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Our adult Harry Potter alumni have been keeping busy lately with a multitude of projects, taking part in everything from new films to the theatre–and even one concert!
Toby Jones (voice of Dobby) will join Art Parkinson (Game of Thrones) and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey) in the upcoming film Zoo, based on the true story of a 12-year-old boy and friends who join up with an older woman to save a baby elephant during the Belfast air raids in 1941.
Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy) has received much praise for her star performance as Hester Collyer in The Deep Blue Sea, which is to be broadcast live to select cinemas around the world during the September 1 performance at the National’s Lyttelton Theatre.
An eerie first trailer for the second season of Fortitude, starring Sir Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) was recently released. Gambon stars alongside Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games), and Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow, Frequency) in this Icelandic psychological horror series.
Kelly MacDonald (Helena Ravenclaw) has joined Domhnall Gleeson (Bill Weasley) in the upcoming film Goodbye Christopher Robin, which centers around the life of A.A. Milne (the author of Winnie the Pooh) and Milne’s relationship with his son, Christopher Robin. Domhnall will play the role of A.A. Milne himself, and Kelly will take on the role of Olive, Christopher Robin’s nanny.
Domhnall is also attached to an as-of-yet unnamed thriller–currently referred to as Day 6–alongside an all-star cast consisting of fan favorites like Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Javier Bardem.
The first trailer and movie poster for the highly-anticipated Denial–starring Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew)–were released last week giving us our first look at the film, which is based on the book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.
The film–which also stars Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkinson–is based on the true story of the legal battle of Deborah E. Lipstadt. Lipstadt and her legal team went up against David Irving (Spall), who–when Lipstadt asserted him a Holocaust denier–accused her of libel.
Jim Broadbent (Horace Slughorn) joins an all-star cast in the latest installment of the Asterix series, Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods. The film–which is the first feature-length 3D film in the series–will open in cinemas this August.
The year is 50 BC. Gual is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely…
One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. Julius Caesar (Jim Broadbent), exasperated by the situation, decides to change tactics. Since his armies are unable to prevail through force, Roman civilisation itself will charm the barbaric Gauls. And so he has a luxurious housing complex built near the village for Roman families, called ‘The Mansions of the Gods’.
Will our Gaulish friends resist the lure of easy money and Roman comforts? Will their village become a simple tourist attraction? Asterix and Obelix are going to do all they can to thwart Caesar’s plans.
Lastly, Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge) joined husband Jim Carter (Downton Abbey) and the folk duo Show of Hands at a concert in Devon commemorating the Battle of the Somme centenary. During the event, Imelda and Jim read poems penned by war poets.
Of their participation, Imelda said:
“We were delighted to be asked to work on the centenary project. The music is beautiful and the poems work so well. It is very moving and we feel very proud to be a part of it.”
Thanks to our friends at Mugglenet for the heads up!
In the latest episode of The Jess Cagle Interview, Daniel Radcliffe talks about working with hugely successful actors such as Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Ralph Fiennes in his role as Harry Potter, and reveals a few stories about the late Richard Harris, and comments on being intimidated by Ralph Fiennes!
Dan is told to describe the actors he worked with. He calls Emma Watson ‘smart‘, Rupert Grint ‘funny‘, Maggie Smith ‘sharp as a knife, in a wonderful way … tough and quick witted’, Alan Rickman ‘generous‘ and Michael Gambon ‘out of control, funny, just mad in a great way, again’.
Richard Harris he says ‘The first thing that comes to mind is phoenix, I suppose – there was this one moment where Fawkes, the animatronic phoenix in the second film … Richard thought it was a real bird’
Dan says of Richard Harris’ death:
‘I remember it was devastating, it was so sad … I’d never known a person who had died before so it was crazy. I feel like looking back it’s just one of those things where you just have to go “I am so lucky to have worked with him” – it’s an amazing thing to be able to say now … the films he made are going to be true parts of history, a lot of them, it’s going to be an incredible thing to be able to say that I worked with him.
I’ve spent some time with his granddaughter, Ella, who’s also a wonderful person- his whole family was incredibly sweet to me … I was involved a little bit in a memorial service for him and they were just incredibly kind and warm”
Dan describes Helena Bonham-Carter as ‘nuts, and fabulous … I love her‘
He then calls Ralph Fiennes ‘genuinely intimidating’:
‘I remember when I was 15 doing scenes with Ralph for the first time. He was even scarier than Alan was at first … Alan was super intimidating to start off with as well, but then you get into it, but Ralph genuinely scared me for a few years.’
