Dan Radcliffe apologized to Robbie Coltrane for Phone Prank

Daniel Radcliffe’s tendency to prank his fellow Harry Potter cast-mates often added levity to the set, but there was at least one time when his antics went a little too far.

Reportedly, Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in the films, was once a victim of a prank where the young actor changed the settings on his friend’s phone from English to Turkish. The joke seems harmless enough—except that Coltrane was left unable to make calls!

The infuriated actor had a hard time finding anyone on set who could change the settings of his phone back to English, and Radcliffe was left feeling understandably sheepish about what he had done. Coltrane remembers the event clearly:

Eventually we found a girl in the Harry Potter make-up department who was Turkish Cypriot. She phoned her mum and was chatting away in great detail until they sorted it out. I think Daniel was so upset at what had happened that he wrote me that note...'Dear Mr. Coltrane, I'm sorry I changed your mobile telephone into Turkish...

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Posted by Jessica on 12-06-2012 at 12:50 AM

There's a new article online today quoting JK Rowling's lawyer and an insider, who both say Jo's upcoming Encyclopedia still has no release date yet. Neil Blair, a lawyer for Rowling's agents Christopher Little, downplayed expectations of imminent publication. He said: "The encyclopaedia simply remains something Ms Rowling would like to complete sometime in the future." But an insider said: "Everyone hopes it comes to fruition. "Even though the original Harry fans are now adults the obsession remains and this would be a huge seller. "Obviously she is under no pressure and can pick and choose her projects but Harry is more than just another character for her." Thanks to Audrey for the tip!

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Posted by on 09-13-2009 at 09:08 AM

As most of you know, JK Rowling and Warner Brothers are currently in a legal battle with RDR Books concerning a Potter encyclopedia by the Harry Potter Lexicon. JKR and WB are fighting the publication of the book, and just the other day Jo submitted her declaration. In it, she makes several statements about the fandom as a whole. As the AP reports: Rowling said she was especially irked that the site's owner and the lexicon's would-be publisher, RDR Books, continued to insist that her acceptance of free, fan-based Web sites justified the efforts. "I am deeply troubled by the portrayal of my efforts to protect and preserve the copyrights I have been granted in the Harry Potter books," she wrote in court papers filed Wednesday in a lawsuit she brought against the small Muskegon, Mich., publisher. She said she intends to publish her own definitive Harry Potter encyclopedia. "If RDR's position is accepted, it will undoubtedly have a significant, negative impact on the freedoms enjoyed by genuine fans on the Internet," she said. "Authors everywhere will be forced to protect their creations much more rigorously, which could mean denying well-meaning fans permission to pursue legitimate creative activities." Leaky has JK Rowling's full declaration right here. Thanks to everyone who's e-mailed with the information, and we'll continue to update you as this case moves forward.

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Posted by on 02-29-2008 at 11:04 AM

August 13, 2007 - A SEC filing reported by the Orlando Sentinel reveals that Warner Bros. and Universal have an agreement for a targeted release date of the Harry Potter theme park between December 15, 2009 and June 30, 2010.

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