As we reported back last month, Rupert Grint’s latest project – “Enemy of Man” – was in need of a little support. To help with the starts of production, actor and now director Vincent Regan created a Kickstarter page back at the beginning of March, with the hopes of help from those who are eager for the film to go ahead. The goal to be met was $250,000. We can now happily confirm that as of yesterday, said goal has been reached!
Meet Fan of the Week Sana, a Gryffindor from England! Find out how she reacted to the news about “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and what she hopes to see in the new series!
The second installation of The Hobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug, premiered in theaters on December 13, 2013 and has since made over $258 million dollars at the box office. It’s an impressive film, the one I prefer of the two, actually. There is said to be hours upon hours of special feature footage out there from the entire process – but you won’t find any of it on the April 8th release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack.
According to “Keighley News”, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) has been signed on to play Branwell Brontë, brother to the famous writer sisters of the same surname, in a biopic about their lives. The film, titled “The Brontes,” will apparently be created by Yorkshire-based film company Clothworkers Films, the budget estimated to be around £10 million.
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RUMOR! With the Sims 4 scheduled for release this coming fall, a rumor has begun to circle that there will be a “Harry Potter” expansion pack available alongside the new game. This could potentially include the ability for Sims to “study in magic colleges.”
The first official trailer for the short film “The Tale of the Three Brothers” produced by the New England School of Communications has been released! See it here.
This week, the Harry Potter Alliance launched its annual “Accio Books!” campaign, which through May 31 will be hosting a variety events across more than 70 of its chapters to support its yearly book drive. Since 2009, the Accio Books! campaign has collected over 100,000 books for underprivileged and underserved readers. This year, they plan to break all prior records with a goal of receiving 30,000 books donated.
As the tour for “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” continues its journey around the world, the next stop has been announced.
In anticipation of his Broadway opening of “The Cripple of Inishmaan” later this month, Daniel Radcliffe has been making the media rounds to promote the play. We have the latest video, images, and details from all of his recent appearances!
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