A name like harry potter just seems so elemental, right. Apr 06, 2019 10 unbelievable facts about harry potter and the order of the phoenix subscribe. Apr 1, 2014 31 unbelievable facts that make the harry potter movies even more magical the harry potter studio tour shows that the real magic is what happened behind the scenes. When harry was one year old, his parents were killed by a dark evil wizard named lord voldemort. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was the first novel in the beloved series that eventually made j. Rowling has revealed about the harry potter universe in the many years since the books and movies finished. Luckily, each man communicated with the director stepping up after him to ensure that continuity and the feel of the films flowed properly. Harrys birth was overshadowed by a prophecy, naming either himself or neville longbottom as the one with the power to vanquish lord voldemort. The other entry to do this was the final movie in the franchise, harry potter and the deathly hallows. The wealth of harry potter material also means that theres a wealth of behindthescenes information that yields new details of how j. Keep reading to learn 20 surprising facts about jk rowlings magical series, from how she named her characters to how technology brought the films to life. The bluray edition of philosophers stone includes commentary from director chris columbus that reveals that the final scene of the film where harry, hermione and ron depart on the hogwarts express was the first scene shot. Harry potter and the cursed child, a script for a west end stage play set in the harry potter universe, was the highestselling print book of 2016 by more than 3.
Harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j. The first one is the complete absence of peeves which is a tragedy in my opinion and how some of the physical descriptions of some of the characters in the book arent exactly how the actors. Rowling revelations about the years between harry potter and cursed child by megan mccluskey may 1, 2017 10. Rowling into the first author ever to become a billionaire. And to keep up with my 10 fun facts series, this is gonna be ten fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone, both the book and the movie. The scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1, in which 6 other people have to disguise themselves as wizard harry, took actor daniel radcliffe 90 tries to get it right. Nov 28, 2019 the world of harry potter is full of magical secrets and intricate details, but some of the most shocking and intriguing stories actually happened behind the scenes of it all, while translating j. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with fantastic. Whether youre a hardcore fan or a muggle whos only seen the movies, theres no denying that harry potter is a cultural phenomenon. Rowling does a great job of explaining the scale and splendor of the hogwarts castle. Production began in the united kingdom in 2000, with. Harry potter, ron and hermione return to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. Voldemort had heard a prophecy that his greatest enemy would be a boy who sounded like harry. But the wizarding world of harry potter is so much more than just books or a movie series or a. The film begins in the evening of the day the masons visit, omitting dobby in the hedges and additional quarrels between harry and the dursleys. And since closing the book on the main series in 2007, she keeps adding to it. The books imaginative story line about a boy wizard made it an immediate and lasting hit with both children and adults. Part 2 heading towards hogwarts, the song playing over the scene is the same one as the last scene in harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001 where harry waves goodbye. However, the special thing about his birthday is the birthdate of author of harry potter.
It can also be noticed in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 movie and book when before his 17th birthday harry still has the trace on him allowing the ministry of magic know about underage magic while everyone else present in his guard to leave private drive for the first time, which included ron and hermione, are all of age 17 or. We all know the main character of harry potter series is harry. Harrys parents james and lily are soulmates because the patronus charm to ward off dementors is a. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and eight movies by j. Rowlings magical novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone hit u. This would be fitting because harry potter serves as a type of everyman, a powerful mythological archetype. In fact, the only sets that were built for hogwarts were the great hall, the. Being a true harry potter fan by reading the books way too many times, there are some details that i noticed were never transferred to the movie version. Snitchs worth of facts, trivia bits, and easter eggs from the cinematic potterverse. Rowling even launched pottermore, which has become a sort of everevolving encyclopedia of trivia and backstories from her. So now, these are the fun facts about the harry potter films. Over 300 child actors auditioned for the role of harry. Harry arrived at number 4, privet drive in the first book with hagrid in siriuss motorbike.
They both blow out candles on july 31 happy birthday, jkr. Oct 31, 2014 see how many of our 20 nerdy harry potter facts were already lodged in your brain. What are some interesting facts about the harry potter. Dec 23, 2011 so now, these are the fun facts about the harry potter films. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first novel in the immensely popular harry potter series by british writer j. Recently, i wrote an article called 10 fun facts you never knew about star wars.
Feb 22, 2018 being a true harry potter fan by reading the books way too many times, there are some details that i noticed were never transferred to the movie version. An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its. The last harry potter film came out nearly 10 years ago now, but it remains one of the most celebrated and iconic series of all time. He later declined the offer contending that filming would be like, shooting ducks in a barrel. List of differences between the harry potter books and films.
And thats not the only influence rowling had on her characters. But the real magic came from the littleknown facts about how these hit movies came to be. People continue to share theories and fan fiction about the world of harry potter, proving that its one of the most important film series to ever be brought to the big screen. Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn harry potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. The kids in the cast had to get casts of their teeth made. It could fit 22 doubledecker buses in and took over 90 tonnes of plaster to complete, as well as the handiwork of 30 men over 18 weeks. Jun 25, 2016 here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Nov 19, 2019 with over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. Harrys parents james and lily are soulmates because the patronus charm to ward off dementors is a physical. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 trivia imdb. An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. Daniel radcliffe auditioned for the role of harry potter after he was approached by producer david heyman.
