July 14th, 2011
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Author: The eighth and final film in the series made from the seven Harry Potter books (the final book was separated into two movies) opens this weekend. We’ve gathered a number of things including interesting trivia, videos and more to look back on the series so you’re all ready for premiere night.
The following are a few interesting facts that you might not know provided by a variety of sources including Harry Potter fans.
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001)
— In the credits, Richard Bremmer, the vocal and facial source for the computer-generated Lord Voldemort, is listed as “He Who Must Not Be Named.”
— Verne Toyer, who plays Griphook (the second goblin in Gringot’s Bank) for this film, was born in Sturgis, Mich.
THE LAST SPELL: As the eight-movie epic comes to an end, fans mourn loss of Harry Potter and friends
— The Hogwarts motto, “Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus” means “never tickle a sleeping dragon.”
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002)
— In creating the scene where Harry and Ron crash into the Whomping Willow, 14 Ford Anglias were destroyed. To make the illusion of the floating set of needles (knitting in The Burrow) look real, a crew member convinced his mother to allow them to film her for several hours as she did her own knitting.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004)
— Ian McKellen was offered the role of Dumbledore but declined. Having appeared as Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings,” he said: “I had enough trouble living up to one legend. Two would be too much to hope for.”
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005)
— Imagine getting a Christmas card from Harry Potter? While filming the underwater scene, Daniel Radcliffe, other members of the cast and the underwater crew posed for a picture. Radcliffe sent it out later as a Christmas card with antlers and Rudolph noses Photoshopped on everyone’s faces.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007)
— Actress Evanna Lynch made the radish earrings she wears as Luna Lovegood.
— Hungry for Pixie-Puffs? In the breakfast scene at the Great Hall, you’ll see the names Cheeri-Owls and Pixie-Puffs, with color schemes as in the boxes of Cheerios and Sugar Puffs.
— Among the stars in Potterverse is the Scottish Deerhound named Cleod, who plays Sirius Black’s canine alter-ego, Padfoot.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009)
— Text in the British and American books differs slightly. For audiences’ sake, in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” these were shot twice. Not so for the scene where Dumbledore takes Harry to meet Slughorn. The American book has Dumbledore excusing himself to use the bathroom. In the film, he uses the more British term “loo.”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” (2010)
— Of the 500 wands checked out and checked in before, during, and after the filming days were completed, many came back broken. Continued…
The eighth and final film in the series made from the seven Harry Potter books (the final book was separated into two movies) opens this weekend. We’ve gathered a number of things including interesting trivia, videos and more to look back on the series so you’re all ready for premiere night.
The following are a few interesting facts that you might not know provided by a variety of sources including Harry Potter fans.
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001)
— In the credits, Richard Bremmer, the vocal and facial source for the computer-generated Lord Voldemort, is listed as “He Who Must Not Be Named.”
— Verne Toyer, who plays Griphook (the second goblin in Gringot’s Bank) for this film, was born in Sturgis, Mich.
THE LAST SPELL: As the eight-movie epic comes to an end, fans mourn loss of Harry Potter and friends
— The Hogwarts motto, “Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus” means “never tickle a sleeping dragon.”
“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002)
— In creating the scene where Harry and Ron crash into the Whomping Willow, 14 Ford Anglias were destroyed. To make the illusion of the floating set of needles (knitting in The Burrow) look real, a crew member convinced his mother to allow them to film her for several hours as she did her own knitting.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004)
— Ian McKellen was offered the role of Dumbledore but declined. Having appeared as Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings,” he said: “I had enough trouble living up to one legend. Two would be too much to hope for.”
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005)
— Imagine getting a Christmas card from Harry Potter? While filming the underwater scene, Daniel Radcliffe, other members of the cast and the underwater crew posed for a picture. Radcliffe sent it out later as a Christmas card with antlers and Rudolph noses Photoshopped on everyone’s faces.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007)
— Actress Evanna Lynch made the radish earrings she wears as Luna Lovegood.
— Hungry for Pixie-Puffs? In the breakfast scene at the Great Hall, you’ll see the names Cheeri-Owls and Pixie-Puffs, with color schemes as in the boxes of Cheerios and Sugar Puffs.
— Among the stars in Potterverse is the Scottish Deerhound named Cleod, who plays Sirius Black’s canine alter-ego, Padfoot.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009)
— Text in the British and American books differs slightly. For audiences’ sake, in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” these were shot twice. Not so for the scene where Dumbledore takes Harry to meet Slughorn. The American book has Dumbledore excusing himself to use the bathroom. In the film, he uses the more British term “loo.”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” (2010)
— Of the 500 wands checked out and checked in before, during, and after the filming days were completed, many came back broken.
— It is the first film in the franchise in which the iconic Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is never even seen.
— So complex was the filming of the “Seven Harrys” scene that Daniel Radcliffe counted more than 90 takes for just a single shot.
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