Voldemort Prequel Gets Approval From Warner Bros.

Another Harry Potter movie, anyone? Well, of sorts.
The origins of this movie lie firmly in the strange world of the 'fan film', with a group of Potter fanatics raising £13,200 to launch what - perhaps uncharacteristically for fan films - seems like a very slick, professional production.











Looks like all their work has paid off - Voldemort: Origin Of The Heir has now been given the go-ahead from Warner Bros. - the team behind the original series of Harry Potter films. Their approval means that it will stream later this year.
The smart and sleek production is reflected in the trailer, which looks as dark yet gripping as the later films in the series. Good news? See for yourself:


The movie stars Stefano Rossi as the young Tom Marvolo Riddle, the future Dark Lord Voldemort himself, during his rise to power. Maddalena Orcali, meanwhile, plays a brand new character: Grisha MacLaggen, the heir to Gryffindor.

Warner Bros. have already thrown some weight behind their own Potter prequels, with the recent hit Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, the story of 'magizoologist' Newt Scamander, proving a big success.

Initially, the movie production giants had served a warning notice to Tryangle Films, the team behind the Voldemort prequel. They even told the company's creators to abandon the project - but now they've done a U-turn.

It's unsure why WB made the 180-degree twist, but details such as Tryangle not taking on the project for profit, and their plans to distribute the film online for free, may have helped.


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One of the founders of Tryangle, Gianmaria Pezzatto, told Polygon: "We wondered, 'What made Tom Riddle become Voldemort? What happened in those years, and what really went down at Hogwarts when he came back?'

"There are some clues in the books which have not been transposed at all in the movies, but a lot goes unspoken.

"This is the story we want to tell: the rise of the Dark Lord before Harry Potter and his first demise."


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It means there's life in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise yet - Fantastic Beasts ends well before Dumbledore goes to collect Tom Riddle from his orphanage.

The trailer for the film has gained over 30 million views on Facebook and over two million on YouTube.

Voldemort, played by Ralph Fiennes, appeared at number seven on a recent IGN poll of the top 100 movie villains.

The winning villain went to Star Wars' Darth Vader - The Joker, Dracula, GLaDOS, Dr Doom, and Magneto all filled in the gaps in between.

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Soon To Land In Broadway

I've got good news for Potterheads who haven't been able to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on stage because it's only playing across the pond.

Pottermore just announced that plans are in motion for the show to open on Broadway in spring of 2018!





The Lyric Theatre in New York City will be completely remodeled — from a 1,900-seat venue into a more intimate 1,500-seat space — to suit the show's dramatic mood.


"The hope is that this theater will have its own soul and its own identity, very much a New York theater from the period and not just a recreation of what was made in London," set designer Christine Jones shared in the announcement. The public lobby also will be redesigned so that the wizardly vibes begin the moment Potterheads enter the building.

OK, so depending on where you live, traveling to Broadway still could be a trek. But at least now you can leave your passport at home.

CAN. NOT. WAIT!

Viktor Krum Who Featured in Harry Potter Looks Wholesomely Different Now

It's been five years since the last Harry Potter film, but we can't stop poring over where our favorite stars are now (it helps that some of them magically transfigured into major hotties). The same goes for those who have been longer off the radar, such as Stanislav Yanevski, who only appeared in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Goblet of Fire featured Yanevski as Bulgarian student and athlete Viktor Krum, who competed in the Quidditch World Cup and against Harry in the Triwizard Tournament. Perhaps most famously, and to the ire of her future husband Ron Weasley, Krum took Hermione Granger to the Yule Ball on her first date.

So what has Yanevski been up to for the past decade? He's appeared in a handful of films, but catching up with the actor on social media reveals that he has spent a lot of time growing out his hair, getting tattoos, and liberally using hashtags to document his journey toward looking like a real-life Khal Drogo.

Yanevski still acts sporadically, but both his Wikipedia page and Instagram bio acknowledge that he is likely best known for his brief stint as a Bulgarian wizard.

In the books, Viktor Krum is described as gruff and looking like "an overgrown bird of prey," but as an aloof star Quidditch player, he attracts the giggly attention of plenty of Hogwarts girls in his year abroad. And e may not have gotten the girl or the cup, but we'll always remember Krum as a solid guy, and Yanevski as a brooding bad boy who grows a great beard.

Bulgaria wins this one.