Well an old time spy for AICN has resurfaced... at Oxford University no less. He sent Father Geek the following report on the comings and goings of one HARRY POTTER on that famous old campus in the heart of merrie olde England...
Hey AICN,
Calling in with a blipvert on your namesake. . . you know me by so many
little names, I don't know what to call myself. I've given you
insignificant tidbits on various flicks and shows from Ottawa and Toronto
(two years ago I lived in Knox College, film central for Toronto. . . "Good
Will Hunting," "Superstar," "Urban Legend," "Relic Hunter"). But now that
I'm a PhD student I thought I wouldn't have anything for you ever again.
After all, who would shoot a flick in the middle of Oxford, UK?
***
Calling in with a blipvert on your namesake. . . you know me by so many
little names, I don't know what to call myself. I've given you
insignificant tidbits on various flicks and shows from Ottawa and Toronto
(two years ago I lived in Knox College, film central for Toronto. . . "Good
Will Hunting," "Superstar," "Urban Legend," "Relic Hunter"). But now that
I'm a PhD student I thought I wouldn't have anything for you ever again.
After all, who would shoot a flick in the middle of Oxford, UK?
***
"Reporters from the Oxford Student beat the tight security on the set of the new Harry Potter mega film. . . The huge crew has been shooting the $120 million movie in the Bod [Bodleian Library, ed.] and at Christ Church [very posh college, ed.] since Saturday.
"The Oxford Student glimpsed Harry being rushed on set after he arrived in a Jaguar. A film insider revealed that 11-year-old Daniel has scooped up 200,000 pounds for the role.
"His friend Hermione, played by Oxfordshire schoolgirl Emma Watson, was spotted on location in the Bod on Monday. The Oxford Student also saw Irish legend Richard Harris, playing Hogwarts chief Albus Dumbledore, being rushed off location on Tuesday and driven away at high speed. Top Hollywood director Chris Columbus [howls of derisive laughter, ed.] oversaw the action.
". . . Scots actor Robbie Coltrane and Dame Maggie Smith are also expected to be filming during the week. . . . One of the halls at the divinity school at the Bodleian was completely closed to visitors. However, another sneak viewing by Oxford Student reporters revealed a series of metallic hospital beds inside. The book's last scene takes place in the hospital wing.
"At Christ Church, a clister has been turned into a lake with the addition of a huge back-cloth. . . . Warner Brothers and Leavesden, the companies responsible for the film, have requested extra time at Christ Church and at the Bodelian to complete filming. They will now finish early next week."
The paper had some murky shots of the actors on location, and one close-up of a fantastic column with four owls around the base, done in mock stone. It looked quite realistic, though a touch too Assyrian. . .
