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SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 at 10:05 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Last month we reported
that Warner Bros. had promised to fix an error that appeared in a released photo from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
The photo in question showed Harry standing in front of the Riddle’s headstone at the end of the film but with a glaring error in the name and date of the deceased.
Moviefone has published a new picture of the same scene with the correction made.
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Auror
Points: 2559
TonksUSA says:
Well that is good. I would have never noticed. It is probally good that all the people now see a blurry gravestone instead of a clear one.
Posted Sep 27, 2005 at 10:53 PM EST
Witch
Points: 564
val_the_pyro07 says:
I was wondering when they were going to fix that error. I spotted it the very first time i saw that picture.
Posted Sep 27, 2005 at 11:03 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1829
Lady Leo says:
Im sooo glad they fixed it. I cant wait for the movie to come out. ive seen the commercial and its soooo good. cant wait!!
Professor Athina
Professor of greek mythology
Posted Sep 27, 2005 at 11:42 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 85
pixie22 says:
All they really did was blur the dates out. I hadent even noticed that their was an error until it was brought up on this site.
Posted Sep 27, 2005 at 11:51 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 423
Mrs.HarryJamesPotter says:
I am glad that they fixed that because I want this movie to be as close the book as possible.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 12:11 AM EST
Prof. of Cultural Literacy
Points: 4497
PowerGranger says:
I have to say I'm not surprised WB listened to the fans' outcry and fixed this, but I'm sure there will be other small things they didnt' catch that will later be attributed to 'artistic license'. It's hard for a production as big as this to get all the details right. They must be shaking in their boots a bit knowing that any mistake that makes it to the big screen will cause the fans to go wild!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 12:12 AM EST
Hogwarts Valedictorian
Points: 2826
Lily*R/Hr says:
Oh thank God, I can stop holding my breath : ) Well, at least that's one down from the inevitable three hundred continuity errors (or three million changes from the book). Honestly, this bugged me a little, but it wasn't exactly at the top of my list. I really don't care is the headstone says R.I.P. Peter Pettigrew, as long as I get to see it!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 12:20 AM EST
Squib
Points: 106
Loony9Lovegood says:
OOOH! This is unbelievable! Evilosity...well atleast they fixed...:)
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 12:24 AM EST
Student
Points: 252
FoolofaTook says:
Of course they were going to fix this, if people noticed it months before the movie came out just think how bad it would be if they didn't do anything. I hope there aren't to many other mistakes.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 1:05 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1023
melita33 says:
I think this film will be great. They seem really trying to be as close to the canon as possible. The trailers show as much. Can't wait anymore.
Melita
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 2:48 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1465
Moon Dragon says:
I'm glad they fixed it. I feel it shows that WB listens to its fans and is trying to be loyal to Jo's work I realise not everything will be perfect but I'm glad they fixed this. :)
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 4:20 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1650
auntyj says:
How embarrassing, I didn't even notice! It's pretty obvious when you know!
And I've got the old one on my desktop, and the pics of the new one aren't in high enough resolution - they don't fit the desktop, and they're grainy. Guess I'm stuck with the incorrect one on my desktop!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 5:15 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 63
Dracosgirl143 says:
The old one was better with "TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE" but the new one was just "TOM RIDDLE" and the new one looks a bit weird!!!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 5:23 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1650
auntyj says:
Sorry, I'm double-posting, I hit the post button before I added this:
"Actually if you double check the books. The name was correct in the first place only the date was wrong. In chamber of swecrets riddles ghost clearly says his name is tom marvolo riddle." (From a comment on the first page).
The bottom name on the headstone is Voldemort's father, his middle name wasn't Marvolo - Voldemort himself has the middle name Marvolo, named after his maternal grandfather - the headstone was indeed incorrect. The bottom name was erroneously referring to Voldemort himself, not his father.
Don't know why they changed the date, but I assume somewhere in the books JKR mentions his father's age or birthdate.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 5:23 AM EST
Student
Points: 286
Tiara says:
Hey I never knew Tom Riddle's father was called Thomas .. it doesn't say in the book does it.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 5:34 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1449
Phineas Gage says:
It doesn't say that LV's paternal grandfather was called Thomas - i guess they just stuck with the same name assuming that the family probably didn't have much imagination!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 6:05 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 45
Zebrima says:
"Don't know why they changed the date, but I assume somewhere in the books JKR mentions his father's age or birthdate."
- I interpreted it that LV killed his father after he had graduated from Hogwarts. That leaves his father about 40 years old when he died, since LV would be in his late teens or early twenties. The old date, where Tom Riddle (LV father) was born in 1915 makes him only 33 years old when LV killed him, which would mean that he got his son at the early age of 16. A bit young, perhaps...
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 6:34 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 45
Zebrima says:
One more remark: I think the more correct birthyear for Tom Riddle would be 1910, but I guess it was more simple for WB to change only one digit, 1915 into 1905. Now Tom Riddle probaly got LV at the age of 26 which I think is a little bit to old. But it doesn't really matter! The horrible mistake "Marvolo" was corrected and that's the most important part.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 6:39 AM EST
Witch
Points: 834
Lily's Husband101 says:
I can't see the diference between the headstones andi'm glad they fixed it.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 7:02 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1888
Harmonian~4~eva says:
Thats great that they have finally fixed up that error cos it really looked wrong. oh i cant wait for the movie to come out.
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 7:50 AM EST
Student
Points: 205
Mighty Joe says:
I noticed the blatant error when first I saw the pic ... SO glad they fixed it; i'm one of those obsessive detail people. ^_^
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 7:57 AM EST
Student
Points: 200
hogwarts#1boy says:
Well thats a good thing that they fixed somthing!!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 8:01 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1493
Hedwig4eva says:
I'm really glad they changed it to make it more accurate. I was wondering if they would since the magazine article we seen recently still had the headstone with the incorrect info on it. Can't wait to see the movie!!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 8:15 AM EST
Student
Points: 234
hpfan#3 says:
I can't really tell the difference. they look the same and I can't read the date on it either. I dont really care, as long as I get to see the movie!
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 8:42 AM EST
Gutter Girl Fabulous
Points: 8730
SamhainWitch7 says:
the_5th_element: Ah! I see it now! Thanks! You're a pal! =)
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 8:49 AM EST
Dragon Rider
Points: 4437
~MalfoyPotter~ says:
Great! Thats gerat news! They changed it! Finally.... I thought they were never going to do it...
~MP~
Posted Sep 28, 2005 at 8:50 AM EST
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