The Telegraph is reporting this morning that Warner Brothers recently visited Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire to see if it was "suitable to feature" for use in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. A spokesman was quoted as saying:
"It's certainly true that they have been to look but we are awaiting for confirmation. There's no guarantee that they are coming and, even if they did use it, it wouldn't be until next year."
One could speculate it would be used for scenes at Malfoy Manor. Thanks to Val for sending this in!
Posted by Micah
06-12-2009
at 09:21 AM
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 09:26:22
if it does get used for malfoy manor--- ITS PERFECT!
expected a *little* more modern-old architecture-- but still great xD
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 09:59:59
Oooh Ive been there! on a school trip! The interior is gorgeous too!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:18:57
http://popwatch.ew.com/po pwatch/2009/06/must-list- poll-whats-the-must-movie -sequel-of-2009-.html vote for hbp!!!!! twilight is winning. :(
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:23:46
Its perfect for malfoy manor!! But if like they said "it wouldnt be used till next year" does that mean the split is before the malfoy manor???? Hmmm... Intrigue.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:38:54
They also need Nurengard (sp?) foreign wizard prison...
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:44:15
It looks perfect, and plus my friend lives really near there - I hope they use it!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:55:18
Its MUY BIEN!! But it needs to be darker...I always imagined Malfoy Manor to be a kind of Goth mansion. Its got the walkway and everything...its perfect, so I hope they get to use it!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 10:57:59
I bet that theyll split the movie right after Harry, Ron, and Hermione are caught and about to be taken to Malfoy Manor-- a great, suspenseful ending. That way the "climax" for Part I can be Ron coming back/ saving Harry from the lake/ destroying the horcrux. Malfoy Manor would be a great opening scene for Part II.... Aah I cant wait!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 11:01:02
omg, its TOTALLY malfoy manor.
i reallllllly hope they use it. its pretty much perfect.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 12:12:26
thats a beautiful mansion!!! it really looks
like it could pose as the malfoy manor!!!
=]
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 12:12:30
I LOVE Hardwick, its perfect. Gorgeous Elizabethan architecture. Its got ruins of the previous, even older hall in the grounds too which are quite spooky.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 12:18:37
Oh yeah, I remember those ruins Loran.
Its been a while since I visited. But I love the front of Hardwick Hall- Its like a glittering surface of symmetrically placed windows. Feels like nearly all of that side is made of glass.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 12:34:07
That is exactly how I pictured Malfoy Manor in the book. Just shoot it at night, add a little bit of fog and dew, some bushes lining the path to the mansion, and my overall vision would be complete. It would be great if they finally decide to shoot it at this location. That manor looks scary; it almost makes you wonder whats going on behind those walls.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 12:48:57
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 12:57:27
PS - kapuffy26 - dont forget the peacocks! LOL!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 13:09:56
it looks too pretty for the MALFOY manor. i always thought of it as creepy and scary. like there is a lot of green
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 13:29:05
I also expected Malfoy Manor to be darker - gargoyles and grotesques - surrounded by tall trees and ivy. And now that I look more closely, theres too much glass for it to be the foreign wizard prizon... :-)
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 13:40:28
Ooo, I dont know, I think it looks like it could work! I mean, it isnt really how I pictured it to look, but to be honest I think it definitely looks Malfoy-ish! And plus, Im really not going to be picky about what a building looks like, Im more worried about what they keep in the movie from the book.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 13:43:39
Ive been there! Its amazing! The great thing is that peacocks do go around there and Im pretty sure they can make it look dark. lol.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 13:52:42
it looks how i expected but i pictured on a big hill, or is that how its explained by jo cause i cant remember, but :)
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 14:09:01
...Add some huge wrought iron gates, a few peacocks and some hegdes and this would be a PERFECT Malfoy Manor!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 14:11:47
Its not what I pictured - I pictured it at a big hill too.. But I think that it would do great as Malfoy Manor!
Cant wait to see this movie!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 14:14:41
DarkMark - YES YES YES! I agree
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 14:43:19
that is PERFECT!!! i cant wait now. ahhhh im soo excited
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 14:58:09
that house looks absolutely prefect! it looks pretty close to how i pictured it would look :) i am so excited for this movie!......and only 32 days till HBP!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 15:16:04
I was expecting something a little different though, like a Victorian era mansion or something. It does look good though!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 16:21:45
LIKE OMFG its perfect!!! now they just need a scary fence in front of it cant wait for the movie
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 16:39:57
All it needs is a gate and some more trees or hedges. I LOVE it! Its perfect for the Malfoy Manor! I can just picture the scene in my head. OoooOoo!! 32 days!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 16:53:06
I think this location would make an excellent malfoy manor! I googled "hardwick hall England" and clicked one of the first links to see more pics, and one shows a fantastic row of hedges...I dont even think they would need to change much. A little cgi to darken the exterior, the gates, peacocks and we are in business. I noticed something funny though about not needing it until next year...shouldnt the film open there? In "the dark lord ascending" the first chapter, the setting is malfoy manor.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 17:51:52
I found this site with some picture of the entrance to the grounds, the gardens and such: http://www.cressbrook.co. uk/visits/hardwick.php
This place is PERFECT.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 18:24:07
I think this is actually a pretty nice place to shoot the Malfoy Manor scene. But its waaaay bigger then I expected it to be and less modern. It also has a lot bigger lawn then I thought too and I thought there would be more hedges around the property for privacy.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 20:35:14
I didnt imagine it looking so castle like. It looks like it would be fine, but I didnt imagone it so monuumental in size. This building looks more like a castle. I imagined a smaller lawn/ground area. They can make it look smaller if they want. I also imagined it to be darker looking. Nevertheless, I surely can not wait for this movie, and Half Blood Prince of course.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-12 22:39:23
Oh yay, my news post got in =D
But umm, how I mainly thought Malfoy Mannor would look like, is sort of like Mr. Burnss mansion from The Simpsons. Its massive, but not THAT big in height. Theres bushes surrounding everywhere, theres peacocks in his lawn, and... with CGI, its scary looking!
But nonetheless, this place DOES look amazing and I would love it to be Malfoy mannor.
AND, this pic:
http://www.cressbro ok.co.uk/images/hardwick4 .jpg
Bread oven? More like... CHAMBER where Harry, Ron, Luna, Olivandar, Griphook... etc are kept! =D
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-13 05:20:59
This isexactly how i thought malfoy manor would look, old, scary and really imposing :) I agree though they should probably line a few bushes on that path to the entrance, and hopefully theres some black iron gates at the entrance which will look just as imposing.
Im not sure whether by not needing this until next year it means the split will come before malfoy manor.... the first scene in the book is set at malfoy manor anyway! So maybe theyre going to add these scenes in later in production regardless of where the split is. But i think anything after malfoy manor would be too late in the book to split the films
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-13 09:18:07
its sooo Malfoy-Manor-ish! love it! :P
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-14 10:23:28
oooh that looks like a really cool place!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-06-14 13:04:32
I think itd be perfect, the interior is fab and the lower chambers will be perfect to see wormtail scuttling back into (nic contrast in style top and bottom) The gardens also are great and a particular part (off-topic) looks rather like an early herbology garden.... Hardwicks got it!
>>> Plus its like 30 mins drive from me so Id be all for watching filming. Hope it happens!
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