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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harry Potter HBO Show Has Genius Solution to Issue With Child Actors
Warner Bros. Discover is making sure that the child actors on set of the new TV show are well cared for and educated, going to some pretty big lengths to do so as well. How is the Harry Potter HBO show dealing with child actors' education? According to a report from BBC, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which is the production home for the upcoming TV series, is building a temporary school in order for the dozens of child actors on set to continue receiving an education and keep up with their school work while they perform on the show. The move was made alongside Three Rivers District Council, which permitted WB to 'use a series of portable buildings as a school facility for the next decade,' according to BBC. The buildings are designed to be used by 'up to 600 pupils during period,' but will only likely ever serve around 150 students. The 'school' will be operating on weekdays between 5:30am and 8:30pm, this way actors can squeeze in some school time between certain schedules that might call for night filming or any filming that takes place away from the main production site. BBC's report did not name Harry Potter specifically, but did say that the buildings were going to be used for a 'significant new TV series,' and that it will be in place 'for a maximum period of 10 years,' which coincides with how long the entirety of the new Harry Potter TV show might last. The Harry Potter series is described as a 'decade-long' project, with each season expected to adapt one book in Rowling's acclaimed book series. The series will be led by Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. Alongside the trio, the Harry Potter TV show also stars John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley, and Bertie Carvel as the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge. It's unclear as of now who else will be in the cast, although rumors have circulated about other potential castings, including the likes of Voldemort. More casting information is expected to be announced in the future. The HBO adaptation is being written by Emmy-winning producer Francesca Gardiner (Killing Eve, Succession). The series is executive produced by Gardiner, Mark Mylod, Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, and long-time Harry Potter franchise producer David Heyman. Mylod, who has worked with HBO on Game of Thrones and The Last of Us, will also helm multiple episodes. It is a production of HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. (Source: BBC) Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype. The post Harry Potter HBO Show Has Genius Solution to Issue With Child Actors appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why the Harry Potter TV cast won't need to leave the set, even for school
Harry Potter is being reimagined for a second time, introducing a new generation of actors to the magical world that will take over their lives for the next ten years. The young cast, particularly Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout, will spend a significant portion of their time on set for HBO's TV adaptation of JK Rowling's books. As a result, they will be unable to go to school during that time, but Warner Bros. has found a solution. To avoid the child stars missing out on their important education, Warner Bros. has built a bespoke school that will ensure they don't fall behind with their studies while the series is in production. Filming has just begun on the show, just in time for the summer holidays, but there will come a point where the young actors will need to return to their studies — here is how it will work. According to the BBC, the Three Rivers District Council has given Warner Bros Studios Leavesden permission to use portacabin structures as a school facility. The film studios have permission to use this for the next decade. The specially designed classrooms will be able to hold up to 600 pupils at any one time, which will come in useful when large crowd scenes with hundreds of extras are due to be filmed. However, it has been reported that the school facility will be used primarily for 150 students on a normal filming day. When they're not reciting magical incantations in Hogwarts, the actors will be in classrooms with lessons operating on weekdays between 5:30AM and 8:30PM. Lessons will also be fit around their filming schedule, which is expected to include night shoots, reshoots and location filming. The planning approval has come in for a "significant new TV series which will base itself at the studio for the next 8–10 years", and while the document does not specifically mention the Harry Potter TV series, it is understood that this is what it is used for. In the proposal it was added that the school infrastructure will be used for a maximum of ten years. Per local paper The Comet, the planning document states: "This facility will play a vital role in supporting young performers and allow production activities to take place seamlessly on site without disruption to the filming schedule and the associated cost impacts that could occur as a result of pupils having to leave site." The HBO series is expected to be a more accurate adaptation of Rowling's books, and it is expected to adapt all seven books. Given that the school facility is approved for a 10-year period, it is likely that the TV show will be made over the next decade. The Harry Potter TV series is expected to be released in 2027.
