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Showing posts with label harry potter and deathly hallows. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
New HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Poster; Final Seven Minutes to Be Split into Seven More Movies
0 comments Posted by pece at 4:55 AM
On the heels of yesterday’s in-your-face poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Warner Bros. has released yet another close-up poster. This time, the poster features Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and so it begins that Deathly Hallows – Part 2 will follow the advertising pattern of the previous Harry Potter films and give a banner to every single freaking character. The poster may proclaim “It All Ends”, but I don’t think that’s referring to the infinite stream of upcoming character posters.
In a related fake story, The Onion News Network reports that Warner Bros., unable to part with their beloved franchise, will break the final minutes of Deathly Hallows – Part 2 into its own film franchise. The film’s fake producer also wants to explore new movies that will examine what background characters are up to and then more films exploring what their brooms are up to. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 opens in 3D on July 15th.
Here’s the official synopsis for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2:
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2,” is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. The much-anticipated motion picture event is the second of two full-length parts.In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.It all ends here.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, reprising their roles as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The film’s ensemble cast also includes Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Matthew Lewis, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters and Bonnie Wright.The film was directed by David Yates, who also helmed the blockbusters “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.” David Heyman, the producer of all of the Harry Potter films, produced the film, together with David Barron. Screenwriter Steve Kloves adapted the screenplay, based on the book by J.K. Rowling. Lionel Wigram is the executive producer.Behind the scenes, the creative team was led by director of photography Eduardo Serra, production designer Stuart Craig, editor Mark Day, composer Alexandre Desplat, visual effects supervisor Tim Burke, and costume designer Jany Temime.Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films production, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” which marks the last installment in the most successful film franchise of all time.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will be released worldwide in theatres and IMAX, in 3D and 2D, beginning July 15, 2011.”
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. There’s really only one word to sum up this trailer, however cliched its use might be: epic. It begins with a warped version of the Harry Potter theme that we’ve all come to know and love, generating some fantastic tension for what’s ahead. Fans of the book will not be disappointed and may let out a shriek or two at some of the memorable moments glimpsed in the trailer. I’m loving the operatic feel that Part 2 looks to embody, and can’t wait to see how David Yates and Co. wrap up the most successful franchise in film history this summer.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Ralph Fiennes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 opens in 3D on July 15th.
Here’s the official synopsis for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2:
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2,” is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. The much-anticipated motion picture event is the second of two full-length parts.In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.It all ends here.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, reprising their roles as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The film’s ensemble cast also includes Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Matthew Lewis, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters and Bonnie Wright.The film was directed by David Yates, who also helmed the blockbusters “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.” David Heyman, the producer of all of the Harry Potter films, produced the film, together with David Barron. Screenwriter Steve Kloves adapted the screenplay, based on the book by J.K. Rowling. Lionel Wigram is the executive producer.Behind the scenes, the creative team was led by director of photography Eduardo Serra, production designer Stuart Craig, editor Mark Day, composer Alexandre Desplat, visual effects supervisor Tim Burke, and costume designer Jany Temime.Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films production, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” which marks the last installment in the most successful film franchise of all time.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will be released worldwide in theatres and IMAX, in 3D and 2D, beginning July 15, 2011.”
Saturday, April 23, 2011
According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, Carter has a bigger chance to make an appearance in the drama as her schedule is more likely to allow her shooting the film. In the meantime, Fiennes apparently needs more slot on his schedule as he has already been set to play Prospero in Trevor Nunn's version of "The Tempest" at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Fiennes is best known for his role as Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter" film franchise. He also starred as Hades in "Clash of the Titans", and will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel. Meanwhile, Carter also stars in the "Harry Potter" film series, taking the role of the villainous Bellatrix Lestrange. She has recently received her BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in "The King's Speech".
Also rumored circling "Great Expectations" is Jeremy Irvine. Variety has previously reported that the British newcomer is in negotiations to take the main role of Pip in the new project. However, there is no official confirmation from the actor.
"Great Expectations" is a book-to-film project helmed by Mike Newell. The film has Rowan Joffe serve as the screenwriter, with Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen serving as the producers. No release date has been issued for the movie yet.
A source told the paper that Watson was a regular participant in class discussions, but that her statements, however cogent, were often met with cheers like, "Three points for Gryffindor!" What's more, Watson found herself being stalked by Harvard students at a Brown-vs.-Harvard football game, and had to be surrounded by security guards.
Watson says she's still planning to get her degree, but now there's speculation she'll seek it somewhere else. Maybe there are just too many Harry Potter fans at Brown.
