Harry Potter Movies

The story has Harry, grieving the loss of Dobby the elf who was killed as they were transported out of the Malfoy estate where they were taken to by their enemies, followers of you know who. The trio reunite and continue on the quest for the rest of the horcruxes and to obtain the three objects of the Deathly Hallows legend, one of which is already in their possession, the cloak of invisibility. The second object of the legend, the stone from the ring of Marvolo’s aunt was unknowingly under the possession of Harry, hidden by Professor Dumbledore in the golden snitch Harry first caught on his first game of Quidditch. One problem exists, the Elder wand is now with Voldemort, which he took from the grave of Dumbledore which he knows is the most powerful wand in the world.

It all ends with Harry getting killed by Voldemeort only to come back to life being one of the horcruxes he still has his life thanks to the Stone of Resurrection. He comes back to death and the last horcrux, Nagini Voldemort’s Snake is destroyed of all people by Neville Longbottom who hacks off the head using the Sword of Griffindor. It all ends well and a look at the future shows Harry and Ginny, Hermoine and Ron, and Malfoy with his wife all with children being sent to Hogwarts to continue the legacy of magic their parents have lived through and almost died for.

With the release of the last part of the ten year movie series, is it really the end of the infamous Harry Potter? Maybe but for many, the magic will live on for many years. Seldom has a film series been so much a part of so many people’s lives, some of whom have grown up with the characters.

The movies may have completed their run but the magic that is Harry potter will live on. Rumors abound on the film when a mysterious web page supposedly by J.K.Rowling springs up on the internet. Speculations start flying all over with die hard fans about Pottermore.com,fabricating their own assumptions. To what effect that very website may hold of significance, only she would know. Should she decide to lengthen the life of our dear wizards who lived in the film and in the hearts of many a people.

The first part of the end for our dear Harry has him and his close friends out to find several horcruxes or objects that magically contain parts of Voldemort’s soul in an effort to weaken and eventually kill the evil wizard. The legend of the Deathly Hallows was only a legend till the wand maker Olivander confirms the legend to be true, in a sense.

The legend has three magical objects that to who ever possesses all of them becomes the most powerful wizard of all time. The objects consists of the Elder Wand, the Cloak of Invisibility and the Ressurection stone, all given by death to three brothers who were contained in a story/legend known as The tales of the Three Brothers. Harry, Hermoine and Rupert all go out after the Horcruxes which was compounded by the legend which they believe is true and may hold the key to ending the rising influence and power of you know who.

Wouldn’t it be nice to study about your favorite book all college years? That could be quite ideal especially if you are a Harry Potter fanatic because the Columbia College is offering a Harry Potter course for incoming students. If you are going to enrol in that course, they will charge you 600 dollars per hour. The course aims to go through Rowling’s writings that will focus on “reading between the lines” and double meanings, intricate details that is all over Harry Potter books. Example of a question asked to students is Harry’s Muggle residency, Privet Drive. So they have to find out what is a privet and its significance.

According to EA Games, the video game for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will be launched in time with the movie launch late 2008.  The Harry Potter game will be available for the PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, and mobile devices.  Representatives from EA Games says that the video game is a milestone in movie tie-ins.  The Harry Potter EA team worked closely with the filmmakers to create an interactive virtual experience of the story, the action, and the fun of the movie.  Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will hit cinemas on November 21, 2008.

Good news for Harry Potter fans who think the movies should be more faithful to the novel.  According to the crew working on the Harry Potter flicks, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (the seventh novel of the Harry Potter series) will be relesed in two parts.  The first five Harry Potter movies have made 2.5 billion pounds in the box office, and a two-part movie could mean a 500 million pound bonus.  Sources, however, insist that the motive behind the two-part movie is not financial.  Since the books got progressively longer, fans complained that chunks of the novel get left out in the film.  While not every single detail in the book will get included in the movie, the producers are discussing all sorts of possibilities.

There have been several emails going around the internet during the past few months which announce casting calls for the next Harry Potter movies.  These e-mails are fake.  Many of them require you to submit personal information, and some even request payment.  These fake e-mails usually have a subject line that says “YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO AUDITION FOR THE NEXT HARRY POTTER FILM” or something similar.  It is not the practice of Warner Brother’s to do casting activity by sending out random e-mails.  Currently, Warner Brothers is working with law enforcement officers to investigate where this hoax started and are taking as much action as possible to warn fans and hopefuls about the scam.

Tom Felton is best known for playing the antagonistic Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movie series. He has been acting since he was eight years old and joined the entertainment industry when a family friend noticed his unusual talent. Tom hooked up with an agent and after auditioning against over 400 children, got an international commercial campaign and headed to New York City to work. In 2001 he became internationally known as Draco Malfoy. Before he got that role, however, he auditioned to play Ron Weasley and Harry Potter. Out of the four main stars (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson), Tom has the most extensive film experience.

Rupert Alexander Grint plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movie adaptation. Although his only acting experience prior to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was acting in one school play, he has already earned recognition and rave reviews from critics and fans. He only joined the auditions for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for kicks and unlike the other hopefuls, he came in with hip-hop lyrics he wrote himself that depicted Ron Weasley. The first harry Potter movie became a huge hit, and he climbed his way up to stardom. In 2005, he and his co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson ranked #9 in Entertainment Weekley’s Best Entertainers of the Year.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was the first book of the Harry Potter fantasy series by J.K. Rowling to be adapted for the big screen. It was released in 2001 and directed by Chris Colombus. The film’s plot follows Harry Potter, an ordinary boy who discovered on his eleventh birthday that he is actually a wizards. He gets sent off to a school of magic called Hogwarts to complete his magical training and education. Playing Harry Potter is newcomer Daniel Radcliffe, along with Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as his best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasly. Among the adult cast members are Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, and Ian Hart.