Film and Game News Archive - May 2011
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This page is an archive of all news about the Harry Potter films and games that has been posted on the Harry Potter News Niffler in the month of May 2011. This month included news about the Deathly Hallows posters, the National Movie Awards and the announcement of the Lego Harry Potter Year 5-7 game.
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31st May 2011
Sixth Character Poster - Draco Malfoy
The sixth Deathly Hallows poster was released yesterday on the Harry Potter UK Facebook page again, and now it's Draco's time to shine! The caption and date are present on the poster, as with the past five character posters. For a recap of the posters that have already been released, check out the 'Film and Game News' page on the website.
27th May 2011
Voldemort Poster
The fifth poster has just been released by the Harry Potter UK Facebook page, and this time it depicts Voldemort! He's looking very sinister holding the Elder Wand. The poster again bears the caption 'It All Ends', with the date 7.15.
27th May 2011
Spotlight on Neville and the Sword
The latest character poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was released by the Harry Potter UK Facebook page and shows Neville holding the sword of Godric Gryffindor. He seems to have an nasty injury as well... Who do you think will be on the next character poster? I think it will be Snape or Voldemort - time for a bad guy poster!
26th May 2011
Emma Watson Becomes Artist's Muse
Emma Watson reportedly wanted to purchase a painting by an artist she is a fan of, Mark Demsteader. The artist asked her to pose for him, and he has created a collection of 34 paintings of her. 10% of the proceeds will go to charity and Demsteader's collection will be exhibited at the Panter and Hall Gallery in London in June 2011.
26th May 2011
Actors Describe HP in a Word
A new video from Empire Magazine shows the Harry Potter actors and actresses being asked to describe their Harry Potter experience in just one word. As expected, they gave us words like 'phenomenal', 'inspiring' and magical'. Rupert Grint (Ron) struggled to think of just one word at first, Robbie Coltrane's (Hagrid) word related to his costume and Matt Lewis (Neville) summed up his experience as 's'alright'... Somehow I think he might have been joking!
26th May 2011
Two More Character Posters...
Over the last couple of days, two more character posters have been released by the Harry Potter UK Facebook page. One shows Ron and the other depicts Hermione, and both bear the slogan 'It All Ends', as did Harry's poster. With 50 days exactly until the film, the promotional material is picking up now and hopefully we'll see some more character posters in the next couple of days.
24th May 2011
Empire Magazine Harry Potter Special
Empire magazine will be publishing a 36-page Harry Potter photo supplement, with interviews to celebrate the end of the film series. The issue is released on Thursday, and some of the photos have already been released online. The magazine is £3.99, but with a collector's Harry Potter supplement, I'm sure it's more than worth the price!
24th May 2011
New Character Posters
A new poster has been released on the Harry Potter UK Facebook page. It is the first of several character posters to be released by Warner Brothers, and today's poster was of Harry himself. The poster looks amazing, bearing the dramatic slogan 'It All Ends'. Of course, at HPN², we're sure the fandom won't end even after the film series comes to a close! Hopefully we'll be seeing some more character posters before the film's release, and new banner news will be posted on the website as soon as possible.
19th May 2011
Years 5 - 7 Game Announced
That's right - speculation has finally led to an announcement! When the LEGO Harry Potter Years 1 - 4 game was announced, people wondered if this would lead to a Years 5 - 7 game, and here it is! The Harry Potter UK Facebook page announced today that LEGO Harry Potter Years 5 - 7 will be released in the winter of 2011 for Xbox 360, PSP, Playstation 3, Playstation NGP, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and Windows PC.
18th May 2011
EA Reporters Competition
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) has announced a new EA Games competition for the upcoming release, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Facebook. The prize is to be an 'EA Reporter' and visit the EA Bright Light studios in Guildford, England on the 30th June to meet and interview Tom Felton, be one of the first to play the new game and receive a prize pack. It sounds like a great prize, and to win, you must create a video showing that you are a huge Harry Potter fan and a fan of the games too! Good luck to everyone who enters!
12th May 2011
National Movie Awards 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows won two awards at the National Movie Awards at Wembley Arena yesterday! The movie picked up awards for the 'fantasy' category and also for the 'Must-see movie of the summer'. Can't argue with that! Other than the King's Speech, Harry Potter was the film receiving the most awards at the event yesterday. Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Gellert Grindelwald, and is engaged to Bonnie Wright (Ginny), also received an award entitled 'One to watch - Brits going global'. Congratulations to all the winners!