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Here's the news on everything Harry Potter!
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Update: Rowling: Glamour UK's Women of the Year Nominee
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Glamour.com UK are accepting votes for Women of the Year 2009 on its website. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is nominated in the Writer category for her book Tales of Beedle the Bard. Harry Potter stars Dawn French (the Fat Lady from Prisoner of Azkaban) and Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) are also nominees in the Writer category for their biographies, Dear Fatty and That's Another Story.
Click here to vote.
Update: The awards will be presented on Tuesday June 2, 2009. Thanks to Snitchseeker
Source: BellaandEdward.com |
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Beedle the Bard Shortlisted for British Book Awards
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard is shortlisted for the category WHSmith Children's Book of the Year for the Galaxy British Book of the Year Awards. Other books in the category include Dinosaurs Love Underpants, Horrid Henry Robs the Bank, Captain Underpants & the Preposterous Plight, Artemis Fowl & the Time Paradox, and Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn.
Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley in the Harry Potter films) is also shortlisted for Biography of the Year for her book That's Another Story. Another Harry Potter actress, Dawn French (The Fat Lady in Prisoner of Azkaban), is also nominated in the same category for her autobiography Dear Fatty.
UK Harry Potter audio book narrator Stephen Fry received a nomination in the category of Popular Non-Fiction for his book Stephen Fry in America.
Fans can vote online until March 28th. You can vote here.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 5 in London. |
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Robert Pattinson Nominated For Empire New Comer
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Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter films) has been nominated for the category of Best Newcomer for the 2009 Jameson Empire awards.
Some other Harry Potter actors are also up for nominations or are involved with films that are up for nominations. Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) is up for Best Actress for her role in Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd's (which also stars Alan Rickman - Snape) soundtrack is up against Julie Walters' (Molly Weasley) Mama Mia for Best Soundtrack. Sweeney Todd is also up for Best Director and Best Horror Film. Bruges, which stars Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), Brendan Gleeson (Moody), and Clémence Poésy (Fleur), is up for Best Comedy and Best British film.
Registered members can vote for their choice of nominees. Go vote here!
Thanks to TLC. |
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Julie Walters: WFTV Lifetime Achievement Award
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Broadcast posted the news that Julie Walters, who is loved by Harry Potter movie fans for her role as “Mrs. Weasley”, will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Women in Film and Television. It is in honor of her career that covers 34 years in the entertainment industry. She is also known for her roles in Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, Calendar Girls, and Educating Rita (which was my first introduction to her).
Click here to read more.
Thanks Snitchseeker |
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Julie Walters Autobiography: BBC 4’s Book Of The Week
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Recently, Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) finished writing her autobiography titled That’s Another Story. Upon the release of her book last week, Ms. Walters read 15-minute excerpts from it each day on BBC Radio 4’s program Book of the Week. It is still possible to hear her readings by accessing the program’s Listen Again schedule. Click here.
Warning: The content does contain adult language and situations.
That’s Another Story is available at the Harry Potter’s Page Amazon Store. Click here. |
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Another Real Woman Role For Julie Walters
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We previously reported about Julie Walters’ portrayal of Mary Whitehouse, the woman who challenged the BBC during the 1960’s, in a movie for BBC2. According to an article in MailOnline, the actress, known as “Molly Weasley” in the Harry Potter films, has accepted the role of Dr. Anne Turner for a BBC1 TV film. Dr. Turner was a medical practitioner from Bath who became publicly known in 2006 for announcing her intention to end her life by means of assisted suicide after being diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a neurological degenerative disease.
A Short Stay In Switzerland will be directed by Simon Curtis. Mr. Curtis also directed the mini-series Cranford which starred Dame Judi Dench and Dame Eileen Atkins. He was quoted to have said that Ms. Walters has “that extra ingredient the public responds to; Dame Judi has that, too. The audience love to go on the journey she takes them on”.
Click here to read the complete article. |
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Video: Walters Discusses Her Mary Whitehouse Role
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We previously reported a new BBC drama with Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley). Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story will air on BBC 2 on Wednesday, May 28 at 9:00 pm. It is based on the true story of Mary Whitehouse's fight to "clean-up" British television in the 1960's.