Dan then imagines working with Ralph on a comedy in the future, and says it was ‘a hell of a learning experience’ to have worked with him.
Throughout the books, Hermione was described to have big, bushy hair, large front teeth, and brown eyes. Those seem to be the only specific descriptions of her physical looks that we see. Her skin color was never specified. So, for those who read the books, she appeared differently in every mind.
For 10 years, Hermione was portrayed by Emma Watson. But now a new era of the Harry Potter world has arisen. With Harry Potter and the Cursed Child comes new actors playing characters we know and love. Unfortunately, some people are a little upset that they don’t all look the same.
Last year, the casting of Noma Dumezweni as our beloved Hermione Granger was announced. Most fans accepted the actresses skin colour, knowing full well that the characters skin was never specified. But there was that small group that fought back against the idea of a black Hermione.
Wednesday night, at the Oxford Union, Michael Gambon had some words for the critics of the decision to cast a black actress. Responding to a student who was curious to hear his opinion, he stated:
“It doesn’t matter what colour you are, does it? It doesn’t make a difference if you’re a black actress or a white actress. You’d forget it in five minutes, wouldn’t you? When the tabs go up on a play, and the person who’s in it starts talking, you soon forget about it. It doesn’t matter what colour they are, for God’s sake.”
He reacted very similarly to the notion that Idris Elba might take over the role of 007 once Daniel Craig’s tenure has ended. “He’d be brilliant, wouldn’t he?” Gambon said of Elba. “If he goes and plays James Bond, he plays James Bond. That’s it, boom, stop.”
“It’s nonsense, isn’t it?” Expressed Gambon. “It’s so annoying. It’s a load of b****cks.”
Gambon also spoke about his role as Dumbledore – though he said he took on the position purely for the money, he’s always seemed to seemed to have a soft spot for the character:
“They rang me up and I jumped at it, I didn’t have to think at all,” he said of the first day on set as Dumbledore. “I turned up at the studio and did it – that’s all.
“In my first entrance as Dumbledore I had to walk up some stairs and I ran up them. The director said you can’t run up them, and I said I want to run up them. And that was that.”
He also spoke about J.K. Rowling telling him that Dumbledore was in fact a gay character, and sang her praises:
“I think they made it up as they went along,” he chuckled. “She [J.K. Rowling] told me one day that Dumbledore was gay. She’d just decided that day. We’d been on for about three years!
“I started doing this on the set,” he grinned, playing with his hair and fluttering his eyelashes. “The director came running over to me and asked me what I was doing.
“I said that the women who wrote this play told me I was gay. He didn’t believe me, but she was there, and he went and asked her about it.
I didn’t play ‘gay’, I just played who I am.”
“I think she’s brilliant … the stuff she writes is really clever.”
Read more on Michael Gambon at the Oxford Union here.
Throughout the books, Hermione was described to have big, bushy hair, large front teeth, and brown eyes. Those seem to be the only specific descriptions of her physical looks that we see. Her skin color was never specified. So, for those who read the books, she appeared differently in every mind.
For 10 years, Hermione was portrayed by Emma Watson. But now a new era of the Harry Potter world has arisen. With Harry Potter and the Cursed Child comes new actors playing characters we know and love. Unfortunately, some people are a little upset that they don’t all look the same.
Last year, the casting of Noma Dumezweni as our beloved Hermione Granger was announced. Most fans accepted the actresses skin colour, knowing full well that the characters skin was never specified. But there was that small group that fought back against the idea of a black Hermione.
Wednesday night, at the Oxford Union, Michael Gambon had some words for the critics of the decision to cast a black actress. Responding to a student who was curious to hear his opinion, he stated:
“It doesn’t matter what colour you are, does it? It doesn’t make a difference if you’re a black actress or a white actress. You’d forget it in five minutes, wouldn’t you? When the tabs go up on a play, and the person who’s in it starts talking, you soon forget about it. It doesn’t matter what colour they are, for God’s sake.”
He reacted very similarly to the notion that Idris Elba might take over the role of 007 once Daniel Craig’s tenure has ended. “He’d be brilliant, wouldn’t he?” Gambon said of Elba. “If he goes and plays James Bond, he plays James Bond. That’s it, boom, stop.”
“It’s nonsense, isn’t it?” Expressed Gambon. “It’s so annoying. It’s a load of b****cks.”
Gambon also spoke about his role as Dumbledore – though he said he took on the position purely for the money, he’s always seemed to seemed to have a soft spot for the character:
“They rang me up and I jumped at it, I didn’t have to think at all,” he said of the first day on set as Dumbledore. “I turned up at the studio and did it – that’s all.
