Rickman, Spall, and Bonham Carter Attend "Sweeney Todd" Premiere in London
Actors from the Harry Potter films Alan Rickman (Professor Snape), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), and Timothy Spall (Wormtail) were in attendance this past evening at the European premiere of their new film, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." The event took place at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England and photos showing the actors on the red carpet, in addition to group photos of the cast inside, are now online. You can view the images of the always dashing Alan Rickman, ravishing Helena Bonham Carter, and family man Timothy Spall in our Image Galleries right here.
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Radcliffe, Watson Ranked in IMDb's Top 25 of 2007
Hermione Granger was back with a vengeance in this summer's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the young actress weathered a tabloid tempest that said she might quit the franchise (no worries—she won't).
Meanwhile, Radcliffe, who came in at 17, is listed for his work in "Order of the Phoenix" as well as his role in "December Boys" and the West End production of "Equus."
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Happy Birthday, Imelda Staunton
Today, actress Imelda Staunton, who portrays the character of Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" film, celebrates her 52nd birthday. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Staunton! Cheers to you on this day!
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"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Wins People's Choice Awards
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was named a winner at The People's Choice Award, taking the "Best Movie , Drama" award. In a short video acceptance speech taped on the set of Dumbledore's office, actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) thanked the millions of fans who voted for the award, and noted he is back filming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. You can watch the video of Dan's acceptance speech via the People's Choice website; to do so click here, scroll down to the Movie Drama category, then click where it says "watch speech." Congratulations to all at Order of the Phoenix!