The WB released this statement yesterday. Barry Meyer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer of Warner Bros., in a joint statement, “Warner Bros. extends our deep and heartfelt condolences to the family of Richard Harris, who has made so many unforgettable contributions to the world of motion pictures, …read more!

BBC Newsround reports that the cast of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets paid tribute to Richard Harris today. The cast and crew of Chamber of Secrets made this statement: “Richard Harris was a remarkable actor and a generous and free spirit. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. …read more!

According to all reports thus far, award-winning actor Richard Harris died peacefully at 7pm GMT, at University College Hospital in London, where he was receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s disease. Click here for Harris’ bio. Click here to find out more about Hodgkin’s disease and its effects. The BBC has posted the news. Editor Heidi Tandy …read more!

We’ve gotten a few emails, and after seeing a few reports and making a few phone calls, and flat-out refusing to believe it – we are prepared to accept that Richard Harris did indeed die, today, at a London Hospital, at 72 years old. I think we should all take a moment to take this …read more!

Caitlin sends us this link to a Norwegian Web site that has a few new pics from CoS. (Thanks to Dr. C for the language correction.)

In an article from This is London, Chris Columbus is quoted as saying, “In the books, the kids get progressively older at Hogwarts, so they [Daniel, Rupert, and Emma] could presumably play their roles for the next seven films . It’s really up to them – how much stamina, excitement, and energy they have.”

Jill tells us that there are going to be scenes from today’s press conference on British TV. We’d appreciate any new quotes!

Parker sends us this link from Rex Features of pictures from the London press conference.

The BBC News states that director Chris Columbus has described working on the Harry Potter films as the best experience of his career, because of there was “no starry nonsense” from the British actors.

From Michigan Live comes this article on Warner Bros’. hopes that a “scary Harry” can pull off a difficult trick: retaining the core audience for the studio’s “Harry Potter” movies as the franchise gets older.