'Phoenix' filming info and pictures
We have been informed that Order of the Phoenix filming took place last week in a forest in Burnham Beeches, England (Robin Hood was also partially filmed there). The scene in question is where Hagrid introduces his fifth year class to Thestrals.
Also, HP4U has a report from recent Movie 5 filming at Virginia Waters. This is the scene in which some Ministry of Magic employees attack Professor McGonagall with Stunning Spells outside Hagrid's hut (near the end of the book). You can view some interesting pictures, which includes shots of some of the cast, from the set here, and more details on the actual filming can be read below (spoiler alert).
Also, HP4U has a report from recent Movie 5 filming at Virginia Waters. This is the scene in which some Ministry of Magic employees attack Professor McGonagall with Stunning Spells outside Hagrid's hut (near the end of the book). You can view some interesting pictures, which includes shots of some of the cast, from the set here, and more details on the actual filming can be read below (spoiler alert).
Fan report from the recent Order of the Phoenix filming at Virginia Waters:
There were two scenes being filmed today; both come at the end of HP5. First was the recovery of Professor McGonagall after her incident with the Death Eaters outside Hagrid's hut; also following the attack at the Ministry and Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall is resting in her chair, reading the headline 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named returns' in her Daily Prophet whilst speaking to Hagrid (today it was Martin Bayford standing in for Hagrid). We couldn't hear the dialogue but he was obviously comforting her after being hit by so many hexes. Dame Maggie Smith looked absolutely wonderful, and the new robes, worn by both teachers and students, are great.
At the same time this scene was being shot, from both front and rear (with the camera rising up to Hagrid's chest only) the Slytherins were being filmed. They were talking about the aftermath of Voldemort's return, and Draco, of course, was the centre of attention. He declared that his father and other Death Eaters would no doubt now win the battle!
Despite the scenes being filmed over and over again, you couldn't wait to watch, it was such good fun.
During filming we also saw David Heyman, the producer, riding his bike to and from the set and also later on signing books for some boys and chatting.
There were two scenes being filmed today; both come at the end of HP5. First was the recovery of Professor McGonagall after her incident with the Death Eaters outside Hagrid's hut; also following the attack at the Ministry and Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall is resting in her chair, reading the headline 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named returns' in her Daily Prophet whilst speaking to Hagrid (today it was Martin Bayford standing in for Hagrid). We couldn't hear the dialogue but he was obviously comforting her after being hit by so many hexes. Dame Maggie Smith looked absolutely wonderful, and the new robes, worn by both teachers and students, are great.
At the same time this scene was being shot, from both front and rear (with the camera rising up to Hagrid's chest only) the Slytherins were being filmed. They were talking about the aftermath of Voldemort's return, and Draco, of course, was the centre of attention. He declared that his father and other Death Eaters would no doubt now win the battle!
Despite the scenes being filmed over and over again, you couldn't wait to watch, it was such good fun.
During filming we also saw David Heyman, the producer, riding his bike to and from the set and also later on signing books for some boys and chatting.
Posted by Ciaran on Aug 3rd |
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interesting, that's amazing
hey thats pretty kool:) 2nd?
yay !! awesome 2nd ?
Yay!!! 1st person! :p
This is nice. But I would like people to stop spoiling the film. It's really not fair for the people working hard to keep it a secret.
Awsome! I don't really care for the spoilers but oh well!
whoa, great article. how i wish i lived in england..... :D
I agree with dreamy_leo. We're getting all this information and it's only like, half way through filming or something. Imagine how much info is going to get loose after the films finished?
That ROCKS! top 10?
not the best pictures ever, but... yeah, i'm excited that there actually doing that scene!! it's one of the best parts in the book! dreamy_leo you're right. t isn't fair, but i can't help myself! haha.
Cool...Amazing!!!! Thestrals!!! °ç°
YAY! I saw Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Tom Felton (Draco), and maybe Evanna Lynch (Luna).
can't wait to see the thestral scene. : )
its gonna be so awesome
Nice!
why are you complaining about spoilers? there was an obvious SPOILER WARNING. if you won't want to be spoiled...don't click on it. duh?
