The Tale of the Three Brothers is an independent short film based on the short story of the same name, first featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and later included in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. It was being written by Sydney Hazzard and Brandon Doyen, and directed by Brandon Doyen, who are students at the New England School of Communications, under licence from Warner Bros., who own the film rights to the Harry Potter series.
An open casting call was held on 3 September, 2013 for parts for the film. Principal photography was later completed for the film and its premiere was on 4 May, 2014.[1] The film was shown at various film festivals after its completion.[2]
A grandfather[2] and a young boy were the two main characters of the piece. They were played by Ken Stack and Nathan Manaker.[1] The project was filmed using a RED Epic camera from the Red Digital Cinema Camera Company.[3]
The rest of the roles included Brandon Wardwell as Antioch Peverell, Sean Plourde as Cadmus Peverell and Gabriel Clarke as Ignotus Peverell. Emma Campbell played Death.[1]
Cast
- Ken Stack as Grandfather
- Nathan Manaker as Grandson
- Brandon Wardwell as Antioch Peverell
- Sean Plourde as Cadmus Peverell
- Gabriel Clarke as Ignotus Peverell
- Emma Campbell as Death
- Michael P. Gleason as Phillip[1]
- Dennis Hamrick as Ron[1]
- Macey Jennings as Josephine[1]
- Ron Lisnet as Victor[1]
- Susan Gossett as Grandmother (voice only)[1]
Notes and references
| J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosopher's Stone | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Chamber of Secrets | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Prisoner of Azkaban | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Goblet of Fire | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Order of the Phoenix | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Half-Blood Prince | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Deathly Hallows | book | film 1 | game 1 | film soundtrack 1 | game soundtrack 1 |
| film 2 | game 2 | film soundtrack 2 | game soundtrack 2 | ||
| Cursed Child | script | play | |||
| Fantastic Beasts film series | |||||
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | book | screenplay | film | soundtrack | game |
| The Crimes of Grindelwald | screenplay | film | soundtrack | ||
| The Secrets of Dumbledore | screenplay | film | soundtrack | ||
| Fantastic Beasts 4 | film | ||||
| Fantastic Beasts 5 | film | ||||
