Daniel Radcliffes recent movie My Boy Jack will be aired here in the US on April 20th on PBS!

So mark your calendars for April 20th! I am not sure of the time yet, but I will post it as soon as I find out!

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TV Guide has an interview with Dan where he talks about splitting Deathly Hallows into two films.

“It’s a really positive thing,” the actor told TV Guide during a call to promote Masterpiece Classic: My Boy Jack (airing April 20 on PBS). “And I think the fans will appreciate that more than had we tried to make it into one film. We’d have to cram so much in there and actually have to skip over some things. And in this seventh book, there are a lot of things you can’t afford to skip over.”

The timetable for the big finale? “When I finish the sixth film [Half-Blood Prince], which I’m shooting now, I’ll take some time off — I’m doing Equus on Broadway — and a while after that I’ll get on the Hallows films, which we’ll film as one. That will begin early-ish next year.”

Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves did an interview with the Baltimore Sun and he talks about the Deathly Hallows film!

“Years ago,” he writes, “we briefly and seriously” considered doing Goblet of Fire as two films. So this concept is not altogether new. As for Deathly Hallows, I intuited” almost from the first moments I began reading it and certainly once I  finished that to realize the story in a single film was going to be a tall order. Others in ‘the group’ felt similarly. So the idea of two films began to get kicked around as early as late summer of 2007. We didn’t take it lightly. But ultimately everyone felt that despite the challenges it would present, it was the most sound creative decision. I’m sure some will think we’re crazy. My wife looked at me cross-eyed when I first mentioned it. But I’m really excited about it because it should allow us to stretch a bit with the characters and give them the proper send-off. The story is highly emotional and those moments deserve time to breathe. And, personally, I feel we owe it to Jo in order to preserve the integrity of the work and the fans for their loyalty all these years to give them the best and most complete experience possible. I’d love to do it in three parts!”

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Today, March 13th, is Harry Potter actor Harry Melling’s birthday! Harry plays Dudley in the Harry Potter films!

Happy Birthday Harry! We hope you have a great one!

And in a totally not-HP related note today is also my cousin Jill’s birthday! Happy Birthday Jill!

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HP Fan Trips is having an awesome contest to win an all inclusive land package for two to the HP Fan Trips™ School of Wizardry, July 23-27, 2008 at Ford’s Castle in England.

Each clue will give you a new website address to visit. Take your time, some of these clues are challenging… but we feel sure you’ll be able to figure them out!

The first clue can be found in the most recent edition of the Fan Trips Tribune.

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WB has officially announced their plans for Deathly Hallows this morning.

“It has been an honor for our studio to be entrusted with bringing J.K. Rowling’s extraordinary book series to the screen, and we have always felt a great responsibility to be true to her vision. In concluding the film franchise, we recognized that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is packed with vital plot points that complete the story arcs of all of its beloved characters. That said, we feel that the best way to do the book, and its many fans, justice is to expand the screen adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and release the film in two parts. We could not imagine the final chapter of the film franchise being in better hands than those of David Yates.”

“Over ten years ago, we made a commitment to Jo Rowling that, above all else, we would be faithful and true to the spirit of her books, and ever since we have endeavored never to compromise on the creative ambitions of the films. The Deathly Hallows is so rich, the story so dense and there is so much that is resolved that after discussing it with Jo, we came to the conclusion that two parts were needed to do it justice”

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