“In my first entrance as Dumbledore I had to walk up some stairs and I ran up them. The director said you can’t run up them, and I said I want to run up them. And that was that.”
He also spoke about J.K. Rowling telling him that Dumbledore was in fact a gay character, and sang her praises:
“I think they made it up as they went along,” he chuckled. “She [J.K. Rowling] told me one day that Dumbledore was gay. She’d just decided that day. We’d been on for about three years!
“I started doing this on the set,” he grinned, playing with his hair and fluttering his eyelashes. “The director came running over to me and asked me what I was doing.
“I said that the women who wrote this play told me I was gay. He didn’t believe me, but she was there, and he went and asked her about it.
I didn’t play ‘gay’, I just played who I am.”
“I think she’s brilliant … the stuff she writes is really clever.”
Read more on Michael Gambon at the Oxford Union here.
Beedle the Bard may be the king of storytelling in the Wizarding World, but it’s the Bard of Avon who reigns over the English-speaking Muggle one.
Saturday, April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, and several of our favorite Harry Potter film actors will be celebrating his plays in the coming weeks.
The main event is a cooperative effort of the BBC and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC): the BBC Shakespeare Festival 2016. The BBC announced that David Tennant (Doctor Who but also Barty Crouch, Jr. in the Harry Potter films) will host Shakespeare Live!from the RSC on BBC2 this Saturday at 8:30 pm BST.
Tennant will be joined by Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Ian McKellan, Benedict Cumberbatch and others in a special variety show at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s theater in Stratford, England. The production will also be screened live in cinemas across Britain and Europe. Movie theaters in the United States will host the event one month later, on May 23, as The Shakespeare Show.
Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore in several Harry Potter films) is participating in the BBC celebrations by playing Mortimer on The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses television series with Benedict Cumberbatch this year.
Into Film ambassador Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potter films) has a Q&A session at Belfast’s Queen’s Film Theatre as part of BFI’s Shakespeare anniversary events. Several of Branagh’s Shakespeare films will screen, including Much Ado About Nothing (1993), which he directed and starred in with Emma Thompson (Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter films) and Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films).
Branagh’s Henry V (1989) will also show, featuring Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid in the Harry Potter films) and Emma Thompson.
Please join us in lifting a tankard of Butterbeer to celebrate over 400 years of William Shakespeare’s genius with some of our favorite Harry Potter film stars. Huzzah!
Michael Gambon (the second actor to portray Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series) will be adapting the character of Winston Churchill in a new 2-hour ITV television drama. Gambon’s portrayal of Dumbledore is probably a small step away from the Gambon’s portrayal of Churchill, as Gambon’s Dumbledore was a little more of an assertive leader, and his role as Churchill will portray the war-time Prime Minister at “one of his lowest points” in life after suffering a severe stroke.
The Daily Mail released first-look images of this period drama, showing Michael Gambon as a dignified, though ailing old war leader. The Daily Mail wrote on Michael Gambon’s involvement in the tv drama, reporting:
There’s no question that Sir Michael Gambon has the dignity and gravitas needed to play Sir Winston Churchill in a TV drama this month.
However, the veteran actor, 75, had the challenge of portraying the former British Prime Minister at one of his lowest points after a severe stroke in 1953.
Sir Michael admits he was ‘terrified’ at depicting such a famous figure as the nation’s wartime hero.
Leading Britain for a second time, Churchill was left fighting for his life as his illness was hidden from the public.
Dressed in the style of the British wartime leader, Michael certainly looked the part as he clutched a cigar and modelled the politician’s iconic hat.
Clad in a cardigan and dapper jacket, set off with a spotted dickie bow, the veteran actor was a dead ringer for Churchill in his later years.
The two-hour TV film follows the story of a nurse guiding the ailing Churchill back to health during his final years in power at his Kent home.
The drama, based on Jonathan Smith’s book, The Churchill Secret: KBO, takes place in the summer of 1953, during the final years of Churchill’s term as Prime Minister. ITV expressed an interest in showing a lesser-known part of Churchill’s story and a different side to his character. A few of the images can be seen below, the rest of the article and photos can be seen in the original Daily Mail article.
Yesterday, (we are so, so sorry your Knightliness) Sir Michael Gambon celebrated his 75 birthday! Sir Gambon played the role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films (3-8), after Richard Harris passed away. He was also featured in J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy BBC mini series.
Sir Gambon provided the Harry Potter set not only with talent, but with his famous humor. He danced with Alan Rickman, which became the subject of one of the best GIFs ever created. Alan Rickman also sold him out on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, for pulling the ultimate prank on Daniel during “Prisoner of Azkaban” (he put a fart machine in his sleeping bag).
