According to Click Liverpool the 30the Annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, which is to be hosted by none other than Jason Isaacs this year, will have Tom Felton in attendance.
Also in attendance will be Peter Strickland (Katalin Varga); Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles); George MacKay (The Boys are Back); Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll); Carey Mulligan, Finola Dwyer, Nick Hornby, Olivia Williams (An Education) and Colin Firth ( A Single Man).
Daniel Barber (Harry Brown); Tomas Alfredsson (Let the Right One In); John Hurt (44 Inch Chest); Tahar Rahim (A Prophet); Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker); Peter Capaldi, Armando Iannucci (In the Loop); Timothy Spall (The Damned United); Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) and Tom Felton to name but a few.
Watch Feltbeats for more information on this award show.
Today we got a myriad of news regarding the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter, set to open at Universal Studios Orlando in Spring 2010.
During a conference call with Thierry Coup, vice president of creative development for Universal Creative, Feltbeats.com and other Harry Potter fan sites learned new and exciting details about the park.
There is still no opening date set for the public as of yet, but we should know more details soon. The WWoHP is close to finished with just the final layers and layers of details remaining. The structures are 90% finished and lean slightly as though they have been a part of the landscape for years and years.
The entire crew at Leavesden has been involved in the creation of the park. All of the iconic rooms in Hogwarts, The Common Room, Dark Arts Classroom, Great Hall, and Dumbledore’s office are built to full scale.
They wanted to create exact replicas of the shops in Hogsmeade from the movies. Visitors will feel as though they are visiting The three Broomsticks, Zonko’s and Honeydukes from the movies. They were also able to secure many props from the sets to make the experience more realistic. Any props that they were not able to attain the had replicated by the prop makers from the movies.
The big news was the new details regarding Ollivanders. When you visit Ollivanders it will be a completely immersive experience. You will be greeted by a wand keeper and he will take you through the process of choosing you wand…..or should I say, the wand choosing you! Wand boxes will line the walls, floor to ceiling 30 feet high! Each visitor will be asked questions such as their birthdate, and based on the Celtic calender, a wand will be chosen. For each wand that doesn’t choose you, magical misshaps will happen such as flowers wilting, and thunder and lightening. There will be different effects for each person based on their answers. When you have found the right wand, there will be glowing and music just like the movie. Stuart Craig and JK Rowling wanted to create an authentic experience to mirror Harry’s own in the movies. Each experience will take approximately 2 to 5 minutes. For the younger kids, they will be able to build their own wands!
The wands to be fitted, are unique to Ollivanders and were designed by Stuart Craig. They are made from 13 different types of wood. The Noble Collection of wands will also be available for purchase. Visitors are under no obligation to purchase the wand they are fitted for.
Here is an excerpt from the official press release from Universal regarding Ollivanders, including a new video interview featuring Tom, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.
Visitors to the Ollivanders wand shop at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will step into one of the most iconic scenes from the bestselling HarryPotter books and blockbuster feature films. With the assistance of a live actor, along with amazing special effects, guests of Ollivanders will get to experience the same type of magical moment Harry had in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” when a wand ”chooses them.”
Universal Orlando Resort has worked closely with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Warner Bros. Harry Potter brand team to make this moment as authentic, magical and immersive as possible for guests – a theme carried throughout the entire experience at of Harry Potter. “When guests visit Ollivanders, they will instantly feel like they’re in the shop from the films. It’s an intimate, single-windowed building, with the same signs, colors and other details read about in the books and seen in the films,” said Alan Gilmore, art director of the Harry Potter will experience for themselves the magical moment that forever changed Harry’s life.”
