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Deleted ‘Harry Potter’ Scene

Natalia Buia — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:13:03 +0000

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If you’re a major Harry Potterhead, you have one last chance to see him and his wizardly friends on Blu Ray. A deleted scene starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson can be found in the final Harry Potter DVD.

The scene involves the charming trio breaking into Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault and finding a strand of her hair.

When the final Harry Potter film, “The Deathly Hallows II”, came out this past summer, it drew in a billion dollars world wide. Now that we know the Blu Ray DVDs contain a ton of bonus features, like this deleted scene, sales will definitely go through the roof.

Check out the deleted scene below, as posted on The Hollywood Reporter.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Trailer Released

Samantha Lui — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:15:00 +0000

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The trailer for the final installment of the Harry Potter series has been released and all I’ve got to say is: EPIC.

The much-anticipated motion picture, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2″, is the second of two full-length parts. In the finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world goes out in full force in an all-out war.

Though we all know how it ends (or do we?), one can’t help but feel excited for the film!!

The film is out in theaters July 15.

Harry Potter Films Could Get 3D Theatrical Releases

Christian Allaire — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:16:23 +0000

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The magic is about to get a whole lot more real.

Producers of the hit franchise ‘Harry Potter’ are planning on releasing ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1′ in 3D for a Blu-ray release. Funny, because just last year, the producers ditched plans to release it in 3D in theaters. Change of heart, I guess.

But it doesn’t stop there. The rest of the franchise may get the 3D treatment too. “We’re doing 3-D for the DVD of ’7, Part 1,’ and there’s been no discussion of anything else yet,” producer David Heyman told MTV News recently. “But I suspect the studio is going to be reluctant to let it die, and if there’s an opportunity to maybe enrich … ”

Back in March 2010, Heyman also said “I’m sure it’s just a matter of time” regarding the 3D conversion of the entire series. Looks like he’s a man of his word.

For now, though, the filmmakers are racing to finish “Deathly Hallows, Part 2″ before the July release and working on the conversion of the first part for the Blu-ray.

“We’re very pleased with the way ‘Part 1′ is going – the 3-D for the Blu-ray,” producer David Barron said. “It’s really exciting, really involved.”

“I was surprised at how wonderful it is. It is different in some ways [than the theatrical release], but it’s enriching,” said Heyman. “The quality is quite different… It’s much easier, in a way, to do 3-D for a smaller screen than it is for a bigger screen.”

And there you have it. I personally don’t get the whole 3D trend, it gives me a headache, but if others love it then power to them.

Harry Potter “Avada Kedavras” the Weekend Box Office

Megan MacKay — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:31:19 +0000

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Oh my Voldemort! It looks like the newest installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, has a stranglehold on the weekend’s box office digits.

Popeater is reporting that The Boy Who Lived generated 125.1 million dollars in domestic ticket sales, up from the previous installment’s 77.8 million dollar opener. Deathly Hallows made a record 24 million in midnight screenings alone.

When asked about the secret of success in the HP franchise, Warner Brothers rep Dan Fellman said “We have been able to keep our fan base as the characters have aged and the movies have become darker. And the three main actors have become really terrific, adult actors.”

It’s true! Harry’s put a spell on us.

Did you go and see Deathly Hallows this weekend?

Daniel Radcliffe Nears His Goodbye to Harry Potter

Sam Rashid — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:29:19 +0000

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Only back-to-back films remain in the beloved Harry Potter series, and everyone could not be more excited for them, except for the main star of the films, Daniel Radcliffe, reports MTV News.

“It will be very sad when it comes to a finishing,” Radcliffe said. “But it’s something you have to accept.”

The first “Deathly Hallows” film will not hit movie theatres until November of this year, and the second film will arrive in July 2011. So, the fans will not have to worry about saying goodbye to Harry Potter for quite some time.

However, Radcliffe has already begun to say the goodbyes to some of his co-stars. He has been with some of them for past nine years.

“We’ve had a few people finish off their stories in the film, and they’ve been going home,” Radcliffe said. “It is odd [seeing them leave].”

But, the end of the Harry Potter series will come to an end sooner, rather than later. This being said, the series has done a lot of wonderful things says Radcliffe.

“A big investment is going into Leavesden [Studios], and England will finally have a third film studio,” Radcliffe said. “That will do wonders for the film industry in England.”

As for Radcliffe, who will be entering his second decade in the Hollywood film industry, he will be looking forward and won’t spend time looking backward.

“It’s also very exciting [to be finishing the series],” Radcliffe said. “And I’ll hopefully have something to go onto shortly afterwards.”

Radcliffe began filming the Harry Potter series at age 11, and he is now 20.

Final Harry Potter Filming Next February

andPOP Staff — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:36:22 +0000

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Filming for the final instalment of Harry Potter will officially begin in February 2009. But the question of whether the cast will be pulling double duty for two films based on “The Deathly Hallows” is still unanswered.

Producers David Heyman and David Barron told the Daily Telegraph that they are conflicted about the decision.

The only negative of splitting the book into two films is that people could possibly perceive it as being one last chance at cashing in,” Barron lamented.

“But the real positive, if we were to do that, would be that we wouldn’t have quite the battle we always have of ‘How do you compress all that book into just over two hours of screen time?’ It would be brilliant not to have to cut anything. But at the same time, we have to think it through properly. We’d have to be very certain that there were two proper, stand-alone films that could be generated from the source material.”

Though they’re not rushing to make the final decision, Heyman said that “something will be announced in the not-too-distant future.”

As for the sixth instalment, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” filming is currently on-going and will wrap in May, with a November release expected.