Today we thank Sir Michael Gambon for all that he has brought to the Harry Potter world, and apologize for the belated well wishes, and hope that he had a splendid 75th birthday!
Michael Gambon has confirmed his role in biopic ‘Metanoia‘, set to start shooting in January.
Gambon will star alongside David Tennant, who will be playing the protagonist, Laing. This is the first time the two actors will reunite after the appearance of Tennant as Barty Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men actress) is also set to appear in the biopic.
‘Robert Mullan (Letters to Sofija) will direct the project, which co-stars Elisabeth Moss. Shooting is set to start in January. Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond are producing, with executive producers Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy. The film is a co-production between Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions.
Metanoia chronicles the life of Laing, a pioneering psychiatrist of the mid 20th century, known for his work with psychotic and schizophrenic patients, as well as for his advocating the medical use of LSD, still legal at the time.’
“The story of RD Laing in incredibly captivating,” said Double Dutch International president Jason Moring. “To have Michael come on board to compliment David and Elisabeth is a testament to the fascination of Laing himself.”
The Irish Film and Television Academy have today released a shortlist of some the nominees for the 2010 Irish Film and Television Awards. Actor Michael Gambon has been nominated for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Mr. Gambon faces competition in the Supporting Actor category from Simon Delaney ("Happy Ever Afters"), Aidan Quinn ("The Eclipse") and ...
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Everyone, please join us as we lift a glass in toast to Michael Gambon (Professor Albus Dumbledore) who is celebrating his 69th birthday today! Sláinte Michael! Happy Birthday from all of us at TLC!
UPDATE: TLC has spoken directly to reps for Michael Gambon, who have reassured us that the beloved actor is on the road to recovery from this minor illness, and will be back to work, up and jumping again in a few weeks time. Of special interest to Harry Potter fans is word that yes indeed, Michael Gambon will be able to film his role as the beloved Albus Dumbledore for Harry Potter and the Deat...
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Play.com has now updated their website with cover art of the UK editions of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVDs. You can see the standard DVD cover here featuring the main poster of Dumbledore with the Trio, and the Blu-Ray here featuring the closeup of Harry. Also shown is temporary artwork for the special years 1-6 Boxset. As we reported previously, the HBP DVDs are to be released...
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Thanks to Oclumencia, we can now see some new high res behind the scenes photos from the making of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. At this link, you can see new photos of Bonnie Wright, Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Cave, David Bradley and much more (slight spoiler caution) preparing for scenes in the Cave, the Burrow,Diagon Alley,<> the ...
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Thanks to cable provider Comcast who let us know about several fun new video interviews they have with the cast of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Room of Requirement: Several members note the type of things they would like to find in the RoR
Trouble at Hogwarts: Who is the troublemaker on set (hint: everyone votes Dan)
Over the years, one topic of debate hotly discussed in our fandom has been actor Michael Gambon and his portrayal of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series. Adding fuel to the fire has been his previous comments over the years regarding his deliberate choice to not read the source material found in the works of author J.K. Rowling. Michael Gambon repeats those same sentiment...
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Last week during the UK premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, actor Michael Gambon confirmed his return appearance as Albus Dumbledore for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Thanks to Quint at Aint it Cool, we now know that Mr. Gambon will be filming the King's Cross scenes in February of 2010 Quotage:
Quint: Have you read the script for the 7th movie? Michael Gambon: No, I haven
Last night in the UK, two more behind the scenes specials on the making of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were aired. While both contained many interviews with cast and crew, of note were the new clips from HBP, and we have them both now in our video galleries. SPOILER caution: At approx 15 min here in the Sky Movies special with Alex Zane, you can now watch the intense Unbreakable Vow...
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As posted before UK Channel 4 was set to broadcast a special on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Recorded during the London premiere of the film in Leicester Squarey, thanks to our Order partner BonnieWrightOnline, you can now watch the show with part one here, part two here, and part three here. In the program you can see footage of many of the cast and crew, as well as interviews condu...
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Earlier tonight we were able to broadcast live from the red carpet for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in New York City. We now have press photos to show you from the event, starting here in our Image galleries. The premiere saw Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Warwick Davis, director David Yates, producers...
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Over the past month or so, long time readers will know we have been experiencing some down time for our galleries. Tonight we are delighted to report our galleries are back in business and have some lovely new photos for us to enjoy. WB has officially released to all the media now a slew of new clips and high res images. Starting at this link, there many many new photos from the upcoming<> Harry ...
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