Rupert Grint - OotP Movie Appreciation #4: Because Grawp is a hit... ring the bicycle bell please!

**L i N d $ @ y** · 08-14-2007, 08:23 AM

Welcome to the Order of the Phoenix Movie Discussion Thread #4

This thread is dedicated to the 5th Harry Potter movie, The Order of the Phoenix, in which Rupert reprised his role of the endearingly clueless but fiercely loyal, Ron Weasley. The movie was officially released on July 11, 2007 in North America!

Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe...... Harry Potter
Rupert Grint ...... Ron Weasley
Emma Watson....... Hermione Granger

Michael Gambon..... Albus Dumbledore
Maggie Smith.......... Professor McGonagall
Alan Rickman......... Severus Snape
Robbie Coltrane...... Rubeus Hagrid
Ralph Fiennes......... Lord Voldemort
Julie Walters........... Mrs. Weasley
Mark Williams........ Arthur Weasley
Jason Isaacs............. Lucius Malfoy
David Bradley............Argus Filch
Tom Felton.............. Draco Malfoy
Oliver Phelps........... George Weasley
James Phelps............ Fred Weasley
Chris Rankin...........Percy Weasley
Bonnie Wright.......... Ginny Weasley
Matthew Lewis......... Neville Longbottom
Devon Murray..........Seamus Finnigan
Katie Leung.............. Cho Chang
Joshua Herdman....... Gregory Goyle
James Waylett........ Vincent Crabbe

World Premiere:

Tokyo, Japan ~ June 28, 2007; Dan Radcliffe was present

Movie Premiere Dates:

London, England ~ Odeon Leicester Square Theater - July 3rd; with Rupert, Dan, Emma and rest of the cast
Paris, France ~ Gaumont Marignan Cinema (Champs Elysées) - July 4th; with Rupert and Emma
Brussels, Belgium - July 7th; with Matthew Lewis, James and Oliver Phelps
Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Grauman's Chinese Theater - July 8th; with Rupert, Dan and Emma
Oslo, Norway ~ Colosseum Kino - July 11th; with Matthew Lewis and Katie Leung
Rome, Italy ~ Giffoni Film Festival - July 12th
Chicago, Illinois, USA - July 13th; with James and Oliver Phelps

Theater Release Dates:

USA - July 11, 2007
Canada - July 11, 2007
France - July 11, 2007
Belgium - July 11, 2007
Taiwan - July 11, 2007
Netherlands - July 11, 2007
Brazil - July 11, 2007
Spain - July 11, 2007
Italy - July 11, 2007
UK - July 12, 2007
Argentina - July 12, 2007
Australia - July 12, 2007
Germany - July 12, 2007
Hong Kong - July 12, 2007
Hungary - July 12, 2007
Malaysia - July 12, 2007
Singapore - July 12, 2007
New Zealand - July 12, 2007
Serbia - July 12, 2007
Slovakia - July 12, 2007
South Korea - July 12, 2007
Singapore - July 12, 2007
Colombia - July 13, 2007
Denmark - July 13, 2007
Finland - July 13, 2007
Latvia - July 13, 2007
Norway - July 13, 2007
China - July 13, 2007
Mexico - July 13, 2007
Philippines - July 13, 2007
South Africa - July 13, 2007
Sweden - July 13, 2007
Turkey - July 13, 2007
Egypt - July 18, 2007
Croatia - July 18, 2007
Czech Republic - July 19, 2007
India - July 19, 2007
Israel - July 19, 2007
Russia - July 19, 2007
Slovenia - July 19, 2007
Estonia - July 20, 2007
Lithuania - July 20, 2007
Poland - July 20, 2007
Bulgaria - July 20, 2007
Romania - July 20, 2007
Japan - July 21, 2007
China - August 11, 2007
Greece - August 23, 2007

DVD Release:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Two-Disc Extended Collector's Edition
~~November 12, 2007~~ December 11, 2007

The features listed below are unconfirmed

Disc 1: Movie

Optional Alternate Opening Sequence - the original snowy opening sequence
Extended Finale - extended battle at the Ministry of Magic
20-Minute 3D Finale - the explosive finale in 3D format on DVD (and will include a pair of 3D glasses)
Audio Commentary by the Director, the Producers and the Cast

Disc 2: Bonus Features

30 Minutes of Deleted Scenes ~ confirmed as being included with 10 not-before-seen scenes
Conversations with the Cast
Reflections on the Fifth Film
Creating the Fifth Film - a featurette about the making of the film
Dolores Umbridge: Creating the Character - a featurette about creating the look of Professor Umbridge
Meet Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix - a featurette about the members of the DA and the Order ~ this has been confirmed as being included
Voldemort and the Death Eaters - a featurette about creating the new look of Voldemort and the Death Eaters
Creating the Creatures - a featurette about the creation of the Dementors, Kreacher, Thestrals and Grawp
The Battle at the Ministry - a featurette about creating explosive battle at the Ministry
Self-Guided Tour of Number Twelve Grimauld Place and Umbridge's Office
Dumbledore's Army Challenge
Theatrical Trailers from All 5 Films
Sneak Preview of the 6th Film: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
PC CD-Rom Features
Hogwarts Timeline
EA Game Demo

Thanks go to Regina for the news

Production Information:

Director: David Yates
Screenplay: Michael Goldenberg
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Producers: 1492 Pictures, Heyday Films
Film location: Leavesden Studios, Hertfordshire. As well as many of the same locations in previous films.
Principal photography started in early February of this year.

