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- George Clooney
April 30, 2006, Washington




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Wizarding World of Harry Potter to have commercial during the Super Bowl

Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 02-02-10 @ 4:58 PM - 3 comments - Link
For all those out anxiously waiting for more sneak peeks into the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter, tune into the Super Bowl, February 7th. During the first half there will be a commercial about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The commercial is also online here for everyone who just can't wait.

Deathly Hallows 3D Experience

Posted By Janet on 01-28-10 @ 12:39 PM - 8 comments - Link
Warner Brother's has announced its plans to release the next two Harry Potter films in 3D. Based on the overwhelming popularity of films such as "Avatar", the studio will spend the additional $5 million dollars to supply the 3D glasses.

Warner Brothers is trying to secure its place in the 3D market with films such as the remake, "Titans". Its prospected revenue jumps from $200 million to $245 million, based on the release of "300".

The article incorrectly states that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was the first Potter film to brave the foray of the 3D universe, but it was "Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix" that was released in 3D.

For further reading, please see the article at Rueters.

Want Tom Felton to Follow You on Twitter for a Week?

Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 01-18-10 @ 9:36 AM - 3 comments - Link
For all you twitter users out there, you have a chance to have Tom Felton follow you on twitter for a week. A contest is being put on by @alcoholnojoke. Visit their website here to find out exactly how to enter this contest. Have all submissions in by January 31, 2010.

New Pictures from the Wizarding World

Posted By gnzlsgrl5 on 01-18-10 @ 9:26 AM - 1 comments - Link
Thanks to the Twitter users @Stormlite02 and @bserlori, there are many pictures from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for you all to view. These two ladies are currently at Universal Studios and posting all the pictures they can get of the construction and what is already finished. Here is the first batch of photos:
tower, gryffindor tower and great hall, hogwarts, castle, hogsmeademore hogsmeade, hogwarts close up, hogsmeade again, castle from afar

VTM Harry Potter Holiday Challenge Results

Posted By Tom on 01-17-10 @ 7:10 PM - 4 comments - Link
Delayed by an unfortunate mishap on the forums recently and personal computer problems, the VTM Harry Potter Holiday Challenge results are finally here!

We had some great entries, but we boiled it down to one winner who received the contest prize, a copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on DVD.

The winner of the VTM Holiday Challenge was: ... Mr.Bubbles!, a member of Veritaserum Forums.

Mr.Bubbles won the challenge with this image: Click Here to See!

Thanks for everyone's participation and interest! Congratulations, Mr.Bubbles!

Crisis In Haiti

Posted By Janet on 01-15-10 @ 10:38 AM - 3 comments - Link
Many of you are no doubt aware that an estimated over three million people were affected by a massive earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday. There are ways that you can help! You can make a donation using any of the links below or any other disaster relief fun. Some donations are made as easily as texting! If you don't have the ability to give monetarily at this time, you can spread the word of disaster relief efforts to your family and friends! Please visit any of the sites below to read about efforts and to make a donation.


The American Red Cross -- Make a donation online, or donate $10 by texting "HAITI" to 90999. The donation will be added to your cell phone bill.


The International Medical Corps-- The IMC is deploying an Emergency Response team of First Responders and other resources to provide medical care.


Direct Relief International --Direct Relief has committed up to $1 million and is working with their partners in the country to provide medical care and basic needs to Haitians.

World Food Programme -- The World Food Programme is mobilizing all available resources to provide food for the thousands of people affected by the earthquake.

Unicef-- UNICEF USA is ready to deliver disaster relief to children and families affected by the earthquake.

World Vision --Your gift now will help distribute life-saving relief supplies – including food, clean water, blankets, and tents -- to children and families devastated by the earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti.

If you do not reside in the US, please visit a disaster relief website that you are familiar with in your country. We can all do our part, however big or small, to help the people of Haiti.

Forums Member Accounts

Posted By Tom on 01-08-10 @ 7:43 PM - 5 comments - Link
A short while ago we experienced a technical snafu resulting in the deletion a large number of user accounts (myself included).

We have reason to believe it's not permanent. There are methods to revert the forums to a previously saved point (hopefully yesterday) and that would likely fix the problem at hand.

In the mean time we are disabling the forums until the problem is determined to be permanent or the issue is fixed.

We're sorry for the inconvenience and we'll keep you informed.


-Veritaserum.com

Emma Watson Burberry Ads

Posted By Tom on 01-06-10 @ 7:41 PM - 3 comments - Link
Check out Emma Watson's new ads for Burberry at The Telegraph.

