Vampire film could rival `Harry Potter’ franchise
The News Review:
- Vampire film could rival `Harry Potter’ franchise
- Harry Potter actor turns on lights
- A bit too wild about Harry Potter?
- How Paramount let ‘Twilight’ get away
- Lack of conformity makes for magical night
Vampire film could rival `Harry Potter’ franchise
Los Angeles Daily News, CA
” When fans will almost literally go through fire to spend time with their favorite characters, that’s what you call a phenomenon. “Twilight” is based on the first of a best-selling series of novels published in 2005 by Stephenie Meyer, a Mormon housewife from Utah with little writing experience. Now, the story of the small-town and, above all, chaste romance between young Bella Swan, played by 18-year-old Kristen Stewart and the gentlemanly vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson, 22) is shaping up as a multimedia phenomenon that might rival the “Harry Potter” franchise. To date, the series’ four books have sold 8. 5 million copies in America and millions more worldwide, and other merchandise has been flying off bookstore shelves, as well. The seven-volume Potter series has sold 400 million copies worldwide. “When reading it, it gives you butterflies,” Chanel Paulk of Anaheim Hills explained, holding a handmade sign reading “Bite Me” that Advertisement.
Harry Potter actor turns on lights
The Press Association
The actress was joined by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean at a star-studded opening party for Somerset House ice rink season in London. The event runs until January 25 in association with Tiffany & Co. Watson turned on the lights on the Tiffany Christmas tree decorated with huge blue ice skates. She said she was “absolutely delighted” to be officially performing the switch-on.
A bit too wild about Harry Potter?
Christian Science Monitor, MA
Parents, of course, want their kids to learn to love to read. But could it really be a good thing for anyone to obsess over any books the way some young readers do over Harry Potter?This is a question you may find yourself asking as you watch “We Are Wizards,”.
How Paramount let ‘Twilight’ get away
Los Angeles Times, CA
She had some trepidation, not being especially excited after her first studio experience, so we really made an effort to make her comfortable with our approach. “Summit brought in a new writer, Melissa Rosenberg, to write an adaptation, which in turn attracted the interest of Hardwicke. Friedman said Summit took great pains to keep Meyer involved, as Warner Bros. has done with “Harry Potter” creator J. “We’ve worked with her in lock step from Day One,” he says.
Lack of conformity makes for magical night
Statesville Record & Landmark, USA
No wonder Art Linkletter’s shows were so popular. My oldest daughter attended a Halloween party several weeks ago at a retirement home. Claire has been on a Harry Potter kick for a while now, and decided she wanted to dress as Harry Potter for Halloween. Not Professor McGonagall, Ginny Weasley nor even Hermione. She had to be Harry. We even suggested Harriet Potter, the long-lost younger sister, but only Harry himself would do. So we got her a Harry Potter costume and, with an eyeliner lightning bolt and a decorated stick as a wand, off she went to the Halloween party.
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