Social Roundup: Beauty, Beast, Books and Blondes
This week saw the unveiling of some pretty exciting news relating to the casting of Beauty and the Beast and the reveal of Warner Bros. Tours London latest expansion.
WB Tours London got things rolling by announcing their Hogwarts Express/Platform 9 3/4 expansion which was attended by Mark Williams (Mr. Weasley).
Merlin’s Beard! The #HogwartsExpress arrives at @wbtourlondon this March. Take a sneak peek: http://t.co/r0LH4M2F2l pic.twitter.com/dnTc7hMuHG
— Pottermore (@pottermore) March 4, 2015
'It's good to be back' #HarryPotter's Mark Williams unveils Hogwarts Express at @WBStudioTour http://t.co/Xl7fXtcFTG pic.twitter.com/zA4CoyIt5r
— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) March 3, 2015
Spoiler alert! Today Mark Williams joined us to take a sneak peek at our #HogwartsExpress and Platform 9 ¾ expansion! pic.twitter.com/rydKs1i2iH
— WB Tour London (@wbtourlondon) March 3, 2015
Which was of course accompanied with an obligatory “selfie”.
Look who’s taking the very first #HogwartsExpress #selfie at the Studio Tour today! pic.twitter.com/ykyr7dHdkT
— WB Tour London (@wbtourlondon) March 3, 2015
Next up was Emma’s welcoming of the recently cast “Beast” and “Gaston”.
Could not be more happy that this man will be Beast!!! Welcome aboard @thatdanstevens #beautyandthebeast pic.twitter.com/F1ghG3pvcU
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 5, 2015
Bonjour Gaston! ❤️ Welcome! #BeautyAndTheBeast pic.twitter.com/oerhe1ilGs
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 5, 2015
Not to be outcovered by other stories, the annual World Book Day celebrations in the UK and Ireland kicked off with equal fanfare, within which J.K Rowling was more than happy to participate!
Happy #WorldBookDay everyone! I'm celebrating by writing a book.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 5, 2015
...with a little joke.
Why has Percy Weasley got his arm around Narcissa Malfoy? Find out in my new… kidding. I'M KIDDING. #NotAPrequel pic.twitter.com/ZZ6HJZrDY3
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 5, 2015
She did however make abundantly clear her love for adorable cosplayers.
How cute is Hagrid? #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/nQ1FJMzGSu
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 5, 2015
This applies to our four legged and three headed friends as well.
And finally, because, you know, it's the internet… #WorldBookDayForDogs pic.twitter.com/F3JIwF7qXc
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 5, 2015
I'd just decided I'd retweeted enough dogs when… pic.twitter.com/u53mSaaV9p
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 5, 2015
Bonnie Wright kept all these festivities in balance with her work for Peace One Day.
An inspiring afternoon talking about #Peace with @PeaceOneDay @JeremyGilley #WhoWillYouMakePeaceWith this Sept 21st? pic.twitter.com/8vNcnrudhR
— Bonnie Wright (@thisisbwright) March 3, 2015
Great to see bonnie. @thisisbwright she is incredible. Great supporter of peace day. pic.twitter.com/XwymCBlWeE
— Jeremy Gilley (@JeremyGilley) March 3, 2015
But it was a fashion statement that delivered this week’s dose of humor, along with a quick double take of the Malfoys. Draco (Tom Felton) thought it was his doppelganger…
…who also stood him up.
Kim K stood me up. Outnumbered by 3 Weasleys. Ugh.
A photo posted by Tom Felton (@t22felton) on
But there were some who thought otherwise…
“@heatworld:Everyone thinks that Kim Kardashian looks like Draco Malfoy. We think it’s more Lucius. pic.twitter.com/qHmhHjvQQl” @jasonsfolly — Viv (@athornedrose_) March 5, 2015
…such as Mr. Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs).
I think you’ll find son, that he’s after Lucious Lucius“@TomFelton: So apparently Kanye has a Draco fetish….#musehttps://t.co/EQidBZvwZN” — Jason Isaacs (@jasonsfolly) March 5, 2015
Which led him to wonder about the current location of his wig…
Seriously though. I wondered where my wig went. Lucius had some good work done… pic.twitter.com/0xFPY6AqMS — Jason Isaacs (@jasonsfolly) March 5, 2015
…until he was finally reassured.
.@jasonsfolly never fear, we have your wig on display at Warner Bros. Studio Tour! It seems Lucius is a trend setter! pic.twitter.com/wMcH54MJv4 — WB Tour London (@wbtourlondon) March 6, 2015
This brings this week’s roundup to a close. If you enjoyed this then be sure to let us know your favorite moments here and on social media. 