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Emma Honors Jo in her LA Interview

The Los Angeles Times has been running a series of interviews with the actors from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the most recent installment features Emma Watson, a.k.a. Hermione Granger. In her interview she discusses her respect for and growing friendship with J.K. Rowling. Jo has said that the character of Hermione is similar to herself as a school-girl.
Emma says that she is a fan of the books and has worked with Jo to build the character on film in order to keep Hermione real for the readers. Emma also admits to feeling somewhat awed and intimidated by Jo: “Not because she is actually intimidating, but because I admire her so much, and we have all been such mad fans of the books and her and everything."
Another memorable quote: "J.K. thinks I’m perfect, and that’s good enough for me.”

You can read more at the LA Times' site

Posted on 02 Jul 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Three cities to get HPB in IMAX on July 15

As reported before, the new Harry Potter film Half-Blood Prince will not be showing in most IMAX theaters until the end of the month. However, it has been announced that there will be a few theaters showing the IMAX version on the opening day of the film in regular theaters, July 15th. If you live in NYC, LA or Chicago you may want to check out the participating theaters through the HPANA's link here.

With only 2 weeks left for the worldwide release, fans are getting more excited every day. We will be following the premieres around the world beginning next week with the Japanese premiere July 6th. smile

Posted on 30 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience

Featuring the explosive opening exclusively in IMAX ® 3D

Digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience will be released nationwide on July 29th *(with select theatres in Los Angeles and New York opening on July 15th) by Warner Bros. Pictures. Using IMAX's revolutionary live action 2D to 3D conversion technology, the movie's opening sequence, approximately 12 minutes, has been transformed into IMAX 3D for a truly magical beginning. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view, IMAX provides the world's most immersive movie experience.

*The film will also be shown completely in IMAX (2D) in select locations without IMAX® 3D capability.

Posted on 26 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Jo Rowling brings more magic to Kids

Over the weekend Ms. Rowling participated in another charity event to which she added her own touch of magic. She attended a dinner hosted by supermodel Elle MacPherson, in honor of Piggy Bank Kids which was established by Sarah Brown, wife of PM Gordon Brown, in memory of their daughter Jennifer whom they lost at ten-days-old in 2002.
Jo also contributed to the charity auction by creating one of a number of special piggy banks which were sold to lucky bidders. The bank she designed had the words "Magic Pigs Can Fly" etched on the side.
We are proud to say that Jo has become one of the biggest supporters of children's charities in the UK. This is just another great cause that she works with.
There is a brief story here but you have to scroll down through some gossip to the pic of Elle Macpherson.

Posted on 23 Jun 2009 by Janet - 36 Comments

Harry Potter off-off-Broadway

With just about three weeks left until the official release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the web is alive with previews, pictures and podcasts. Though we have not heard much from Jo Rowling lately, her creation continues to spark the world's imagination and the excitement in the fandom is obvious. One of the most entertaining and {somewhat} original tributes was written and performed by a non-profit theater group and is going viral on Youtube. This musical is hilarious, though it may seem mocking at times, the cast are fans and it is all in good fun. They say they will not perform it again, though you can enjoy it in full, and a DVD is being released. Here's hoping they relent and take it on the road, so we can enjoy the magic live and in person!

Feast your eyes on this and enjoy! {Warning: Some of the language and jokes are a lot more PG-13 than the films are.}
Harry Potter, The Musical

Posted on 23 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Rowling and Bloomsbury Face Plagiarism Suit

This morning, there was an announcement that Bloomsbury Publishers and Joanne Rowling are being sued for copyright infringement, specifically for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" the fourth book of the series, which was published in 2000. The estate of Adrian Jacobs, author of "Willy the Wizard" published in 1987 by Bachman Turner Publishers, has filed for damages or shares which could amount to nearly a billion dollars, contending that Jo Rowling copied her ideas for the wizarding world and the Triwizard Tournament from a 36 page children's picture book which Mr. Jacobs wrote ten years before Harry Potter was first published. Mr. Jacobs had also been a business man and investor who ended up dying bankrupt in 1997, the same year that "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was released by Bloomsbury in the UK.

Though there are some similarities, the claim has already been dismissed in 2004 as invalid because no actual text could be cited that showed plagiarism. General ideas of wizardry, such as a wizard train and flying sports are cited in the suit.
There is a full story available here at hpana.com including a statement by Bloomsbury.
The PRNewswire release is here
You can see the website created to promote Willy the Wizard's republication HERE

ADDED: Read the entire statement made by Bloomsbury representatives at The Leaky Cauldron.

Posted on 15 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Wonderful World of Wizarding Pictures

New pictures of construction at The Wizarding Worldtheme park in Florida are also online today. You can see them all here at the photographer's blog. Thanks to Harry Potter's Page who got the info through Leaky, (but whose tweet I actually caught).
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Posted on 14 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Teasers, Trailers and Twitter

Though we still have not seen pictures of Sasha Obama's birthday celebration with JK Rowling and cast members on the Deathly Hallows set, we are seeing a lot more trailers and pics for the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Warner Bros. has also released some behind-the -scenes production photos which you can see here via hpana.com

Also, we are now on Twitter! You can follow us @jkrfan

Posted on 14 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

Obama girls party with Jo and HP cast

Media reports were buzzing about US First Lady Michele Obama's trip to London with her daughters this week and The Leaky Cauldron (among others) reported that they were expected to visit the set of the Dark Hollows film and meet cast members.
Apparently, they were in for an even bigger surprise. According to The Times Online's sources, Sasha's 8th birthday was celebrated with a small party and she and big sister Malia, 10, were joined by their favorite author, Joanne Rowling. That has got to be every fan's birthday wish come true! Let's hope somebody got a pic of their faces when they met Jo and the cast!

Read The Times Online story

Posted on 10 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

IMAX fans have to wait for "Half Blood Prince"

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will not be seen in IMAX theaters until at least two weeks after the film is released in regular theaters. Though it opens July 15, 2009 in standard 35mm theaters, it will not be available IMAX style until July 29th. Some theaters are waiting even longer, so check your local listings.

According to IMAX officials, they are honoring a contract with the "Transformers" producers to have an exclusive 4-week run. It all links back to the original postponement of HBP from November 2008.
Most Potter fans will not want to wait any longer though the IMAX version does promise exclusive scenes. Sounds good for a second viewing! smile

You can read a story here
and watch the IMAX trailer or find a theater here!

Posted on 08 Jun 2009 by Janet - 0 Comments

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