BBC News
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Harry Potter studio to build temporary school to last 10 years
The studio where the new Harry Potter television reboot will be filmed has been granted permission to build a temporary Saturday, Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, near Watford, was told by Three Rivers District Council it could use a series of portacabin structures as a school facility for the next classrooms were designed to be used by up to 600 pupils during peak periods, when large crowd scenes are shot, but will typically serve about 150 will operate on weekdays between 05:30 BST and 20:30 to accommodate night shoots, re-shoots and location filming. The application is partly retrospective, suggesting some aspects of the plans had already school planning documents do not specifically mention Harry Potter but instead a "significant new TV series which will base itself at the studio for the next 8–10 years."In the proposals, it was specified that the school infrastructure will be in place for a maximum period of 10 on the series was expected to start at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden this to HBO, 32,000 children auditioned for the lead roles following an open casting call in September. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Three Rivers council throws support behind water taxi service to connect communities
A proposal from the Montague Waterfront Development Corporation to establish a seasonal water taxi service to connect Montague, Georgetown, Brudenell and Cardigan won support from the Town of Three Rivers council on Tuesday night. Now comes the hard part: Applying for funding to pay for up to two 12-seater pontoon boats powered by electric outboard motors, possibly supported by a solar panel on the roof. Broeghan Carroll, the development corporation's general manager, created the business plan for the service, to be offered from the middle of June until sometime in September. "This is a great way to let… the general public access the waters in an easier fashion," he told CBC News. "I think it's a great way to connect the areas. "We are named Three Rivers, right?" Montague, Georgetown, Brudenell and Cardigan all have marinas or docking areas on saltwater rivers emptying into the Northumberland Strait, and are the biggest population centres in the amalgamated town in eastern P.E.I. "Funding is obviously the biggest issue," Carroll acknowledged, saying the first iteration of the business plan a few years ago was more ambitious, with a larger boat powered by hydrogen carrying a much bigger pricetag. "The original project I believe was definitely over a million — might have been a couple of million. This one we were trying to keep it lower," he said. The final budget for the 12-passenger option was around $700,000, he said, "so I think that's a more realistic option." Getting council's support was the first step toward applying for funding for the project, with the corporation eyeing a number of government initiatives meant to encourage green infrastructure. Commute times as short as 20 minutes? Carroll said with two pontoon vessels in operation, trips between destinations for a cost of between $10 and $20 a person could be as short as 20 minutes, but that could change depending on how long it takes to load and unload. The target market would be local commuters, tourists, event organizers, and waterfront businesses. "Part of the project... was to allow a monthly pass for locals," he said. "It's actually almost just as quick, if not quicker even, to get between the areas via water." If the development corporation is successful at getting grants, sponsorships and donations to fund the water taxi plan, Carroll said the plan is to have the service running by next year. "There's been a number of people that seem interested, but that just depends on what percentage we get funded, and kind of how much each donor would have to basically put in," he said. Even at the council meeting [Tuesday] night, a lot of the councillors were really excited about the possibility of it. — Broeghan Carroll "We spoke a lot about sponsorships. I think a lot of small businesses would put in, like, a small amount, and those small amounts may add up because it would be a good way for them to connect other people to their businesses." Carroll said the project has generated a lot of buzz in the town. "Even at the council meeting [Tuesday] night, a lot of the councillors were really excited about the possibility of it," he said. "I think it's obviously needed, not only just connecting, but also allowing people to kind of see the beauty of the rivers."
CBC
28-05-2025
- General
- CBC
New walk-in clinic at Montague pharmacy aims to be open 3 times a week to start
A new walk-in clinic has opened in eastern P.E.I., and people in the area hope it can be the start of better health care in the region. The new permanent clinic is located in McKenna's PharmaChoice on Queens Road in Montague, just a stone's throw from Kings County's largest hospital. The doctors who staff it have full-time jobs elsewhere, but for now the clinic is aiming to offer opportunities to seek help from them three days a week, as their schedules permit. The clinic opened its doors last Thursday, and 20 patients received care. "It feels excellent. It was a lot of hard work and planning that went into it and [I'm] really excited to have it opened. It's going to be great for the community," said Chris McKenna, the pharmacist-owner at McKenna's PharmaChoice. "We even had people calling the next day saying they really appreciated it, it's great to have in the community — people with no family doctor." A long time coming The frequent closures of Kings County Memorial Hospital's emergency department in recent years due to physician and nurse shortages is what really got the ball rolling for a permanent walk-in clinic in the area. About two years ago, a volunteer group made up of the hospital foundation's staff and members of the Three Rivers community was formed to look at potential solutions. It's a drop in the bucket, but we need lots of drops in that bucket right now. — Volunteer Theresa Redmond A clinic run by McKenna was set up at the Down East Mall last December, but that was only ever meant to be a temporary space until the current location was ready. The volunteer group raised around $200,000 to renovate the space in the mall for the clinic, while Health P.E.I. also opened its own clinic right next door. 'One more tool in the toolbox' Ray Brow, vice-chair of the Kings County Memorial Hospital Foundation, said there was a "desperate need" for care, especially on weekends when the ER was closed. "We, in hindsight, did not know exactly what we were getting into because it turned out to be an enormous amount of work and an enormous amount of fundraising," Brow said. "We now see more services here in Three Rivers than when we started, and that was our objective." The volunteers are grateful to have the new permanent clinic to serve the area instead of patients needing to travel to the next closest emergency department, nearly 50 kilometres away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown. "There's a really big need for primary care in Kings County, and this is going to be one more tool in the toolbox," said Theresa Redmond, a member of the volunteer board for the community clinic. "It's a drop in the bucket, but we need lots of drops in that bucket right now." Future of mall clinic space uncertain As for the clinic that was set up at the Down East Mall, Redmond and Brow are hoping Health P.E.I. will decide to take over that space too. If the agency does decide to expand there, it has promised to reimburse the KCMH Foundation for 75 per cent of the $200,000 the volunteer group raised. Health P.E.I. has not confirmed what its plans are for the space. But from the community group's perspective, the more health care available to the people of Three Rivers, the better. "We still need 24/7 care in the emergency department, we still need a patient medical home here in Montague, which is in its infancy," Redmond said. "But it's a really important first step in getting better care."
