Official Harry Potter thread

[Champion of the Force]

Yes, yes. I know there's 2 other threads relating to the subject, but they've got LOTR, SW etc all thrown in as well for good measure and I want some space. :)

Anyways, here's a pretty large article from The Sunday Times regarding the Harry Potter film, which (IMHO) pretty well sums up a lot of the info surrounding the film. I found it to be a pretty good read:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/magazine/

I was most interested in the section titled 'The Harry Potter Industry'. It seems as though, outside of the novels, that Harry Potter products haven't been all that successful.

[Hart]

I just recently read the Harry Potter novels and loved all of them. I really am interested to see the movie, though I'm not sure who I could get to go with me. Or be courageous enough to even suggest that is the movie we go to. If I had a younger sibling, it would be easier, just saying, "Hey, it's for him/her, not me. I just want him/her to have fun."

[Jedi Master Carr]

I saw the print out in vanity Fair and the actors playing the various characters look great especially Alan Rickman who incredibly evil in the picture. Since I have never read the books I am curious is his character the villain? I ask because everything I have read about it suggest that is character is very ambigious.

[Doc Milo]

I would tell you, Jedi Master Carr, but then a bit of the movie might be spoiled (if it follows closely to the book.) I can tell you that Rickman plays professor Severus Snape -- and he has no love for Harry Potter....

[Champion of the Force]

Nope - Snape and Potter are not a match made in heaven. :)

All the actors look great. I'm already curious to find out who's going to be playing characters like Sirius Black and Prof. Lupin the 3rd film if it gets made.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Okay thanks, still what ever his role is having Rickman in the film is great. He is a terrific actor and I might jsut go see it because he is in it.

[Hart]

I thought they had casted EXTREMELY well, with only a few exceptions.

[foxdvd]

Wait….so this thread is endorsed by Warner studios? :)

[Champion of the Force]

Probably - they're gonna need all the endorsement they can get, what with a disappointing year they've had. :)

[imported_QuiGonJ]

The books haven't fully sorted that out yet... but it'd be spoiler-free to say he and Harry don't get along very well.

[imported_QuiGonJ]

Here's the official one sheet.. might look kinda familiar.

http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/daily_prophet/img/poster3.jpg

and yes, it's a Drew Struzan

EDIT:

Just changed it into a link Qui - that sucker's over 200kb. :)

[Champion of the Force]

Aside from the 'Sorceror's Stone' label (damn you Americans - why do you always have to change everything? :) ) that poster is pretty sweet.

[imported_QuiGonJ]

my apologies.. my work connection was upgraded to 100MB/sec a little while back, didn't realize the pic was that big till now. :)