Scholastic has revealed today that it will be releasing 15th Anniversary Editions of all seven Harry Potter books. The books all have new cover art by artist Kazu Kibuishi who said that this experience was “more than a little surreal.” According to the release, each of the seven new covers will depict a distinctive and memorable moment from the respective book. The collection, which will also be released in September as a boxed set, will offer new readers just reaching the age to begin the series a glimpse of J.K. Rowling’s magical world and the epic story they are about to enter. Today they have released the cover for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which may be seen in the gallery!
They have also announced that in November they will be releasing a Hogwarts Library book set which includes Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. As always, sales of the Hogwarts Library will support two charities selected by the author, J.K. Rowling: Lumos, a charity founded by J.K. Rowling which works to end the institutionalization of children, and Comic Relief, a UK-based charity that strives to create a just world free from poverty.
Kazu also stated:
“The Harry Potter covers by Mary GrandPré are so fantastic and iconic,” said Kibuishi. “When I was asked to submit samples, I initially hesitated because I didn’t want to see them reinterpreted! However, I felt that if I were to handle the project, I could bring something to it that many other designers and illustrators probably couldn’t, and that was that I was also a writer of my own series of middle grade fiction. As an author myself, I tried to answer the question, ‘If I were the author of the books – and they were like my own children – how would I want them to be seen years from now?’ When illustrating the covers, I tried to think of classic perennial paperback editions of famous novels and how those illustrations tend to feel. In a way, the project became a tribute to both Harry Potter and the literary classics.”
Ellie Berger, President, Scholastic Trade Publishing, said: “The brilliant artist Kazu Kibuishi offers his unique vision of the world of Harry Potter, making each cover an incredible adventure that will transport new readers just discovering Harry Potter for the first time directly into the rich world of J.K. Rowling’s imagination.”
A new trailer for Rupert Grint’s new film, Into the White, has been released by Apple and may be watched below! The film is rated R and will be available on iTunes and On Demand March 7, 2013, and In Select Theaters April 12, 2013.
A synopsis of the film is as follows:
At the beginning of World War II a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft – one British, one German – shot down in a remote and isolated region. By strange coincidence the crews seek shelter in the same cabin. They must battle to survive the brutal winter in order to get back to the war – and to fighting one another. Although war has made them enemies, as the days go by animosity proves hard to maintain. Mutual need leads to unlikely friendships, and the rules of war must be put aside.
YouTube Channel Bad Teeth has uploaded a new video featuring Daniel Radcliffe. In the two minute video Daniel tells you how to be a successful star!
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has played in some of the most successful movies of the past decade, he has dedicated fans all over the world and knows some of the most influential actors and actresses of our time. No doubt it is a struggle to try and stay down to earth, so today he tells Bad Teeth the secrets to being a successful actor!
UpandComers have posted the first trailer for Bonnie Wright and Freddie Stroma’s upcoming film, The Philosophers. The film has no set release date but as soon as one is announced we will be posting it. A synopsis of the film is as follows:
At an international school in Jakarta, a brilliant but mysterious philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to undertake one final thought experiment in order to complete the requirements for graduation. The experiment is to be the most extreme they have ever had to face. Using the power of logic alone, the students must choose which of them would be worthy of a place in an underground shelter built to withstand a fast-approaching nuclear apocalypse. The shelter only has space for ten people, which means certain death for those that are not chosen.
The real-life world of the classroom dramatically segues into the imaginary yet all too real world of the nuclear bunker and the approaching atomic catastrophe. Forced to make impossible decisions, the twenty young students enter an explosive and highly stylised world in which the survival instinct reigns supreme. Murder, deceit, sex and betrayal become the norm as the students strive to survive the impossible scenario. In doing so, they take the audience on an exhilarating journey across multiple realities, each one ever more intense than the last.
Madame Tussauds website has been updated with the exciting news that Emma Watson will be immortalized at Madame Tussauds in London starting this March! According to the press release Emma is one of the most requested stars for the wax museum. Emma will be shown wearing this Elie Saab dress. A photo of an artist working on Emma’s sculpture may be seen below:
Emma Watson being sculpted for Madame Tussauds
One of Britain’s brightest young stars is to be honoured with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds London in March, when Emma Watson joins the A-list line up dressed exclusively for the attraction by Elie Saab.
The accomplished 22 year old actress and fashion muse will be portrayed in a relaxed seated position, enabling fans to sit right alongside her on a luxurious chaise longue. She will wear a stunning ELIE SAAB Haute Couture design donated to Madame Tussauds London by the designer. Watson wowed the crowds when she sported the midnight blue backless full-skirted cocktail dress, embroidered with beads and crystals at a red carpet event in Hong Kong in December 2011. Her hair will be swept back in a casually elegant up ‘do’ and she will compliment the dress with patent navy heals.
“Emma is the perfect addition to the A-list line up here at Madame Tussauds London and is one of the most requested personalities by our guests,” commented PR Manager Nicole Fenner. “She’s a true English rose known and loved by millions of film and fashion fans around the world. We are also very lucky to be working with Elie Saab who is donating the stunning gown Emma will wear. She will feel right at home among a host of other glamorous personalities and we know she will be a huge hit with all our guests!”
James Phelps will be starring as John O’Leary in the new play “The Boy Who Was Woody Allen” from February 6th to 9th at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, London. Tickets, which may be purchased here, will cost between £10 and £15. A synopsis of the play is as follows:
John O’Leary (played by James Phelps) is an 18 year old 6′ 3″ blond Catholic boy standing in line to meet his school careers officer. He has absolutely no idea what he would like to do with his life. However, being Catholic, he is allowed at least one epiphany in his life and, luckily, his arrives now. He is going to be Woody Allen! There then follows a number of surreal episodes which include John/Woody having to convince his mother, (who spends a lot of her day knitting crucifixes for her priest), to accept his new Jewish faith and persona; meeting a nihilist goth at a house of mourning, and marrying her only to find out shortly after saying ” I do” that she is a lesbian; discovering therapy and developing a stand-up comedy routine.
As success and fame beckons and a second romance blossoms with a baker of phallic patisserie, Woody realises that all is not as it seems, when at a retro Annie Hall party he meets a second Woody Allen, an undercover agent for the C.I.A.