Friday, April 22, 2011
There are certain benefits to turning a novel into two films. A chance to spend more time with the characters, a chance to let things breathe. The problem with splitting a book into two is that – at least in the case of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – you feel like you’re watching half a thing. And though it was decided before filming commenced, the journey of Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasly (Rupert Grint) and Hermoine Granger (Emma Watson) doesn’t conclude so much as stop. Not since Kill Bill has a film felt so lopsided, though Tarantino’s film at least felt like a reasonable break. Our review of the Blu-ray of David Yates’s latest Potter film, The Deathly Hallows Part 1, follows after the jump.
In the film Potter and crew start the film by saying their good-byes to their families. For Harry that means finally leaving his Aunt and Uncle’s place, and for Hermoine it involves erasing her parent’s memory of her. The history and the weight of what’s to come is felt in all of the characters. Then Potter is to traverse to safe haven – now that he’s of legal age, he has no spells the protect him from other wizards – and it’s an involved affair, which leads to the death of an old friend. Then Potter gets ready for a wedding, as one of the Weasleys is going to settle down, and this lets the film slow down for a bit as everyone catches their breath. But there’s little peace for the three, and eventually they end up in the forest trying to figure out what to do with the tools left them by Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) to destroy the horcruxes that help give the evil lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) his power. War is going on, and sides have been drawn with an oppressive rule taking over the ministry of magic. But the film is mostly about chasing these symbols of Voldemort’s power.
There is much to like about this entry in that much of it does take its time. The characters are shown in rest and tension while the wizarding world enters chaos. There’s also a couple of good set pieces where the three have to break into the Ministry of Magic as people they don’t know, and come across old foe Delores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton).
For fans of the series they do a good job of recreating much of the book, and the locations chosen for the film, and the sheer scale is excellent. But if the film has any problems it’s that there are so many performers, that if you like any of them they mostly recede into the background. The tapestry at this point is so dense that actors like David Thewlis and Brendan Gleeson show up for a couple of shots, and maybe a line or two of dialogue. For better or worse, you’re with the three leads for the majority of the film.
And in this one that involves a lot of camping and feelings. They argue, and the main drama of the film is created when the characters have to lug a necklace that behaves exactly like The One Ring in LotR. So the main drama is that Ron Weasley gets jealous, leaves, and comes back in the nick of time. There’s also good house elf stuff here.
As a film it’s not really a film, and I wonder if that will adversely effect the second half. Perhaps fans will watch this first before going, but it would be terrible if the second film plays more like a three act story than this. If it does then this wasn’t fan service, but a chance to bilk fans.
Warner Brother’s Blu-ray version is a two disc Blu-ray set which also comes with a digital copy and a DVD version. We’re so close to the end that the megabox is coming, but for those who can’t wait, this is a rather smart package. The film is presented in a putch perfect widescreen edition (2.35:1) and in DTS-HD 5.1 surround. The film doesn’t come with a commentary,b ut it does come in maximum movie mode, which is hosted by co-star Jason Isaacs, he along with people like Tom Felton provide commentary on the movie, and show stills. This also comes with focus points (20 min.) which offer footage from behind the scenes. I’ve never been that fond of these sorts of things, but this is probably the best iteration of it yet, and there aren’t that many gaps.
Disc two is much shorter. It features a number of featurettes. “The Seven Harrys” (5 min.) covers the complications of green screening and performance that comes with the opening sequence, while “On the Green with Rupert, Tom, Oliver, and James” (13 min.) has the Weasley brothers bonding and golfing. “Dan, Rupert, and Emma’s Running Competition” (3 min.) is a goof on their running scenes, while “Godric’s Hollow/The Harry and Nagini Battle” (6 min.) focuses on the snakefight scene and “The Frozen Lake (4 min.) focuses on that scene. Best of the second disc are the eight additional scenes (11 min.) that add additional character beats to the film. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: Behind the Soundtrack” (4 min.) gives the soundtrack some pimping, while “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” (6 min.) sells the Universal theme park in Orlando ride/spectacle. I could not find the first scene of the new film, which was advertised as being attached to this, but didn’t seem to be on either disc or in the online content.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Exclusive: Producer David Heyman Talks HARRY POTTER, GRAVITY, Reveals He’s Doing an Animated Movie Using 10 Beatles Songs
0 comments Posted by pece at 12:42 AM
At this year’s CinemaCon (formerly ShoWest) I got to speak to producer David Heyman twice. The first time was right before the Warner Bros. presentation where Heyman and Harry Potterproducer David Barron showed some awesome looking footage from the final Harry Potter movie,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. You can watch the red carpet interview hereand here’s my recap of the footage.
