Author Archives: Tom

Oscars 2012: Harry Potter is snubbed with Deathly Hallows Part 2 winning no awards

The annual Academy Awards took place in Hollywood last night and, as was largely expected, it was a disappointing evening for Harry Potter. Despite ten years of cinematic brilliance and an acclaimed final film, it was only nominated in three technical categories and failed to win in any of them. Hugo, a film by Martin […]

It’s official: JK Rowling is to release a brand new adult novel!

The Blair Partnership, JK Rowling’s literary agency, have just officially announced the massively exciting news that JK Rowling will soon be releasing a new book for adults! They don’t give much away, saying “Further details will be announced later in the year.” And a handwritten note from Jo on their site reads: Although I’ve enjoyed […]

Tim Burke talks extensively about the Visual Effects on Deathly Hallows Part 2

Following Deathly Hallows Part 2′s Visual Effects win at the Baftas and ahead of the Oscars (where Harry Potter is in nominated in the same category), VFX supervisor Tim Burke has been doing a few interviews, including one very lengthy one with Studio Daily. Tim talks about the differences between the effects on DH2 compared […]