New Deathly Hallows Promotional Photos of Ron and Harry
Thanks to Omelete we have two new promotional photos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  One shows Harry‘s profile and the other shows Ron sitting (in the tent?).

New Deathly Hallows Promotional Photos
Three new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows promotional photos have been released and you can view them below!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUPERT GRINT!!!

HP4U would like to wish Rupert a very Happy 22nd Birthday! It was fair to say that Rupert was rather over-whelmed when fans sang "Happy Birthday" at the Apple Store on Regent Street,(See video below)


HP4U was in attendance at both of Rupert's events yesterday - firstly at the Santum Soho Hotel, London where Rupert conducted a Q&A with the press to promote and celebrate the DVD release of Cherrybomb and then he went on to the Apple Store on Regent Street for a Q&A with fans.

New Deathly Hallows Screening Reports
There are a bunch of new Deathly Hallows screening reports now online that you can read here!  Here is a spoiler-free segment of one below.

For the spoiler-averse, here’s a paragraph that doesn’t give anything away: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows does an interesting job of interspersing the dire with the day-to-day, and I believe they were able to pull this off simply by letting the characters be themselves. There were many things that it successfully brought alive from the book, although purists may not quite agree with some plot lines that were cut here or there in favor of shorter, more movie-friendly methods of story-telling. By itself it feels like a complete story, which some may worry about considering it’s only the first half of a book, and quite an enjoyable one at that, as it stays faithful to the David Yates-directed films that came before it.

Report from Deathly Hallows: Part I Test Screening
Today, in Chicago, the first Deathly Hallows Part I test screening took place and reports are starting to appear online!  If you don’t want to know spoilers do not finish reading this post! One fan, Gaby, has already posted some facts on her Twitter and I have someone who will be writing a report for Magical-Menagerie so I will post it here as well!

• The movie wasn’t completely finished yet. You saw green screen in some parts & the effects aren’t done. The music wasn’t real either.
• One of my fave scenes? Harry cheering up Hermione by dancing with her in the tent. (Was that in the book?)
• I saw more of Voldemort in this movie than ever.
• When Harry opened the locket horcrux, that was disturbing. Especially for Ron who had to kill it. It was like a Harry/Hermione shipper dream
• Dobby’s death? I sobbed like a baby. D’: Every scene Dobby was in, the audience clapped. Never realized how much he was loved.
• Ron & Harry’s fight was hard to watch. Poor Hermoine was devastated. But you could see how worn out Ron was. You couldn’t blame him.
• Bellatrix is nuts as always. Totally cringed when she was torturing Hermione. (But Helena Bonham Carter is just too good)

More High Res Deathly Hallows Photos from Entertainment Weekly
Thanks to thedeathlyhallows.ru, we have six new high resolution photos and one new medium quality photo from the Fall Preview issue of Entertainment Weekly!  In the photos we see Harry, Albert Runcorn, Xenophilius Lovegood, Rufus Scrimgeour, Bathilda Bagshot and Gregorovich.   View them all here!

New Image of Trio from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[UPDATE: See the High Res version HERE!]
Thanks to UHP we have a new photo of Harry, Ron and Hermione entering Grimmauld Place during Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. You may see the photo by heading over here!

WB will be sending the photo in High Resolution to fan sites tomorrow so I (or one of the other lovely staffers) will post it as soon as possible!

High Resolution Photos from EW Issue
Magical-Menagerie has been sent nine high resolution photos from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly that we posted scans of last week. Head over to their gallery to see the photos in all their glory!

Emma In "One Night Only" Music Video

Emma Watson makes a cameo appearance in One Night Only's new video - (scroll down to watch it)

The Mail Online has a great write up on how Emma came to appear in the bands video.

She explains, 'I couldn’t believe [how good the music was]. I’m a big fan. Everything he did was amazing.' She admitted she jumped at the chance to star in the band's new video. 'I just really wanted to be involved somehow and we did the video together. It was very much our idea. It’s kind of an ode to Lady and the Tramp. George is Tramp and I’m Lady. George finds me [because] I’m lost and in a dodgy part of New York. He slowly wins me over and there’s a bit of a twist at the end.'

If you like the song, it is officially available to download from today. Enjoy!

