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November 19, 2021
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: Films and theatre, NEW!
Director Chris Columbus calls for the release of three-hour “Philosopher’s Stone” cut
You may have missed this amongst all the 20th anniversary chatter but, in a recent interview, director Chris Columbus said he would love to see the original three-hour cut released. The longer version hasn’t been seen since Warner Bros. tested the movie way back in 2001. Speaking with The Wrap this week, Columbus said: “We knew that the film worked because we did a couple of previews. Particularly a Chicago preview where our first cut was a three-hour cut. Parents afterwards said it was too long, the kids said it was too short. I thought, well, the kids presumably have
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November 4, 2021
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: Gaming, NEW!
It’s curtains for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the mobile reality game set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World and launched with much fanfare just over two years ago in May 2019, is shutting down on 31 January 2022. Developer Niantic announced the game’s closure on the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite website a few days ago but promised players a conclusion to the narrative before the game shuts down, claiming that players, working alongside Harry and Hermione “..are now on the verge of putting an end to the Calamity”. Niantic confirmed Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be removed from the Apple App Store, Google Play