Victoria publication
The Colonist is reporting that a made-for-television biopic on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is set to begin production in the Canadian city of Victoria in early March. Australian actress
Poppy Montgomery is confirmed to play the role of the world-famous author in the story of her rise to fame and success. The film will be produced by Stange Magic Productions.
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Strange Magic, an unauthorized made-for-TV biography, will chart Rowling's life from childhood to fame as the author of the books about the young wizard.
The movie is being directed by Paul A. Kaufman. Poppy Montgomery, best known as FBI agent Samantha Spade on the TV series Without a Trace, will play Rowling, with Antonio Cupo as the British writer's Portuguese boyfriend.
Kathleen Gilbert of the Greater Victoria Film Commission said her staff researched buildings in Edinburgh and drove through Victoria to find similar-looking buildings in their attempt to land the shoot.
"We're really happy to have them because it's the first show of a slow year," Gilbert said.
"We hope it kicks off our year."
More information on when the film will take place, including the early 1990s when Rowling began writing the Harry Potter books, and location scouting in Victoria can be read
here. We hope to have more information on this project soon.