At the DVD Launch this past weekend Crave Online asked the stars (and crew) what their favorite deleted scenes were, or what they wish they had filmed. A small selection may be read below, the rest are here.
James Phelps: For me, personally, I guess it was the actual death of Fred. That was a bit disappointing, but I guess it kind of worked more into Oliver [Phelps] and Rupert [Grint], seeing their emotion in that way. So a lot of the fans saw it in that sense, when they hadn’t thought about it before. Oliver Phelps: I think the de-gnoming of the garden in the second film. That would have been brilliant. James Phelps: It isn’t PC, is it? Oliver Phelps: I was really looking forward to being able to do that. Shame.
Evanna Lynch: It [Luna’s Quidditch commentary] was never filmed. It was in the script and I got so psyched about it, because it was done really well. I find sport incredibly boring, so I would like to see Luna’s take on it. I got invited to the Quidditch World Cup, to commentate, and sadly it conflicted with this. It’s going on in New York at this moment. But one day I will get there and I will commentate that match.
Alfie Enoch: It was actually my last day of shooting on the last film. I was up on the battlements with the Weasley Twins, and we were defending the castle from some of those spells. You know, you saw that fantastic scene where all the Death Eaters were sending in those spells and breaking down the wall, and then they go and they’re actually attacking the stone of the castle. That’s something. We’re up against a green screen, and I thought, this the first time I’ve actually got a wand in my hand [and can] let loose. I was having a brilliant time. I got so into it I actually fell off the podium, which was quite embarrassing. That was such a sort of fun finale. I was sorry that didn’t make it in.
While the cast have been in Florida they have been doing various activities at the park. James and Oliver went on a couple rides with Kevin Periera of E!Online. Evanna Lynch and Rupert Grint went on a tour with him and Evanna picked out a wand at Ollivanders! So far only the video of the Phelps twins is on YouTube so watch the rest at the following links:
On Friday members of the Harry Potter cast appeared on the Today Show as part of the Harry Potter Celebration Weekend at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Those videos may be seen below:
E!Online have uploaded their interviews from yesterday’s red carpet event at the Harry Potter Celebration at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando. Many of the cast and crew were there to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II on DVD and BluRay. I can’t embed the videos without them autoplaying and being annoying so use the following links to watch until I find a better way to do this:
James and Oliver Phelps will possibly be attending a special preview of Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Sydney, Australia on November 18th. Enjoy entertainment, food, non-alcoholic drinks and exhibition entry – all included in your ticket price! Tickets are strictly limited, $95 adult, $75 child, book now. There are 3 times you can visit on the 18th and one is already sold out. James and Oliver will also be taking part in other promotional events prior to the official opening on the 19th.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Powerhouse Museum, 19 November 2011 – 18 March 2012
Visit powerhousemuseum.com for more information
Hopefully I can find someone who will be able to cover the events on behalf of the site (if you’re interested email webmiss[at]magical-menagerie[dot]com)
A list of the Harry Potter cast and crew attending the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebration this coming weekend has been announced by WB! They will be attending press conferences, a red carpet premiere, the opening gala on the evening of Sunday, November 13, and fan meet and greets and panel discussions.
• Rupert Grint
• David Heyman
• David Yates
• David Barron
• James Phelps (Fred Weasley)
• Oliver Phelps (George Weasley)
• Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy)
• Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley)
• Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)
• Katie Leung (Cho Chang)
• Alfie Enoch (Dean Thomas)
• Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan)
• Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum)
• Nick Moran (Scabior)
• Warwick Davis (Flitwick/Griphook)
• Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley)
• David Bradley (Argus Filch)
• George Harris (Kingsley Shacklebolt)
• Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown)
Thanks SS!
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