Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has launched a spooky new writing contest to celebrate the U.K. release of his supernatural thriller The Woman In Black.

The British actor, who will play lawyer Arthur Kipps in the upcoming adaption of Susan Hill’s scary novel, is asking aspiring writers to upload their short ghost stories to YouTube.com.

The winner will attend the London premiere of The Woman in Black in January (12) and have their entry read aloud by Radcliffe as a special bonus feature on the film’s Dvd.

Radcliffe says, “All you budding writers out there: Remember it is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration. I can’t wait to see what spooky stories you guys come up with in the coming months.”

The competition opens on Halloween (31Oct11) and ends on 20 December (11).

 

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Daniel Radcliffe couldn’t be at the 2011 Spike TV Scream Awards in person, but he joined the awards via live feed from New York City’s Lincoln Center to accept the Ultimate Scream Award for the final Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.”

“I’ve had the most incredible 10 years of my life on ‘Harry Potter. It’s been the year of the longest goodbye in the world, and it is a very, very sad thing, but we just had the most amazing, amazing time,” says Radcliffe.

“Deathly Hallows” also received Best Scream-Play, Best Fantasy Actor, Best Villain, Holy S*** Scene of the Year and Best FX, in addition to the Ultimate Scream. The Scream Awards air on Spike TV Tuesday night, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m. ET.

 

London, 6 ^th October 2011: Warner Bros. is delighted to announce that Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter will open its doors for the very first time to visitors from 31 ^st March 2012.

Tickets to the UK’s newest attraction will go on sale from 13 ^th October 2011. Visitors must pre-book their tickets in advance by selecting specific tour times throughout the day via www.wbstudiotour.co.uk or through approved tour operators. Tickets will not be on sale at the attraction and spaces are limited.

Warner Bros. is also pleased to announce the inclusion of some of the film series’ most iconic sets within the attraction including the Great Hall, Dumbledore’s office, the Ministry of Magic , Harry Potter’s famous cupboard under the stairs, 4 Privet Drive , Gryffindor common room , the boys’ dormitory , the Potion’s classroom , Professor Umbridge’s office, the Weasley kitchen, the Hogwarts bridge and many others still to be announced.

The unique walking tour attraction will offer visitors the very first opportunity to journey behind-the-scenes and experience the magic that has gone into creating the most successful film series of all time. Visitors will be able to see firsthand the sheer scale and detail of the actual sets, costumes, animatronics, special effects and props used in all eight of the Harry Potter films.

“ It was such a magical place to grow up,” says Daniel Radcliffe. “People will be amazed to see the incredible sets that we’ve worked in all these years.”

Rupert Grint adds, “The sets all have tiny little details that you may not always notice in the films but when you actually walk through them, you can see all the work that’s gone into it. It’s really amazing.”

“This is incredible, it’s been a long time coming and I’m very excited.” says Emma Watson. 

Josh Berger, President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. UK, adds “For over 10 years the Harry Potter film series highlighted the exceptional creativity and craftsmanship that we have in the British film industry including groundbreaking special effects, incredibly detailed set design and breathtaking makeup and costumes. We are delighted that we can now open the doors to this world to the public at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter and celebrate the extraordinary talent that goes into making major movies here in the UK.” 

“The UK will be the focus of the world with the Olympic Games in 2012 and we are incredibly excited to be launching the UK’s newest attraction at this time,” adds Sarah Roots, Vice President, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. “Visitors are going to be amazed by Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter and we look forward to welcoming people from all over the world through our doors from 31 ^st March 2012.”

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter will open 31 ^st March 2012 with timed tickets available from 13 ^th October 2011. Tickets are priced at £28 for adults, £21 for children and £83 for a family of four. Tickets must be booked in advance via a dedicated websitewww.wbstudiotour.co.uk or through approved tour operators.

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On Friday, October 14th, a select group of 1000 Harry Potter fans will join Daniel Radcliffe in NYC for a final farewell to the greatest film franchise of all time, Harry Potter. The gathering will be used as part of a televised tribute during the SCREAM AWARDS airing on SPIKE TV Tuesday October 18th at 9/8c PM.