Emma, her younger brother Alex, and other celebrities dress up in the photo shoot to show off the designs by British 'designer of the year', Christopher Bailey.

See the article here.

See the collection of images here.

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4

Posted By Kathleen on 01-03-10 @ 1:04 AM - 7 comments - Link
For those of you who enjoy video games and a bit of cleverness, the new Lego Harry Potter game should be right up your (Diagon) Alley! Slated to be released in March 2010 for the United States, UK and Continental Europe (Australia does not have a definite release date) you can pre-order now to begin playing as soon as it comes out.

I, for one, enjoy the Lego series. It's not as intense as some games and is lighthearted enough to stay fun (I tend to get worked up playing the Lego games so you can imagine what I do when I play "Order of the Phoenix"!) The teasers (or trailers) for Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 are very clever and I am excited for it's release.

Click her for the Official Site and more information.

Happy New Year!

Posted By Tom on 12-31-09 @ 11:13 PM - 3 comments - Link
Happy New Year! 

We've had a pretty good year with the release of the Half-Blood Prince movie in July but we hope we can have an even better year in 2010! We've got the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando and the release of Deathly Hallows: Part One in November, we should have plenty of news to report and to discuss! 

Thanks everyone, from all of us here at Veritaserum.com, for sticking with us in '09. We hope to see all of you and more in 2010! Have a safe and fun New Year! 

Happy Birthday, Maggie Smith!

Posted By Tom on 12-28-09 @ 9:23 AM - 7 comments - Link
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith Cross was born today, December 28th, 75 years ago in 1934. From everyone here at Veritaserum, we wish you a Happy Birthday!

Dame Maggie Smith started her career with Nowhere to Go in 1958, Sister Act I and II in the nineties, Gosford Park in 2001 and The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in 2002.

For us though, she is known as Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series.

Happy Birthday, Maggie!

Merry Christmas!

Posted By Tom on 12-25-09 @ 12:07 AM - 7 comments - Link
From all of us here at Veritaserum.com, we wish everyone a very merry Christmas! Enjoy the holiday with your family and friends, eating food and opening presents!

We hope you all have a great day fulfilling yearly tradition and being swept up in the holiday cheer!


Have a Harry Christmas, everyone!

-Veritaserum.com

Don't Forget the Holiday Challenge!

Posted By Tom on 12-23-09 @ 12:36 PM - 4 comments - Link
Six days ago we launched the VTM Harry Potter Holiday Challenge to celebrate the season and try to wake up the members of Veritaserum.com and get us posting again!

To better coax holiday creations, we are offering a free copy of the Half-Blood Prince to whoever wins first place!

I know many of you have been busy preparing for family, wrapping gifts, shopping and cooking but hopefuly now most everyone is on holiday and has some free time to enter our contest!

It began on December 17th and ends on January 5th!

A full list of guidelines and details are located HERE!

We hope to see more wonderful creations! Good luck!

Wizarding World Theme Park Footage

Posted By Tom on 12-23-09 @ 11:07 AM - 1 comments - Link
Local news stations in Orlando, Florida have reported that the scaffolding has been removed from the newly built Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studio's Wizarding World of Harry Potter. You can see the short video below:




And an aerial view:



You can also see photos here at Orlando Theme Park News

We thank Mugglenet! and SnitchSeeker.com for posting this news!

Harry Potter: An Icon of the Decade

Posted By PeerlessKid on 12-22-09 @ 9:31 AM - 4 comments - Link
British newspaper The Guardian has named Harry Potter alongside others such as The Obamas and Google as The Icons of the Decade.

Describing it as cultural phenomena that has gone on to reach cult popularity that matches the name-recognition, sales and cinematic bankability of Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. It goes on to talk about it's universal appeal to both adults and children leading to be responsible for the common sight of people between their 20s and 70s sitting on trains or lying on beaches gripped by fiction that they would previously have bought only as gifts for children or grandchildren.

It is a fascinating read and well worth checking out the other Icons on the list too.

Happy Birthday, Ralph Fiennes!

Posted By Tom on 12-22-09 @ 12:01 AM - 3 comments - Link
From everyone here at Veritaserum.com, we wish Ralph Fiennes a very happy 47th birthday today, December 22nd!

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, better known as Ralph Fiennes, has captured the Harry Potter community with his performance as the evil dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, in the Harry Potter films. Fiennes has also been in Schindler's List, The English Patient, The Constant Gardener, The Avengers, and Maid in Manhattan.

