Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is one 97 original scores that are eligible to be nominated for an Academy Award. The score was by Alexandre Desplat who is also in the running with Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Ides of March. To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
SOME other original scores in the running are:
“The Adjustment Bureau,” Thomas Newman, composer
“The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams, composer [John composed the first 3 Harry Potter films]
“African Cats,” Nicholas Hooper, composer [Nicholas composed the first Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix & Half-Blood Prince]
“Anonymous,” Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers
“Another Earth,” Phil Mossman and Will Bates, composers
“Captain America: The First Avenger,” Alan Silvestri, composer
“Dolphin Tale,” Mark Isham, composer
“Fast Five,” Brian Tyler, composer
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
“The Help,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Hugo,” Howard Shore, composer
“J. Edgar,” Clint Eastwood, composer
“Jane Eyre,” Dario Marianelli, composer
“Puss in Boots,” Henry Jackman, composer
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” Patrick Doyle, composer [Patrick also composed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
“The Rum Diary,” Christopher Young, composer
“Super 8,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Thor,” Patrick Doyle, composer [Patrick also composed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
“War Horse,” John Williams, composer [John composed the first 3 Harry Potter films]
“Water for Elephants,” James Newton Howard, composer
Sean Biggerstaff, Oliver Wood in the Potter films, is set to star in The National Theatre of Scotland production based on The Wicker Man. The play opens at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen on 21st February before touring Scotland. An Appointment with The Wicker Man, directed by Vicky Featherstone, is an all-singing-and-dancing love letter to a unique and timeless cult masterpiece. The schedule is as follows:
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen from 21st to 25th February 2012
Theatre Royal Glasgow from 28th February to 3rd March 2012
Eden Court, Inverness from 6th to 10th March 2012
The Alhambra, Dunfermline from 21st to 24th March 2012
Also, a video of Sean Biggerstaff in a short film You’re Bard, which was part of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Five Minute Project, is now online and may be watched below!
A short while ago Digital Spy asked their readers to vote on their favorite films of 2011 and those votes are now in! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II has been voted as the best film with 25% of the vote! Coming in behind the final Potter film are The Inbetweeners Movie – 13.1%, The King’s Speech – 11.5%, Bridesmaids – 10.0%, and Black Swan – 5.8%.
Empire Online has released their list of the Top 10 Movies of 2011 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II comes in at Number 4! The films are chosen by Empire’s writers and contributors and includes a wide range of films from Fast Five to Drive to The King’s Speech.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 A decade of franchise dominance ended spectacularly. Forever.
Released: July 15 Talent: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, David Yates (director) Box office: $1.3 billion Money moment: Neville Longbottom stands up to Voldemort and his cackling Death Eaters. “They didn’t die in vain. But you will!” Empire line: “The effects have never been better, the sets more beautifully designed nor the explosions bigger.” What to say: “Finite incantatem!” (Then cry uncontrollably.)
Today, Daniel Radcliffe is asking fans to vote for their favourite ghost story from the ten shortlisted final entries of THE WOMAN IN BLACK ghost story competition that launched this past Halloween. The 10 final videos may be seen in this YouTube playlist. To vote head to The Woman in Black YouTube Page and click “Cast Your Vote” A video of Daniel asking fans to vote has been released and may be watched below:
Launched on Halloween (31st October 2011) the competition challenged budding writers to submit their own original short story to the official YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/thewomaninblackmovie) for a chance to win a trip to attend the Worldwide Premiere of THE WOMAN IN BLACK on 24th January 2012. In addition, the winning entry will be read out by Daniel Radcliffe and included in the bonus features of THE WOMAN IN BLACK DVD.
The competition was a resounding success with a 177 harrowing, haunting tales submitted that have now been whittled down to ten finalists. The stories shortlisted for the final ten were selected on the following judging criteria: creativity, originality and writing style.
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Votes for the best video commences from 21st December, with voting closing at 23:59 on January 5th, 2012. The winner will be announced on 6th of January, 2012.
A full set of terms and conditions are available on the YouTube channel.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK will be released across the UK and Ireland by Momentum Pictures, an Alliance Films company, on 10th February 2012 and in the United States on February 3rd.
BBC News and HeyUGuys have posted videos going inside the Diagon Alley set that will be part of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. The full announcement that Warner Bros. made this morning may be read in this post.
Thanks to SnitchSeeker for grabbing the BBC Video!