Also, here is the Making the Video clip....

Deathly Hallows Wrap Party pics.
Ok Muggles, a few more brand new Deathly Hallows wrap party photo's we can share with you for the first time.
For ALL our exclusive photo's from Leavesden Studios party and a full report just check our archives by typing 'wrap party' in the search bar.

Some more pics from the Deathly Hallows wrap party.



As previously stated, these images are all taken from our originals and have been cropped and re-sized. If you have the need for any high-res versions and let us know why then send an Owl.
NO unmarked photos will be released for ANY commercial use, only to fans or fansites.

Enjoy!


Emma, taking all requests for autographs and photos on the day which was appreciated.





The incredibly charismatic and talented Jason Isaacs.





The way MUCH too talented and good looking Nick Moran.
Star of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, lots of UK TV shows and films,
now an acclaimed Director ('The Kid') which he also helped write and finally in Harry Potter as 'Scabior' - hate you Nick!!! ;-)


In all seriousness though, im sure he won't mind me repeating that Nick had the honour of being in THE last Harry Potter scene EVER filmed during the Deathly Hallows! - looking forward to seeing it.





Sadly I cant show the full version of this photo (yet) but its very cool as I didnt realise until editing that Dan actual walked past while I was taking it of someone else!!

Still quite a nice picture of him anyway as a bonus.



David Thewlis with more of his fans.

LOTS more photo's to come..........

Daniel Radcliffe Attends Movie Con III
Daniel Radcliffe made a surprise visit to the MovieCon III for their Harry Potter presentation! With this appearance we have a wonderful new interview, read some snippets below.

What was making this double Potter like though?
“It was hard. Before, the producers and directors were very good at taking all the pressure on their shoulders, but this time going into it we were slightly more nervous than we were before, because we didn’t want to screw it up as the last one. It was a long shoot, near enough 18 months, but a film set is the best place in the world as far as I’m concerned. The first part is a very weird road movie kind of thing. The first part is slower paced, but only compared to the second part. There’s more of an exploration of the relationships between the characters, that’s tested for the first times. And you’re not in Hogwarts, which gives it a very different feel from the other movies. It’s a road movie, in a weird way, and it’s hwo the characters function outside those familiar surroundings. The second part starts as a heist movie and then turns into a war. It’s epic. The thing they did on the last day was to play us the trailer, and there was a collective sigh of, “Phew, it’s going to be really good”. This is the first time I’m genuinely excited to see the film. Because it was filmed over such a long period, I’ve genuinely forgotten what we shot early on.”
Have you watched the films on DVD?
“I do, but I rarely watch them. I have two friends – just two! – and one wants me to play the Lego Harry potter game with him, and the other wants me to give him an uncensored commentary with them sometime.”
So a Potter-thon?
“No! I do get really embarrassed watching the early one. I was talking to Emma on set once on set and saying how bad we were, and we were on mike, and suddenly I heard Mike Newell shout, “You got it because you were both BLOODY ADORABLE”.
Since then it’s been David Yates – has it helped having him all the way?
“I think whoever directed the sixth had to direct the seventh; you needed to ensure that there wouldn’t be a distraction there, of a change in style. I’m thrilled that David did them all, he’s the loveliest man, so quiet and soft-spoken, but he has an incredible vision for plots. He can see the entire film in front of him. He can come up to me when we’re doing scene 328 and reference something we did in scene 8, and I’ve got no memory for those things.”
What role do you have your eye on if they remake this in 30 years?
“I don’t! But if I have to, Sirius if they do it in 30 years, and Dumbledore if they do it in 50. But Sirius is the part that everyone wants; Ian Hart had just read the third book on set of the second movie, and he was kicking himself that he didn’t get Sirius. But of course I was glad that went to Gary Oldman, because as you all know he’s my true love.”
Not Snape?
“I don’t think so, but only because Alan Rickman is so indelibly printed on that role for me and I can’t imagine anyone else doing it.”

Join the Battle!
A new contest went up from WB. It's done through facebook (so be wary of privacy) and is available ONLY to residents in the UK, but a great prize awaits! 100 tickets to the UK premiere of The Deathly Hallows Pt.1 in London is to be given away. Enter at the official facebook page HERE.
Check out the piece below featuring Emma Watson, describing the contest.

