Byline: Callum Lloyd Thomas
Signed photographs of former “Potter” alumni Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), and Sir Michael Gambon (Professor Albus Dumbledore) have been put up for auction by the Neurofibromatosis Network, a national non-profit company whose mission is to provide services to the NF community and promote federal funding for NF research. The photographs are being auctioned as part of the celebrity charity auction, Doodle 4 NF.
As previously reported, for one week only (May 27-June 6), Studio Tour visitors will have the rare opportunity to walk through the front door of Number Four, Privet Drive and look into the Dursleys’ front room. There they will find hundreds of Harry’s Hogwarts letters, created by MinaLima, suspended in the air as though they’ve flown through the fireplace as they famously did in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”.
Universal Studios Japan has unveiled two exciting new attractions for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Wand Studies and Wand Magic. From tomorrow, guests visiting the Japan park will be able to enjoy the brand new magical experiences! Wand Studies and Wand Magic will offer guests an opportunity to practice and cast spells at various locations within the land.
The New York Puzzle Company, a jigsaw puzzle company focusing on nostalgic illustrations from vintage advertising, book covers, and magazines, has announced that, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, it will be manufacturing a set of “Harry Potter” jigsaw puzzles featuring the original series artwork by Mary GrandPré!
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is set to finally open at Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday, April 7. To celebrate, Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), Warwick Davis (Professor Filius Flitwick/Griphook), and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be walking the red carpet for the Grand Opening event!
Exciting! We now know who will be playing the character of Scorpius Malfoy in the upcoming stage play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”. According to the UK casting website Spotlight, Anthony Boyle will be taking on the role of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass’s son.
Imelda Staunton (Professor Dolores Umbridge) and Sir Kenneth Branagh (Professor Gilderoy Lockhart) have both received nominations for the 2016 Olivier Awards. Other nominees include Sophie Thompson (Mafalda Hopkirk in “Deathly Hallows – Part 1”), Jamie Parker (Harry in “Cursed Child”) and Sonia Friedman (Producer of “Cursed Child”).
Ever since the first casting announcement for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was released back in December, fans have been eagerly waiting to discover who would make up the rest of the cast. Well, we don’t have to wait any longer – the full cast has been revealed today! What’s more, it has also been revealed that rehearsals have begun!
Have you ever wanted to discover how the production team behind the “Harry Potter” films brought Hagrid to life on screen? This Easter, Warner Bros. Studio Tour reveals the colossal efforts taken by producers, costume designers, and the special effects teams to create Hogwarts’s famous groundskeeper.