A short time later, I was backstage with Heyman and we continued our conversation. During the ten or so minutes, we talked about the footage they decided to show from Harry Potter, will there be an “Ultimate Box Set” on DVD/Blu-ray, what props he took home from set (he has some of the horcruxes!!), what’s up with Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, and he revealed that he had just “closed the deal on some Beatles songs, and we’re gonna do an animated film, a musical animated film using Beatles songs, with a love story between a dung beetle and a lady bug.” Hit the jump for more.
Before going any further, if you have ten minutes, you can listen to our conversation byclicking here. Just know we discuss specific shots and events in Harry Potter that have been editing out of the transcript below. So if you haven’t read the books, you might want to skip it.
In case you missed it, during my red carpet interview with Heyman and Barron, they revealed the final Harry Potter movie will be the shortest one in the series. Shortly after I posted the interview, I read many comments and most were freaking out that WB will be releasing an hour and thirty minute movie. If you were one of those people….you can relax as Heyman says, “I’ve mentioned it’s the shortestHarry Potter film we’ve got, but it’s still over 2 hours.”
Since Heyman is the producer of the films and has been on set for the entire production, I figured he must have taken home a few of the props. He has. Heyman told me:
“I’ve got a few props. I made sure I got some of the horcruxes (laughs). I got a few things, because I think the props are so beautiful as much as anything else. The detail of the work is something that one has no idea of. What you see on the films is just a part of it. When you go into the Gryffindor common room there are notice books filled with class schedules and clubs you can be a member of and warnings, and you never see that in the film but it’s there to infuse the environment with an air of reality, and I think that’s just great so I wanted to hold on to a few of those things.”
In addition to Harry Potter, Heyman has produced many other movies and with Potter ending, he’s going to have more time to work on them. The first one is going to be Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity.Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Gravity is about an astronaut trying to return to Earth after a disaster in space. Bullock will play the astronaut and she’s alone for most of the film. It’s one of those projects that’s been stuck in neutral for a long time due to a myriad of reasons, but Heyman tells me they will be shooting on soundstages in the United Kingdom at the end of May and it will be released in 3D (but they’re not shooting in 3D). He went on to say:
“The whole film has been pre-vised and figured out, it’s fuckin’ awesome. I mean, unlike anything you’ve seen in space. It’s just great.”
“We’re using technology that’s never seen before. This film will be more immersive, I believe, than anything you’ve seen before. You will really feel like you are in space. It will not be an objective view of space, it will be an immersive view of space. And you know as you say, with Children of Men, he loves these long shots. It’s gonna be a really bold, bold film.”
Finally, Heyman revealed that he had just “closed the deal on some Beatles songs, and we’re gonna do an animated film, a musical animated film using Beatles songs, with a love story between a dung beetle and a lady bug.”
He said they didn’t yet have a studio involved but he’d landed ten songs. He wouldn’t say which ones except to say, “you have to figure out the songs you want. But we can switch out a little bit.”
Needless to say, Heyman isn’t going to have a problem landing a studio if he’s already signed The Beatles.
Here’s the full conversation. A huge thank you to everyone at WB for setting up this interview and also to Heyman for giving me so much time.
Collider: Epic. That’s the one thing I can describe about the footage we saw. You showed a lot of stuff from the ending (listen to the audio for specifics). The footage you showed looked like a trailer.
David Heyman: It was just some footage that Warner Bros. cut together based upon the last cut of the film. They just did it randomly then I did some edits and moved some things around. The fact is, we start the film halfway through the last book anyway, so it is towards the end of the movie but the attack on Hogwarts begins to happen probably 30 or 40% of the movie. So then the film’s not—I’ve mentioned it’s the shortest Harry Potter film we’ve got, but it’s still over 2 hours.
Are you taking out maybe little scenes to keep the tension strong?
Heyman: No. We’ve pretty much defined the shape of the film. I think the first act is a gem, and we’ve just been figuring out a little bit about the middle. And I think we’ve figured it out and I think it’s gonna be—it’s great.
Don’t you have like a system down for editing the films?
Heyman: No. It’s funny, David Yates said, “Well this is good ‘cause I’ve got a little bit more time on this one,” Well as it turned out, we’re gonna go up to the wire as you always do on every single film. You expand, just as you have a larger budget, if you’ve got time, you expand it.
You have produced many other things. With the ending of Harry Potter, it opens up your calendar to be able to pursue other avenues and other films. Have you had the time to start percolating on other things?