Deathly Hallows Clothes

Posted By Tom on 12-20-09 @ 8:50 AM - 4 comments - Link
Our friends over at SnitchSeeker.net have reported that a local company, Laurie Hopkins Menswear, has been utilized for some clothing needed for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie.

The company was contacted via it's website after they advertised a "graphite grey shirt". It was explained that the shirts were going to be used for police or military style uniforms. Deathly Hallows also bought a multitude of black ties.

Michael Hopkins, partner in the business, describes his surprise that the bank account used to pay for the clothing was blatantly linked to the movie with the accounts name as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". This likely sets a precedent for other orders rumored to be for Deathly Hallows, seeing as the movie crew made no attempt to hide the origin of the sale.

Congratulations to Laurie and Michael Hopkins on winning such an awesome involvement in the film. We look forward to seeing your clothing on screen!

Read SnitchSeeker.net's article here.

Note: I am working on retrieving images of the shirt and tie in question.

Please leave your thoughts on what the police/military style shirts might be used for!

Harry Potter Holiday Challenge

Posted By Tom on 12-17-09 @ 7:45 PM - 2 comments - Link
A few days ago we reported some Harry Potter holiday cheer found over at TheLeakyCauldron where a fan submitted images of a gingerbread version of Dumbledore's Office. It was very cool!

In that same post we posed a challenge to members of Veritaserum.com (YOU!) to create your own holiday magic and submit it to us for review. Since then, nobody has replied- So I've decided to up the ante a little bit!

Starting today, December 17th, Veritaserum.com will be holding the Harry Potter Holiday Challenge. From now until January 5th, 2010 you can submit your own original piece of work to be judged by the staff members of Veritaserum.com. This can include, but is not limited to, fan fictions, drawings, sculptures, videos, songs, etc. Be creative!

Rules:
-If you're younger than 13 years old, you must have parental permission.
-Submission must be Harry Potter related.
-Submission must have a holiday theme. (Christmas, New Year, Winter, something to celebrate the time of the year!)
-All submitted content must be appropriate for family and children.

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The first place winner will recieve a copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (English) DVD.

Submit your entries to:

albusdumbledore@veritaserum.com

Please include your name and an email address to contact you with. No mailing address is necessary at this time to redeem the First Place prize. The winner will be decided on by the 10th of January.

Good luck! Remember, the contest ends January 5th! Get working!

Emma Watson Highest-Earning Actress

Posted By Tom on 12-16-09 @ 8:47 PM - 6 comments - Link
Harry Potter star, Emma Watson, has earned the title of Highest-earning Actress of the 2000's according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are said to top the male list, but there is some debate on the topic. Entertainment Weekly in the United States reports that Alan Rickman holds the title with various films in the Noughties.

To see the article, click here.

Twitter Trends

Posted By Tom on 12-15-09 @ 7:38 PM - 1 comments - Link
If you head over to the Twitter Blog, you'll find an article from today describing the top trends of various topics from 2009. With the release of Half-Blood Prince this past July and the increasing number of details being released about the Deathly Hallows, it should come as no surprise that Harry Potter was the number one trend for Movies this year.

Other top trends include Michael Jackson under the People category, American Idol for TV Shows and the Super Bowl for Sports.

You can see the other trending topics of 2009 here.


Don't forget to follow VTM on Twitter. FOLLOW

VTM back on IE

Posted By Tom on 12-14-09 @ 7:35 PM - 5 comments - Link
After a while of frustration and seclusion for members, visitors and staff alike, Veritaserum.com is back in service on Internet Explorer! It took some tedious work by even more talented people (Thanks, Rodrigo!) but there was success.

Although not quite back to it's original form, Veritaserum will at least be functional for everyone using Internet Explorer. We're sorry for the hassle!

Note: You probably didn't notice anything was wrong if you were using Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome as a browser.

Calling All Members!

Posted By Tom on 12-14-09 @ 6:53 PM - 5 comments - Link

First and foremost, thank you all for visiting Veritaserum.com, reading our news, and taking part in the forums. We really appreciate your continued support.

After all you've done, we have more to ask! (I know, I know!) We would love for you guys to help us out with the latest Harry Potter news! If you come across a news article we haven't posted yet or you find an image that is new and you think would be beneficial to share with everyone, send it in to us!

You can submit news right here on our feedback form. Be sure to select the News bubble at the top of the form! You will need a valid email address (don't worry, VTM doesn't sell email addresses or send spam) and your real name is encouraged so we can credit you with the tip!

Just leave a link to the article and a short message to describe it. If you have images to submit to the news, fill out the same form and we will respond with an appropriate email to send pictures to.

Thanks, everyone!


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