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Harry Potter Spin Off Movie Announced, with J.K. Rowling at the Writing Helm!

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Exciting, see exciting news today, view everyone!

Potterheads, you can rejoice, because it is all not over yet.

It has been announced today that J.K. Rowling herself is pairing with her good friends at Warner Bros. to pen the screenplay version of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. According to Rowling, it will be an original story, and take place a good 70 years before we get into the time period of Harry Potter that we know and will focus on the author himself, Newt Scamander. It will take place in New York, at some point.

Here is part of the official release:

“Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt’s story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry’s gets underway.

It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.

As I considered Warners’ proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros.

I particularly want to thank Kevin Tsujihara of Warner Bros. for his support in this project, which would not have happened without him. I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it.”

Also part of the announcement was the intent and agreement on a British television miniseries based off of The Casual Vacancy and a partnership in the theme park development.

This is extremely exciting news. The last installment of the Harry Potter series in the theaters was released in 2011, leaving Harry Potter fans to wonder if we’d ever have a chance to wait for something again, to have that anticipation again. And today, it was announced that we would!

I am EXTREMELY excited about this. Anything to do in the realm of Harry Potter makes me extremely happy, and I am excited about this new venture into the universe. I think J.K. Rowling writing the screenplay of it is absolutely brilliant and it’ll be such an exciting thing to see what her amazing imagination comes up with. I definitely can’t wait until this movie is realized.

Can we say midnight release, anyone?!

What do you think of this movie? Share your thoughts in the comments!

Fan of the Week-Shannon

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As some of you may have noticed, ed I have started a BRAND NEW feature on my blog called the Fan of the Week.

Simple enough, I feature one of you guys once a week. You spend lots of time getting to know me on this blog, because this blog IS me. What A Nerd Girl Says. The “Nerd Girl” part of that is me. You also spend a lot of time getting to know other bloggers as well. Now its time to get to know you!

So I’m proud to share with you the VERY first Fan of the Week post.

Shannon

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Age: 15, from Maryland

How She Found this Blog and Her Favorite Parts of It: 

My friend was talking my ear of all day about a book review of her all time favorite book, so obviously I had to check and see what all the fuss was about.
     My favorite part about this blog isn’t just the hardcore dedication the author has to her fandoms (have you seen her epic tats???), but the fact that she reviews books that don’t necessarily have big fandoms behind them, that are just as equally amazing as the ones that do.
Her Favorite Fandoms: 
The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Hunger Games, Unwind, Divergent, The Fault In Our Stars, Twilight, The Host, Transformers, Marvel, and Glee
Her Favorite Quotes: 
Well I have two but they both mean so much to me.
“The love that moves the sun, and all of the stars” -The Mortal Instruments, Cassandra Clare
“With hope at last” -The Infernal Devices, Cassandra Clare
Two Interesting Facts About Her: 
   1. There is nothing I want more in the world than to be the proud owner of a sky blue, Classic Volkswagen Beetle, with a convertible top (…except meeting Robert Sheehan…)
            2. I want to be a journalist for Seventeen Magazine, and then try going into acting after I’ve gained some life experience that I could channel into a performance.
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Thank you Shannon for being the Fan of the Week! I hope you are able to meet Robbie Sheehan some day!
If you’d like to be the Fan of the Week, its so EASY! To find out how easy, click here :)

YALL Fest Interview: Lauren Oliver

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Screen Shot 2013-09-09 at 1.56.13 PMToday’s YALL Fest Interview is with Lauren Oliver!

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Lauren Oliver is the author of many books, about it most notably her Delirium Trilogy, decease which follows the story of Lena. Lena lives in our society, but its different: love has been classified as a disease and everyone must be cured. Lena’s mom once caught the disease and Lena cannot wait to be cured, matched and to live her life, until she meets Alex. She also has the standalone novel, Before I Fall. Mean girl, Samantha, dies, and then is forced to live through that last day of her life seven times before she can figure out why.

Lauren is also the author of the middle grade books, Liesl and Po and The Spindlers.

Her first adult novel, Rooms, will be released in fall of 2014, and she is also writing another young adult novel called Panic, which will release in March of 2014.

You can find her at her website here.

Enjoy the interview!

What one thing do you need to have when you write?

Lauren: Coffee!

What is the hardest line to write- the first or the last?

Lauren: Honestly, neither. It’s just every single line in between that feels impossible.

Best writing tip you ever received?

Lauren: Aim for truth and beauty will follow.

Tell us 5 random facts about yourself.

Lauren: I have fourteen tattoos. I can fall asleep any time, any place. I have a phobia of worms. I hate fruit. I wrote my first novel largely on my Blackberry.

 Where’s your favorite place to write?

Lauren: In my sunroom in upstate New York.

What are you working on now?

Lauren: Two different middle grade books and an untitled young adult novel that my agent described as “the most disturbing thing he’s ever read.” Oops!

What is your favorite genre to write in? To Read?

Lauren: I love realistic books that include just a hint of fantasy.

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Myself and Lauren Oliver back in March 2013, at the Mission Viejo Library 

Look out for more YALL Fest Interviews coming soon!