Dressed in her "Mary Whitehouse" costume, Ms. Walters tells BBC Breakfast her memories of the woman's crusade and what it did accomplish. Click here to watch the brief interview. |
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Julie Walters Stars In New BBC Drama
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According to an article in the Daily Mail, Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) will star in Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story which will air on BBC 2 on Wednesday, May 28 at 9:00 pm. Mrs. Whitehouse embarked “on a one-woman mission to clean up British television” in the 1960’s.
Ms. Walters was quoted to have said: "I am very excited to be playing Mary Whitehouse, and to be looking at the time when she attacked the BBC and started to make her name."
Thanks Wizard News |
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Julie Walters Not a Harry Potter Fan
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Julie Walters, who portrays Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter films, admitted she's not a huge Harry Potter fan in a recent interview.
"The funny thing was that a rumour went around once that I was an avid reader of the Harry Potter books and that I was always first in the queue when they came out.
"Not the case, I'm afraid. Someone caught me thumbing through one on a bookstand and all I was doing - I admit it - was checking whether or not JK Rowling, the author, had written my character out!
"It was pure self-interest. I got to the magic words 'Mrs Weasley', realised I wasn't going to be the impending corpse and put the book back on the shelf." |
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Driving Lessons Australian Release Date
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Driving Lessons with Rupert Grint and Julie Waters will be released in Australia on 7th July, one week before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which will be released in cinemas in Australia on 12th July! It'll be double the Grint  |
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Driving Lessons on ITV Today
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Driving Lessons, which stars Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Julie Walters (Molly Weasley), will air on ITV today at 9:00PM GMT. The films is about a shy teenage boy (Grint) trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother (Linney). His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress (Walters).
Thanks to Veritaserum. |
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Julie Walters Speaks of Phoenix
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Julie Walters, who portrays Mrs. Wesley in the Harry Potter films, recently spoke with JewReview.net regarding her recent film Driving Lessons and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Here are a few excerpts of what she had to say about the fifth Harry Potter film:
“The sets are fantastic; Mark (Williams), who plays Mr. Weasley, said they made his hair stand up on the back of his neck when he walked into one of the rooms. They’re just so beautiful, they’re amazing.”
Regarding the new director, David Yates:
“He’s very unassuming; they were in a way, Alfonso was, but he’s fantastic. [David] is very into the emotional truth of it, the kids absolutely love it; he’s very sweet and kind, and very, very into the story like a child is. And he’s really into the emotional depths, and he’s really fantastic, he’s a lovely man.”
Read the rest of the article here!
Thanks to HPANA. |
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Walters on Potter, Grint, and More
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Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) recently spoke with The Daily Record about the many projects she is doing, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which she'll be on set filming this fall. She also spoke of working with Rupert Grint during Driving Lessons. Here are some excerpts:
And with her role in the Harry Potter movies, Julie's considerable fan base has expanded even further. "You wouldn't believe how many kids recognise me, and want the autograph of Mrs Weasley," she laughs. "Even if the part in the films isn't really that large, it's lovely to be appreciated.
She also admitted that she is not a big reader of the Harry Potter books, although rumours had gone round that she was. This was because she had heard that one of the books had a death of a major character. She was caught rifling through the book at a book store, just trying to confirm that the character wasn't Mrs. Weasley ('job insurance, you know').
And what about Rupert Grint?
"I love the time that I'm in his company. He is a terrible giggler. He sees or hears something funny, and he's away. I see his shoulders start to twitch and I'm off too.
"But he's grown up so much in the last few years. At the premiere of the first Harry Potter film, my husband Grant turned to me, pointed at the three young stars, and said 'Look at them, poor things'.
Make sure to read the rest of the article here! |
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Julie Walters To Return For OotP
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Thanks to MuggleNet we have quotes from Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) most recent interview with FilmFocus stating that she will be returning to do Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!!! And now I'm excited, because Julie Walters rocks!
She says:
"I really can't wait. Will you write to them and tell them that I'm indispensable? But, yes, it looks like I'm doing number five."
And she says how she was "shocked" to not be in GoF:
"I'm so glad to hear you say you were disappointed I wasn't in Goblet of Fire, because I was disappointed as well! I went out to see it and I wasn't there - I was shocked!" |
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Julie Walters Could be in Order of the Phoenix
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Stefan over at The Snitch saw Julie Walters (Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter films) on the UK show Parkison, where she stated that although she is not in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there is a possibility that she could be in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenxi. |
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