The trailer for Katie Leung’s new BBC miniseries Run has just been released online! The website for the series says: “Run weaves together the stories of four seemingly unconnected people facing life-changing decisions. A series of four fast-paced narratives, Run is a compelling and surprising portrayal of modern British life and the unseen dramas which play out all around us.”
Back in 2011, we reported that Charlie Redmayne, executive vice-president and chief digital officer at HarperCollins, would become the CEO of Pottermore. Now, about a year and a half later, Redmayne will be returning to HarperCollins UK as CEO following current HarperCollins CEO Victoria Barnsley’s leave.
Ever wished you could visit the Harry Potter Studio Tour in London? Now you have a chance! The Universal Orlando Twitter account recently tweeted out a link providing Potter fans the chance to win a trip to visit the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.
Entertainment Weekly has just released a new list of their picks for the top ten greatest books of all time and the Potter series comes in seventh! The magazine calls the Potter books “the richest coming-of-age tale ever.”
The stage production of N. C. Hunter’s A Picture of Autumn has recently released a new schedule in which it extends its Off-Broadway track an additional two weeks. This Mint Theater Company production features actor Christian Coulson, who portrayed Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, along with stars George Morfogen, Jonathan Hogan, Helen Cespedes, and many others.
On July 1, 2003, MuggleNet Interactive was launched…and almost immediately had to be taken offline after a mind-boggling 1500 users were logged into the site at the same time. Today we celebrate ten wonderful years as part of the MuggleNet family.
According to Phys.org, a recently released book titled Harry Potter and the Millennials takes an interesting look at how the Harry Potter series has impacted the generation that grew up with the books and films. According to the findings in the book, fans of the boy wizard participate more in political activities than non-fans.
If you’re a fan of Fox’s animated television series The Simpsons, you may recognize the voice of its latest guest star for the new season. In his second stint as a guest for the show, Daniel Radcliffe will be voicing a character named Diggs.
Peter Ustinov’s The Moment of Truth was last produced professionally in 1951. Exploring warfare and its relationship with politically devised propaganda, the text is both entertaining and insightful and one that should be capable of resonating with an audience of today similarly to one of half a century ago. Unfortunately, in the hands of The New Actors Company, this isn’t quite achieved.
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