Tue, Jul 27 2010 | Published in *NEWS, HARRY POTTER, MOVIES/FESTS

New Film “Red Riding Hood” Has Harry Potter/Twilight Connections

By Hanako M. Ricks

HollywoodNews.com: Fans of both the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises will feel like they’ve run into some long-lost friends when the film “Red Riding Hood” is released next March. The film, which is described on IMDB as “set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family’s displeasure”, stars Amanda Seyfried and newcomer Shiloh Fernandez in the lead roles.

Harry Potter alums Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) and Julie Christie (Madame Rosmerta), Twilight star Billy Burke (Charlie Swan), Victoria Madsen (Candyman), Lukas Haas (Inception), and Michael Shanks (TV’s Stargate series, Smallville) round out the cast. The film is being directed by Catherine Hardwicke, who helmed the first Twilight movie.

Some set photos have made their way online, and can be seen below.

Can I just say that Oldman looks hot in purple?

Photo credit: Bauer Griffin via Accidental Sexiness blog

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About Hanako M. Ricks

Hanako M. Ricks is a lifelong Atlanta resident who has been active in the Harry Potter online fandom for the past five years. Known around the fandom as "hmrpotter", she began reading the series out of boredom and curiosity and within a week, found not only a new obsession but a network of friends and "fandom family" that has literally spanned the world. When not writing about Harry Potter she manages her personal blog, "Confessions of a Grown-Up Fangirl", where she talks about her other loves for books, television, movies and conventions relating to sci-fi/fantasy, vampires and a certain set of "Supernatural" demon-hunting brothers. She is also an occasional guest on the Sci-Fi Party Line Podcast, a network of fans who talk about everything relating to science fiction/fantasy.

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One Comment

Divya

July 27, 2010 | Permalink |

I have a strong feeling that Gary Oldman must’ve harboured a secret desire to be part of a ‘Twilight’ film, but his ‘Harry Potter’ bosses at WB (and his kids who are huge HP fans) would not have been impressed one bit (due to the rivalry between the two franchises). I suppose this is this is what he would come closest to being associated with the ‘Twilight’ franchise.