Rose Hemmingway talks with co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette about the shows favorite YouTube video - the behind-the-scenes recording of the HOW TO SUCCEED... cast album. Watch Rose's favorite videos here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
"How to Succeed" YouTube celebrity playlist
Entertainment Weekly photoshoot + (young) Daniel Radcliffe on the cover
What will this "special Collector's Double issue" include
• A look back at the entire Potter franchise, including exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and recollections from more than 20 stars and filmmakers. Daniel Radcliffe reveals how he almost didn’t bother auditioning for the role of Harry. “When they first approached us, my parents were told that whoever got the part would be signing on for six films — that were going to be filmed in Los Angeles. My parents felt that that would be far too big a disruption to my life.” When production later moved to the UK., though, Radcliffe put himself forward — and soon landed the role that would change his life forever.• A preview of the final film, including fresh details on the 19-years-later epilogue that required a re-shoot last December after director David Yates’ failed first attempt with some heavy-handed aging makeup. As Rupert Grint recalls: “I looked really overweight, and with this weird feathered hairpiece they put on me, I looked like a mutant Donald Trump.”
• Christopher Columbus’ first-person account of the challenges of casting very young actors and working with them despite notably short attention spans. “The first film was shot in an almost documentary style because the actors were so untrained and raw,” he writes.
• Profiles of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, complete with original photography. “I have spent more of my life being someone else than I have being myself,” says Watson. The 21-year-old remembers how she used to exasperate the crew at Leavesden Studios by wandering around when she wasn’t shooting. “There was an orchard, a line of apple trees, on one side of the grounds. I would go down and walk around there. Those poor ADs! They must have had nervous breakdowns whenever I would disappear.”
• An exclusive close look at the props and sets from the series — and the stories behind them. For instance, Barry Wilkinson’s props department created hundreds and hundreds of wands for the eight films. “Over the years, it was becoming more and more difficult to think up different designs and shapes for each of them,” says Wilkinson.
source: ew.com
Dan to be featured on USA Weekend cover
A short news message, Daniel will be featured on the cover of USA Weekend in the July 9-10 issue.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 featurette "Where we left off"
Updated(3): Daniel Radcliffe received Trevor Live Award
Update: 28th June 2011. Photo via The Trevor Project and broadwayworld.com video.
Update: 6/8th July 2011.. Access Hollywood video and second video.
Update: 29th December 2011. Another Broadway Beat video below
"People were using derogatory terms. The idea that someone would be victimized is just horrendous. You can be the hero of your own story.”
Photos: Getty Images
Scholastic's You Are What You Read campaign
Daniel Radcliffe listed 5 books for Scholastic's You Are What You Read campaign. I recognize The Master and Margarita from the Read campaign.
1. The Old Man and the Sea
"I think the Old Man and Sea was probably the first book by a really classic author that I ever read, and it was then that I realized that things were classics for a reason, and they weren’t all just really, really, really hard work."
2. Germinal
"Germinal by Emile Zola was the first sort of longer and more European novel that I ever read, and I remember reading it in like five days. It’s a long book, and I’m a slow reader, but I just did nothing else."
3. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
"It was given to me on my 15th birthday by a friend, and I just thought it was the funniest thing I ever read and kind of amazing and captured the period of time brilliantly."
4. The Master and Margarita
"The Master and Margarita is my favorite, favorite book in the world ever by Mikhail. To me it’s the greatest exploration of the human imagination, and it’s about forgiveness and life and history, and it’s just the most incredible book that I’ve ever read; I read it once and then I read it almost immediately again."
