This weekend, ABC Family is having yet another Harry Potter Weekend starting on Friday. Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix will be shown over 3 days. The schedule is as follows, check your listings to be sure of the time:
Friday:
8:00pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Saturday:
4:30pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7:30pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Sunday:
4:30pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8:00pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Also for those interested, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe will be on this Sunday at 10:30am 😉
Blast Magazine has posted an article from when Matthew Lewis was in Seattle this past week. The post comes complete with a high resolution photo of Matt that you may see in the Matthew-Lewis.com gallery.
As an example of what would be on display in this exhibit, they brought out two of Lewis’s costumes, his Hogwarts uniform from the first movie (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) and the outfit he wears in the upcoming movie (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1) during the ride to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express.
“It’s hard to believe I was that small,” Lewis said. Lewis also remarked that he’s spent nearly half his life in these types of costumes. When Lewis was asked about his favorite parts of the exhibit he said that the exhibit was “mad.” He couldn’t believe how many props and costumes they could take around with this exhibit.
As an aside he also told reporters about how the kids in the film were not allowed to play contact sports during filming, and how even though he wasn’t playing a contact sport he managed to still sprain his ankle playing badminton as a result he couldn’t shoot for a week.
Lewis went on to say those traits of Neville were more in the earlier films and that Neville has grown to be more courageous and “has got this amazing loyalty and big heart” which are traits he likes to believe he possesses, but he said “when push comes to shove I would probably run away.”
Finally he said if there was one prop that he could keep from the exhibit he said he would want his uniform robe from the very first film.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition will be making a stop in Seattle, Washington starting in October. According to the press release:
Soon Harry Potter fans in Seattle will get the chance to step inside the famous wizard’s magical world with Harry Potter: The Exhibition, which opens at Pacific Science Center on October 23, 2010. Tickets go on sale to the general public on August 14 at 9 a.m. Museum members can take advantage of a special pre-sale opportunity beginning at noon on August 10 through 9 a.m. on August 14. Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the film series, was on hand today at the Pacific Science Center to kick off the announcement.
In the exhibit, guests will be able to experience dramatic displays inspired by the Harry Potter film sets and see the amazing craftsmanship behind authentic costumes and props from the films. Harry Potter: The Exhibition will run in Seattle through January 30, 2011.
Warner Home Video have announced that the ultimate editions for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are set to be released on October 19, 2010 in the United States.
Unlike the Ultimate Editions for the first two films, there are no extended cuts here. Instead each three-disc set contains the theatrical version of the movie (Disc 1), a chapter from the “Creating the World of Harry Potter” documentary series (Disc 2), and the extras found on the standard 2-disc sets (Disc 3). Also included are collectibles such as a book featuring over 40 pages of movie stills, production sketches, concept paintings and behind-the-scenes insight. The Ultimate Editions also feature collectible character cards and a bonus Digital Copy of the film. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ultimate Edition Contents:
Disc 1: The Movie
Disc 2: ALL NEW Special Features: Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 3: Creatures and featurette – Tour Nick Dudman’s Creature Shop
Disc 3: Additional Special Features: Featurettes – Creating the Vision: an interview with J.K. Rowling and the filmmakers, Conjuring a Scene: Creating Buckbeak and the Dementors for the screen; Additional Scenes and more
48-Page Creatures Photo Book
Two Collectible Character Cards: Hermione Granger, Sirius Black
Year 3 Lenticular Card
Bonus Digital Copy of the Theatrical Film
Blu-ray Ultimate Edition Includes BD-Live Interactivity
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition Contents:
Disc 1: The Movie
Disc 2: ALL NEW Special Feature: Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 4: Sound & Music
Disc 3: Additional Special Features: Featurettes – Preparing for the Yule Ball; conversations with the Cast; Reflections on the Fourth Film; and more
44-Page Sound & Music Photo Book
Two Collectible Character Cards: Ronald Weasley, Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody
Year 4 Lenticular Card
Bonus Digital Copy of the Theatrical Film
Blu-ray Ultimate Edition Includes BD-Live Interactivity
Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 3: Creatures
Never-before-seen footage of the Creature Shop! Explore never revealed concept drawings, interviews with creators who describe the quest to create real creatures with emotional power to move the adventure forward. Go behind the scenes with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as they interact with a marvelous menagerie from magnificent Buckbeak to malevolent Dementors. Watch creatures develop from page to sketch to model to screen. Discover how actors are transformed from humans to rats and werewolves. Witness Voldemort’s evolution from grotesque, infant-like creature to the Darkest Force of all.
Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 4: Sound & Music
For the first time, discover how musical themes for Harry, Hedwig, Luna and Lord Voldemort define each character’s identity. Learn how sound effects experts create the crunch of footsteps on snow and the whoosh of a flying broomstick. Visit recording studios and see how each composer brings his orchestral vision to the films. Plunge into fun as Daniel gets the sound of underwater. Feel the magic as music is added to a scene, intensifying the emotion and steering the story.
You can pre-order at Amazon.com starting September 14th:
ABC Family has emailed to let us know that they will be airing the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer on June 28th and will also have a Harry Potter Weekend July 8-11 that will feature brand new interviews! According to the press release:
Take a break from the heat, pop open a butterbeer and join ABC Family for an extra-long weekend of magic and Quidditch matches with everyone’s favorite boy wizard and friends. The weekend starts with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on Thursday, July 8th and will include airings of each of the first five films through Sunday July 11th. Fans will also be treated to never-before-seen interviews and footage of Harry’s epic final showdown with Voldemort from the much anticipated two-part motion picture, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
In addition, the network will present a special telecast of a newly released “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” trailer, airing in its entirety on Monday, June 28. Warner Bros. Pictures will release the trailer worldwide that day, and it will air on ABC Family that evening during the debut of the new ABC Family original one-hour series, “Huge” (9:00PM-10:00PM ET/PT).
The “Harry Potter” weekend schedule is as follows (times in EST): Thursday July 8th
7:30PM – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Friday July 9th
3:30PM – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
7PM – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Saturday July 10th
12:30PM – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4:30PM – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7:30 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Sunday July 11th
1:30PM – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4:30PM – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8:00PM – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Times has a new article where it talks about what WB will be doing with Leavesden Studios.
As the final two films of JK Rowling’s series approach completion, a new “Hogwarts experience” is to open in the studios where they are made. The visitor attraction will include recreations of some of the boy wizard’s haunts, including the Hogwarts school hall and Albus Dumbledore’s study. The plans, part of an expansion of Leavesden, the Warner Bros studio in Hertfordshire, are Britain’s answer to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a 20-acre attraction at the Universal resort in Orlando, Florida, due to open this Friday.Although the Leavesden site will not be as large and will consciously not be a theme park, it will provide fans with the real costumes and sets used in the films. There will be replicas of characters, as well as clothes worn by Hermione Granger, played by Emma Watson, Voldemort, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Filius Flitwick and the Weasley family.
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