casting and Re: [HPforGrownups] movie in oxford (update)

[Simon J. Branford]

No: HPFGUIDX 4100

A while ago lots was mentioned about casting of Lupin, Sirius and a few
others. It is perfectly possible for these to be cast for film one. Near the
end Harry gets the photo album of his parents. Sirius is definitely in it
and I would guess others like loony, loopy Lupin would be as well.

Rachel wrote: "I don't mean to burst your bubble but its been confirmed that
the movie is taking place in a church (Glouchester Cathedral) I put a link
to where I found this info on the bottom so you can check it out ... it
would have been kewl to see it in the making ... and they have released more
pictures of the young actors but they haven't done ne filming yet."

Burst my bubble - hardly likely.
Supposedly Gloucester Cathedral is where the film is being set and yet it
has been confirmed that they have filmed in Durham Cathedral. Elizabeth
posted a cool message about this earlier today (thanks).
Yes they have been filming - I have seen pictures of students, including the
big three (read the article on filmforce - they may have been double - but
so what?), dressed up in robes outside a mock up of Hogsmeade station. There
have also been shots of 'Privet Drive', including an owl flying past a
house.

I have heard so many rumours about where, and even who is, connected with
the film that I am unsure which news source to believe.
Due to this I believe my own eyes. Someone is setting up for some sort of
filming in Oxford. The amount of time this is taking suggests that it is a
big project. What bigger project is there at the moment than the HP film? It
is happening soon -  so I will be able to confirm soon whether or not I was
correct. I feel I will be - I have heard a similar rumour from too many
people to even think about ignoring it.

I can imagine one of the larger Oxford Colleges (i.e. Christ Church - where
all this chaos is happening) having the perfect dining hall, entrance hall
and maybe even the dungeons. My impressions of what Hogwarts looks like have
all stemmed from the Oxford colleges (the Cathedrals mentioned have a fairly
similar look to them).

According to http://filmforce.ign.com/news/1545.html the filming in Durham
was meant to finish today - indicating they may be going elsewhere soon.
More credence to the idea of filming starting in Oxford soon.

Some of my information is from:
http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/harrypotter/pictures.shtm
Visit it for some cool pictures.

Also there is: http://harrypotter.eqrealm.com/
Which is more rumour based - also includes lots of pictures.

Simon (who is trying to convince more people to read the books)