Inside Ollivanders, visitors will be surrounded by thousands of multi-colored dusty wand boxes stacked on shelves from floor to ceiling. They will be welcomed by an inquisitive Wandkeeper, who will guide them through an enchanting experience to find their very own wand. First the Wandkeeper will ask the guest a few special questions and then select the first wand for them to try. Just like Harry, the guest will be prompted by the Wandkeeper to give the wand a wave, and a series of magical mishaps will occur until the right fit is found. In addition to the magic featured in Ollivanders, a Howler will be featured in the Owl Posts front window whose ranting can be heard by guests who pass by. In Dervish and Bangs, The Monster Book Of Monsters that will snarl and growl at visitors who get too close and the Hogs Head which can be seen puffing his jowls at visitors who enter the Hog’s Head Pub. Don’t forget to also pick up today’s copy of USA Today to experience a 3-d never before seen view of The WWoHP through the use of Augmented Reality.
Today, Universal Orlando Resort and USA Today newspaper, partnered to provide the first-ever augmented reality. With just a computer, webcam and the newspaper, you can make this one-of-a-kind experience appear before your very eyes. Augmented Reality blends real-life environments with computer animation allowing you to explore things in a completely new way. For the first time, guests can explore the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. By rotating the map, you can take a closer look at this 20-acre magnificently themed environment from all sides and angles. Hogwarts castle will appear before your eyes. Hold the map closer to your webcam and explore Hogsmeade and see the Hogwarts Express. Blow on your computer’s microphone and the banners on the map will wave. You can watch an instructional video here at USA Today.
Check back with Feltbeats.com for news on the opening of this amazing park!
On January 28, Universal Orlando Resort and USA TODAY, the nation’s top-selling print newspaper, will partner to provide the first-ever augmented reality map of the world’s most highly anticipated theme park experience – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. With just a computer, webcam and the newspaper, you can make this one-of-a-kind theme park experience appear before your eyes.
Augmented Reality blends real-life environments with computer animation allowing you to explore things in a completely new way. For the first time, guests can explore The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in a unique way – before experiencing it first hand.
By rotating the map, you can take a closer look at this 20-acre magnificently themed environment from all sides and angles. Hogwarts castle will appear before your eyes. Hold the map closer to your webcam and explore Hogsmeade and see the Hogwarts Express. Blow on your computer’s microphone and the banners on the map will wave.
As we have previously reported, Tom Felton has made multiple visits to Universal Orlando to see the progress of the park and will be attending the opening of the WWoHP later this spring.
Want to know what happened on feltbeats.com in 2009? Here is our 2009 wrap-up.
January
In January Tom and Jade visited Universal Studios on their Orlando vacation to check on the progress of the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.
Tom, along with his on-screen father and aunt, Jason Issacs and Helena Bonham Carter, respectively, had the privilege of attending the Empire Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London
Feltbeats.com owner Misha had the opportunity to interview Tom for the second time. In this interview titled “The Twitter Interview”, Misha and Tom discuss acting, music, and questions submitted by his twitter followers.
On May 20th, Feltbeats.com celebrated it’s First Birthday! Read how the site began and see a shout out in the comments section from Tom Felton himself!
“In Good Hands”, Tom’s third album was released. The album can be downloaded from various sites and features 6 songs written and performed by Tom himself.
Also in May, Tom travelled to Majorca Spain to attend The Pirates Adventure 2009 show in support of The Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Childrens Charity.
Due to the incredible amount of news coming in, feltbeats.com went live. Check out our Cover It Live blog for our full coverage of all the happenings surrounding the premieres, press junkets, and other events
The month of August brought more stops on Tom’s HBP promotional tour with an appearance with Evanna Lynch at the Greece HBP Premiere, as well as a visit to Japan.
The Feltbeats Army Special Forces attended Dragon* Con, where Tom would be appearing, to present him with a special birthday surprise. He was presented with a birthday cake made by FA member Southernbets. Tom called it “a work of architectural genius”! I think that means he liked it!
In September, Universal Studios Orlando held an exclusive webcast to announce the progress of the upcoming Wizarding World Of Harry Potter. Tom was invited to attend and given the honor of announcing that the park will be opening in the spring of 2010.
Tom capped off a great year of interviews with a press blitz to promote the DVD release of HBP in December. He was interviewed be MTV, People, ABC News, and various other radio stations and news outlets.
We at Feltbeats.com want to thank you for such a wonderful 2009, and look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest Tom Felton news in 2010!
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