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As part of MuggleNet’s 2013 April Fool’s day festivities, we created a fictional news story announcing that Emma Watson would be starring in a live-action version of The Little Mermaid. Along with some help from Photoshop, we fooled a few readers and had fun imagining what a live-action version of this classic story starring Emma Watson might look like. We were amused this February when our fake story popped up as a rumor around the Internet, although some attentive news outlets traced the rumor back to us, debunking the rumor once and for all – or so we thought!
When the Hussain family bought Number 4 Privet Drive, they didn’t realize the significance of the address. It was their son Zaine, who was reading the books at the time, who excitedly informed them that it was Harry Potter’s house! Now the house is back up for sale, available to anyone who wishes to live at this special location.
This edition of Role Call features the latest news among some of Potter’s most prolific alumni: Helena Boneham Carter, Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helen McCrory, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and many others! Did any of the cast’s upcoming projects get you excited? Tell us what you think about the roles they’re taking on or perhaps what role you would like to see your favorite HP actor attempt.
Although Noah doesn’t open in US theaters until March 28, the film had its European premiere last week in Berlin. During the red carpet Emma Watson, who plays Ila in the new movie, was interviewed by Flicks and the City. In the interview, Emma talks about her plans post-university and the opportunity to work with Patti Smith, who wrote a song for the film.
It is a rare thing to find a truly magnificent product on sale, but the WB Shop has just placed the Hogwarts Castle replica from Warner Bros. on sale for a VERY short time. Grab it while you can!
For months the fate of Emma Thompson’s film Effie Gray has been in limbo. The film’s makers are currently embroiled in litigation with Gregory Murphy, a playwright who claims that Thompson drew inspiration from...
Playbill.com reported that well-known British actor and presenter Stephen Fry – known in the Potter world as the narrator of the UK versions of the audio books – attended the Royal Television Society Awards in London on Tuesday evening and scooped up the award for Best Presenter. He won said award for his television show Stephen Fry: Out There, which showed him traveling the world to see how gay communities are treated in different countries.
Following his recent award success for Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón will be heading to China to attend the Beijing International Film Festival, which takes place April 16-23. Alfonso is expected to take part in a session on coproduction, which will take place on April 17. But if you don’t live in China, or you can’t wait that long to get an Alfonso fix, then BAFTA has just released an hour-long video of Alfonso Cuaron in discussion. In the session, Alfonso talks about his long career and the ups and downs he has experienced.
London Children’s Ballet is a charitable trust that has been running for 20 years and gives children from all backgrounds, ages 9-16, the chance to learn, perfect, and perform the art of ballet. Their latest production will be based on the Nanny McPhee films, which starred Emma Thompson (Sybill Trelawney) as the title character.
The company unfortunately did not have the funds to gain the rights for said production, but Thompson kindly agreed to help out with the show, with the backing of Universal Studios. Find out why.
