Thanks to Rupert-Grint.us for letting us know that the release date for Rupert’s new film Cherrybomb has been pushed back to April 23, 2010. It was originally scheduled for the 9th of April, which is the day his other film Wild Target is released.
Scholastic has announced, by way of a new landing page for their Potter section, that they are doing a total redesign of the Harry Potter section!
“New Harry Potter Online Experience coming soon! Come back in two weeks to discover the magic of the Harry Potter books and demonstrate your wizarding skills.”
You can also enter to win a trip for you and 3 guests to the Harry Potter theme park (if you are aged 7-14!) Go here to enter it! You must enter by June 1st and there will be four winners!
In yet another new interview, Rhys Ifans has talked about his experience filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
“That was great,” he said, beaming. “When you’re an English actor and you get the ‘Harry Potter’ call– it’s like Batman, you know? You have a phone, you have a normal phone, and then you have one that is made out of wood. That’s the ‘Potter’ people. They call you up [and] you get your wand out, you put your cloak on and off you go. It’s a real honor. It’s like getting knighted or something.”
“It’s such a vast world that they’ve created. You literally are entering another world anyway when you walk on the set,” Ifans explained. “The security on the gate, they have their own zoo– if they want an owl, they call an owl in, it knows the way to the set, it comes on its own. The owl has a publicist. It’s just fantastic. That, of course, in Los Angeles is par for the course, but it is the biggest sort of brand we have in England.”
The “Potter” movies sport a sizable British cast, which means that just about everyone has some sort of shared work history with everyone else. “You just sit with all these actors you’ve starved with in the theater… sitting there dressed as wizards [and] having wand-offs. So it’s very pleasantly surreal.”
I saw this news yesterday on another site but wasn’t sure of the accuracy, but now it’s on Ellen’s site so here we go!
Ellen DeGeneres is breezing back to Universal Orlando in the end of March to tape shows that will air on April 1 and 2. Both episodes will be taped on March 28.
While she’s there, she will explore the brand-new Wizarding World of Harry Potter which is set to open this spring. The exact opening date has not been announced, but Universal is booking Harry Potter-themed vacation packages that commence on May 28 (click here for details). However, it looks like viewers of Ellen’s show will be getting a special sneak preview.
Tickets are being given away to be part of the audience so if you are in the Orlando area go here to request tickets.
Well…sadly no one entered the contest last month, SO DEPRESSING, it makes me feel unloved. So if no one enters this month, I won’t even bother anymore.. Here’s the contest, same as last month since no one did it:
What is one thing in one of the Harry Potter movies that you would change and why? Your change could be adding a scene that you wanted in the movie, or it could be removing a scene the filmmaker added, or tweaking an already existing scene, etc. Requirements:
100-500 words (unless you REALLY need more)
Entries must be received by March 31st.
Winners will be announced April 1st.
Send entries to: webmiss[at]magical-menagerie.com with the subject “March Contest“
The prize is Snape Friend/Foe bookmarks! The bookmark was a promo released for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book release. Here’s how the prizes work: 1st place: Both bookmarks (so you can display both sides) 2nd & 3rd place: One bookmark (it’s two sided)
