Harry Potter

And it really irks me a lot.

Edit: I would also like to add that my counterpart post and comments on Reddit have a ton of downvotes, because the people there are freaking reactionary.

• Jamie Christopher worked on all eight Harry Potter films
• Christopher began his career in TV and movies as a production runner... He continued to climb the later throughout the 90s, landing second assistant director gigs on films like The Fifth Element and The Mummy.
• The British first assistant director worked on all eight of the movies inspired by J.K. Rowling's bestselling children's novels, as well as multiple Star Wars and Marvel films. It's understood that Christopher, who was born in Barnet, passed away of heart complications in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife Carly and four children, Stella, Teddy, Phoebe and Killeon.

https://variety.com/2023/film/people-news/jamie-christopher-dead-assistant-director-for-marvel-rian-johnson-harry-potter-1235708984/

Jamie Christopher, assistant director on Marvel films including “Guardians of the Galaxy” and the entire Harry Potter franchise, died Tuesday in Los Angeles from heart complications. He was 52.

Christopher began his AD career in 1992 as third AD on David Fincher’s 1992 film “Alien 3.” In 1997, he was the second unit first AD on Luc Besson’s cult classic sci-fi film “The Fifth Element” starring Bruce Wilis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich, and two years later joined Stephen Sommers as second AD on “The Mummy.”

Soon after, Christopher joined production for the first installment of the Harry Potter franchise, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” where he served as the second unit’s first AD. He reprised this role through the first five editions of the series until he became first AD on “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” and remained in that role until the eighth film was released in 2011.

Christopher is survived by his wife Carly and four children, Stella, Teddy, Phoebe and Killeon.

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Barbie has become the highest-grossing movie in Warner Bros. history.

Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy passed the $1.342billion mark at the global box office on Monday (August 28), beating Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 to become the company’s highest-grossing film ever, not adjusted for inflation.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barbie is set to become only the 13th movie in history to cross the $600million mark at the US box office later this week. As of Sunday, the film has grossed over $592.8million in the US, and $745.5million in the rest of the world.

The film is also set to beat The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.36billion) as the highest-grossing film of 2023 globally in the coming days. When it crosses the milestone, Barbie will become the 15th highest-grossing film of all time.

In a statement to mark the record, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-CEOs, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, said: “Reaching this outstanding achievement is a reminder of the power of moviegoers – from countries in every corner of the globe – coming together to further the celebration of an iconic character that has entertained us for so many decades.”

Barbie previously surpassed Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight to become the highest-earning film in Warner Bros. history in the US. Since it was released in July, the film has also become the highest-grossing live-action movie solely directed by a woman.

Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Barbie released on the same day as Nolan’s latest film Oppenheimer, creating the “Barbenheimer” phenomena which boosted the success of both films at the box office.

In a four-star review, NME wrote: “What follows is a nuanced, rose-tinted comedy adventure, set to a stonking pop soundtrack featuring Lizzo and Billie Eilish, that somehow lives up to the immense hype. To borrow a pun from Ken’s coolest jacket (out of a long lineup), Barbie is more than ‘kenough’.”

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David Tennant appears in one Harry Potter film and though his part isn't big, his character is crucial to the story. Tennant is a prolific stage, television, and film actor who has appeared in numerous franchises as well as smaller roles across the course of his career. In the same year as Harry Potter, Tennant played the 10th Doctor in Doctor Who. These two massive franchises paved the way for Tennant’s career path. Since then, he has appeared in notable series like How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout, the Star Wars franchise as Huyang, Broadchurch as Detective Alec Hardy, and Jessica Jones as Kilgrave, among many other roles.

The end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire reveals that Mad-Eye Moody (Brendan Gleeson) has actually been Barty Crouch Jr. the entire film; having disguised himself with Polyjuice Potion. Barty Crouch Jr. is revealed to be the secret puppetmaster behind many of the calamities and victories that happened to Harry. It’s not obvious that Mad-Eye was an imposter but David Tennant improvised by licking his lips throughout the film, a trait Gleeson decided to mimic, signaling one of the small ways keen-eyed viewers could figure out the twist.

In an AMA on Reddit in 2020, Tennant promoted his podcast “David Tennant Does a Podcast With…” and answered fan questions. In response to one question about his time on Harry Potter, Tennant replied,

"I wasn’t on Harry Potter for all that long. I think I did 10 days or so over a year, so I always felt a bit like a visitor. But it was great to be part of something so extraordinary. They only gave me a little chair though, so when everyone was sat around Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon and Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe all towered over me in these fancy cast chairs. Still a pleasure to be there though."

