Anyone hungry? Universal Orlando’s Vice President of Public Relations, Tom Schroder, and Senior Vice President of Universal Creative, Thierry Coup, tweeted photos of some of the food items that will be available at the Leaky Cauldron for the upcoming Diagon Alley expansion. We think the food looks delicious and can’t wait to try it for ourselves!
An exciting new photo has emerged from the set of Frankenstein, depicting Daniel Radcliffe as Igor.
For a group of young students in New Bedford, Massachusetts, house points are part of the daily routine! Third grade teacher Carolyn Papas has incorporated a Sorting Hat, House Cup, prefects, and Azkaban into her classroom, in hopes of teaching responsibility, teamwork, and leadership. And just like at Hogwarts, students earn and lose house points, and the house with the most points at the end of the year wins the House Cup. We think this is a brilliant idea!
Finalists for the 2013 LA Times Book Prizes have been announced, and The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) made the cut! The full list of finalists is here. We wish Robert Galbraith good luck!
Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley) has written a play titled “Peddling,” based on a childhood experience involving a homeless boy, which will premiere at a certain festival in Suffolk, early this year. Afterwards the play will then transfer to another festival in New York City for a few weeks. Melling is said to have based the play on an experience that saw him encounter a homeless person.
Does Harry Batt and the Philosopher’s Stone have a nice ring to it? At J.K. Rowling’s recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford University she reportedly stated that instead of “Harry Potter,” her title character was initially named Harry Batt. She also discussed with themes were likely to be present in all her future works.
Dan Radcliffe will soon be returning to Broadway for The Cripple of Inishmaan, in which he starred last year on London’s West End. In a new interview with Broadway Direct, he discusses the challenges of the play and says he is glad to reprise the role. As for portraying a physically disabled person, Dan had a lot of work to do.
Watch closely, and you’ll see the Hogwarts headmaster making a cameo appearance in Warner Bros.’ new film, The Lego Movie! Writer and Director Chris Miller reveals to The Hollywood Reporter how difficult it was to secure the legal rights to use the beloved wizard.
In a new interview from This is Local London, Warwick Davis talks about a number of his past and future roles. He discusses the impact “Life’s Too Short” has had on his career, his recently concluded West End production, “Spamalot,” and his possible involvement with future Star Wars projects. All that plus more, is covered right here.
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