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Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson will not return for 'Deathly Hallows'  
Emma Thompson has announced that she will not return to reprise her role as Sybill Trelawney for the two-part "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" movies.
Source: MTV Movies Blog via MuggleNet
Posted by Jeremy on Nov 11, 2008 at 5:52 PM

Evanna Lynch & Katie Leung

Evanna Lynch & Emma Thompson attend WFTV awards in London; JKR wins award  
Evanna Lynch and Emma Thompson from the "Harry Potter" movies, attended the Five Women In Film and Television awards in London today. Other attendees include Simon Cowell, Bob Hoskins, Rosamund Pike and Catherine Tate. Also, author J.K. Rowling was honored at the event where she received the U.K. Film Council-backed script award.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Dec 7, 2007 at 2:37 PM

Emma Thompson & Imelda Staunton

Emma Thompson and Imelda Staunton attend charity event  
Emma Thompson and Imelda Staunton from the "Harry Potter" movies attended the Helen Bamber Foundation charity event earlier this week.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Dec 4, 2007 at 7:48 AM

Patrick Doyle & Alan Rickman

'Potter' stars attend 'Music from the Movies' in London  
Earlier this evening "Harry Potter" stars Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane and director Mike Newell attended the 'Music from the Movies,' a concert to aid the UK's leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research at the Royal Albert Hall. All the music performed at the concert was written by "Goblet of Fire" film composer Patrick Doyle; himself a leukemia survivor.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Oct 28, 2007 at 6:34 PM

Stephen Fry

JKR & 'Potter' stars participate in Stephen Fry's birthday celebrations  
Last weekend, Stephen Fry, the voice behind the British version of the "Harry Potter" audio books, celebrated his 50th birthday and author JK Rowling, as well as some actors from the movies, participated in a televised celebration on the BBC's "Stephen Fry 50 Not Out" program.
Source: SnitchSeeker
Posted by Geri on Aug 28, 2007 at 1:27 PM

Mr. Weasley & Harry

Behind-the-scenes look at 'OotP' from E!    
To follow up with the online release of the teaser trailer for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" E! TV's show "Daily 10" recent visit to the set is now online. The show has interviews with Emma Thompson, Dan Radcliffe and director David Yates.
Source: News Tip
Posted by Geri on Nov 20, 2006 at 7:06 PM

Emma & Imelda

'Potter' actors attend Glamour awards in the UK    
"Harry Potter" actors Emma Thompson (Prof. Trelawney), Imelda Staunton (Prof. Umbridge) and David Tennant (Barty Crouch, Jr.) attended the 'Glamour Women of the Year Awards' last night in the UK, where Ms. Thompson received the 'Film-Maker of the Year' award.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Jun 7, 2006 at 2:20 PM

Emma Thompson as Trelawney

Thompson to reprise role of Trelawney for 'Order'    
Warner Bros. has confirmed to HPANA that Emma Thompson will be reprising her role as Sibyll Trelawney in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which is currently in production in the UK.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on May 10, 2006 at 12:48 PM

National Doodle Day

HP actors doodle for charity    
To celebrate National Doodle Day in the UK, some "Harry Potter" actors have donated their doodling abilities to raise money for both the Epilepsy Action and the Neurofibromatosis Association.
Source: News Tip
Posted by Geri on Mar 4, 2006 at 10:02 AM

Making of 'Prisoner of Azkaban' videos    
Thanks to Veritaseurm we have a chance to see some never before videos of the making of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” that are currently being shown on U.S. cable station DirectTV. Some of the video clips show Alfonso Cuarón, David Thewlis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint discussing the making of the film.
Source: Veritaserum
Posted by Geri on Jan 8, 2005 at 9:09 PM

Harry Potter cast support book auction for charity  
Cast members from the “Harry Potter” movies are lending their support to LEPRA, a leading UK medical charity that supports fighting Leprosy, HIV, and AIDS world-wide. Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson and Zoë Wanamaker as well as “Harry Potter” narrator Stephen Fry all donated signed books for “The Big Book Auction,” which begins today on eBay and ends on November 27th.
Source: Lepra.org.uk via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Nov 17, 2004 at 7:45 PM

Harry Potter stars draw Christmas cards for charity    
Harry Potter stars Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson and Zoë Wanamaker are among the stars who have created Christmas cards for the Foundation for the of Infant Deaths. Michael Gambon sketched a Santa Claus with the words “Father Christmas after pay the congestion charge.” The hand-drawn cards by the stars is one-off creation and will be auctioned off on Nov. 15 in Kensington Town Hall in London.
Source: Sids.org.uk via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Nov 6, 2004 at 11:37 AM

Emmy nominations for Rickman, Thompson and Cleese    
This year's Emmy nominations were announced this morning and Harry Potter stars Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman and John Cleese have each been nominated for an award.
Source: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Jul 15, 2004 at 1:52 PM

Aunt Marge

Netscape Movies 'Azkaban' pictures    
Netscape movies has a "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" gallery, which contains some new pictures of Buckbeak, the Whomping Willow, Aunt Marge, and some of your favorite characters to feast your eyes on.
Source: Netscape Movies via MuggleNet
Posted by eudaemonia on May 29, 2004 at 1:24 AM

Trelawney 'much fun' to play says Thompson    
At the recent Empire Awards, Emma Thompson talked a bit about her role as Professor Sybill Trelawney in the upcoming "Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban" which comes out on June 4, 2004.
Source: Empire Online via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Feb 12, 2004 at 12:04 PM

Thompson is an angel in 'America'  
The reviews are in, and HBO Films' new $60 million production of Tony Kushner's play "Angels in America" appears to have hit the mark. Packed with a stellar cast, including "Prisoner of Azkaban" star Emma Thompson, the adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play "has a way of sticking with you. Love, sexuality, politics, society, religion ... days later, you may find yourself still pondering what it all meant."
Source: CNN
Posted by Cheeser on Dec 5, 2003 at 3:11 PM

Interview with Alan Rickman    
Alan Rickman, who portrays everyone's favorite Prof. Snape in the Harry Potter movies, gives an interview in which he discusses acting, his career and Harry Potter.
Source: Handbag.com via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Nov 23, 2003 at 11:14 AM

Larger 'Azkaban' Harry, Ron and Hermione pictures    
JoBlo's Movie Emporium has gotten ahold of two "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" promotional photos of our favorite trio amongst fellow students and at the Shrieking Shack.
Source: FilmForce/JoBlo
Posted by eudaemonia on Nov 20, 2003 at 12:19 AM

First look at tawdry-haired Trelawney    
A Leaky Cauldron reader sent in a screenshot from tonight's E! News report, featuring our first look at Harry Potter 3's Professor Sibyll Trelawney, played by Emma Thompson.
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Cheeser on Nov 13, 2003 at 8:53 PM

Thompson talks of Trelawney and scene    
Emma Thompson discusses how Professor Trelawney is just as wacky as she is with regards to a specific scene in the "Prisoner of Azkaban" movie.
Source: Contact Music via Wizard News
Posted by eudaemonia on Nov 9, 2003 at 12:19 PM