To participate, you must be over 18 years old, live in the Tri-State area, be prepared to stay for two hours and come dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character. The time and location are still TBD.

If you are a diehard Potter fan and want to be part of this historic event and request free tickets here.

Let the trending begin! Please tweet your pics, videos and experiences @spike_tv #SCREAMFORPOTTER. That way, the rest of the Potter community around the world can share the fun.

 

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Hugh Jackman has made a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, dressing up as Daniel Radcliffe in the Broadway show How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In the sketch, The Best of Both Worlds with Hugh Jackman, Andy Samberg played Jackman with a very pronounced “Australian accent” and Wolverinehaircut.

The sketch took a dig at Jackman’s ability to play both masculine characters like Wolverine and his singing and dancing turns in musicals like The Boy from Oz.

Other “guests” were introduced before Jackman appeared as Radcliffe.

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Producers are trying to find someone that can replace Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway have came upon who that special someone is likely to be, one of the Jonas brothers. Nick Jonas is stepping in on the role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the next years forthcoming Broadway of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.’ He will play the part for months on end across the nation. He is actually looking forward to it and thinks it really is going to be an exciting journey across Broadway.

Radcliffe may have one final performance, and they are going to bid him farewell for awhile. This is one of the greatest moves he has to make, and enabling Nick Jonas take over for him is something that brings him joy since he knows that he’s likely to do such a great job. This may be something rewarding in the end. They’ll look forward to training with him, and observing what he can.

He is not all too acquainted with Broadway, but he is aware that he will find it an exciting and satisfying experience overall which is what he’s searching for. Not merely that, but a change from his typical every day routine could be nice he states.

Radcliffe is sad to be leaving the Broadway stage and permitting somebody else take his lead part, but this really is what should be carried out. He has other things to attend to for the moment. He will undoubtedly be coming again to the stage soon, but for now he has to do what he has to do and that factor would be movies. Not only has the Harry Potter scene took the stage, but it also means that he was capable to land other work, significantly bigger work than Broadway.

Broadway is something that Radcliffe really likes to do, but at times you just have to dip your feet into other waters to check them out. He can always go back again and have lead roles on Broadway because of the wonderful work that he has already completed. This is something that he looks forward as well. The world awaits his return, and if you have seen Broadway than you would like to see 1 with Radcliffe in it. A great deal of people just go to see the several other talents of Harry Potter, although he is not really Harry Potter. This is something that he doesn’t mind nevertheless. The more individuals he can get into the place, the better he states. He really likes a large audience.

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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is to sing a carol this winter to help raise money for those infected with HIV/Aids.

Radcliffe is currently starring in the Broadway production of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ and he will team up with other members of the cast to record a cover of Tom Lehrer’s A Christmas Carol.

The album, Broadway’s Carols for a Cure Vol. 13, will be on sale in the States from October.

Proceeds go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, an organisation launched in the U.S. to help those suffering with the disease.

 

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The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced that producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan (also known for their work at “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying”) will be honored for their work at the Eighth Annual Season Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, November 6th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm. Daniel will present Neil and Craig with their award. So more about that November 7th!

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Opening in theaters early next year, THE WOMAN IN BLACK is being described as an atmospheric ghost story that will rival such goth favorites as THE HAUNTING and THE ORPHANAGE. Adapted from the novel by SUSAN HILL and directed by JAMES WATKINS from a script by JANE GOLDMAN, the film marks the return to the big screen of HARRY POTTER star DANIEL RADCLIFFE. For the past seven months RADCLIFFE has been lighting up the stage in the Broadway revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING as J. Pierrepont Finch, a scheming Madison Avenue wannabe. This is RADCLIFFE’S second stage endeavor and follows his successful runs on both sides of the Atlantic in EQUUS. Sitting down with entertainment reporters a couple of weeks ago, he compared film to stage and talked about his affection for song and dance.

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