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News from HPANA Confirmed: 15-second 'Half-Blood Prince; teaser before 'Dark Knight' on IMAX http://www.hpana.com/news.20549.html As reported today by various media, HPANA has independently confirmed that a 15-second teaser trailer for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will appear in IMAX theaters before "The Dark Knight" by Warner Bros.   &   News from mugglenet Voldemort #1 movie villain of all time   AOL Moviefone has released their list of the top 25 movie villains of all time. Lord Voldemort, played by Ralph Fiennes, came in top of the list with the following description: "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is the most powerful dark wizard to ever wave a wand, and he schemes to enslave the whole Muggle world. His slithering presence has been minimal in the films so far, but we've all read the books, so we know how much more evil he'll become."   &   Portus 2008 begins in Dallas, Texas http://www.portus2008.org/   Hundreds of Harry Potter fans have descended upon the Lonestar State for the start of HPEF's Portus 2008!! This year's HPEF symposium is quite a treat, as it includes several activities with US audiobook reader Jim Dale! Here are a few pictures from today's arrivals: - An attendee puts her name in the Portus Raffle. - Two attendees check out what Portus has to offer this year. - The Moaning Myrtles model the Portus sign. - The Hilton Anatole and the Dallas sky. - Portus volunteers and attendees speak with the Associated Press.   &   Universal chef reveals Wizarding World menu plans http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200807/826/ Theme Park Insider has shown us a new interview they conducted with Steve Jayson, the executive chef at Universal Orlando Studios. Of interest to Potter fans, he talks about what you may be seeing at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park next year: Jayson confirmed that he and his staff are working on new food service concepts for Universal's Harry Potter land. "We've visited Scotland to get a real close, personal look at the cuisine that they eat," Jayson said. "We're going to have one restaurant that's going to have a nice selection of items that you would probably expect to see in that vein of cooking, and I think it is going to be great." It's clear that great research is being conducted by Universal to make sure the Potter experience is authentic as possible.   &   Movie Magic previews Half-Blood Prince http://www.magical-menagerie.com/mm.php   Movie Magic magazine's latest issue includes a really big spread for Half-Blood Prince. They interviewed a variety of cast and crew, who also spoke about the upcoming Deathly Hallows film. Thanks to Magical-Menagerie.com, we have text copies of the interviews. Production Designer Stuart Craig on the HBP cave: Movie Magic: Because you have actors performing against the small parts of the cave you have to actually build, what aspects of it did you construct? Stuart: We built that island, we built the boat that they travel in, and part of the shoreline they leave to get to the island. But they are like one percent of the total that you'll see in the final film. Producer David Heyman on the Deathly Hallows split: "You obviously need to find the right end point in the book halfway through," he says. "Each has to be a self-contained unit. Each film so far has been different from the one that preceded it, so we need to do that with Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2. There is the challenge of making two separate films that you want to have an identity of their own while you're shooting them at the same time. That being said, what is exciting , what works in our favor, is taht we have a very clear sense of what the two films are and what the thematic underpinnings of each part are, which in itself will provide a distinct nature to each of them." Paul (Ravenclaw) "Well we know one good thing that came out of this." "And what's that?" "Cho couldn't keep her eyes off of you." Word from the wise: Dialup internet is a curse on the world! I cant wait till monday when the Dish/WildBlue people get here and fix it!

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