Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

[linda]

The family of English footballer Theo Walcott made a cameo in this movie. Theo was due to appear, but his commitments to Arsenal Football Club made it impossible.

[riley]

The real reason behind why the dementors were in Little Whinging is never really revealed in this movie, although it is implied that the Ministery of Magic, who controls the Dementors, is behind it. The book provides the answer to this: Professor Dolores Umbridge had sent them, as Cornelius Fudge wanted Harry "silenced". She did it without Fudge's knowledge to provide him with an excuse to get rid of Harry, while still being able to deny any involvement. She specifically chose Dementors because they rarely venture outside the wizarding world, and Muggles cannot see them, so that no one would believe Harry if he survived the attack.

[oscar]

The most expensive set was the two hundred-foot long hallway in the Ministry of Magic.

[eli]

Sirius' death was foreshadowed in the third book, "The Prisoner of Azkaban", where Professor Trelawney refused to join a party of thirteen people fearing as she believed that with a table of thirteen people, "the first one to stand up is the first one to die." During dinner at Grimmauld Place, there are thirteen people, and Sirius is seen standing up first before Molly. Additional clues in the movie hinting that fate include the prefix of the street name, Grim, and Lucius Malfoy's taunting to Harry that Sirius would not be able to save him.

[ken]

During the opening scenes of the movie Neville Longbottom is seen holding a newspaper. The front page has a picture of voldemort and Harry duelling in the final movie and the headline reads neither one can live while the other survives and only one can live. These prophecies aren't found out until later on in the film.

[bernice]

Stuart Craig's design of the Ministry of Magic was inspired by early London Underground stations, where, he said, architects "tried to imitate classical architecture but they used ceramic tile", as well as a Burger King on Tottenham Court Road in London, where "there's a fantastic Victorian façade which just embodies the age".

[leo]

J.K. Rowling revealed that the character of Dolores Umbridge was based on a real person whom she "disliked intensely on sight", and who "returned (her) antipathy with interest", even though she honestly could not explain why they hated each other so much.

[carla]

In late 2005, Anna Friel lobbied for the role of Tonks, so that she can work with her real-life partner David Thewlis. She was turned down by the producers.

[sophie]

Stephen King said the character of Dolores Umbridge was the "greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter."

[albert]

History might have repeated itself in the film "Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix" during Dumbledore's Michael Gambon fight against Voldemort Ralph Fiennes. In the Wizarding World, in 1945 Albus Dumbledore fought Gellert Grindelwald, who at the time was the master and owner of the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hollows, and the most powerful wand in all existence. Yet, even so; odds were against Albus, he was victorious against Grindelwald & the Elder Wand; thus making him the new owner of the Deathly Hollow & being recognized as the world's most powerful wizard. During Albus & Voldemort's fight, although at the end of the battle which neither was victorious against the other, if you pay close attention to the fight you can see how Voldemort slightly overwhelmed Albus even as he is in possession of the Elder Wand. History shows how yet another wizard has now achieved to stand against the Elder Wand.

[morris]

When filming her barefoot scene, Evanna Lynch went barefoot for most of the day. She said she thought it would be a Luna thing to do.

[clayton]

Since this movie would include wand duelling at an elite level, a specific "wand choreographer" (Paul Harris, who is actually a professional dance choreographer) was brought in to design the style and technique of this highly unorthodox way of fighting. The result consists of five basic spell-casting moves, which each of the actors and actresses were then allowed to adapt slightly to fit his or her own character. So, for instance, Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs) would have a very formal and somewhat "stiff" fighting style, while Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) used a snappy and more spontaneous "street fight" style.

[camila]

Imelda Staunton was the producers' only choice for the role of Professor Dolores Umbridge. She and costume designer Jany Temime came up with the idea of making her dress more padded and more saturated as the movie progresses. The novel describes her being physically chubby, and like a toad.

[frederick]

Imelda Staunton admitted that her character was a "bloody monster".

[norma]

(At around one hour and thirteen minutes) Several members of the Black family are named after astronomical objects. You can see some of the names in the scene when Sirius and Harry are in the family tree room. Sirius, Regulus, Andromeda, Arcturus, Bellatrix, and Cygnus are the ones that can be seen.