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| + | '''Ook '''(born c. [[1984]]) is a male [[owl|snowy owl]] who was cast as [[Hedwig]] for ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.<ref name="ign">"[http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034110p1.html Ook The Owl Lands Hedwig Role, ''Sorcerer's Stone'' to Lens at Leavesden]" from IGN Movies</ref> [[Gizmo]], another snowy owl, played Hedwig in most scenes in the film, and thus Ook was presumably one of the extra owls used for flying shots.<ref>"[http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5802 Animal Magic: Meet Gary Gero, Animal Trainer for Two Harry Potter Movies]" from Scholastic.com</ref> |
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| + | [[File:HarryHedwig-1-.jpg|thumb|Ook portraying Hedwig]] |
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| + | Ook was the very first cast member to land a role in ''Philosopher's Stone''.<ref name="ign" /> He is owned by Roger Pearson, of the Natural History Lecture Service, who has toured British schools with him, giving lectures on [[Wikipedia:Natural history|natural history]].<ref name="ign" /> |
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Revision as of 02:12, 14 December 2015
Ook (born c. 1984) is a male snowy owl who was cast as Hedwig for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[1] Gizmo, another snowy owl, played Hedwig in most scenes in the film, and thus Ook was presumably one of the extra owls used for flying shots.[2]
Ook portraying Hedwig
Ook was the very first cast member to land a role in Philosopher's Stone.[1] He is owned by Roger Pearson, of the Natural History Lecture Service, who has toured British schools with him, giving lectures on natural history.[1]
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ook The Owl Lands Hedwig Role, Sorcerer's Stone to Lens at Leavesden" from IGN Movies
- ↑ "Animal Magic: Meet Gary Gero, Animal Trainer for Two Harry Potter Movies" from Scholastic.com