As I posted earlier, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is featured in the November 12th issue of Entertainment Weekly. Now, thanks to Leaky, we have scans from the issue that you can see here in the gallery! In addition, Entertainment Weekly has released some new promotional photos that you can see here! (I assume WB will send these in High Res within the next few days).
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Hero Complex has posted their newest Potter blog, this entry is an interview with Warwick Davis who plays Professor Flitwick and Griphook! Some pieces of the interview may be read below.
The first of those films arrives Nov. 19, and Davis says it’s a bittersweet sensation to leave Hogwarts for good. “It feels like we’ve all graduated, and we’re all going off to university or going on to get a proper job in the world,” Davis said. “It was so much like that, just leaving people. We’ve all grown together over the last 10 years, and it was a really sad day, the last day… There was this sort of stunned silence afterward, when we all sort of realized, that’s it. Tears were shed.”
“As an actor, especially working in sci-fi/fantasy films, you have to be able to tap into that childlike quality again and be able to picture the dragon that’s standing in front of you, even though it won’t be until you sit down and watch it in the cinema,” he said. “You have to be in touch with the child that’s within you and use your imagination. Kids do that all the time. They’re always imagining things.”
Davis said he tried to portray Flitwick and Griphook with the same care, seeking descriptions from the books he could use on screen. “There were just some very, very key words that described Flitwick that were very useful and stayed with me throughout the whole series of films: He’s a ‘gnome-like wizard,’” Davis said. “‘Gnome-like’ is kind of the sense that he’s not entirely human. … He’s slightly quirky and a little bit out of the ordinary. Eccentric, even. You kind of take an initial little bit like that, and you sort of embellish upon it.”
It was the “beautiful little details,” like the diminutive professor lecturing his charms class from atop a pile of books, that brought Flitwick to life, Davis said. “It’s probably what I would end up doing,” joked Davis. “Many of the students would be taller than I was, or certainly taller than Flitwick was. To get up on the books there would be exactly what he needed. Although, I’m slightly baffled why he didn’t just levitate.”
Davis said he relished his new role as the goblin Griphook, a Gringotts Wizarding Bank worker and “a devious, mischievous scoundrel.” “You don’t know where you are with a goblin,” he said. “That’s one of their character traits.”
Moviefone is looking for fans to submit questions for when they interview the cast and director of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ !! They will be interviewing Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs and director David Yates! For all the information head to this page! On the site they say:
Moviefone is sitting down with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione),Rupert Grint (Ron), Tom Felton (Draco), Jason Isaacs (Lucius) and David Yates (the director). And while we could come up with our own questions for them … we’d rather have yours.
Ask which scenes in the penultimate film were the most emotional for the trio, or what Isaacs and Felton liked about playing “bad” throughout the series. Ask Yates which scenes were changed from the book to the film — we’ve heard there were quite a few!
WB has just sent over a new press release that lets fans know about Hot Topic’s Exclusive Harry Potter Merchandise. Read some of the release below and the full one here!
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and its longtime retail partner, Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT), have announced the creation of exclusive Harry Potter merchandise boutiques in anticipation of the Warner Bros. Pictures’ release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1,in theaters November 19, 2010. These dedicated boutiques will feature all-new products inspired by the famous wizard at each of Hot Topic’s 680 locations in the United States and Canada. Additionally, an in-store mobile application will offer challenges and rewards to customers who participate through their iPhone and Android mobile devices.
Beginning today, the innovative Harry Potter-themed boutiques at all Hot Topic stores will offer fans an extensive product line, featuring junior and young men’s and women’s apparel, including exclusive Gryffindor and Slytherin polo and tie combination tees, along with bags, throws, jewelry, key chains, stationery, posters and more—all just in time for the debut of the final title of the blockbuster film franchise.
In conjunction with the product boutique launch, Hot Topic and WBCP will also offer the SCVNGR destination-based mobile promotional application, which will allow customers to unlock digital “badges” by visiting Hot Topic locations and participating in various challenges. Each of the five badges represents one of the four school houses in Harry Potter, along with one for Hogwarts. Customers are encouraged to visit the store weekly for a chance to collect all five and also to unlock the featured rewards: a mini-movie poster and 20% off any in-store Harry Potter item, redeemable at all participating Hot Topic stores. Some of the whimsical challenges include dressing up as a favorite character and posing for the camera or describing their least favorite flavor of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans.
