The Forbes Fictional 15

On the eve of Thanksgiving, I felt the need to post a whimsical article at Forbes magazine chronicling the fictional characters with the highest net worth. You can browse the list here.

The list is good for a laugh, especially if you take the time to read the blurbs about each character. I recommend #12 and #15 for maximum pleasure. Did you know that Mr. Monopoly went to UPenn?

Though the list is funny, Forbes gets negative a million points for only including one female on the list (and her caption is lame). So, if anyone wants to amend this list by adding some rich women in fictional universes, be my guest!

1. Warbucks, Oliver "Daddy": $36.2 billion
2. Burns, Charles Montgomery: $16.8 billion
3. McDuck, Scrooge: $10.9 billion
4. Rich, Richie: $10.7 billion
5. Clampett, Jed: $7.7 billion
6. Monopoly, Mr.: $7.1 billion
7. Wayne, Bruce: $6.8 billion
8. Stark, Anthony: $3.0 billion
9. Prince Abakaliki of Nigeria: $2.8 billion
10. Howell, Thurston III $2.7 billion
11. Wonka, Willy: $2.0 billion
12. Malfoy, Lucius: $1.3 billion
13. Montana, Tony: $1 billion
14. Croft, Lara: $1 billion
15. Mario: $1 billion

Looks like I have about 19 days to go. Also, I added trailer captures for the previous post on HP 5.

This is me being a completely lame fangirl.

But here is a bootleg of the first HP5 teader trailer (that was first shown in front of Happy Feet this Friday). It's been officilly released on the web. But right now, enjoy this unofficial teaser bootleg.



And here's the official teaser poster. It's so ugly. Boo.

**EDITS**
Pics from the Teaser Trailer (with appropriate captions!) to follow.

Harry evesdropping on some vital Dimbledore comment at his trial!Occlumency Lessons with Snape.The kiss! Followed by awkward teenage angst!Umbridge!Bellatrix LeStrange!Flying through London with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Ginny, Neville, et al.Harry, Ron and Hermione: the Power of Three. I'm sorry. I can't sit through more than 2 episodes of Charmed either.

Skin Like Toilet-Seat Porcelain

Blogger was being "difficult" this morning and trashed my already-written post on Young Adult Fantasy Literature, so I'll tide everyone (meaning me) over by having some fun with a strange appreciation for the way Daniel Radcliffe takes pictures (or rather has pictures taken of himself). But first! Release Dates of the next 2 movies!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix: July 13, 2007; Directed by David Yates

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: November 21, 2008; To be directed by Michael Hoffman (a woman, please! grrr.)

I also feel the need to tell anyone who doesn't know that he's portraying Alan Strang in a Spring 2007 West-End production of Equus, which for those of you who aren't familiar means that he will be appearing in his birthday suit on-stage. Not bad for a Potter kid who was discovered for that role (which wasn't his first on-screen) while he and his parents were attending a theatre production when he was 11.

I must admit to getting this "old soul" vibe to all the photos. Yes, he's faux-jamming on a guitar, but he's staring at the camera with an "I know something you don't" look. Also, I wonder how "Elijah Wood" he is--not that I'm admitting to thinking Elijah Wood has an "old soul" by any means.

Methinks Tyra might crown him America's Next Top-British-Born Male Model under 18. I can just think of the critique she'd give of each picture: natural, honest, etc. . . Okay, so I'm not so eloquent when it comes to analyzing the way someone takes a good picture, but I can say that this kid makes doing just about anything look good: rehearsed, yet casual (a phrase much akin to "funny, yet serious"). And man am I ever glad he got to work with Alfonso Cuaron. Thank goodness for turning points in acting careers.

This is best illustrated in the following series of pictures (from unforgivablecurse.net). You can see that Daniel is "casually" acting out the atmostphere surrounding the "task" of spraypainting the wall, but he's also completely posed. A good comparison can be made by looking at Rupert Grint and Emma Watson on the right side of the pictures. Watson might be the most "unnatural" (which makes sense considering she's the Potter kid least interested in sticking around in the acting world after she signs on for the last film--which is still up in the air). Grint is a bit one-note, but I really do think that's the only face he can make.

What can I say, Radcliffe knows how to work a camera. . .

PS Daniel on Rick Gervais's Extras.

Some More HP

I have a secret! Guess who owns the new Dane Cook comedy CD! Oh baby, yeah! Me and Stephanie are stoked to add so much more Dane into our daily vocabulary.
I hear that Jonathan Safran Foer's new opera (or whatever) is premiering soon in Germany. Maybe I can stow away to Munich and stay with my extended fam. Yeah, right.
For fellow Potter fans, I suggest picking up or browsing (for those of us who can't fit the $3.50) the new Entertainment Weekly. And, if you're dying for more Potter fun, write your own tale at ew.com. (No, I haven't sunk that low, yet. Although about the magazine cover to the right, me and Stephanie had a few "words" to share.) The articles have info about the fourth and fifth films, (Sadly, Mira Nair is no longer slated to direct the fifth one: Potter directors still remain male.) along with a section devoted to reactions to the sixth book--spoilers included. You can also check some info out here.