Entertainment Weekly has posted a list of the Top 10 Viral Videos of 2009 and A Very Potter Musical is mentioned! “Most viral hits are short and sweet, which might explain why these brilliant — but extremely long — entries into the pop canon didn’t become as popular as they deserved to be: Both the the fan-made “Dr. Horrible” prequel and the student-created Harry Potter musical should have been huge hits. Instead, neither quite took off, except here at PopWatch Dork Headquarters, where they are treated with the respect they deserve.”
There is a new report online stating that actor Chris Rankin, Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films, will star in the upcoming feature The Stone. Chris said:
The Stone promises to be a very interesting project – I’m looking forward to getting going with it.
Michael Gambon has been nominated for the 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, which take place on Saturday, February 20. He was nominated for his role as Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the category of Actor in a Supporting Role – Film.
The Sunday Mail has a new interview with Daniel Radcliffe and producer David Barron and they about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Read some snippets below:
Campsite scenes showing Harry and his mates on the run from evil enemy Voldemort were shot on the shores of Loch Etive, near Oban. Daniel said: “We were only in Scotland for one night to do the camping scenes but it was magic. The mountains up there looked kind of blue and the weather was great. It was fun but I am not sure how well I would cope if I really went camping. I’m sure I would enjoy it as long as there was someone to cook for me. I have done caravan holidays and they were great. It was when we were in a caravan in Devon that I experienced my first thunderstorm. I was terrified.” Daniel and the regular Harry Potter cast – including Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as best friends Ron and Hermione – are currently filming the two-part finale in Leavesden Studios near Watford.
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And even though the deep freeze had gripped the area – surrounding the studios with ice and snow – the Potter team managed to avoid falling victim to the Arctic weather. Producer David Barron made a snap decision not to write snow scenes into the plot.
He said: “If we had the likelihood is that by the time we filmed them, the snow would have gone. We have only lost half a day’s filming because of the snow.” Instead of shooting the scheduled outdoor sequences last week, the team moved back inside the studios and completed scenes on the giant Hogwarts Great Hall set.
As he prepared to act out a dramatic scene in the battle against Voldemort, Daniel revealed that audiences can expect a change of scene when the first part of the finale is released later this year.
He said: “Part I is a road movie. We are not in Hogwarts at all and it’s going to look very different, “And the action is going to be pretty extraordinary.”
