Harry Potter actor attacked by knife-wielding ‘madman’, friend tells court

A friend of Harry Potter actor Rob Knox broke down in tears as he described seeing a knife-wielding “madman” stab him repeatedly. Tom Hopkins told a court how he saw the 18-year-old stabbed to death outside the Metro bar in Sidcup, Kent, by Karl Bishop.
Mr Hopkins, 19, was himself stabbed in the head during the melee in May last year.
The trial still continues. I hope Rob gets justice.
He played the character of Marcus Belby in the yet to be released HBP movie.

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The picture below shows Rob(right) with his family.

Steffan Rhodri cast as Reg Cattermole in Deathly Hallows

Steffan Rhodri, an actor known for his work on the BBC show Gavin and Stacey, will be playing Reg Cattermole in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

New HBP pic of Harry, Ron, and Ginny at The Burrow

Harry, Ron and Ginny at the Burrow. Good picture, isn't it?

OOTP nominated at European Film Awards

The fifth Harry Potter movie, Order of the Phoenix, has received a nomination for the People’s Choice Award at this year’s European Film Awards. The film faces competition from mostly local movies like the German romantic comedy Rabbit Without Ears.

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WB sues ‘Hari Puttar’ filmmakers

Warner Bros. is suing an Indian film company called Mirchi Movies because of the title of a film it had scheduled to release on September 12th – “Hari Puttar.”

According to a WB spokespesron, “We have recently commenced proceedings against parties involved in the production and distribution of a movie entitled Hari Puttar. Warner Bros values and protects intellectual property rights. However, it is our policy not to discuss publicly the details of any ongoing litigation.”

However, a Mirchi Movies spokesperson stated, “We registered the Hari Puttar title in 2005 and it’s unfortunate that Warner has chosen to file a case so close to our film’s release. In my opinion, I don’t think our title has any similarity or links with Harry Potter.”

Well, controversies and troubles always surround Harry Potter. In his own words, “I don’t go looking for trouble, trouble usually finds me.”

Warner Bros. releases high-res behind the scenes pictures.

Mugglenet reports that high-res behind the scenes photos are now available on the official Warner Bros. site. Also, WB have updated the official trailer and now it reflects the new release date i.e., July 17th, 2009.

New still released…

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Harry and Hermione in a Potions class.

New Half-Blood Prince teaser trailer coming soon?

Mugglenet reports that the British Board of Film Classification’s website has been updated with information concerning a second Half-Blood Prince teaser trailer. Coming in at 91 seconds long (the first teaser trailer was 96 seconds), it has a PG rating and was just approved yesterday.

There was also a still on Mugglenet along with this news. Here it is:

This is probably the scene in Slughorn's office where Ron drinks poisoned mead.