Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Official Harry Potter: Page to Screen Trailer

"Harry Potter: Page to Screen," is a comprehensive book about how the Harry Potter books were adapted to the big screen.  It includes over 2000 photos from the Harry Potter series, concept illustrations, and behind-the-scenes documents from the cast and crew.  "Harry Potter: Page to Screen," also tells about the process of creating the different sets, items like the Hogwarts, and the Ministry of Magic, Horcruxes.

Now, the official "Harry Potter: Page to Screen" trailer has become available to view online.  You can watch it here on YouTube or below.



The release date of "Harry Potter: Page to Screen," is October 25th. You can pre-order it here.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Anderson Cooper Show: Interview with Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe, the actor known for his role in Harry Potter, was recently a guest the Anderson Cooper Show.  The interview with Daniel Radcliffe is now available to view online.

In this interview, Daniel Radcliffe talks about his work on the Harry Potter series, and about other Harry Potter actors, emphasizing the skills of Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) and Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge.)  Daniel also discusses some things from the Harry Potter franchise that, he will not miss.  Among them are the scenes of Quidditch play, and how Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) beat him in the final battle in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

In addition to discussing Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe talks about his experiences with the Broadway show "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."  He also mentions his latest movie, "The Woman in Black."

Watch the interview with Daniel Radcliffe here or below.



Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Warner Brothers recently released several new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 behind-the-scenes photos.  The photos are from the battle at Hogwarts.

Among these wonderful photographs are on-set photos of Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter,) Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley,) as well as other Harry Potter cast members, and images of the Hogwarts set.  There is also an extra shot of the duel between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, which was removed from the film.

View the behind-the-scenes photos from the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 below:

Friday, September 2, 2011

Video Review of Harry Potter Phenomenon

Recently, the Spanish website dedicated to Harry Potter HarryPotterLa.com published a video review about the Harry Potter phenomenon, and how it grew over the years.  Despite the fact that the website is Spanish, the video review is in English.  It is divided into two parts with the total duration of about 22 minutes.

This review covers all seventeen years that were needed by J.K. Rowling to create these masterpieces in world literature, The Harry Potter Saga.  The video discusses how it all began, the success of the first Harry Potter book, and how every book after the original surpassed the success of predecessors.  The video also discusses talks about the transference of the books on to the big screen and the huge success of the Harry Potter movies.  Even court proceedings relating to copyrights of the books are included.

You will find numerous recorded interviews with J.K. Rowling (as well as her speeches.)  In addition, there are recordings of interviews with the publishers of Harry Potter books, directors of the movies, and actors Daniel Radcliffe, (Harry Potter) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger.)

Watch the video review of the Harry Potter phenomenon below or on YouTube: part 1 and part 2.