It’s not a surprise that David Tennant did not feel completely at home on the Harry Potter set. He only had a small role and was coming into a film with actors who had known each other and worked together for years. The rest of the AMA focused on Doctor Who and Broadchurch. So like many of his fans, the time David Tennant spent on Harry Potter was memorable, though it wasn't as significant as the rest of his career.

Book 4, Chapter 13:

‘Your dad’s in the paper, Weasley!’ said Malfoy, brandishing a copy of the Daily Prophet, and speaking very loudly, so that everyone in the packed Entrance Hall could hear. ‘Listen to this!’

FURTHER MISTAKES AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC

It seems as though the Ministry of Magic’s troubles are not yet at an end, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent. Recently under fire for its poor crowd control at the Quidditch World Cup, and still unable to account for the disappearance of one of its witches, the Ministry was plunged into fresh embarrassment yesterday by the antics of Arnold Weasley, of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.

Malfoy looked up.

‘Imagine them not even getting his name right, Weasley, it’s almost as though he’s a complete nonentity, isn’t it?’ he crowed.

Just wondered if this could have possibly been inspiration for the name of Ginny's pygmy puff two books later.

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With the archive initially founded as a place to house the wealth of material from the Harry Potter films as shooting wrapped, the UK has continued to be a preferred destination for Warner Bros to film some of its biggest tentpole productions.

Need a broomstick? There are Firebolts, Nimbuses and Nimbus 2001s galore, as well as various characters’ brooms, such as Mad-Eye Moody’s (Picture: Tori Brazier)

The archive itself is split into three major areas... that houses mostly flatpack set pieces for ongoing shows or oversize props, like dragon backs or chess pieces from Harry Potter – things that would require a forklift truck to get to or move, as Steven Fouché, director of the WBD Archive, puts it.

That’s why you can find everything here from Mr Weasley’s blue Ford Anglia and Harry’s invisibility cloak to Godric Gryffindor’s sword, a Horcrux or two and dozens and dozens of wands, trunks, brooms and costumes.

Potter items even include miscellaneous trophies from a Room of Requirement scene, stacks of Daily Prophets and various written material, as well as fake food like mounds of chocolate dessert for the feasts and balls held at Hogwarts, after production moved away from using real food.

A framed timetable for the Hogwarts Express is also peeking out nearby, fully complete, despite the fact it won’t have been seen as anything other than a glimpse in the background of a scene (the train runs through stations including Uxbridge, if you’d like to know).

‘The detail in Harry Potter is astonishing. There are pamphlets for the Quidditch world cup that were never seen on screen, but you can actually turn through them and they’ve got player profiles,’ says Fouché.

In among the archive’s impressive collection of broomsticks (the Nimbus, Nimbus 2001 and Firebolt are all present and correct), we learn the distinction between things like generic student and stunt brooms, as well as the ‘hero’ or ‘beauty’ broom.

‘Quite often, especially with weapons, you’ll have the main hero or beauty one that you’ll do close-ups with, but then if that’s being used in a stunt or in any form of action, then they’ll make rubber or soft ones so that if an accident does happen you don’t have people injuring themselves,’ Fouché explains.

Most of the beauty broomsticks from Harry Potter are out on display at either the Leavesden or Tokyo studio tours, or one of the two travelling exhibits, with another two planned to start later this year.

"IT is unclear who removed socks and other items from a shrine to a Harry Potter character on a Pembrokeshire beach – but visitors have been asked to not replace them.

The socks were a tribute to house elf Dobby, who in the novel is freed from servitude after his evil owner, Lucius Malfoy, is tricked into gifting him a sock. Dobby wears the sock until his death.

The location is where the production of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” filmed Dobby’s death scene.

After Harry Potter fans erected a memorial for Dobby at the filming location, many more fans were inspired to visit Freshwater West beach and leave socks at the site.

Fans have also left pebbles, crosses, and even a statue was put in place, but this was removed shortly afterwards.

Last year concerns about high visitor numbers and pollution had led to a survey on the possible relocation of the 'memorial' to the beloved character.

In November 2022, Natural Trust Cymru said that following a consultation with locals and visitors, the shrine could stay "in the immediate term".

They have asked visitors to not add anything more to the shrine, citing concerns about the sensitive nature of the beach – which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The Trust also pleaded with visitors to just admire it and take photos, rather than add to it, to lessen the impact on the environment.

