New Leaky Cauldron set?

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geri510 wrote:


> A staff member from danradcliffe.com who went to the Borough's 
> Market also has a report. She writes that filming didn't start till 
> 4 p.m. on Sunday & that Dan was only on set for about 1.5 hrs.  She 
> also had 5 pics. 

I've just come back from a long weekend in London (VERY long, in 
terms of hours since I last slept), which included watching all the 
filming. I didn't have a camera so there won't be any pictures, but 
later today, I will be writing up a long and detailed report on what 
I saw. (BTW I estimate Dan's presence at closer to half an hour!) :-)

In the meantime, a few observations:

Yes, the Leaky Cauldron entrance is *VERY* different from that in 
PS/SS.

Tom the Barkeep is being portrayed as a hunchback(!)

Stan Shunpike is *exactly* as I imagined him in the book (though from 
what I could see, not exactly "pimply").

I strongly suspect that there'll be no Fudge waiting for Harry on the 
L.C.'s doorstep.

There's going to be a little "touch" added to the arrival scene not 
in the book (I use the word "touch" very deliberately) :-)

Although I hate it and avoid its use like the plague, I have only one 
word to describe the Knight Bus: COOL. The pictures which we saw from 
the Magnolia Crescent filming really don't do it justice. I can't 
help a grin spreading across my face every time I think about it!

More later. Right now, I'm desperate for bed...