Forget plastic wands and Ravenclaw-style Halloween costumes. A new exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, is providing a different way for Harry Potter fans to connect with the Wizarding World — and it features real witches’ brooms and handwritten drafts by author J.K. Rowling!
On Friday, the New York Historical Society in New York City opened the show in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. First launched in England, the exhibit is the British Library’s most successful ever. Now it’s time for its American debut, with...
On Friday, the New York Historical Society in New York City opened the show in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. First launched in England, the exhibit is the British Library’s most successful ever. Now it’s time for its American debut, with...
- 10/8/2018
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
With his distinctive sneer, “pure blood” ideology and burning hatred of Harry Potter, Lucius Malfoy — played by British actor Jason Isaacs in the Potter films — is one of the series’ great villains. And on Friday, Isaacs revealed his careful construction of the notorious Death Eater and Voldemort sycophant.
“I was terrified of being bland around all these incredible actors,” Isaacs, 53, said during a panel at Universal Orlando’s Celebration of Harry Potter. “I was around the royal family of British actors! I asked for the wig, the robes. They wanted me in a suit with ordinary hair. I tried to come up with the voice,...
“I was terrified of being bland around all these incredible actors,” Isaacs, 53, said during a panel at Universal Orlando’s Celebration of Harry Potter. “I was around the royal family of British actors! I asked for the wig, the robes. They wanted me in a suit with ordinary hair. I tried to come up with the voice,...
- 1/28/2017
- by michelletauber2013
- PEOPLE.com
Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis’s transformation from awkward to this is well documented. But at heart, Lewis says he is still an underdog.
“When you’re younger, you assume everyone who is more experienced or older than you is more assured of what they’re doing, so confident,” the 27-year-old star, who played unlikely hero Neville Longbottom in the eight Potter films, said on Friday during a panel at Universal Orlando’s Celebration of Harry Potter. “But ultimately we’re all just on this planet trying to figure out what the hell we’re doing. All of us, in every job.
“When you’re younger, you assume everyone who is more experienced or older than you is more assured of what they’re doing, so confident,” the 27-year-old star, who played unlikely hero Neville Longbottom in the eight Potter films, said on Friday during a panel at Universal Orlando’s Celebration of Harry Potter. “But ultimately we’re all just on this planet trying to figure out what the hell we’re doing. All of us, in every job.
- 1/28/2017
- by michelletauber2013
- PEOPLE.com
The Boy Who Lived is getting a spiffy new look. A California artist has been commissioned to create new covers for all seven Harry Potter books, timed to fall on the 15th anniversary of the U.S. debut of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Meaning, those books featuring images by Mary GrandPré are about to become collector's items, folks! The first new cover by Kazu Kibuishi, who penned the graphic novel series Amulet, was revealed Wednesday and the fresh set of paperback editions—also available in a box set—featuring his art will start rolling out in September. All of the covers will show a key scene from the book, kicking off...
- 2/14/2013
- E! Online
Hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard first came to America. To celebrate, Scholastic announced this morning that a new covers will grace anniversary editions of the seven-book mega-best-selling series. In an interesting move, Kazu Kibuishi, the creator behind the over-hyped Amulet series, will be providing the new covers, replacing Mary GrandPré’s now classic images. Here’s the first cover for your viewing and personally, I think it’s an improvement. It’d be nice, as part of the celebration, they used the original title, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, but that’s not going to happen.
Here’s the formal release with all the anniversary details.
New York, NY (February 13, 2013) – Harry Potter fans and young readers just starting their journey through the world of Harry Potter will have something new and exciting to add to their bookshelves this September.
Here’s the formal release with all the anniversary details.
New York, NY (February 13, 2013) – Harry Potter fans and young readers just starting their journey through the world of Harry Potter will have something new and exciting to add to their bookshelves this September.
- 2/13/2013
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Today, Scholastic revealed the first of seven new book covers for the Harry Potter series.
The new trade paperback editions will come out in September, to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the U.S. publication of the series.
