Last night fans who were at the Rising Star Karaoke at Universal CityWalk got a great treat! Potter stars sung karaoke! You can watch videos below of Rupert Grint and James Phelps singing!
We have a few more interesting details about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening details. First, as I posted, there will be a live stream of the events. This next tidbit comes from Ice Cream Man:
One event that ICM will be apart of is a press conference that will be during the day on Thursday. Rupert, along with Tom Felton and Michael Gambon will be one of the press conferences that we will attend. There will be several others with various stars including Bonnie Wright and Matthew Lewis. For those wondering, there was nothing on Emma Watson being there for these but we’re not sure of the grand opening event.
Also the Today Show will be live on that day interview Rupert and his harry potter co-stars including Daniel Radcliffe and Michael Gambon!
Universal Orlando has announced that composer John Williams – who scored the first three Harry Potter films – will be at the Grand Opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Wednesday night.
Rupert has done a new interview with BBC where he talks about a myriad of topics.
You’d think that after all those years playing Ron Weasley, Rupert might at least have been able to gather up a couple of souvenirs from the set, but he admits he’s never been that successful. He said: “I took the golden egg that was in the fourth film – a dragon egg. Apparently it was worth a few thousand dollars. I put it in a pillowcase, it was with James Oliver, it was a joint effort. But they tracked it down and got it off us. A wand I think would be nice to keep. They don’t really like things going away from the set.”
A recent list rated him as the fourth richest actor under 30 living in the UK, which he described as “cool”, even though he says he’s never been really extravagant. He added: “I’m never really that aware of money because I’ve never really been that involved with it because my Dad’s always dealt with it.”
So what’s next for Rupert, apart from trying to master the banjo and the accordion? He said: “It’ll be nice to have to a bit of free time as well – a bit of freedom because it has been constant working since I was 10. So it’ll be nice to just stop and chill out a bit.”
They also have a snippet from Daniel Radcliffe:
He said: “It was pretty devastating to be honest. It was really, really sad. Me, Rupert and Emma were all just… and most of the crew, you know, crying quite a lot.”
Fans, like me, who are not able to attend the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be able to enjoy it from the comfort of their own homes. A press release may be read below:
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT STREAMS LIVE GRAND OPENING EVENT FOOTAGE OF THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER ONLINE
WHAT: Universal Orlando Resort invites viewers to watch the official grand opening events for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter live on www.UniversalOrlando.com/HarryPotterNews.
Viewers will be treated to highly-visual and entertaining events commemorating the opening of the world’s most anticipated entertainment experience. Viewers may even get a glimpse of stars from the “Harry Potter” films who will be in attendance at the events.
Live updates from the grand opening events will also be shared on Universal Orlando Resort’s Twitter page – www.twitter.com/UORnews.
More than five years in the making, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is the most highly anticipated entertainment experience of 2010. The 20-acre area inspired by J.K. Rowling’s compelling stories and characters features multiple themed attractions, shops and a restaurant and brings the magic of Harry Potter to life.
Daniel Radcliffe spoke to CNN at the Tony Awards on Sunday and he talked a bit about the final day of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Watch below, Daniel is the first one:
