Since Robert Pattinson’s movie Remember Me opens in movie theaters  tomorrow (Friday, March 12), I couldn’t resist posting this My Space Artist on Artist video interview he did with Pierce Brosnan who portrays his father in the film.  Robert Pattinson is known to Harry Potter fans for his portrayal of “Cedric Diggory” in Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix.  Pierce Brosnan can be seen currently as “Chiron” in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief which was directed by Chris Columbus who also directed the first two Harry Potter films.  Small world, isn’t it?

 The two actors discussed the scenes they did together.  Brosnan expressed how impressed he was with the film as a whole and what Pattinson did in it and for it as executive producer.  The interview was taped prior to the premiere which is why Pattinson stated he had not seen a final cut.  Brosnan had a private viewing with his family.

 There is a humorous bit where Brosnan asked Pattinson about the Twilight films.  Pattinson replies that the final story Breaking Dawn still needs to be filmed which will happen at the end of the year and may be cut in two parts; and then, he was done with it…finished.  Bronsan comments that he believed there had only been seven James Bond books written by Ian Fleming; but by the time he had the part of the MI6 spy, the films have been going on forever and ever, so Pattinson better watch out!  He may be playing Edward Cullen for a long time.  But both actors agree that you can’t play or be 17 forever.  Who would want to?  As Brosnan says, you have to move on.

 Funny, that what’s I have to keep telling myself in the mirror.  Lol.

Source:  BellaandEdward.com

Artist on Artist with Robert Pattinson and Pierce Brosnan

Artist on Artist | MySpace Video

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be released in movie theaters on June 30, 2010.

UPDATE:  Summit has sent us the complete teaser trailer. Enjoy!

 Thanks to Summit for the clip.

According to an article posted by The Huffington Post, Chekhov’s classical play is being produced by the school’s Production Workshop, a non-profit student theater founded in 1960.  With a cast of 13 other students, Watson will do six performances from March 11-15. 

And guess what…Admission is free, although it’s mainly for students, faculty, and staff!  If anyone attends a performance, please let us know.

Click here to read the article.

Update:  According to an article in The Providence Journal, there have been reporters trying to confirm online reports of Emma Watson’s stage appearance in The Three Sisters by Anton Chehkov this weekend at Brown University.  But the university has neither confirmed nor denied the report.

According to the article, a media release from Universal states:

“Ellen hopes to explore the highly anticipated The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.”

Her show’s website has already posted a call for Harry Potter fans:

Do you have a precocious child who knows everything there is to know about Harry Potter books and movies? Is talking about Harry Potter his or her favorite subject? If so, we want to hear about them! …

An online form requests a 1500 character (maximum) story about the Harry Potter fan and a photo.  If the fan is under the age of 18, the form must be filled out by a parent or guardian on the young fan’s behalf.

Click here for more information on Ellen’s website.

Click here to read the article.

Source:  The Leaky Cauldron

In reference to the filming, Rankin mentioned that he has not done the scene of Fred Weasley’s death yet.  But there are still eight more weeks of filming for him to do.  Rankin does discuss the different traits Percy has shown throughout the Harry Potter series i.e. pompous prefect to family traitor, and back to redemption (the one which he enjoyed portraying the most, according to Snitchseeker). 

Rankin also talks about being with his “Weasley family” (Mark Williams as “Mr. Weasley”, Julie Walters as “Mrs. Weasley”,  Rupert Grint as “Ron Weasley”, Bonnie Wright as “Ginny Weasley, James and Oliver Phelps as “Fred and George Weasley”).  He praised the twins for their growth as actors and comments on the impressive change of Bonnie from a little girl to a young woman.  As for his “Weasley parents”, Mark and Julie maintained a cheery atmosphere on set during the long and serious days on set.

Rankin told Snitchseeker what scenes he had enjoyed filming throughout the Harry Potter series.  He mentioned how the directors (Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, and David Yates) influenced his ambitions as an actor, director, and producer and what he plans to do in the future.

Thanks to Snitchseeker for sharing this with us.

Here’s the caption that they give with it:

Hogwarts Express Image Caption
The Hogwarts Express arrives at Hogsmeade Station as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter continues to develop at Universal Orlando Resort. As guests enter Hogsmeade, they will be greeted by the iconic, smoke-billowing steam engine, made famous in the Harry Potter books and films for transporting students to a world of magic and wonder. Opening in Spring 2010 only at Universal Orlando Resort, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will feature multiple themed attractions, shops and a restaurant.

Thanks very much to Universal!

Check back for more details!

Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open at Universal Studios Orlando this Spring.

Source: MN

You can see the entire brochure here (in PDF) and screen shots of the Harry Potter portions here and here.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open this Spring! Keep checking back for the exact date!

Source: MN

  I bet a lot of us would like to do that!

Ifans said he considered it an honor to be a part of the cast before the filming of the Harry Potter series was completed:

 The “Potter” movies sport a sizable British cast, which means that just about everyone has some sort of shared work history with everyone else. “You just sit with all these actors you’ve starved with in the theater… sitting there dressed as wizards [and] having wand-offs. So it’s very pleasantly surreal.”

Ifans confirmed that he is in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I which will be released in movie theaters on November 19, 2010 but not in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow Part II which will be released in movie theaters on July 15, 2011. 

Thanks to Snitchseeker

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So, how in the world does one get a Pawscar? Well, first, you have to be an animal. And, second, you have to be in a film.  The animal in Half-Blood Prince who received this Pawscar is Uno, the Mastiff.  Her trainers took a lot of time to help her learn to be in a film, especially as she was abused in her former household.

Best Newcomer Actor: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

A Neapolitan mastiff named “Uno” had been adopted by her owners/trainers prior to becoming a rookie animal actor. Trainers speculate that she was abused by a previous owner because she initially would cower around noises and crouch to the floor upon being approached too suddenly. But, while working on the set of “Harry Potter,” surrounded by a patient owner/trainer and other affectionate cast and crew members, she gained confidence and trust and adored the attention everyone gave her. Trainers believe Uno is destined to be an admired movie star in no time!

Read about who else got Pawscars here!

You can enter here.  Make sure to read all the rules here.

Also, Ellen DeGeneres is having two shows recorded on March 28 at Universal Studios Orlando that includes a sneak peek at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  The episodes will air on April 1 and 2.  The shows will be taped on the Lagoon Stage at CityWalk, where there’s seating for 1000 people. You can find out about getting tickets for the show on her site here.

Source: MN

This is the real me, but you won’t be hearing from me often I am afraid, as pen and paper is my priority at the moment.

What exactly she’s writing isn’t known…any ideas?

Thanks to MN.

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Awesome, job, Crmhpfan! Thanks so much for making it!

UPDATE: Fixed the link to the 1024 x 768 calendar! Sorry about that!

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Pattinson is also scheduled to appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon which is already in progress in my time zone (12:35am EST), but the Webmistress has given me permission to go to sleep after I post this (just joking, Dijares!).  But I plan to see Pattinson’s scheduled appearance on The View at 11:00am EST today (Tuesday, March 2) .

Source:  Remember Me Official Facebook Page

When MTV asked about the Epilogue, Radcliffe said tests are still being done.  And “hopefully” the daughter of the person in charge of the makeup department will be cast as “his daughter”.  For not only does she have “Ginny’s red hair” and “my blue eyes”, she was born a week before he was cast as “Harry Potter” which makes her nine years old, “a physical embodiment” of how long they all have been together making the Harry Potter films.

Radcliffe admits that it is a bit weird now that some of the cast have finished filming their characters’ stories (like Alan Rickman as “Snape” and Helena Bonham Carter as “Bellatrix” which we mentioned here and here).

The Forest Scene that Radcliffe was looking forward to do since it gave him the chance to work with Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) again turned out to be a tough one for him to do because he “wanted to be perfect”.  He confirmed that David Thewlis (Lupin) was also in the scene along with Adrian Rawlins  and Geraldine Somerville who have been seen in photos and memories as “James and Lily Potter” in past Harry Potter films like Order of the Phoenix.

In the rest of the video interview, Radcliffe also talks about The Trevor Project, gay rumors about himself, wanting to return to Broadway, and watching the sport of curling.  And no, he doesn’t do Twitter nor does he consider himself a role model.

Thanks to Mugglenet.

The report from /Film came about when Christine Vachon updated her Twitter account last night stating she was heading to a Doug McGrath script reading that starred Dan Radcliffe. After the reading, she twittered again, stating that Dan and Lily Rabe were amazing together.

Filming is expected to start in May.

UPDATE: MTV, who acknowledged that this story was very likely, was able to dig around and find more information.  They stated that, in fact, Dan and Lily had attended a reading together, but not for The Lucky Ones.  Instead, the reading was for a film that has yet to have any financial backing.  Their unnamed source stated that the name of the film is Nothing Else Like it on Earth.

Apparently none of the actors have been confirmed yet due to film being in an early state of production. Daniel and Lily were just doing the readings, and no casting decisions have been made. However, the little information that is known about the project is that it is about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and that Sigourney Weaver and Nathan Lane also read for parts.

“But if they cast the line-up that was at the reading yesterday it will be quite the cast,” our insider shared. “Lily Rabe played the role opposite [Daniel]. She did a pretty incredible job.”

Read their article here.

 “Girls I’ve spoken with are as conscientious as ever, yet there’s so little ethical clothing out there for people my age,” she explains. . .

 ”In a way, I did it for me because I couldn’t find what I wanted in stores,” says Emma. “This collection reflects my casual side, the stuff I’d wear to class,” she adds of the striped T-shirt dresses and soft gray blazers, spun from organic cotton—as in, grown without toxic chemicals. “The cuts are sexier than most sustainable brands. I’m a perfectionist, so I couldn’t sleep if something wasn’t exactly the way I wanted.”…

 ”I made sure everything felt good. Organic clothes can be scratchy, but ours feel heavenly!”

People Tree uses fashion to fight poverty by following the British Fair Trade principles created by WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization).  People Tree works closely with 50 Fair Trade groups in 15 countries.  This benefits people and the planet at as many steps of the production process as possible i.e. growing cotton, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, stitching, etc.  It has contributed to  helping alleviate poverty in the world’s most marginalised communities.

Now, I mentioned in our previous report that I had my eye on a scarf in the “Love From Emma” collection.  Since I happened to live in the States, I emailed People Tree to inquire if the scarf could be mine.  Today, I received a reply from their Mail Order Department:

“From this weekend we will be able to take orders on the web and ship to the US so please do log on to the site.”

So watch out, US Emma Watson fans, that scarf is mine!  Lolol!
 
Source:  The Daily Snitcher

We will keep you updated with any further information.

UPDATE:  The interview will be broadcast at 3:30pm.  Sorry for the misinformation.

Video of Dan’s interview is now online. He spoke about his involvement with The Trevor Project, which we previously told you about.

Thanks to The Daily Snitcher

UPDATE: In another interview, this time with ComingSoon.net, Jason spoke more of some of the characters who will be in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, how the stories are  roller coaster ride, and how he feels about the end.

“They made the last book into two films, and it was a fantastic experience because everyone who is left alive is back… and even some of the dead people,” he said with a sly smile. “There is one long sequence where everyone who is left standing is there when the forces of good meet the forces of evil.”

“I think over the years that they’ve been adapting these incredibly popular and successful books, they’ve increasingly become more and more confident in their ability to make great cinema experiences out of it and where they need to change the book or the central thrust of the story, they do it now with real aplomb and with Jo Rowling’s blessing,” he continued. “Everybody is very savvy to the notion that this is a much-loved franchise and this will be the end of an eighth film, and it needs to have weight and substance and you need to feel drained by the end of it. It’s a ten-year roller coaster ride, not a two-hour roller coaster ride, and we all know it and we all felt it, and it was in the air while we were shooting it.”

“This franchise goes out in an epic way,” he concluded. “I think the end of the films will be a fantastically cinematic and visual feast and it will more than satisfy the readers of the books, but what you won’t get is the book on screen. You will get something more and different.”

“It’s very sad for me,” he admitted when asked about how he felt about the movies coming to an end. “I’m a particularly sentimental fool anyway so I was already nostalgic for the history of Harry Potter while I was still making it, and I knew the end was coming. I was always cognizant of the fact I was going to have to pack up my furry friend of a wig and stick it in a box and say goodbye to the cane and any magic powers. All the joy was tinged with sadness for me.”

Read the entire article here.