For the month of June 2009
June 28, 2009
HPANA's Princely Prizes Sweepstakes
From HPANA.com :
We're pleased to announce HPANA's Princely Prizes Sweepstakes, a giveaway in celebration of the upcoming release of Half-Blood Prince. Enter-to-win goodies include new merchandise from WBShop.com and Hot Topic. Some items will never be sold in stores! Just head over to the contest page and enter your e-mail address for a chance to win.
Tom Felton to attend special VIP event at Hot Topic in NJ
From HPANA.com :
Warner Bros. announced that actor Tom Felton will make a special appearance at the Hot Topic store at the Garden State Plaza on Friday, July 10th, 7 pm. Tom will participate in a VIP signing for 750 lucky fans who purchased the special-edition Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince T-shirt.
U.S. premiere of 'HBP' July 9 at Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC
From HPANA.com :
The US premiere of Half-Blood Prince is scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 9 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. Expected guests include Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, David Yates, and David Heyman and David Barron.
HP costume designer on dressing Slughorn
From HarryPotterFanZone.com :
Costume designer Jany Temime discussed the challenges involved in dressing Professor Slughorn in a new interview with the LA Times. "Everything we did for his costumes was very rich, but also very used, because he’s not a rich man anymore. He hasn’t worked for a long time. He is a bit of a has-been. But his clothes, even if they were from 20 years ago, were once upon a time, very rich and very glamorous. So we went for 'Old Glamour' when designing... Very pompous, very extreme, very glorious."
HBP Soundtrack July 14
From HarryPotterFanZone.com :
Warner Bros. has confirmed that the HBP soundtrack, composed by Nicholas Hooper, will be available on July 14. The score includes 28 tracks, the longest Potter soundtrack yet, with over an hour of material. An enhanced edition of the soundtrack will also be released, "giving fans a free digital download of the entire soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound audio, along with bonus exclusive content". The soundtrack can currently be pre-ordered at Amazon.com.
Oh Please!
From WizardNews.com:
Bloomsbury Publishing is being sued by the estate of children's writer Adrian Jacobs over claims that J.K. Rowling "copied" his work. The allegation argues that the plot of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, published in 2000, borrowed "substantial parts" from Jacobs' lesser-known The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.
New Wrock Blogs and Tracks
From the Editor:
Siriusly Hazza P posted a new blog entry called "Charming Track-list & A New Video!" and uploaded new tracks "Let The Parchment Roll", "Trouble At Hogwarts", and "Malfoy Is A Jerk", while The Whomping Willows posted the new blog "Washington DC Tomorrow, June 23".
New Author Blogs
From the Editor:
Mystery Sci-fi author Rai Aren posted new blog entries "We're on the cover of a magazine!" and "R.I.P. Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon", and Thomas Greanias posted a new blog "Official Music Soundtrack to Atlantis Revelation Released". As an added note, Rai Aren also uploaded a new track, "Secret of the Sands Prologue".
June 3, 2009
New Wrock Blogs
From the Editor:
Kingsley & the Shacklebolts posted a new blog entry called "New Album Update!", RiddleTM posted the new blog "LeakyCon, Birmingham, iTunes and new song!", Draco & the Malfoys posted a new blog entitled "It's A Slytherin World on iTunes now!", and The Cruciatus Curse posted a new blog entry called "Evil NYC Promo".
New Wrock Tracks Uploaded
From the Editor:
I Was Lord Elbin Ausley uploaded the new tracks "The Hair of Slytherin", "Horcrux Huntin'", and "At the Hog's Head Inn"; RiddleTM uploaded the new tracks "Look At Me", "More Than Just A Werewolf", and "Forget"; The Beedles uploaded new tracks "Thank You For Sleeping", "The Unchosen One", and "Quidditch Field"; and Kingsley & the Shacklebolts uploaded new tracks "Lily", "The Adventure Begins...", and "Hogwarts".
New Writer Blog
From the Editor:
Mystery Sci-fi author Rai Aren posted two new blog entries called "Hear the Prologue of Secret of the Sands come to life!" and "New Moon trailer & poster - can't wait to see it!"
June 2, 2009
Rich Baumann Performs
From the Editor:
Rich Baumann will be playing at the Mill Bluff Music Festival at Mill Bluff State Park on Sunday, June 7, 2009, at 2:00pm. Rich is the founder of The Million Closets Project, which has now distributed $29,000 worth of donated musical instruments to deserving individuals and schools on the Gulf Coast.
New Poll At The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter
From the Editor:
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal website has posted a new poll, "Which of these would scare you the most?" Although I personally voted for "Acromantula", the "Dementor" is currently leading the scary pack with 49.69% of the vote. Visit their site at the link provided and click on "new poll" to cast your vote!
Deathly Hallows Casting Announcements
From HPANA.com:
In a busy week HP casting, it was announced that the following roles have been cast: Toby Regboopens as Teenage Dumbledore, Hebe Beardstall as Dumbledore's sister Ariana (although this has not been confirmed), Chase Armitageopens as "one of four snatchers", and, finally, Chris Rankin will return as Percy Weasley. Chris told HPANA, "Tis true! Starting in the fall."
HBP Run-Time
From HPANA.com:
A foreign Warner Bros. distributor stated the run-time for Half-Blood Prince to be 153 minutes (2 hours and 33 minutes). Three additional sources have confirmed this.
Hi-Res HBP Clip From Ellen Show
From HPANA.com:
Warner Bros. sent out the official links to the clip of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince seen on the Ellen show from May 20th. You can view it here in various formats courtesy of HPANA.
Deathly Hallows Gregorovich Cast
From HarryPotterFanZone.com:
Croatian-born actor Rade Serbedzija announced that he has secured the role of Gregorovich, a "small and very interesting" role, in Deathly Hallows. He further commented, "I am going to play the role of a wizard who makes swords with special power. I will soon go to London to try on my costume."
J.K Rowling Honoured With Lego Mosaic
From HarryPotterFanZone.com:
J.K Rowling was recently named the "ultimate hero" of the past decade. A 48,000 piece lego mosaic was built at Legoland Windsor in the author's honour.
John Hurt Returns As Ollivander
From HarryPotterFanZone.com:
In an interview at the Tribeca Film Festival, John Hurt confirmed that he will be reprising his role of Ollivander in Deathly Hallows.
Official Hogwarts Uniforms Available To Fans
From WizardNews.com:
Lochaven, who make the Hogwarts jumpers, tank tops, and cardigans for the Harry Potter films, are putting the outfits on sale for the first time. The uniforms come in four sets of colours for the four Hogwarts houses. You can view them for purchase (in pounds) at Lochaven of Scotland here.