New Images
These from the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly, courtesy of RupertGrint.Net
They made the images large enough so you can read the associated article, so enjoy!

A Fond Farewell....

Well, as most of you will probably know by now Harry Potter has bid his final farewell and the filming of the Deathly Hallows has officially wrapped! Editing, post-production and more likely than not a few odd re-shoots will continue until December on part 2 of the Deathly Hallows but that is it folks - a wrap.

A massive thank you first of all to the 3 David's for a poignant, reflective, a little sad but HUGELY fun and enjoyable wrap party on Saturday at Leavesden Studios, which, despite what you might have read elsewhere was simply fantastic. Personally, a big round of applause to the always understated and modest David Heyman and David Baron, without who the films would have been a shadow of how they will be remembered.

This event was not just for the end of filming for the Deathly Hallows but a celebration of the entire saga that originated in the mind of JK Rowling. This ALL British success has been a culmination of the dedication and hard work of so many of the UK’s finest talents in each and every department. A huge number of the film's cast, crew, friends and families were there to enjoy the day. As it has become something of a tradition for all Harry Potter events, the rain did fall, in abundance!! That said, it was an amazing day for everyone who attended.

Before getting to the definitive wrap party story we are so pleased to be able to confirm that the Leavesden Studios site is to become an official and celebratory Harry Potter exhibition and museum and remain THE place where the magic can continue. Among many proposals on offer the site will include tours of the actual film sets and some of the thousands of props used through all 8 films will of course be on show; and hopefully not one roller coaster anywhere!

There was just so much going on in an action packed Saturday that it’s impossible to remember it all in one go, but lets give it a try!!!

No matter how many times you get to visit the studios of history's most successful film franchise the excitement of what the day will bring is never any less. Even the most hardened professionals were excited to be there.

Ok, so most important I guess is that in attendance of course were Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Emma looked stunning as always, quite often going unnoticed with her new look, Daniel was just Daniel! - more than happy to chat, sign, have his photo taken with fans, and Rupert was as laid back as always, on this occasion flying in after a well deserved holiday and arriving in style in his brand new super car which is a stunning and super cool Audi, enough said on that, except to say................. Go easy Rupert!! Remember the premiums!! (To watch Rupert speed around the race track in his recent appearance on BBC’s Top Gear check out You Tube for many links, including the outtakes which are great).

With around 3000 guests, the car parks were set up on one of the giant runway's which used to be the entrance to the 'flight shed' area and the location where numerous key scenes were filmed. Also in the near distance were a now unused Privet drive set and many others. Beyond the car parks the party area was set behind two giant screens on the approach to the marquees and funfair. Two huge screens, previously used in the films as backdrops formed the ideal location for many of the guests to be photographed. The REAL Knight Bus stood resplendent alongside these screens and was the location of another great photo opportunity. After handing in our invitations we were led through security for the placing of official wristbands and in we went under the watchful gaze of two giant Hogs.

WOW!! I'm not easily impressed, but even I was blown away by the set up...... on the left, the first of many champagne tents ;-) then, continuing down to the huge pumpkin patch which featured in Prisoner of Azkaban. Next there was a large covered stage, ready for the day’s entertainment. Further along stood the giant chess pieces from the Philosopher's Stone, yet another great spot for taking photographs. Next was The Leaky Cauldron Pub marquee (where we would later be meeting Severus Snape!) and beyond these, the magnificent funfair!

Coming back to the entrance and the layout on the right of the runway, first of all the large toilet
areas, essential with all the champagne being consumed! Then two massive marquees (which was my first stop) that contained the dining area and some of the most iconic and wonderful props on display, including Dumbledore’s desk and chair, with Fawkes perched at the top, the Mirror of Erised, Remus the Werewolf, a gigantic Basilisk skeleton and a majestic Thestral - again all essential photo opportunities, eagerly taken by the guests.

The marquees had a warm and welcoming atmosphere, and as it was 12 noon what better place to start than with some lunch that was served up surrounded by the larger film used props and a huge gallery of Hogwarts portraits - unfortunately these portraits didn’t answer back!