5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
"I think it’s fair to say that if we’re talking about the five books that have most influenced my life, I think it would be pretty churlish of me not to say Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for giving me everything that I have and everything that I will have."
source: youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 featurette "The Story" & new TV spot
Updated: Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette revealed "How to succeed" windows at Lord & Taylor
Update: 24th June 2011. More photos here (thanks to DR.de for the link)
Photos: Getty Images
Update(2): Rupert Grint, Oliver en James Phelps zullen fototentoonstelling openen in Amsterdam
Update: 27 juni 2011. De tijd is aangegeven: 19:00 met dank aan rupert-grint.us via Twitter
Update: 1 juli 2011. Een video van Shownieuws hier. In de TV reportage was een meisje die "liever had dat Daniel Radcliffe daar was".
Via Warner Bros. NL:
Donderdag 30 juni zijn Rupert Grint, James en Oliver Phelps in Nederland om een Harry Potter fototentoonstelling te openen.
Ter gelegenheid van de release van de laatste Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 op 13 juli, zullen de drie bekende acteurs Rupert Grint (Ron Wemel), James en Oliver Phelps (Fred en George Wemel, de oudere tweelingbroers van Ron Wemel in de film) donderdag 30 juni Nederland bezoeken.
De Harry Potter acteurs zullen een speciale openlucht fototentoonstelling openen welke te bezichtigen is op het Rembrandtplein te Amsterdam. De fototentoonstelling geeft met een ruime selectie aan exclusieve beelden een uniek overzicht achter de schermen. Een avontuurlijke reis door alle acht Harry Potter films in fotografie sinds de productie van de films begon in 2000. Gedurende 2 weken zal de fototentoonstelling voor iedereen gratis te bezichtigen zijn vanaf 30 juni tot 17 juli 2011.
100th performance "How to Succeed" cancelled: crew member dies
At the 100th performance of Daniel Radcliffe's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, tragedy overruled.., a stagehand (Male, 29) died due to complications from cardiac arrest before the 8:00pm curtain call at 9:05pm. Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette came to the stage to announce to the audience that the show was canceled due to, as Dan put it, "a tragedy within the company."
From the official press release:
"The name of the deceased and any further details are being withheld by the authorities pending notification of the family. The incident was not caused by an accident related to the production. The cast, crew and theatre staff mourn the loss of this member of their theatrical family."My thoughts/condolences go out to the cast/crew family of the crew member and everyone working at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Updated: Four more TV spots Deathly Hallows part 2
Update: 24th June 2011. Changed 2 video on HQ (thanks MovieWeb) + added 1 trailer
Another new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 TV spot
A new TV spot from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 popped up online with more scenes we haven't seen before, (Gringotts, Hogwarts) it's not a great quality video, but if we have a better version, we ofcourse will update!
Daniel Radcliffe talks about Pottermore and about maybe returning to Potter years later
Los Angeles Times caught up with Dan after the whole Pottermore mania started via Twitter and some other fansites who had been posting about "coordinates which leaded forwards to the new launched site Pottermore.com. which is from JK Rowling. Below Dan's quotes.
More info about Pottermore will get out on 23th June.
“I know nothing about that whatsoever,” Radcliffe said of the cryptic new website that is meant to stir interest in the June 23 announcement of some new endeavor. “I’m sure that Jo will be writing a lot more in the coming years. I’m sure she has a lot more in her than we’ve read and a lot more stories to tell.”and about returning to "Potter"
And he added, with a bit of a chuckle: “As long as they don’t involve Harry, I’m quite happy to buy them.”
“Not particularly. I think that would be a bit odd,” said the actor, who celebrates his 22nd birthday the week after the eighth film opens. “I’d be very skeptical about that. First of all, I don’t think that she will” write another Potter installment, “and second of all, oh, I don’t know, the idea of going back to something after 10 or 20 years? At that point, I will have worked 20 years to establish a career outside of it, and at that point to go back to it would feel a little self-defeating.”
DJR Holland is 5 years online!
With this news, I ofcourse would like to thank everyone who has helped me through the years, and ofcourse the affiliates and partners for the support and you as a visitor! I know the site gets visitors from all over the World..with at the top USA and Holland.. Thanks! And well what's even nice to know is that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter also has it's 1st Anniversary today. Congratulations!
And then for the news of today. Another Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 TV spot, can be seen below. Thanks Warner Bros.
Books that made a difference to Daniel Radcliffe
You have always wondered which books Daniel is reading? Oprah Winfrey's website oprah.com has published seven books that made a difference to Daniel.
The Master and Margarita
432 pages;
Penguin Classics
Daniel Radcliffe has amazon.com to thank for introducing
him to this satirical novel about Stalinist Russia, which Bulgakov
wrote in secret from 1928 until just before his death in 1940, and which
was finally published 26 years later. "I was reading Louis de
Bernières's trilogy on Latin America and this book came up as something I
might like, so I bought it," says Radcliffe. "It's now my favorite
novel—it's just the greatest explosion of imagination, craziness,
satire, humor, and heart." The fantastical work so captured Radcliffe
that for his 21st birthday, he traveled to Russia to visit the author's
apartment in Moscow. "There are passages that have become everyday
Russian sayings. For instance, 'Manuscripts don't burn.' If it had ever
come out that this book was being written, Bulgakov would likely have
disappeared permanently. That phrase stands for the fact that nothing is
more powerful or more indestructible than the written word."
source: oprah.com
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
304 pages;
Modern Library
"This is one of the funniest books I've ever read, which
is the main reason I recommend it to people," says Daniel Radcliffe,
who was given Thompson's drug-fueled, madcap rumination on American
culture in the 1960s as a 15th birthday present by a friend on the Potter
set. "But there is a sadness in it as well. I think Thompson loved
America despite himself, and this is a lament for the passing of a time
that we'll never see again. He was such an intelligent and socially
aware person; he knew even when he wrote this in 1971 that a decade like
the '60s could not happen again. And it is kind of sad to read it now
because I know I will never have the feeling of living in a time that
fresh and with so few boundaries."
Germinal
567 pages;
Oxford University Press
This hefty masterpiece about the plight of French miners
in the 1860s "made me realize that when books are considered
'classics,' most of the time they're actually very readable and
exciting," Daniel Radcliffe says. "It amazes me how deftly Zola captures
the idiosyncrasy, the mundanity, and the scale of life among all these
different classes of people. Every character feels fully formed and
real. And once I learned more about Zola's involvement in the Dreyfus
affair"—the infamous turn-of-the-century case in which Zola, citing
anti-Semitism, publicly accused the French army of wrongfully convicting
a Jewish captain of treason—"and how he advocated for individual
freedom, I just thought, I love this man. He must have been an incredible person to know."
Labyrinths
240 pages;
New Directions
This collection of short stories by a master of magical
realism "blew my mind," says Daniel Radcliffe. "When I read a good book,
I sometimes like to think I might be capable of writing something
similar, but never, in my wildest dreams, could I write anything that
approaches the level of cleverness and intellect and madness of Borges. I
don't think anyone could." His favorite? The Argentinean writer's short
story "The Library of Babel" ("Borges proves that if you can write a
story in ten pages, it doesn't need to be any longer"), in which he
imagines an infinite library filled with every book written, not yet
written, and every combination of words and letters in between. "The
premise is that contained somewhere in these books is the meaning of
life. So cults develop that walk through the library searching for it.
The fact that Borges could start with such an idea—an infinite library, what would that involve?—and then take it to a logical conclusion is remarkable."
Midnight's Children
672 pages;
Vintage
"I read this on vacation in Australia when I was 15,"
says Daniel Radcliffe, who credits the Northern Irish band the Divine
Comedy with getting him hooked on Rushdie's allegorical novel about the
independence and partition of India and its aftermath. "They have a song
called 'The Booklovers,' which is, essentially, a list of famous
authors. I made it my mission after hearing it to read one book by every
author on the list, which starts with Aphra Behn and ends with Rushdie.
So I bought Midnight's Children."
Radcliffe says people scoffed when he picked up the novel, thinking he
was too young to grasp it. "I still have no idea why. It is the most
enchanting book. And it's such a brilliant idea: children born at the
same hour who metaphorically encompass all the good and evil attributes
of a new society. Rushdie writes with a true patriotism—a love for his
country that's not blind."
The Old Man and the Sea
96 pages;
Scribner Classics
Hemingway's last major work of fiction, the epic tale of
a luckless fisherman and his exhausting struggle to reel in a giant
marlin, "is just a beautiful story, simply told," Daniel Radcliffe says.
"I have friends who never read books, and so when they ask me what they
should pick up first, I always give them this one. I tell them there
are some books that are like drugs, and will give you a quick hit, but
if you want something that will stay with you and resonate for a long
while afterward, then try this. I read it for school, and it speaks to
the power of the book that I could analyze the bugger out of it and
still not fall out of love with it."
Selected Poems
256 pages;
Penguin
"Harrison is the best British poet of the second half of
the 20th century," says Daniel Radcliffe. "He writes about class, love,
Britain, and it's all just brilliant." Harrison's skillful blend of
formal meter and colloquialisms "showed me that poetry could use real
language and be angry and beautiful. He made me feel something on a gut
level that I had never experienced before, and that energized me to
write my own," says Radcliffe, who, at 17, sent off a packet of his
poems to Harrison. "He wrote back basically saying they're good, but try
to get a handle on meter."
source: oprah.com
Daniel Radcliffe presents at 15th Annual Webby Awards: WWoHP website wins Webby
The official site of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter won a Webby for Best Tourism Website, congratulations!
Photos: Getty Images
Updated: Tony Awards: pictures and video of "How to succeed" performing
John added: " “Very special thanks to Daniel Radcliffe, without whom I know that I would be sitting at home in my underwear watching this on television.”
Photos: Getty Images
Exclusive Ultimate Edition Half-Blood Prince clip: Harry's transformation
The Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince Ultimate Editions hit store shelves next Tuesday, 14th June.
"How to Succeed" cast talks about making the cast recording
Daniel: "There is now a Daniel Radcliffe version of Finch"
Updated(3): NYC World premiere date 11th July 2011 + sweepstakes
Update: 14th June 2011. NoticiasPotter tweeted that Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis are confirmed for the NY premiere (tweet here)
Update: 23rd June 2011. Where, when and Who:
Where: Avery Fisher Hall, Columbus Avenue at West 65th Street, New York NY
When: Monday, July 11th with celebrity arrivals starting at 5 PM.
Who (so far): Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Helen McCrory, director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron, and screenwriter Steve Kloves.
Update: 8th July 2011. Livestream. http://www.livestream.com/summerblockbusters (or below)
Video streaming by Ustream
And then HP Fans in the US, who own Time Warner Cable can win a trip to attend the NYC premiere. For more information on how to participate/enter the sweepstakes, head to Time Warner's official Facebook.
Time Warner Cable digital customers can now enter the Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsTM – Part 2 Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in New York City. Be the first of your friends to witness the final chapter in the Harry Potter Series!
Photo: Warner Bros. One Grand Prize winner will receive a two-day, one night trip for two to New York City including airfare and hotel accommodations; as well as two tickets to the premiere screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 on July 15th.
Customers can enter the sweepstakes now through June 19th by completing and submitting the online registration form on the Time Warner Cable Facebook page. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected on June 20th.
No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. The Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsTM – Part 2 Sweepstakes is open to legal US residents who, as of 6/2/11, are Time Warner Cable subscribers, residing in a serviceable area of Time Warner Cable and those living in the same household in the following states/areas: AL, AZ, CA, CO (only in Gunnison), HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WV, or WI, and 18 years of age or older. Starts 10:01 a.m. ET 6/3/11 & ends 11:59 p.m. ET 6/19/11. Sponsored by Time Warner Cable Inc.
Updated: Daniel Radcliffe to present at the Webby Awards?
I have found a Tweet on Twitter which made me want to search for more information on the upcoming Webby Awards this monday at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
jimshi809 posted the following: "Daniel Radcliffe is confirmed to present Anna Wintour with Vogue.com’s Webby for Best Fashion Website on Monday at the Hammerstein Ballroom"
The show will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Site: webbyawards.com
Update: 9th June 2011. It's confirmed now that Daniel will be there, because The Webby Awards tweeted about him. So don't forget to watch it live this Monday after Sunday's Tony Awards.
5-Word Speeches, appearances by Daniel Radcliffe, #AngryBirds, @lcdsoundsystem, plus @lisakudrow LIVE on FB 6/13 http://on.fb.me/Webbys15From their Tumblr:
RSVP to watch The Webby Awards LIVE on Facebook on June 13th, featuring appearances by LCD Soundsystem, Daniel Radcliffe, Angry Birds, IBM’s Watson, Founder of the “It Gets Better” Project Dan Savage, and musical performances from Norah Jones and the Gregory Brothers.
BC/EFA donates $15,000 to The Trevor Project in honor of Daniel Radcliffe
Updated(3): Daniel Radcliffe hosting MTI Broadway Student Celebration | performing at the Tony's
While at the celebration, Daniel revealed (AP) that he will be performing at the Tony's.
The "Harry Potter" star says he'll perform the song "Brotherhood of Man" from his Broadway show "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" early in Sunday's telecast.Update: 15th June 2011. Another video thnx to Broadwayworld.com, and one from AP below.
Says Radcliffe: "I think we're one of the first, if not the first."
Radcliffe was passed over for a Tony nomination, but says he's pulling for co-stars John Larroquette and Tammy Blanchard, who are up for awards.
"If John won it would be just amazing," he says. "Only because I have a lot of scenes with him."
Update: 22nd June 2011. Playbill.com video
Update: 29th December 2011. Video from BroadwayWorld TV below
Daniel Radcliffe's "How to Succeed" wins at BroadwayWorld's 2011 Theater Awards
We all could vote before at broadwayworld.com for our favorite play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at their Theater Awards and well the results are in: Daniel wins Best Leading Actor in a Musical Congratulations!
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Daniel Radcliffe - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying- 27%
Aaron Tveit - Catch Me If You Can - 17%
Tony Sheldon - Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 12%
Updated: MTV Movie Awards 2011: the results and new Deathly Hallows clip
Yesterday was the time for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1, Tom Felton (Best Villain), and ofcourse Daniel Radcliffe (Best Kiss, Best Male Performance) and Dan, Emma and Rupert together versus deatheaters (Best Fight) were all nominated. Daniel couldn't be there because of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
The results:
Best Villain for Tom Felton, congratulations
Daniel lost out to Robert Pattinson on both categories, Deathly Hallows part 1 was nominated as Best Movie but lost out to The Twilight Saga, Best Fight went to Twilight too.
Then, Emma Watson presented an exclusive new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 clip, which can be seen below!
Update: A longer version can be seen here, thanks to Mira from DR.de for the tip.
Missed the show?
You can watch it online! Dutch: link | USA/etc (mtv.com): link
Or on TV: re-runs on MTV! (Dutch: starting tonight! 9:45)
Updated: Vote for Daniel Radcliffe in the PopSugar 100
PopSugar has e-mailed me about their 5th Annual PopSugar 100. Daniel is included (nominated in the Favorite Imports section) How PopSugar readers rank Daniel in the categories determines his placement in the final PopSugar100.
By playing the PopSugar100, you can be entered for the chance to win one of four gorgeous luxury prizes — a Chanel bag, an Hermès Kelly bag, an Hermès CdC cuff bracelet, and a vintage Rolex watch.
Favorite Imports: Make your own top 10 at Popsugar.comUpdate: I found out that Daniel ended up as nr 8 of 10 at the Favorite Imports section
Updated: Daniel to serve as master of ceremonies for Shubert Foundation
Update: 6th June 2011. Press release below
When there's more information, you read it here.
More Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 TV spots
