Today, Warner Bros. announced that the world premiere of the final Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, will take place in London’s Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square on July 7, 2011. The world premiere will likely be followed by U.S. premieres in either NYC and/or L.A. as well.
Here is a look at the complete press release:
This will be the first red carpet film premiere event in Trafalgar Square, the instantly recognizable landmark providing the iconic backdrop for one of the biggest film premieres to ever take place in the capital.
The cast, filmmakers and guests attending the final Harry Potter premiere will begin the night on the red carpet in Trafalgar Square with the world’s media in attendance. Special areas will be reserved within the square for fans and competition winners from all over the world to see the actors and creators of some of the most beloved characters of all time. Cast and guests will then make their way to Leicester Square’s cinemas to watch the film.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: “For the last decade we’ve been gripped by the on-screen battle between Harry Potter and his arch enemy Lord Voldemort and this is one of the most eagerly awaited films in history. As befits a great British triumph, I can think of no better venue than the iconic surroundings of Trafalgar Square in which to stage the most spectacular of send offs for this dramatic finale.”
Josh Berger, President and Managing Director of Warner Bros. Pictures UK commented “We are delighted that our plans for the finale of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will take place in such a spectacular venue. We pride ourselves on the creativity of our premieres and the space within Trafalgar Square will lend itself to being a magical experience for both guests and fans.”
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reprise their roles as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
The final part in the film series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is directed by David Yates, director of the last three films. The producers are David Heyman, the producer of all of the Harry Potter films, David Barron who has produced six of the films and J.K. Rowling. Steve Kloves adapted the screenplay, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. Lionel Wigram is the executive producer, with John Trehy and Tim Lewis as co-producers.
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 opens in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on July 15th 2011.
[Source: ComingSoon.net ]
Does anyone know when the NYC premiere will take place? I looked online, but I could not find anything. I’m guessing the date will be released in the next few months, if there even is a premiere in NYC.
yeah sarah it’ll be on july 11 monday
Hi! I’m A HUGGEEEEEEE fan!!! I have been since I’ve been 6 years, and my parents said I could go to the New York premiere since I live in Virginia. But, we don’t know where to get tickets (or win tickets). My friend also wants to go, but we don’t know how…. If we can’t get tickets, do you know when we must arrive @ the event to get autographs from stars?
they’ve just announced the NY premier will be on June 11th but they haven’t said where yet. If you wanna get a good spot you need to be there EARLY! My friend and i went last year and got there at 10am and people were already there and we had to go ALL the way at the end. People camp there so be there EARLY!. there’s this link you can win tickets for it, LIKE direct cinema in FB
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Do you have any idea how early we should go to the NYC premiere? I know that super fans camp out, and since this is the last one, fans might be camping out for days! It should be free to stand around, but you need tickets to actually be on the red carpet with the cast. That’s just what I’ve heard. Either way, I am totally taking off work to go!
@Leslie, I heard its actually July 15th… What do you mean be go “ALL the way at the end”? Do you mean waited until like 7PM for the premiere? Were you in the front row?
Does anyone know WHERE it is? Super psyched!
chekc out the post above again guys, I added an update with all of the details
Does anyone know when the Los Angeles premeire will be?
does anyone know when or if there will be an LA premier of the HP and deathly hallows II?
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