‘Harry Potter’ countdown: Watch new exclusive clip from ‘Deathly Hallows’
Ron and Harry discuss Harry leaving them behind so no one gets hurt. See the video here.
‘Harry Potter’ Blamed For Disappearing Indian Owls
‘Harry Potter’ is getting heat for Indian Owls being hunted, traded and killed. According to BBC News, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh thinks J.K. Rowling’s franchise is responsible for spiking the owl market.
“Following ‘Harry Potter,’ there seems to be a strange fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls,” Ramesh says.
A report conducted by conservation group Traffic suggested tough measures should be put in place to protect owls from an upcoming Hindu festival since thousands of owls are sacrificed on Hindu “auspicious occasions.”
Simon Pegg: Star Trek Sequel Will Develop The Characters + Photos & Video From Burke and Hare Premiere
Simon Pegg’s new film, the John Landis directed body snatching comedy Burke and Hare, opened in the UK over the weekend. Pegg. While promoting the film actor talked a little bit about the Star Trek sequel, excerpt below, plus photos and video from the London premiere.
Pegg talks Star Trek sequel character development
Pegg made some brief statements to the media about Star Trek at the Burke and Hare junket and premiere, mostly the same sort of thing. Here is an example from an interview with the Screenjabber where Pegg first noting that he doesn’t know anything, but said he recently saw writer/producer Damon Lindelof and offered his update on the scripting of the Trek sequel:
It is in the office right now, it is being hashed out. I know from what Damon [Lindelof] has said publically that they are looking to develop the relationships between the crew — they only have just all got together, really. And JJ [Abrams] is incredibly secretive, frustrating secretive, even with his closest friends…he is a blind alley.
Sci-Fi Shakespeare ‘Henry5’ in the Works with Caine, Winstone
There are a lot of very interesting Shakespeare adaptations in the works (Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus, Julie Taymor’s The Tempest), but I’m sure none of them are like this. The Playlist caught mention of a tweet from Prod Weekly about a new project in the works called Henry5 – a “a sci-fi thriller” based on Shakespeare’s play Henry V. Apparently the film even has Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Gerard Depardieu and Derek Jacobi attached, along with the always badass Vinnie Jones. Apparently the project is being sold at the AFM this week, so this may actually come together with that cast, which would be impressive to see.
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