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01-27-2010, 03:36 AM
| | |  Harry Potter film studio to open to the public? (UPDATE #2)
The Financial Times is reporting that Warner Bros plans to buy Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England, which is home to the entire Harry Potter film franchise (including the currently-in-production Deathly Hallows). The corporation leased the building and its lot for the past ten years to film the series, but is now set to purchase the property in order to have a permanent studio in the UK.
Of interest to Harry Potter fans is the fact that part of the contract includes the following: Quote:
The proposal also includes a plan to allow members of the public to visit, by appointment, the sets of films made at Leavesden, including the great hall from the Harry Potter series.
We will have much more on this, including tentative schedules as to when this is to take place, so stay tuned.
UPDATE: Warner Bros' official Twitter has confirmed the acquisition: Quote:
Hey Potter Fans! WB is making a move to acquire and expand Leavesden Studios outside of London—the home of the “Harry Potter” films!
UPDATE #2: Warner Bros has sent over the following statement in regards to the acquisition. Quote:
An application for planning permission to retain and refurbish the
existing film production facilities at Leavesden Studios has been
submitted by Warner Bros. to Three Rivers District Council and Watford
Borough Council.
The proposal would mark a multi-million pound investment by the
Hollywood studio, which aims to secure the future of Leavesden's
production studios and continue to provide important inward investment
in the UK's film industry infrastructure.
The proposal includes the refurbishment and extension of the studios
film production facilities increasing the ability to provide for
services such as visual effects, prosthetics, animatronics and film
editing as well as the expansion of the external filming and production
areas.
The application also proposes an element of public access. By prior
booking, visitors will be able to view for the very first time the
original sets as they appeared in the films produced at Leavesden
Studios. As well as preserving these extraordinary film sets, this will
also celebrate the exceptional creativity and craftsmanship of the
creators of these films and the UK film industry as a whole.
Leavesden Studios has been the UK production home for Warner Bros. and
the Harry Potter films for the last decade as well as the base for other
successful Warner Bros. films including Charlie and The Chocolate
Factory and The Dark Knight. Over this time the studio's investment in
the UK has accounted for 25-50% of the UK's inward investment in film
production and this proposal would safeguard the employment associated
with Warner Bros.' existing film production activities and provide a
platform for employment growth and wider benefits within the local
economy/local community.
A Warner Bros. spokesperson said: "Warner Bros. holds Leavesden Studios
in the highest esteem as the home of our much-loved Harry Potter films.
This proposal is central to our long-term plans to invest in the local
production community, to create local and industry employment
opportunities, and to continue the legacy of exceptional British
filmmaking at Leavesden and across the UK. We look forward to
continuing to cooperate with the Three Rivers and Watford Councils and
with the local communities, as the project moves forward.
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01-27-2010, 03:38 AM
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| | Chimaera
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Man I would love to visit the set!
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01-27-2010, 03:46 AM
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I wanna go!
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01-27-2010, 04:04 AM
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The proposal also includes a plan to allow members of the public to visit, by appointment, the sets of films made at Leavesden, including the great hall from the Harry Potter series.
I like that part of the contract. Sounds really good and that would be great for everyone. Visiting the studios where for the past ten years this great franchise has been filmed and to experience it. If I ever take a trip to England, visiting Leavesden Studios and its sets would be on my list. Top things. | |
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01-27-2010, 04:06 AM
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OMG! How freaking cool! I would LOVE to visit the sets!!!
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01-27-2010, 04:19 AM
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wow....a theme park and then an entire studio in its name...cool...i would love to go and visit it someday when i get a chance...
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01-27-2010, 04:20 AM
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whooohoooooo!!!
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01-27-2010, 04:50 AM
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Sweet....But Now I'll have to really start saving my Pennies to be able to go to the theme park, and to the studios...
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OMG I would love to seeeeeeeeeeee this!
It's a dream!
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Originally Posted by Muggleman24  Sweet....But Now I'll have to really start saving my Pennies to be able to go to the theme park, and to the studios... Yes, I'm broke at the moment so I've really got to check under the couch cushions for those pennies!!! I've always wanted to visit the set...too bad it isn't with the actual actors being there on set or filming but seeing it is a dream come true. 
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Whooo hoooo  OMG... my dream!
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01-27-2010, 07:59 AM
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That's great! 10 or 20 more years and i will be able to go! maybe 
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01-27-2010, 08:53 AM
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Sounds cool..
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oww it would be so much fun for us to visit the set, even when it's all over......
I'm a east-neighbour of the Brits, so it isn't that far and expensive for me.....
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01-27-2010, 10:21 AM
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Wow!!!  That are great news.
It would be a great fun and excitement to visit the Home of Harry Potter  
I am so going there!!!
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01-27-2010, 11:23 AM
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PLEASE let this be true. That would be amazing to go there.
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I'll have to be really careful with my money...
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OMG!I want to goooooo!!!It would be sooo AWESOME to visit the set!Too bad i can't go though..
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Please let this be true, please please please!
I live in the States, but I will find a way to come visit!
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yeah, me too, but that's impossible for me to go...
hey, tom felton is donating his personal signed guitar for Haiti's earthquake victim!
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01-27-2010, 02:27 PM
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I wish I could go...
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I live REALLY close to Leavesden Studios.. so it would be amazing if they did this.  It's been torture living so close, yet not being allowed in all these years!
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I would love to go to this. They have something like this going on in boston right now, but I am in the UK so can't go.
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that is cool.
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