Representatives for the Westin New York at Times Square hotel have emailed this afternoon with some great news for Harry Potter fans that want to have the best experience possible while visiting Harry Potter: The Exhibition at Discovery Times Square. According to the press release:
NEW YORK – March 24, 2011 – The Westin New York and Discovery Times Square are teaming up to bring guests unique and affordable VIP packages for two exciting upcoming exhibits: Harry Potter: The Exhibition and Pompeii: The Exhibit. In addition to front-of-the-line access, VIP status means that timed entrances and black-out dates won’t apply, even when the exhibits are sold out.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition is making one final stop in North America, and this offer will allow visitors to step inside the wizard’s magical world from the Harry Potter film series. Authentic artifacts from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™-Part 1 and the highly anticipated finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™-Part 2, along with over 200 original props and costumes from all previous Harry Potter films, are displayed all in elaborate settings such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft dormitories, Hagrid’s hut, and the Great Hall.
Rates for accommodations and two tickets start at $339 per room, per night.* The VIP offer can be booked now through Sept. 4, for stays April 4 through Sept 5.
For hotel information and reservations, please visit www.westinny.com/offers or call 212.201.2700. Please use rate code HARRY1-2 when booking.
As we reported earlier in the month, Rupert Grint was in talks for a film entitled Comrade. Now, thanks to ICM, we can confirm that he will indeed be in the film. He will be playing the part of Private Robin Southey Smith, who as described as “a young, redheaded rebellion.” Filming starts this coming Monday, March 28, 2011.
A description of the film is as follows:
Comrade is an anti-war movie. High above the harsh Norwegian wilderness, English and German pilots shoot each other to the ground after a violent chance encounter. Isolated, they must fight to survive the brutal winter. Though war has made them enemies, antagonism is hard to maintain as days go by. Through mutual need, unlikely friendships bloom. Somehow, they become comrades. War, after all, is absurd.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I has been long-listed for a number of MTV Movie Awards. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Ralph Fiennes have also been nominated in a few categories. Use the links below to vote for them!
You can also add your own nomination if someone you want to win hasn’t been nominated. The MTV Movie Awards will take place in Los Angeles and air live on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 9:00pm EST.
Best Film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter fans have unlocked more special content by reaching 6,000,000 points on Harry Potter: The Quest. Because of this WB have released 4 new photos showing fans how The Seven Potters scene was created. You can see the new photos in the gallery.
More special content will be released when the community reaches 8 million points.
Fashion and Emma Watson fans may now purchase the five items from Emma’s Pure Threads Collection with Alberta Ferretti on Alberta’s website. A graphic with some more information on the line may be seen below.
Entertainment Weekly has posted an exclusive first look at the Maximum Movie Mode feature on the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows BluRay. Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) hosts the interactive journey through the film, where we revisit important moments from previous movies in preparation for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Watch the video at Entertainment Weekly or below thanks to Sabkay.
You can pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on DVD or BluRay, to be released on April 11th in the UK and April 15th in the USA, at the following links: USA:
