Dan: "I hope you have a scary but safe holiday"

The movie was absolutely amazing, and I am very excited to get my hands on the DVD with deleted scenes, audio commentary and much more extras! (it is 16th November available here in Holland). I guess you all are too! Daniel Radcliffe first came onto the screen in 2001, 10 years ago. Many of us have quite literally grown up with this sprawling movie series and it is quite weird that there will be no more Harry Potter films. Thankfully we will always have the DVDs!

It will also be quite sad to know we will never see Daniel Radcliffe in the role that made him so famous anymore. He was a fantastic Harry Potter, and we got to see him grow up on the screen. (remember the speech of Emma Watson at the DH part 2 London premiere?) "You were and are the perfect Harry, and will be"

But don't fear, with movies like The Woman in Black coming out February next year we are in for many more films featuring Daniel. In a way I’m glad Harry Potter has ended as it means Daniel will be free to pursue even more exciting new projects, which I personally can’t wait to watch!

From the 2011 track list:

DISC 1
1. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING - A Christmas Carol, featuring Daniel Radcliffe

The competition will run exclusively on YouTube. Entrants have to upload short videos of themselves reading their original ghost story through the official YouTube page at youtube.com/thewomaninblackmovie. The competition closes on the 20th of December, whereupon ten finalists will be chosen and voted for by the public. The winner will be announced on the 6th of January . Below also a video of Daniel reading an extract of The Woman in Black. Official rules

I did post here back in September that Daniel and the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying would have a special performance to benefit The Actors Fund. The Actors Fund now has updated their Facebook page with a photo from their performance which took place on 16th October 2011.

They raised in total $15,000. There was also be an exclusive post-show talkback with Daniel Radcliffe, cast members and a representative from The Trevor Project.

I already posted before that Daniel would attend the Spike TV Scream Awards Harry Potter Farewell in New York City. There would be a flashmob and they would tape a segment for the Scream Awards show (Daniel accepting his awards). I heard from Flash Mob America via e-mail that the flash mob got cancelled.

We are so sorry to inform you that the NYC Harry Potter Event has been cancelled. The police changed their minds on how many people can be at the SCREAM Awards

I did assume that everything would have been cancelled, but there are photos of Daniel on stage with Samuel  L. Jackson, via their Twitter.

Update: There is now a video of Daniel accepting the Ultimate Scream (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2) and Best Fantasy Actor (himself) awards from Samuel L. Jackson.
Update: 18th October 2011. A video from a chat between Samuel L. Jackson and Dan via mikethe fanboy.com



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Update: The one from MSN got deleted, I added the official video.

To join click here and enter the promo code 'potter' (to be eligible to attend, you must be 18 years old and live in the New York tri-state area).

When: 10/14/2011
What Time: 9:30 PM
Where: New York, NY
Audience release: You will have to sign an audience release before you can participate in the farewell.
Personal items: Please be aware that large bags, backpacks, food or drinks will NOT be allowed in the event.  Cell phones are OK.  
Security: Everyone must pass through a security check, including a metal detector, before being seated.

Let the trending begin! Tweet your pics, videos and experiences @spike_tv #SCREAMFORPOTTER. The Scream Awards will premiere Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. (vote link is at the right sidebar)

source: ew.com

Update: 12th October 2011. With thanks to Comikaze Expo, Daniel J Radcliffe Holland can give you the link to 50% discount tickets. And for all of you who are wondering: It isn't confirmed nor denyed if Daniel will be there, but it's definitely something you don't want to miss (note: Dan also has the NYMF gala 6th November). Runned by CBS Films there are giveaways and they have a very special surprise for all the fans.

Update: 22nd October 2011. The WiB screening (it's how it's written on the schedule) plus giveaways will take place on Saturday 5th November at 11:00 AM, Room 306AB. Time schedule

The people who said it was Daniel Radcliffe, got to read to this comment on the status above:

Everyone who said DANIEL RADCLIFFE- Put yr email down below. We will cross check. Video will be LIVE MONDAY. Spread the word. Comikaze may be a first year show but we pulled out some big guns, we are ALL THAT and more and we are only$12. Support local support a convention who cares . Spread the word. If you think this year looks rad, just imagine what we will do for you next. Conventions should be good AND Affordable. So tell ALL YOUR FRIENDS! Let the LA INVASION BEGIN!

So all the info in short: It seems there will be a The Woman in Black screening.. + a special promo (which they film monday, so tomorrow). If more information about this comes available, I'l update

"Comikaze Expo is Los Angeles’ first and only large-scale, multi-media pop culture convention. We bring together the most exciting and innovative in comics, video games, original art, movies, television and more"

source: comikazeexpo.com

About the NYMF:

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Now in its eighth year, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is the largest annual musical theatre event in America and is widely regarded as the essential source for new material and talent discovery. 

sources: broadwayworld.com & nymf.org

“We got involved with The Woman in Black early on during the development stage when they were just talking to [director] James [Watkins] and there was no cast.  We all talked about who we felt would be a good person to play that role and we all decided that if you get a movie star to be in a genre horror movie it’s a nice fit. It brings something and then you can market the movie with a movie star, but also the horror movies market themselves.  So we kind of tried to pattern what they did with The Others and Nicole Kidman and what they did with The Sixth Sense and Bruce Willis. We felt that having a legitimate movie star in a genre piece is a nice piece of business.  I actually owe a lot of credit to Simon Oakes, who was very instrumental in getting Daniel Radcliffe attached.  I think that Daniel really liked James and they really had a good meeting.  So I think that it was a blessing.  It is pretty great to have Daniel Radcliffe after the last Harry Potter film in a genre movie.”

Would have been great to see TWIB in 3D.. expecially a horror..but well I think we all will enjoy it anyway!

The passes will become available via an exclusive URL and passcode, which will be revealed on wbstudiotour.co.uk and facebook.com/wbstudiotourlondon - at midday on Monday.
You should follow the link then before they sell out.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, based in Leavesden, will offer visitors a unique behind the scenes tour of the most successful film series of all time. Tickets for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, which opens in Spring 2012, are priced at £28 for adults and £21 for children, and must be booked in advance via www.wbstudiotour.co.uk.

DailyRecord has published a new interview with Dan online, where he talked about his upcoming movie The Woman in Black and he also talks about potential new roles for next year. Read that below.

 “There are lots of things lined up for next year, and one of them is very funny.
“But I would love to do Shakespeare, I’d love to do Orton. But what I’d love to do more than anything else is a new play that’s the one really creative process that I’ve not been involved in.”

On working with his real life godson Misha

Misha in turn thinks working on the film was a game.
Daniel explained: “We were on a night shoot and it was 10 o’clock at night and it was cold. “He was not happy and he was not having any of it, and wanted to go home. “I said, ‘Mischa, no, it’s okay, we will make it a game, I really need you to help me by doing this.’ So he thinks he’s doing me a favour, which is awesome, but he’s got a really great attitude towards it, because he’s now just fantastically arrogant about it.

“He’ll go, ‘Yes, I’m probably going to better than you in the film Dan.’
“I’m like, ‘Yes Mischa, you probably are. But he’s fantastic.”

Dan's friendship with Rupert, Emma, and Tom.

And certainly he and the other young cast, in particular Rupert Grint and Emma Watson who played Ron and Hermione, are close to his thoughts as are other cast members such as Tom Felton, who played Draco.

He said: “We are all just very supportive of each other, as you would expect I suppose.“They all come and see me and I’m excited. Rupert has just been finishing a film, Tom has got loads of films coming out as well as Planet of the Apes, Emma has just finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower. We all keep in touch.”