The child actors in harry potter would do their actual schoolwork in the movie to make. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. Here are the very best harry potter secrets 10 mindblowing facts from the harry potter films. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. Scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Vernon says they cared for harry since he was a baby, gave him their good food, and. The author jk rowling shares a birthday with harry potter. This movie has the highest number of academy award nominations for a harry potter movie, totalling three.
As the train with the next generation of children on board leaves kings cross station at the end of the final scene of harry potter and the deathly hallows. And to keep up with my 10 fun facts series, this is gonna be ten fun facts about harry potter and the sorcerers stone, both the book and the movie 1. Naturally, they made a movie out of it and, in 2001, it was released, making. Nov 14, 2016 from the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. We thought it was time to revisit this list of strange and weird canonical facts j. Rowling had an initial first printing of 50,000 copies.
List of top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series 1. Aug 20, 2016 2125 interesting facts about the deathly hallows. If youre a harry potter fan, test your knowledge and see if you know many of these twenty interesting facts about the harry potter films the role of voldemort in the harry potter movies have been played by six actors the word dumbledore was an early english word for a bumblebee. At first steven spielberg negotiated to direct harry potter and the philosophers stone making it an animated film with haley joel osment to play the voice of harry potter. Heyman spotted radcliffe on a trip to the theatre with his father who heyman knew. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. He was the only child and son of james and lily potter nee evans, both members of the original order of the phoenix. The only harry potter movie that features a set of triplets, the saunders triplets baby harry potter, 1999 and a set of twins james phelps and oliver phelps fred and george weasley, respectively, born 1986. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed. Rowling thought up the books, how the filmmakers made the movies, and a ton of other information about the harry potter universe. Harry potter begins speaking to the snake in parseltongue before professor snape removes the creature. See how many of our 20 nerdy harry potter facts were already lodged in your brain. Here are 42 facts about harry potter and the halfblood prince. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
As revealed in the first film, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, harrys birthday is july 31, which is the same day as series creator j. Part 2 heading towards hogwarts, the song playing over the scene is the same one as the last scene in harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001 where harry waves goodbye to. From the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. After 7 successful novels and 8 films of similar success, harry potter has left a huge mark in the media world, creating one of the largest fandoms to ever walk the earth. At the end of harry potter and the goblet of fire, the credits say, no dragons were harmed in the making of this movie. Rowling was born in 1966 while potter was born in 1980. The film wasnt released until november although it was initially slated for a july 4.
Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. When alfonso cuaron signed on to direct the third movie, he asked the trio to write a short essay on their characters. Producer david heyman optioned rowlings book in 2000, with studios. Naturally, they made a movie out of it and, in 2001, it was released, making instant stars out of daniel radcliffe, who still has a strong career both on screen and stage. This is the only harry potter movie to be oscar nominated for best costume. List of differences between the harry potter books and. Apr 18, 2018 list of top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series 1. There are spinoff books, movies, and a play in the franchise many of which reveal new insight about harry, ron, hermione, and other characters from the original series. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Rowling had already thought of the ending while she was in the process of writing the first book. Its sprawling, with turrets and towers and seemingly hundreds of windows, and its seven stories tall, in total. The world of harry potter is full of magical secrets and intricate details, but some of the most shocking and intriguing stories actually happened behind the scenes of it all, while translating j.
Top 10 interesting facts about harry potter movie series. One of the first ever sets created for the harry potter films, the great hall is, as the name would suggest, pretty huge. Three child actors had their careers forged by the harry potter films, and it all began. It is named for its protagonist and hero, harry potter the 7 books in the series have sold over 500 million copies across the world in over 70 languages, and is the bestselling book series of all time. Rik mayall drop dead fred was originally cast as peeves. Shes said that hermione is a bit like her when she was younger, and her favorite animal is an otterwhich is, of course, hermiones patronus. While playing fact or fanfiction with aol, tom felton revealed that harry might have had a thing for draco.
From its location to its most famous alumni, here are some little known facts about one of the wizarding worlds most prestigious training grounds. Moony, wormtail, padfoot and prongs died in reverse order of how their names were written in the marauders map. Harry potter is a boy who was born from two loving parents, lily and james potter. Jun 09, 2017 1 harry potters name may refer to a potters field, which is a cemetery in which people of unknown identity or the very poor are buried. However vernon does say that harry is not thankful. Nov 16, 2015 harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j. Currently, harry potter has seen new life through the fantastic beasts series and the cursed child play. Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. Here are some of our favourite littleknown facts about harry potter and the philosophers stone. The book and movie are called harry potter and the philosophers stone everywhere except the united states. These questions can be around different things such as music, movie, science, history, sports, and other subjects. During the harry potter movies, daniel radcliffe went through one hundred sixty.
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