Today we can confirm that the Toronto premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II will take place on July 12th, a day after the New York City premiere, and Matthew Lewis will be in attendance. There is also a contest for Canadian fans to win tickets to the premiere. Details on the contest are as follows, you can read the full rules here.:
The grand prize winner will receive:
Round-trip economy airfare for the Grand Prize Winner and his/her guests
1 night hotel accommodation in Toronto, ON
4 passes to the Canadian premiere of “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2” on Tuesday July 12, 2011 in Toronto, ON.
4 tickets to the Canadian premiere party for “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2” on Tuesday July 12, 2011 in Toronto, ON.
A chance to meet Matthew Lewis
Red Carpet Access at the Canadian premiere and premiere party.
Professional photo shoot on the red carpet with Wire Image photographer.
Opportunity to be interviewed by major national broadcaster (pending availability).
4 Harry Potter swag bags; and $500 CDN in hotel room credit.
There will also be 120 secondary prizes winners who will receive 4 passes to a screening of “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2” on Wednesday July 13, 2011. The Secondary Prizes will be distributed as follows: 20 Secondary Prizes will be won in each of Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.
According to the Who Do You Think You Are website JK Rowling will be appearing on the first episode of the season, the date has not been set. The description of the episode is as follows:
Best for…French connections
Across the course of seven books and eight films, Jo Rowling’s Harry Potter series has captured the imaginations of millions of people around the world. Who Do You Think You Are? sets out to explore the French ancestry of the author’s mother.
As I posted a couple days ago, Xfinity released some new footage about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. You can watch the clip below or on the Xfinity site. This contains a TON of new clips and scenes so beware of spoilers.
Wanrer Bros will be offering some very special 3D glasses for Potter fans that go to midnight showings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II in 3D! They have created 3D glasses in the shape of Harry’s famous round glasses! They will be given for free to fans who attend midnight showings in select theatres only while supplies last!
Thanks to my co-worker Michelle for the tip!
But according to this website you will be able to purchase them for $11 (maybe more or less); but I am under the impression that they WON’T be for sale and will be given out for free.
Q: Can you talk about your decision to go directly to the consumers? I imagine Apple and Amazon are not happy.
“Well I can’t speak for anyone else. The decision was quite straightforward for me. Firstly It means that – I mean Harry Potter is obviously an international phenomenon and it means that we can now see that people everywhere are having the same experience at pretty much the same time. A large part of the fandom will be able to receive experience at exactly the same time, which was extremely appealing to me.
“I’m phenomenally lucky in that I have the resources to do it myself and therefore I got to do it, I think, right. I think this is a fantastic and unique experience that I can afford in every sense. To take my time and find the right people – TH_NK have been extraordinary – to make this come alive. There was really no other way to do that, for the fans or for, than to just do it myself. Not everyone could do it, I appreciate that, but I think it was right for Harry Potter. It was right for Harry Potter because, Potter fandom was one of the first, I think ti’s fair to say, there was a massive online community and that was such fun for me as an author to be able to have direct contact with my fans, and I already had a direct presence online, I had my own web site already. So it didn’t feel like a massive onwards step. It was an extension of the already existing.
