WB has sent over a new press release about Harry Potter: The Exhibition. View the full press release by going here.
This spring, Harry Potter fans across Canada will have the chance to step inside the famous wizard’s magical world when Harry Potter: The Exhibition opens at the Ontario Science Centre, its first venue outside the United States, on April 9, 2010. Visitors will experience dramatic environments inspired by the Harry Potter film sets and see the amazing craftsmanship behind more than 200 authentic costumes and film props. Tickets are now available online at www.ontariosciencecentre.ca, by calling 416-696-1000, or by visiting the museum’s box office.
Warner Bros released another exclusive video from the Ultimate Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in the video Alan Rickman and Chris Columbus talk about Professor Snape.
Videos from abc Family’s Harry Potter weekend has made it’s way online. In the first clip David Heyman talks about casting Emma and Rupert as Ron and Hermione. The second is about hwo they created the inferi. Watch below:
Just a reminder to everyone that the Harry Potter weekend on ABC family starts TONIGHT! It will show the first 4 films and a lot of behind the scenes stuff that I assume is on the Ultimate Editions.
Friday, December 4
• 7:30-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Saturday, December 5
• 12:30-4:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• 4:00-8:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 8:00-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sunday, December 6
• 12:30-4:30 PM ET Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 4:30-7:30 PM ET Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• 7:30-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Update: Thanks to Meg for emailing to remind me that we will be seeing the following:
Exclusive footage from “Creating the World of Harry Potter
An advanced look at the “Close Up with the Cast” piece with Evanna
Entertainment Weekly has posted up their 15 Entertainers of the 2000s, in their Best of the Decade series. J.K. Rowling made the list at Number 3!
J.K. Rowling
As 1999 came to a close, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter were already household names — as long as those households contained literate children with a voracious appetite for fantasy fiction. In 2000, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — the fourth book in the British author’s seven-book cycle — ignited a global pop phenomenon that got the attention of all readers, young and young at heart. By 2007, the planet was both eagerly anticipating and deeply dreading the release of the final Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. When it finally arrived, it became clear that Rowling had nailed one of the decade’s greatest artistic achievements: finishing not just bloody well, but brilliantly. —Jeff Jensen
Harry Potter has come in at Number one for Entertainers of the Decade: Your Picks
Harry Potter
The Entertainer of the Decade is obviously Harry Potter — a franchise that covers all the cultural bases, selling books, movie tickets and merchandise. Fans whip up butterbeer batches, obsess over John Williams’ iconic score, even listen to ”wizard rock.” College students actually play Quidditch (and when someone comes up with the right jet-propulsion technology, they can play it for real). Millions of people all over the globe watched J.K. Rowling answer questions about Deathly Hallows on television. Unlike anything else, Harry Potter has literally taken over the entire world.
Heck, Harry Potter has actually inspired new entries into the Oxford English Dictionary! Muggle is now an actual, accepted word. If that doesn’t point to influence, I don’t know what does. And unlike the vast majority of names suggested by EW readers for this list, Harry Potter has actually been around (and consistently popular) for the entire decade. —James
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (2000)
The fourth Potter novel was the darkest yet, forcing poor Harry to contend with Death Eaters run amok and the loss of a major character. That it also encompasses some of the series’ most purely fun moments of escapism is proof of Rowling’s versatile gifts.
A new preview video for the Ultimate Collector’s editions of Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets has been released online. Dan is on the Privet Drive set telling us what we can expect from the Ultimate Edition dvds! Enjoy!
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