I have to admit I was really looking forward to the release of the Half-Blood Prince movie.  I liked that book more than I did the 4th and 5th books, so I'm disappointed to hear they've pushed the release back eight months!  Good grief.  And apparently the 7th/8th movies aren't going to be released 6 months apart now? Somehow I missed that.  ( Read more... )

Wow. I had no idea that Voldemort's cave was built in Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

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*snicker* From WB's official description of Half-Blood Prince:  "Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings."

Er, I think they mean SIMMERING with jealousy, LOL.  There are few occasions ( Read more... )

I'm on hold with my boss right now, and that can last forever, so y'all get the benefit of the random thoughts flitting through my mind today.

Last night I was bitching to the hubby about how no director has been locked in for HBP even though they start shooting this summer.  Josh just looks at me pityingly and says, "Sweetie - we both know it's ( Read more... )

I know nothing about this new play that Dan Radcliffe is going to be in.  And, honestly, I’m really not that interested in the actors in the HP films.  It’s the books that interest me most, and then the business behind the movies is interesting to me, given my vocation.

So I’ll refrain from commenting too much about the content of this play, ( Read more... )

From Mugglenet:

"Thanks to WB for letting us know that no one has been signed to direct Half-Blood Prince."

Sigh.  Stupid Hollywood.

It would be lovely if Terry Gilliam were signed as the director, but the reality is it will never, ever happen in this lifetime.

If I were completely fangirlish, I'd now be writing a fanfic in which Terry Gilliam gets ( Read more... )

So, awhile back I went off on a rant about how I wish Terry Gilliam could have directed one of the HP films, as JKR had originally wished, but I knew it would never, ever, ever happen.  Stupid Hollywood.

Now, IMDB is reporting that Terry Gilliam is slated to direct Half-Blood Prince.  I understand that they were talking at one point about filming ( Read more... )

There's an interesting essay that has recently been posted over at TLC which mentions something I'd completely missed in HBP:  Dumbledore revealed the location of Grimmauld Place to the Dursleys.

I thought at the time that the conversation Dumbledore has with Harry in front of the Dursley family (in Chapt 3., I believe) was rather odd. It felt ( Read more... )

From the official site of the Douglas Management Group, Gary Oldman's management co.:

All previous postings on this site remain accurate.

There are currently no plans for Gary Oldman to appear in the upcoming Potter film. We confirm that no negotiations are taking place. We confirm once again that Mr. Oldman is actively seeking other employment.

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Last night I saw "About A Boy" for the first time, which meant I got to see the actress they booked as Tonks.  She's frickin perfect.  Absolutely, amazingly perfect.  I'm extremely excited about seeing her performance now.

I sent the kids off to Awana for the night and am trying to distract ( Read more... )