Harry Potter News

[Geekyfanboy]

Here are more just released posters...

[Geekyfanboy]

And More.

[Geekyfanboy]

Potter Image Ordered Down

London's Daily Mail reported on the controversy surrounding a promotional image for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on the IMAX Web site, which electronically enhanced the physical appearance of star Emma Watson. Watson, who plays 15-year-old Hermione Granger in the latest Potter film, is herself only 17 years old.

The row was first brought to light by the Leaky Cauldron fan Web site. The IMAX image has since been removed, and Warner Brothers has issued a statement saying the image was not approved.

The Leaky Cauldron also reported on a Swedish promotional poster that was similarly enhanced.

[Locutus]

Well paint me brown and call me chocolate puddin'. I guess I was wrong.

[Geekyfanboy]

Harry Potter 5 Moved Up Two Days!
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures
May 29, 2007

ComingSoon.net has learned that Warner Bros. Pictures has moved up Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix two days, from Friday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 11. This will give the movie a potential big five-day opening, from Wednesday through Sunday.

[Darth Gaos]

Cool maybe opening Thursday will be easier to get into than opening friday or saturday.

[Geekyfanboy]

Here is a really cool OTTP French Poster... this is just someone who took a photo. I hope to find a better version of it soon.. it's by far the best one.. IMHO

[Geekyfanboy]

There are now 11 clips online of the new Harry Potter movie... each clips is a minute or two long. The website is going very slow due to all the traffic but it's worth the wait.. this movie looks awesome.. I can't wait.. less then two weeks away.

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2776&Itemid=99

[Geekyfanboy]

Well I just got back from seeing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.  I LOVED IT, This is my favorite of the five so far.. but I say that with every new movie :)

This being the longest book of the series but so far the shortest of the films clocking in at 2 hours 18 minutes.  And boy does the time fly, I knew they were going to cut alot of the movie down but for once I could see them doing this with this book.. there is alot of extra stuff in the book that doesn't really pertain to the main charcater of Harry.  This movie starts off with a bang and it never slows down. They managed to capture Harry's anger perfectly. Of course scenes just seem to fly by, the condensed scenes made sense. We get to see some favorite characters but they are on screen for just a few moments. This movie is much darker and more of a dramatic. This feels more like an adult film. The acting gets better and better with every film.  And OMG the last 25 minutes of the film... WOW. I can't wait to see this again.. which I'm doing Friday and again on Sunday.. then checking it out in IMAX next week.

[iceman]

I really enjoyed the first 4 movies and like you found each movie to be darker in content then the one before it, I am looking forward to seeing this movie

[Geekyfanboy]

Potter' casts record box-office spell

LOS ANGELES - The boy wizard still has a magic touch at the box office.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" took in $44.8 million in its first day, the best single-day gross ever for a movie on a Wednesday.

That included $12 million from screenings that started at midnight Tuesday.

The sequel from Time Warner Inc. unit Warner Bros. topped the previous Wednesday record of $40.4 million for 2004's "Spider-Man 2," according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

"In terms of box office, the law of diminishing returns does not apply to `Harry Potter.' It seems to be getting better with age," said Paul Dergarabedian, Media By Numbers president, who noted that the July 21 publication of the seventh and final "Harry Potter" novel likely helped drive interest in the latest film.

"It has the effect of creating even more excitement for both properties," Dergarabedian said. "It's a synergistic match made in heaven to have the book and movie come out within a couple weeks of each other."

"Order of the Phoenix," the fifth installment of the movie franchise based on J.K. Rowling's fantasy best-sellers, has teen wizard Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) teaching classmates magic spells to defend themselves against the coming battle with the forces of dark Lord Voldemort.

The cast includes Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as Harry's closest school chums, plus Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson and Imelda Staunton.

[Darth Gaos]

That included $12 million from screenings that started at midnight Tuesday.

Question for you Kenny (or anyone else who may know, I single you out Kenny cuz you are our resident Hollywood insider)

Aren't Midnight Tuesday screenings actually Wednesday?  It just seems odd for them to point that out like it is a separate thing.  I always assumed that any day's gross would count midnight screenings because it is in fact part of that day.

[Geekyfanboy]

Yes.. the midnight showing does count towards the next day reciepts. But the reason they point this out is because it's the all time best midnight only screening.  HP 5 made 12 million in just there midnight screening alone.. that's huge. Other movies don't make that in an entire weekend or there entire film run in thearter and they did it in one screening.

[Rico]

Saw it last night with most of the family and a friend.  I really enjoyed this movie.  Unlike Goblet of Fire which I felt they really cut the book down too much, this one really feels like they got the essence of the story across.  Of course they still had to cut quite a bit out of the book but it flowed very well and the actors did a great job.  I agree with Kenny in how well Dan Radcliffe portrayed Harry's anger here, and some teenage angst.  I think my favorite movie up until this point was the 3rd (Prisoner of Azkaban) but this one is right up along side it.  It was great to see all the characters/actors once again.  I feel a bit sad knowing we have only one book left and two movies to go in this wonderful series.

[Trekkygeek]

I saw this in The Sun today and wondered what the community thought, it may contain "SPOILERS".

BETS are pouring in on boy wizard Harry Potter killing HIMSELF in the final book of JK Rowling’s series.

Bookies William Hill have slashed the price on Harry sacrificing himself from a hefty 33-1 to odds on.

They fear fans with inside knowledge of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are plotting a second huge sting.

Bookies were cleaned out after the release of The Half-Blood Prince in 2005, when in-the-know punters backed headmaster Dumbledore to die.

William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said last night: “The idea has gained momentum with fans. They expect for good to triumph over evil Harry will have to cause his own death.

“There has been so much money put on we fear this is a massive sting by people in the know.”

The odds for Harry killing himself are 10-11 on, with arch-enemy Lord Voldemort at 9-4 to slay the Hogwarts hero.

But William Hill will refund all the bets if Harry survives.

The suicide prediction is the latest conspiracy theory about Harry’s seventh adventure, published on July 21.


Chum Hagrid is tipped to die, while fans have backed baddie Peter Pettigrew to SAVE Harry.

Publishers Bloomsbury have organised massive security to safeguard the plot.

The books will be delivered in crates bound with steel chains and arrive at shops one day before they go on sale.

It is expected to sell three million copies in 24 hours.

And fans have flocked to see fifth film Order of the Phoenix, released on Thursday.