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Warner Bros, thru their twitter account, released an exclusive interview with OOTP  and HBP musical composer Nicholas Hooper, who is nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on the sixth film’s score. In this interview, Mr. Hooper talks about his work schedule in recording music, his favorite and most difficult piece to score in HBP and many more.

Thanks to Snitchseeker.

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IGN has released a new trailer for the LEGO Harry Potter Year 1 -4 Video game Playstation 3 format. The trailer features numerous scenes from the Chamber of Secreats including Harry and Ron arriving at Hogwarts on the flying Ford Anglia. There are also new images posted featuring Harry at the Quidditch pitch, the trio at the Gryffindor Common Room, Prof. Lockhart and Harry and many more.

Source: Snitchseeker

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In celebration of Valentine’s Day, The Poetry Archive has compiled a selection of poems which are read by some selected actors and actresses. Among the actors selected is Daniel Radcliffe. Dan reads the Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare. Other Potter actors also participated in this event including Alan Rickman, Kenneth Branagh and UK Audio Book narrater Stephen Fry. These poems can be sen via mobile phones as a Valentines gift.

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red, than her lips red:

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound:

I grant I never saw a goddess go,—

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:

And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,

As any she belied with false compare.

For a full list of the participating actors and actresses, click here.

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The Daily Mail released a new interview with Emma Watson in regards to her People Tree fashion Design campaign. Emma talked about what attracted her to the project and why is it important  for her to design ethically fair trade clothes.

You’ve done acting, modelling, and now you’re designing. Is this the future for Emma Watson?

Oh, I don’t have any plans to be a designer. I’m doing this range because I really care about fair-trade and ethical fashion. I’m so pleased that I got involved, but I don’t want to take all the credit for being the designer because I haven’t trained as a designer or even gone to art college – in fact, I had no idea about the amount of work involved at the outset!

So this is not an Emma Watson clothing line?

I didn’t want this collection to be all about me. This is not a celebrity endorsement, it is about creating something that is genuinely a great idea and about making a difference through fashion.

How did the collaboration come about?

It was all because my friend, Alex Nicholls, was wearing this great People Tree T-shirt one day, which I liked. He then told me all about the company – he knows Safia and said that I should meet her. He set up an introduction and Safia and I just clicked. A couple of weeks later she got in touch with the idea of a teen range – they were doing older ranges and baby clothes but nothing in between – and asked if I’d like to help put it together. I said yes straight away.

Wise move, People Tree – every teen wants to dress like you!

I am very interested in fashion and I’ve been working a lot in the fashion world recently – it’s such an influential industry, so I knew that trying to help people, trying to alleviate poverty through a fashion line, could work. Fashion is a great way to empower people and give them skills; rather than give cash to charity you can help people by buying the clothes they make and supporting things they take pride in. It’s that simple.

Where did you get your design inspiration for the range?

I went through my summer wardrobe and thought, ‘If I filtered this so that it was just the very basics, what would I want to keep?’ The answer was cotton vests, easy T-shirt dresses, nice scarves to accessorise with and some lovely linen pieces. For the boys’ range I’ve done hoodies, which I know they’ll love. The clothes are very British, which is why we shot them in an English country garden – it’s all very strawberries and cream and tennis.

We particularly like the T-shirts printed with slogans such as ‘I’m not toxic’ and ‘Please don’t panic, I’m organic’.

I was keen not to preach – you don’t want to be too serious or heavy. I also came up with a daisy print which I’m really proud of – it’s fun and messy. I just wanted to make clothes that are wearable, cool and easy.

Universal Studios has released new information and concept art of the soon-to-be opened, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Amongst the new details released is the experience fans will have during their tour of the park, most especially Ollivander’s Wand Shop.

Inside the store, a live actor will, along with added special effects, guide you through your journey as your wand chooses you.

“When guests visit Ollivanders, they will instantly feel like they’re in the shop from the films. It’s an intimate, single-windowed building, with the same signs, colors and other details read about in the books and seen in the films,” said Alan Gilmore, art director of the Harry Potterfilms and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. “But more importantly, visitors to Ollivanders will experience for themselves the magical moment that forever changed Harry’s life.”

Inside Ollivanders, visitors will be surrounded by thousands of multi-colored dusty wand boxes stacked on shelves from floor to ceiling. They will be welcomed by an inquisitive Wandkeeper,
who will guide them through an enchanting experience to find their very own wand. First the Wandkeeper will ask the guest a few special questions and then select the first wand for them to
try. Just like Harry, the guest will be prompted by the Wandkeeper to give the wand a wave, and a series of magical mishaps will occur until the right fit is found.

Other Hogsmeade delights includes a Howler which will shout at you as you walk past the Owl Post, The Monster Book of Monsters growling at the Dervish & Banges window and hog’s head (at Hog’s Head) puffing its jowls.

Universal also released a video of Dan, Emma, Tom and Michael Gambon talking about Ollivander’s Shop.

Source: Snitchseeker

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A new advert for the soon-to-be opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be aired during Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010.

This was confirmed today by the marketing team of Universal Orlando Resort, who will open their newest attraction this Spring.

The spot is planned for the first half of the game and will begin a brand campaign for the resort, with a carrying theme “Be courageous, Be outrageous. Be extraordinary”. The ad will also feature mainstay rides in the park such as Shrek and Spider-Man.

The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sports finals in US TV,where advertisers are usually scrambling for precious air time.

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