Casting Information:

A major casting change occured, Mrs. McCrory who was to take on the role of Bellatrix Lestrange had to cease filming due to her pregnancy. The role was taken over by none other than the unique Helena Bonham-Carter. ~ Source: TLC

Also according to TLC, Apple Brook took on the role of Prof. Grubbly-Plank. Also, the casting of the young Marauders was completed with the addition of James Walters (young Sirius) and James Utechin (young Remus). Alec Hopkins was cast as a young Snape. As well, Jason Piper was to play the centaur Bane.

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It was confirmed on May 11th, that Emma Thompson was to reprise her role of Prof. Sibylle Trelawney

Imelda Staunton as Professor Umbridge
Newcomer Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood
Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
~~Helen McCrory~~ Helena Bonham-Carter in the role of Bellatrix Lestrange

Gary Oldman returned as Sirius Black and David Thewlis was set to return to his role of Remus Lupin.
Thanks to Gemma for letting us know

Book Synopsis:

Harry Potter returns for his 5th year at Hogwarts still shaken by the tragedy of the previous year's Tri-Wizard Tournament. With the Ministry of Magic denying the truth about Lord Voldemort's return, Harry has come under suspicion from the wizarding community. As Harry struggles with problems at school, including the hateful new DADA teacher, Dolores Umbridge, he tries to learn more about the mysterious Order of the Phoenix and their role in the fight against the Dark Lord.
credit: Yahoo!Movies

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darcybennett · 08-14-2007, 08:40 AM

Thanks for starting the new thread, Lindsay!

I deleted mine when I saw yours had been opened.

So no worries.

**L i N d $ @ y** · 08-14-2007, 08:56 AM

oh okay. sorry, i didn't see it.

darcybennett · 08-14-2007, 09:00 AM

No problem, Linds.

Great title!! I love it!!

**L i N d $ @ y** · 08-14-2007, 09:04 AM

thanks!

its what we were all on about in the last thread.

i can't wait to get my hands on the DVD!!!! oh yeah, we should include that one as well right?

**Ellipsis** · 08-15-2007, 01:43 AM

New thread.
I lovee the title! Grawp was just so darn cute!

fan110680 · 08-15-2007, 09:09 AM

I finally saw the movie in IMAX 3-d and it was (as Ron would say) "bloody brilliant!" I tried to reach out and touch Ron a couple times...

I've seen the movie 4 times now and with each watch love it even more. Its so hard to rank them because they're all favorites! Especially 3,4,5. I know it'll be the same with the last two. I'm hoping the series will go out with a bang and 7 will be my fave.

**Ellipsis** · 08-15-2007, 04:19 PM

I think so too. Every year i'm like "This ones my favorite! No this ones my favorite!" It's hard to pick, they keep getting better and better

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I did that too! I was like "Almost there...almost there.."

**Corrsfanre** · 08-15-2007, 08:28 PM

Thanks for the thread and title Lindsay

darcybennett · 08-16-2007, 07:01 AM

It's cool you've been able to see it so many times, Court, and loving it more each time you do.

I've only seen it once... but you can bet I'll be wearing out the DVD whenever it comes out!!

Speaking of which, that report on the DVD and its extra features are totally unconfirmed... we may not get any of those features... or maybe just a few... I knew it sounded too good to be true.

**Ellipsis** · 08-16-2007, 06:58 PM

Ohh, that sucks

I got excited over the audio commentaries...
Your right, it sounds way to good to be true...

darcybennett · 08-17-2007, 08:16 AM

I'm not saying there won't be any of those features but maybe not as many or as detailed, especially in light of what we've had on previous DVDs from WB.

I guess it was a little too soon to get the kind of info we got.

Whoever put this out there, should be strung up and... um... very bad things done to.

**L i N d $ @ y** · 08-17-2007, 10:30 AM

awww, too bad.

i was very hopeful. but i'm sure we'll still get loads of stuff in the DVD.

**Ellipsis** · 08-17-2007, 06:12 PM

Yeah, even if we don't get all those things, I'm sure we won't be dissapointed by the DVD.

**ellie** · 08-17-2007, 08:10 PM

I loved the behind the scenes featurette they included with Robert Patterson on the GOF DVD. I hope they have featurettes like that.