Whilst the food was delicious, the fact that we were sat having lunch alongside David Heyman and David Bradley, whilst the brilliant Jarvis Cocker mixed tracks and was resident DJ on the stage was rather surreal; save the fact that Alan Rickman, Mathew Lewis, so many of the stars, who would have ordinarily not have been able to spend much time together were walking around and having fun was even more of an experience never to forget.

After an extended lunch being entertained by Jarvis as the first rain shower past, it was then time for us to check everywhere out and see who was in attendance! Once we made it out back onto the runway, where hundreds of guests were dancing, it was quite simply a who's who of some of Britain’s finest Actors and Actresses, all of whom have worked on the Potter films, and all more than happy to chat, joke, share a photo and sign a few souvenirs.

John Hurt (how cool it was to see John Hurt here!!!) Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Mathew Lewis, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, David Legeno, Bonnie Wright, Afshad Azad, James and Oliver Phelps, Suzie Toase, Ralph Inerson, Natalia Tena, Nick Moran (Scabior (and now acclaimed writer and Director of the Kid)), Jessie Cave, Geraldine Somerville, David Baron, David Thewlis, Alan Rickman & of course, Daniel, Rupert and Emma. These were just the few we got to talk to!!! And there might well have been more. Sadly JK Rowling did not attend, or if she did we missed her.

For 5 hours the time almost flew by. The highlight of my day personally, (actually there were a few) was meeting and talking to Alan Rickman who was a very cool guy (sadly cant share these pictures as they include Family members), Ralph Inerson (Deatheater) and star of so many UK TV series including the Office (the original) and David Thewlis (and his Wife, the lovely Anna Friel and kids) who were all just absolutely fantastic.

One last thing to mention from the daytime wrap party was the music!!! Aside from Jarvis Cocker mixing it, the special guests of the day were the band ‘Athlete’ who were simply awesome live and well worth checking out, if, like me, you had not heard the name you would surely recognise some of the songs this band have released - brilliant! They played a full 10 song set including a good few UK hits, but the last word on music MUST go to Natalia and her band who were simply fantastic. The rain poured down but the guests who were dancing outside in it could not have cared less, what a singer She is!! And also talented on a good few instruments by the sound of it. A great second career She has.…..

Just a few quick words on the evening wrap party which was organised in advance on a limited ticket guest list at Patch used a few times in the heart of London for Potter bashes. Everyone enjoyed a well deserved drink or three for the final time. Dan was on great form and enjoying the freedom to let his hair down (until photographed outside) and was on the dance floor most of the night. Rupert, with his close group of friends enjoyed some free time too. It was much appreciated by the crew that the 2 guys made the effort to get down and say a few farewells in person.

So…….. enough shared for now and more to come! But for now hope you enjoy the exclusive photos.

HP4U have occasionally crossed a line with the legal guy's at WB :-) to bring all you Muggle's exclusives over the years, but for us, what the hell is the point of having a 'fan' site if all there is to do is add to the already massive publicity without being individual or using your own editorial judgement? There is also little point in having a fan site if your interest is to publicize yourself (no site names mentioned) and want to be as famous as the people who you are reporting on, OR, be 'first to post' and re-hash some boring bit of news anyway - answer? None whatsoever!!!.......... so, a compromise HAS to be reached in respecting some official embargo's set by the studios and putting out where we could our OWN news and pictures and offer what all TRUE fans want, a genuine behind the scenes glimpse of Potter - it's something to celebrate with the people who have been proud to make the films.

In the coming months and years we CAN promise all you Muggles that HP4U have a back catalogue which spans over 8 years of some of the most amazing pictures, clips and inside stuff that is both hilarious and will be great to finally share.



All these photo's are the property of HP4U
and are cropped and re-sized from originals.

Thestral













James

Jim Broadbent enjoying a glass of bubbly!





















Invitation tickets, given back at the end of party
(will be giving away a couple of these soon, check back)















The all important entry wristband





Lupin the Werewolf


















Hungarian Horntail!!

Tonks! as you've never seen her before.

Such a GREAT live singer.

Also Afshan and Bonnie.

The new look Emma

The wonderful and charming Alan Rickman.

Father and Son! Lucius and Draco.

Tom Felton and Jason Isaacs with partners.

Dan

The one and only mirror