A spokesperson for National Trust said: “Freshwater West is a Sire of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and the area is home to grey seals, harbour porpoise, and some of the largest populations of seabirds in the world.

“We love welcoming visitors and we’re asking them to help us look after the landscape by only taking photos when visiting the memorial to Dobby.

"Items like socks, trinkets, and paint chips from painted pebbles can enter the marine environment and food chain and put wildlife at risk.

“National Trust Cymru staff and volunteer COASTodians monitor and carry out regular beach cleans, removing artificial and plastic objects to reduce danger to marine wildlife, as do other local voluntary, community-based groups and individuals.” "

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‘I wanted to be No 1. But a certain JK Rowling came along’: Jacqueline Wilson on rivalry, censorship – and love

Interview by Simon Hattenstone

Raised by a ‘scary’ father and a ‘terrible snob’ of a mother, the Tracy Beaker author has always understood the loneliness that marks so many young lives. But at 77, she’s never been happier.

I was at this small book fair and I randomly found these. These were the only three sadly, but still stoked I have them :D

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Reportedly, there is a new Lego Harry Potter game in the works as an image promoting it was spotted on the Warner Bros. South Africa Instagram account.

Per Video Games Chronicle, this now-deleted post showed a Lego Minifigure of Harry Potter with the logo for TT Games and a date of August 25. TT Games is the British developer and publisher behind the Lego games and this date overlaps with Gamescom, one of the industry’s largest trade fairs, which will be hosted over August 23 to August 27 in Cologne, Germany.

Rumours that there is a Lego Harry Potter game that would mimic the structure of 2022’s Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga popped up in March of this year. Nintendo Life‘s source said that the game was “sucking up the studio’s resources” and that a Lego Guardians of the Galaxy game was cancelled at the same time.

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Alternatively titled: McGonagall Cat Loaf in box.

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Just wanted to post a beautiful peice of art that I saw some time ago that needed sharing. I love the style, textures and emotion too.

There are about seven more images that you can go and see at the link above.

I once regretted not being able to post my own copies' covers, so I decided to look up and share how they combine when on the shelf in order. Also, Ukrainian translation was really good, as I was able to confirm once I learned English enough to read these in it

But man, I remember that party at the bookstore being so fun. I'm a little late for the 16 year exact, but I found the sticker today.

The actor – now 35-years-old – said via LadBible: “I was told in no uncertain terms by Alan Rickman, ‘don’t step on my fucking cloak’. I sort of giggled, the Death Eaters and I looked at each other [like] ‘is he joking?’ It quickly became apparent that he was definitely not joking.

“The next take, the director was very keen for me to walk as close as I can to Alan, and we got about half way down the Great Hall before [mimes getting choked around the neck]. You have to bear in mind that his cloak was attached around his neck. [I] nearly killed the poor man. Then he turned around again and gave me a look that you never ever want to see.”

“Very luckily, the next take someone else stepped on his cloak, so that kind of took the heat away from me.

The upcoming television reboot of the fantasy franchise was confirmed by HBO earlier this year, and will be the first-ever series based on the iconic books.

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Are you guys doing the same?

I tend to rewatch the movies around Christmas personally tbh.

:)

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Very curious to know about it 😎 Do not be shy, just share it (no judgement).

(reposted because I got brigaded earlier by new athiest neckbeards.)

Ambient World does more of those atmospheric music and ambience videos if you like these.

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I'd make 3 Horcruxes. One I'd place in a stone or seashell and chuck it into the ocean. I'll put another in a NOKIA 😂. Since living beings can also be made into Horcruxes, my third pick may be a Phoenix.

The wizarding family of Potters descends from the twelfth-century wizard Linfred of Stinchcombe, ...whose nickname, ‘the Potterer’, became corrupted in time to ‘Potter’... His reputation as a well-meaning eccentric served Linfred well, for behind closed doors he was able to continue the series of experiments that laid the foundation of the Potter family’s fortune ...as the originator of a number of remedies ...including Skele-gro and Pepperup Potion. His sales of such cures to fellow witches and wizards enabled him to leave a significant pile of gold to each of his seven children upon his death.

So that's how the Potter family initially get their wealth. Fanfiction writers often attribute it to 'Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion' which is also fact but more recent.

Linfred’s eldest son, Hardwin, married a beautiful young witch by the name of Iolanthe Peverell, who came from the village of Godric’s Hollow. She was the granddaughter of Ignotus Peverell.

Incidentally or otherwise knowing Rowling, Stinchcombe happens to lie 'west of Dursley'.