Epic Movie lampooned Harry Potter and Hogwarts and they even used the character names.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Puh-LEEEEEEZE! > > It's called *parody*, people. And I've seen worse rips at the Potter franchise on Cartoon Network- a-HA. > > I've figured it out. > > Warner's *isn't getting paid for this*... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > --- On Wed, 8/27/08, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Harry Potter Vs. Hari Puttar > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 6:58 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > courant.com/ entertainment/ movies/hc- ap-harrypotterha riputtar- 0826,0,2348165. story > > Courant.com > > > > Suit Pits Harry Potter Vs. Hari Puttar > > > > From Wire Reports > > > > August 27, 2008 > > Click here to find out more! > > > > " Harry Potter" studio Warner Bros. is suing an Indian film company > > over the title of upcoming film "Hari Puttar A Comedy Of Terrors," > > according to the Hollywood Reporter. > > > > Warner Bros. says the name is too similar to that of its megahit > > franchise. > > > > A spokesman confirmed the lawsuit against Mumbai-based Mirchi Movies. > > The case is reportedly due to be heard in Bombay High Court. The film > > is due to open in India on Sept. 12. > > > > "Warner Bros. values and protects intellectual property rights," > > Warner Bros. spokeswoman Deborah Lincoln told the Reporter. "However, > > it is our policy not to discuss publicly the details of any ongoing > > litigation." > > > > Hari is a popular Indian name, while Puttar means son in Punjabi. > > > > "Hari Puttar," directed by Rajesh Bajaj and Lucky Kohli, stars Zain > > Khan as Hari alongside veteran Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff. > > > > "Hari Puttar" tells of a 10-year-old boy who moves to England with his > > parents and becomes involved in a plot concerning a secret microchip > > and is set for a Sept. 12 release in India. > > > > Munish Purii, the chief executive of Mirchi Movies, said "we > > registered the 'Hari Puttar' title in 2005, and it's unfortunate that > > Warner has chosen to file a case so close to our film's release." > > > > Copyright © 2008, The Hartford Courant >
