniel Radcliffe. All the details may be read in the press release below:
Harry Potter™ stars Jessie Cave and Oliver Phelps (Lavender Brown and George Weasley in the films) yesterday attended a special screening of the Harry Potter™ films at the Great Hall set at Leavesden.
To celebrate all eight of the Harry Potter™ films being available on Sky’s set-top box, on the comprehensive TV On Demand service and Sky Go, the award-winning multiplatform TV service, Sky Movies HD hosted a screening event in the famous surroundings, allowing fans to choose their own film from theseries to stream on iPad throughout the evening.
The films are also available to NOW TV customers subscribing to the Sky Movies monthly pass. NOW TV offers easy and flexible access to Sky Movies across PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, YouView, Xbox and selected Android smartphones, with films available to stream instantly. Customers who subscribe to Sky Movies via Virgin Media, UPC and TalkTalk are also able to enjoy the entire Harry Potter™ film series.
In addition to the complete Harry Potter™ box-set, Sky Movies is also offering viewers the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes, onto the sets and red carpet premieres with a range of original Potter related programming. In addition to the original movie trailers and special on-set and premiere reports, viewers will be able to hear from the star of the spellbinding franchise himself in Sky Movies’ brand new, in-depth interview Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter.
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter will premiere on Friday 9th November, exclusively on Sky Movies Showcase HD, alongside all eight Harry Potter™ films, now also available across Sky Movies HD.
This morning ABC Family have emailed with the news that they will be having another Harry Potter marathon next week, as well as featuring brand new interviews with cast members (Dan, Rupert, Emma, Tom and Matt) on their website! Be sure to view the short promotional video they sent over:
According to the press release:
ACCIO! ABC FAMILY SUMMONS A MAGICAL, MYSTICAL, FOUR-DAY “HARRY POTTER” MARATHON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
“Harry Potter” Marathon to Include Exclusive Online Interviews at ABCFamily.com with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis Throughout the Four-Day Event.
(Burbank, November 2, 2012) ABC Family stirs up some thrills with a four-day “Harry Potter” marathon. The marathon starts with “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” on Monday, November 12th and will run through Thursday, November 15.
ABCFamily.com is also getting into the magical hijinks with never-before-seen online interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis throughout the four-day event. The interviews are broken down into four topics: Enemies – Tom Felton discusses the duels between Harry and Draco; stunts – Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe talk about some of their memories of the stunts they had to perform; comic relief — Matthew Lewis, Emma Watson and Tom Felton gossip about some of the more hilarious moments in the series; and girl power — Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe give their thoughts on Hermione’s journey from shy schoolgirl to powerful witch.
The “Harry Potter” marathon schedule is as follows:
Monday, November 12th
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
Tuesday, November 13th
3:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
7:30 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Wednesday, November 14th
4:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Thursday, November 15th
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
7:30 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
Sky Movies have sent over some exciting news for their customers:
From November, Sky Movies will be the first movie service to offer viewers the entire Harry Potter™ film series from start to finish – and the only place on UK television to watch the boy wizard’s adventures this Christmas.
Sky Movies customers will be able to enjoy the most successful movie franchise in box office history – from Harry’s first outing in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ to his final, epic battle with Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 2 – from 5th November.
All of the Harry Potter™ movies will be available on the set-top box, on Sky’s comprehensive TV On Demand service and Sky Go, the award-winning multiplatform TV service, enabling customers to access them anytime, and anywhere.
The films will also be available to NOW TV customers subscribing to the Sky Movies monthly pass. NOW TV offers easy and flexible access to Sky Movies across PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, YouView, Xbox and selected Android smartphones, with films available to stream instantly. Customers who subscribe to Sky Movies via Virgin Media, UPC and TalkTalk will also be able to enjoy the entire Harry Potter™ film series.
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