The cover artist for the books is Kazu Kibuishi, who is best known for his bestselling graphic novel series, Amulet. Each book cover will depict a pivotal scene from the respective book.
“The Harry Potter covers by Mary GrandPré are so fantastic and iconic,” Kibuishi told Scholastic for their press release. “When I was asked to submit samples, I initially hesitated because I didn't want to see them reinterpreted! However, I felt that if I were to handle the project, I could bring something to it that many other designers and illustrators probably couldn't, and that was that I was also a writer of my own series of middle grade fiction.
The new trade paperback editions will come out in September, to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the U.S. publication of the series.
The cover artist for the books is Kazu Kibuishi, who is best known for his bestselling graphic novel series, Amulet. Each book cover will depict a pivotal scene from the respective book.
“The Harry Potter covers by Mary GrandPré are so fantastic and iconic,” Kibuishi told Scholastic for their press release. “When I was asked to submit samples, I initially hesitated because I didn't want to see them reinterpreted! However, I felt that if I were to handle the project, I could bring something to it that many other designers and illustrators probably couldn't, and that was that I was also a writer of my own series of middle grade fiction.
- 2/13/2013
- by Zoë Triska
- Huffington Post
Chicago – It might sound like sacrilege (or even sound redundant) to say this, particularly on a day that sees the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two,” but I just have to say it - Daniel Radcliffe can’t be Harry Potter forever.
Granted, at the moment, he Is Harry Potter, the living physical representation of the boy wizard, and he always will be for a generation of film and literary fans. But that doesn’t mean that Radcliffe’s sweet visage will or even should be the only representation of the Boy Who Lived for generations to come. Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, even the iconic design work by Stuart Craig – they’re pop culture icons, to be sure, for now, but eventually, culture will move on. We’ll forget their impact, they’ll come across as dated or overly familiar, and Potter fans,...
Granted, at the moment, he Is Harry Potter, the living physical representation of the boy wizard, and he always will be for a generation of film and literary fans. But that doesn’t mean that Radcliffe’s sweet visage will or even should be the only representation of the Boy Who Lived for generations to come. Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, even the iconic design work by Stuart Craig – they’re pop culture icons, to be sure, for now, but eventually, culture will move on. We’ll forget their impact, they’ll come across as dated or overly familiar, and Potter fans,...
- 7/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Hanako M. Ricks
HollywoodNews.com: ArtInsights Animation & Film Art Gallery – the only gallery to sell official prints from the “Harry Potter” series, is releasing a new image produced by American illustrator Mary GrandPré, who illustrated all seven of the American editions of the books. The image, which is being produced in limited edition, features a full aerial view of Hogwarts castle, including the quidditch pitch.
The prints are limited, with 50 main editions, 10 artist proofs and 10 printer’s proofs, and are being sold at a price of $400 each unframed.
In addition to this image, other popular images from the series are available including deluxe canvases, limited edition giclee prints, and images by Fred Bode and Jim Salvati, who are also Harry Potter artists featured with ArtInsights.
Information, including photos, descriptions and prices can be viewed on the ArtInsights website.
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HollywoodNews.com: ArtInsights Animation & Film Art Gallery – the only gallery to sell official prints from the “Harry Potter” series, is releasing a new image produced by American illustrator Mary GrandPré, who illustrated all seven of the American editions of the books. The image, which is being produced in limited edition, features a full aerial view of Hogwarts castle, including the quidditch pitch.
The prints are limited, with 50 main editions, 10 artist proofs and 10 printer’s proofs, and are being sold at a price of $400 each unframed.
In addition to this image, other popular images from the series are available including deluxe canvases, limited edition giclee prints, and images by Fred Bode and Jim Salvati, who are also Harry Potter artists featured with ArtInsights.
Information, including photos, descriptions and prices can be viewed on the ArtInsights website.
Follow Hollywood News on Twitter for up-to-date news information.
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- 7/16/2010
- by Hanako M. Ricks
- Hollywoodnews.com
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