News articles tagged 'Oliver Phelps'

James and Oliver Phelps launch 'Harry Potter: The Exhibition' in Sydney James and Oliver Phelps launch 'Harry Potter: The Exhibition' in Sydney

By Andy on 18 November 2011 at 11:50 GMT

James and Oliver Phelps with Andy McCray of Harry Potter Fan ZoneLast night, James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films) attended the gala launch of Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Sydney.

I had the pleasure of attending the event, as well as a media preview earlier in the day, which was hosted at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. James and Oliver, along with creative wizards Eddie Newquist and Robin Stapley, shared a number of interesting facts about the exhibition.

Notably, they spoke about the logistics of bringing such a large exhibition to Australia and some of the more recent props and costumes on show for the first time.

Here are some of the most interesting facts that were shared.

  • It took 23 shipping containers and 40 days to bring Harry Potter: The Exhibition to Sydney.
  • At one point, James and Oliver had to have their wands shipped back to Leavesden Studios for 'Deathly Hallows' filming.
  • There's a mark on one of the Bludgers where it was dropped on set.
  • There's authentic James and Oliver Phelps graffiti carvings on the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall.
  • There are new props and costumes on show for the first time in Sydney, including the Hallows and Horcruxes (photos below).
  • Bellatrix's costume is a new edition to the Sydney display (photo below).


Harry Potter: The Exhibition runs through until 18 March 2012 at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Tickets are now on sale.



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James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) visit 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter' James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) visit 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter'

By Andy on 10 June 2011 at 01:26 GMT

James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) recently visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Florida, a photo of which can be seen below.



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HP cast visit Wizarding World of Harry Potter HP cast visit Wizarding World of Harry Potter

By Andy on 31 May 2010 at 12:06 GMT

Emma Watson, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Robbie Coltrane and Matthew Lewis recently visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Florida.



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Weasley twins on 'Half-Blood Prince' and 'Potter' phenomonenon Weasley twins on 'Half-Blood Prince' and 'Potter' phenomonenon

By Andy on 30 June 2009 at 12:48 GMT

James and Oliver PhelpsIn yet another feature piece in the LA Times, James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films) speak about working on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, director David Yates, and bringing the Weasley twins to life.

Both James and Oliver agreed that the joke shop scenes were their favourite to film in Half-Blood Prince, noting that, "The crew built an exquisite set, and there are a lot of special effects involved to simulate the magical pops and explosions. It’s a great scene. "

The twins also debunked the belief that they are often mistaken for one another.

MG: Are you often confused for each other like the Weasley twins are in the movie?

OP: It’s funny that you should ask that, because we rarely are. When we first went in for casting calls and got the part, the crew was very methodical. They said to me “You’re George,” and to James, “You’re Fred” and I guess it stuck because no one ever really got confused.

Read the full interview by clicking here.



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'Harry Potter' cast members watch 'Half-Blood Prince' 'Harry Potter' cast members watch 'Half-Blood Prince'

By Andy on 20 June 2009 at 13:08 GMT

weasley-shopMatthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) all attended a screening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday and shared their thoughts with Newsround. The film's comedic elements were noted by many of the stars, as well as the dark tone.

James and Oliver Phelps commented on the extravagant joke shop set and spoke about filming "away from Hogwarts".

"It was really cool because we got to work in probably the best set there," said Oliver. "The set Fred and George have is so insane we weren't disappointed to be away from Hogwarts at the time," added James.

You can read all of the musings by clicking here.



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Happy birthday, James and Oliver Phelps! Happy birthday, James and Oliver Phelps!

By Hannah on 25 February 2009 at 02:52 GMT

james-oliver-phelps-twinsJames and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films) celebrate their birthday today. A very happy birthday to them!



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James and Oliver Phelps on 'Half-Blood Prince' video game James and Oliver Phelps on 'Half-Blood Prince' video game

By Hannah on 12 February 2009 at 01:31 GMT

james-oliver-phelps-hbp-eaJames and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films) gave an interview discussing their involvement in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game. They spoke of their experiences during the making of previous Harry Potter games and shed some light on what takes place behind the scenes.



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New HBP photos show Weasley joke shop and more New HBP photos show Weasley joke shop and more

By Andy on 6 January 2009 at 23:56 GMT

Two new behind-the-scenes photographs from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince today. Both pictures originally appeared in Empire Magazine and show director David Yates and cast on set.



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