*don't want to be spoiled
top 20? anyway, FINALLY...Can't wait 4 the movie to come out!!!!
The pics showed a ton of Tom Felton. I saw Hagrid (was it Robbie?) I am glad I WASN'T there. I couldn't contain myself. I would be screaming or jumping around and disrupt the scene. Was it just me, or was Evanna an Dan there? Can't wait to see it.
Ok...I'm so excited for the movie!!
He isn't Robbie Coltrane...is a double ;) all the same....where si Evanna Lynch???
cool!, but they showed the same pic like 4 times!
Less than a year!! Just think a year from now the movie will be complete and we will have seen it alreary!
LESS THAN A YEAR!!!!!!! *victory dance*... YAY!!!!
DUDE!!! HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!!!
Yeah, seems to be an awful lot of spoilers these days--
Awesome! And those pictures really were interesting...it looked like the boys in the last two were Malfoy and Seamus...
I agree that if you dont want to see the spoilers simply dont click. thats why theyre posted seperatly. i beleive i saw, hagrid, draco, seamus, hermione, and luna, though they were all blury. im very excited and cant wait for the official photos and the teaser trailer to come out at the end of the year...
It's great that they're making that scene ... I'M EXITEEED !!! I hoped we would see Gary Oldman though
Hey that's pretty cool, but, unless I'm mistaken, the filming is taken in the wrong place. I can't remember, because I've only read OOTP twice and this seems like a minor detail (I did just finish rereading it a week ago however), but didn't Hagrid introduce the students to thestrals in the forbidden forest? I don't guess it really matters, but it just seems like the thestrals would be out of their element if they were out.
Can't wait for the actual movie to come out!
Awesome...can't wait for the movie!!!
Nice they're including those scenes in the movie. Yes, less than a year to go... :D
It sounds like such fun. I love all this news.
URGH!!! STOP SPOILING THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!! Although it is nice to know that we only have a year until the movie comes out ^_^
Is anybody else disturbed by the fact that it says that McGonagall had an incident with the "Death Eaters?" It's supposed to be the Ministry officials. Maybe it's just a mistake on the report, but it makes me nervous.
Thank you, loonygrl90, My mother and I were just noticing this goof. It's ministry people (Aurors)lead to the hut by Dolores Umbridge that stunned McGonagall NOT Death Eaters. Someone correct this? Please? Mommy? *puppy eyes* before someone gets confused over it and gets the wrong impression. Techincally, Death Eaters don't show up on Hogwarts grounds until book six officially, despite we all know that Snape is a bad apple... AND a Death Eater. And the fake Moody in book four.
veryyy cool:)
Coolo. I bet that scene is going to be awesome. It took my breath away when I read it.
i can't wait... actually i still haven't decided if i'm gonna go see OOTP.... i don't want it to ruin the book for me... i think this is gonna be the hardest one to make accurate yet
So, I saw the following people: Draco (Tom Felton), Neville (Matthew Lewis), Seamus (Devon Murray), Dean (gah, I can't remember who palys him), Hagrid (apparently not Robbie), Luna (Evanna Lynch), and I think that was it, oh wait, and either Crabbe or Goyle. I couldn't see Dan, Emma, or Rupert andywhere, which is weird condsidering they should be in this seen.
I cant Wait tell the movie comes out! huh..i love Harry Potter he rocks!...WE love u Jo!
i think i saw one u guys last night at jkrowlings reading!! iono it was a guy, tall and kinda cute he had the mugglenet shirt on so i assumed he was with mugglenet covering the reading.
OMG i just realized hu i saw ...EMERSON... awesome
You know what two words I love? "Spoiler Alert."
I am starting to no buy all these reports, wasn't it two to three week sago that one report said that Robie Coltrain had finished ffilming for OotP already, so both of them can't be right.
That's really awesome, but I have to agree with dreamy_leo
tovarbaker, the report said that was Robbie Coltrain's scale double. Note Robbie Coltrain himself.
the pictures were awsome . i could even make out some of the actors like malfoy and hagrid but he's not that hard to miss :)
What? Aren't the Ministry and Daily Prophet still in denial at this point in the story? Is this at the end of the movie? Maybe I didn't read thoroughly. I'll be back.
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