Heyman: I’m doing Gravity with Alfonso Cuaron, which starts the end of May. Which is great. The whole film has been pre-vised and figured out, it’s fuckin’ awesome. I mean, unlike anything you’ve seen in space. It’s just great. He’s a privilege to work with—he’s a real visionary. Then I’ve got a variety of things. I’ve got the rights to this book called The Curious Instance of the Dog and the Night Time, which I’m gonna do with [Steve] Kloves (screenwriter of Harry Potter). I just closed the deal on some Beatles songs, and we’re gonna do an animated film, a musical animated film using Beatles songs, with a love story between a dung beetle and a lady bug.
Do you already have a studio doing the animation?
Heyman: No, not yet.
How tough is it to land The Beatles?
Heyman: Not easy. But we’re really excited about it. But as you say, now having the time to take new projects and build up the company, I’m really excited about it.
Were there specific songs you went after with The Beatles? How does that work?
Heyman: You have to figure out the songs you want. But we can switch out a little bit. So we’ve just got ten songs, and it’s a bit early to say what they are, but I’m really really excited.
Everyone always talks about that shot in the car in Children of Men. You think, “what can’t he do?” Could you talk about how you guys plan on raising the bar in terms of technology?
Heyman: Well we’re using technology that’s never seen before. This film will be more immersive, I believe, than anything you’ve seen before. You will really feel like you are in space. It will not be an objective view of space, it will be an immersive view of space. And you know as you say, with Children of Men, he loves these long shots. It’s gonna be a really bold, bold film.Have you guys talked about doing the project in 3D?
Heyman: Yeah, it will be 3D.
Are you guys filming in 3D?
Heyman: No.
It used to be, people would get very upset when they heard that. But I’ve seen post-conversion that looks really good.
Heyman: And actually, we did some tests. Because this film is being made almost entirely digitally, a huge amount of it’s being made digitally. 3D felt like a really organic—because so much of it’s being done digitally, you can make the 3D in a post process much more easily than if you were shooting all live-action or sitting in a room.
Are you guys filming in America, London?
Heyman: U.K.
I’m assuming there’s a lot of soundstage work.
Heyman: Yes. A huge amount of soundstage work.
Could you talk about what your feelings are about Harry Potter ending? But is it really ever gonna end?
Heyman: Well I think that, it’ll always be—I mean it’s mixed feelings. It’s sad that the family’s going separate ways, I’m all too aware that there will be nothing like this, again, for me. But I’m really excited to have the time to explore new projects, so it’s bittersweet. For me it’s changed my life in so many ways. And it’s given me opportunities I would have never had were it not for it. And it’s been just a fantastic world to be a part of, and I’ve made great friends in it and I’ve learned an awful lot and I’m a better producer for being on the journey. It’s been a privilege and I’m incredibly grateful, but I’m really ready for it to be over. And I think it will be over, I mean yes they’ll do re-releases of DVDs and maybe release the films and they’ll do new packaging and there’s the visitor attraction at Leavesden that they’re doing and there’s the theme park and all that, that’ll go on. But there won’t be another film, I don’t think
Hypothetically speaking, if you had taken something home from set, what could you have at home?
Heyman: I’ve got a few props. I made sure I got some of the horcruxes (laughs). I got a few things, because I think the props are so beautiful as much as anything else. The detail of the work is something that one has no idea of. What you see on the films is just a part of it. When you go into the Gryffindor common room there are notice books filled with class schedules and clubs you can be a member of and warnings, and you never see that in the film but it’s there to infuse the environment with an air of reality, and I think that’s just great so I wanted to hold on to a few of those things.
While Warner Bros. is doing this tour, are you involved in this tour at all?
Heyman: Absolutely.
So how exactly is it gonna be run?
Heyman: Well they’re gonna recreate the sets, or move the sets. The art department who built them will be doing that. A lot of the props will be visible, costumes too, so a fair amount of stuff will be there.
I heard they’re building a hotel too.
Heyman: They haven’t told me about that. I don’t think so.
Are you guys already talking about the “Ultimate Box Set” for something down the road?
Heyman: We haven’t’ but you know it’s gonna come (laughs). There’s gonna be a big set coming up with the ones that have been made thus far. It’s a business, they’re gonna repackage and remold and reinvigorate and re-do. You know the ultimate this, and then they add a few things and it’ll be the new ultimate. But we’ve been looking at the ultimate collector’s editions already, and so there are versions of each of them that are gonna be really high quality packed with material that hasn’t been seen before.
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