“Everyone’s more confident to make bolder statements.” “Now we’ve kind of got the rhythm, got the pace going,” Mira Mina said of exhibitors. Graphic designers from Minalima, the London-based company responsible for creating the visual elements of the film series, said the event has continued to grow since it started in 2014. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. Expo highlights include a display of film props, memorabilia and snippets of Warner Bros. The celebration also includes the return of the Harry Potter Expo, taking place at soundstages 33 and 21.
“The fans have always been exceptional to us and they’ve stayed with the films for so long now and they’ve never wavered in their loyalty,” Lewis said. Lewis, who attended the three previous celebration weekends, said “it’s so lovely to come back to this world.” “I’m very excited to walk about Hogsmeade,” said Felton. In a media session Friday, all four actors said they were happy Potter’s story and surrounding fandom as popular as ever. “It’s a great thing to be able to do,” Anderson said. One of her favorite parts of the weekend is attending panels with the film’s actors, saying it allows a closer view of them compared to similar appearances they could make at other fan events or conventions.
Augustine said she renewed her Universal Orlando annual pass specifically to attend this weekend’s event. Hurt, the actor who portrayed the beloved character, died Friday night.Ī similar raising of the wands happened at last year’s event, following the death of Alan Rickman, the actor who played Severus Snape.Ĭelebrities in attendance this year include Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy and Warwick Davis, who played Prof. On Saturday afternoon, more than 20 guests gathered in Diagon Alley and raised their wands in front of Ollivander’s wand shop to honor John Hurt.
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