❝Harry Potter❞ actors filming movie scenes for theme parks.
❝UK paper The Sun reports that Helena Boham Carter, and other cast members have been secretly filming new scenes at Levesdon studios.
“The cast have really enjoyed getting back together — they are so tight-knit. The shooting schedule is nowhere near as long as the films, so though filming has been intense, the stars have enjoyed being able to pop in and out,” a source shared.
There’s a catch though — the new film will be shown exclusively at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando in Florida, the California theme parks (opening in 2014) and the one in Japan (opening in 2016).❞
❝While the article does not specify where the film will be shown, this editor is predicting it to be part of the new Hogwarts Express ride that will take visitors from the new rumored Diagon Alley area to the current Islands of Adventure where Hogsmeade and Hogwarts castle currently reside.
It was rumored previously that while the Hogwarts Express would appear very realistic on the inside with narrow walkways down one side of the train and individual doors leading to separate compartments and a pair of face-to-face seating benches similar to the films, the train windows would also be a movie screen, presumably to provide the passenger the appearance of traveling across the Scottish mountains. This seems to be the ideal ride to have a few Death Eaters like Bellatrix attack the train and provide additional entertainment.
The expansion area in Florida is still only in the "rumor" stages, as Universal and Warner Brothers have been tight lipped about what exactly they are building, but recent pictures do all but confirm that a Gringotts Bank cart ride is being built in the new area along with Diagon Alley. The current plans call for this expansion are to be open to the public in 2014 and we will be sure to bring you all of the information on the theme park news as it happens.❞
[SOURCE: JUSTJAREDJR+MUGGLENET+THESUN.]