CONVENTION: Tom Felton added to Wizard World St. Louis

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Tom Felton, best known for his portrayal of “Draco Malfoy” in the Harry Potter series, and Henry Winkler, who first became a pop culture icon as “The Fonz” in the classic TV series “Happy Days,” have been added to the standout celebrity roster at the inaugural 2013 Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, March 22-24 at America’s Center. The two join previously announced guests Stan Lee, Laurie Holden, Billy Dee Williams, WWE® Superstar Randy Orton®, James Marsters and Dean Cain among the headliners.

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VIDEO: Use your wand, just like Harry Potter

For those making their own Harry Potter fan films, you will want to make sure your wand handling skills match the heroes (and villains) in the actual movies.  Warner Bros. just released behind the scenes video of proper wand usage.

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TELEVISION: Bradley to play Hartnell in 50th anniversary docu-drama

What happens when three actors who played Doctor Who have passed away, and another doesn’t want to return for the big 50th anniversary TV movie?  For William Hartnell, the first Doctor, the BBC found an actor to portray him in an upcoming docu-drama.

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FAN FILM: Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later final episode gets split

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Furious Molecules, the team behind parody webseries Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later, originally announced that the series would have 7 episodes, much like the Harry Potter novels. But now they have revealed that the final installment will be split into two parts, like the movie adaptation.

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FRIDAY SING-ALONG: Sorted This Way

It’s great when someone takes a popular song, ads their own geeky lyrics and releases it on the world.  It’s even better when that someone releases a video to go along with it, and it is totally rad (yeah, I’m old, you wanna make something of it), when that video has production value behind it.

You know, there may be something to the video – teenagers cooped up in a private school with select dorms, and very little grownup oversight? Things probably did get crazy.

CCEE’12: Draco Malfoy to appear at Calgary Expo

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Tom Felton, best known as the devious Draco Malfoy in all eight Harry Potter films will be making an appearance at the Calgary Expo April 27-29. Other roles to his credit include Dodge Landon in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Louis Leonowens in Anna and the King opposite Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster and Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers.

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Major Spoilers Podcast #325: Queen and Country

This week on the show: Contests that need winning, Potter on top of the world, a riff on Kirby, John Carter sees red, Mysterymen find a spot, and we’re doing it all for Queen and Country.

 

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TALK BACK: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

The final installment of the final book in the Harry Potter series has arrived from Warner Bros. and it is in theaters today.

The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord’s three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

Did you go see it?  What did you think? Was it all it could be, or should Warner Bros. have left everything in a single film?  Time for you to use the comment section below and share your thoughts, reviews, and pervy comments about Emma Watson.

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POSTER: Hermione (and others) return for more Potter posters

Next week, it all comes to an end as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 arrives in theaters.  Warner Bros. continues to crank the PR hype machine by releasing a new series of posters featuring the central characters.

via Spoiler TV