'USA Today' Article and New Image from OotP

A new article from USA Today is online that highlights the elements that make up this next film as well as the characters, new and old. Quoted in this article are Order of the Phoenix director David Yates, producer David Heyman, actors Dan Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton plus screenwriter Michael Goldenberg.Continued...

More "Order of the Phoenix" Film Reviews

With less than 12 hours left until the first midnight showings of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix take place, more reviews of the film are being published across the country. Here is a roundup of the latest reviews from the past few days:

The Miami Hearld has a glowing review of the film, whichContinued...

Happy Birthday Fiona Shaw!

Birthday wishes go out today to Fiona Shaw who plays Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films. The actress turns 49 today. Happy Birthday Fiona!

Complete "Order of the Phoenix" Soundtrack Streaming Online

Although you can buy the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix soundtrack in stores, as well as from our own Cauldron Shop tomorrow, AOL Music is letting you listen to the complete album as part of their ‘Full CD Listening Parties’ today. You can stream, not download composerContinued...

Helena Bonham Carter Talks Bellatrix in New Interview

The AP has a new interview online with actress Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrage in the fifth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the article Miss Carter talks of the upcoming film, her role as Bellatrix and of her characters wardrobe and personalityContinued...

HBO's First Look at "Order of the Phoenix" Video Now Online

More Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix behind the scenes footage is available to view in Leaky’s own Video Galleries with the addition of the recently aired ‘HBO First Look’ program. As we previously reported, this thirteen minute sneak peak interviews with theContinued...

New "Order of the Phoenix" Preview Clip

A number of readers have let us know of a new three minute foreign preview for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix featuring a number of new clips from the film along with scenes from previously released trailers. The clip, broadcast on Latin American station TNT, has extended dialogue clips from theContinued...

'Hand, Foot and Wand' Imprint Ceremony to Take Place Today

Following the US premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that was held last night in Los Angles, reports and pictures of which you can see here, actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) will be honored by having theirContinued...

First Pictures and Media Reports Online from LA Premiere of OotP (Updated)

The first reports from the Los Angeles premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are beginning to come in. Having wrapped up a little while ago, here are some images from the event which took place at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre this afternoon.

WireImage has some of theContinued...

US "Order of the Phoenix" Premiere Today in Los Angeles

Later today, the US premiere for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will take place at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California. As we reported the other day, film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Imelda Staunton are confirmed to attend the event alongContinued...

"Order of the Phoenix" Review Round Up

The first review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released via The Times little more than a week ago, and now more papers are following, publishing their reviews of the film.

A three and a half (out of four) star review comes from Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine who writes an excellentContinued...

Security Measures High in Australia for "Deathly Hallows" Release

Australian newspaper, The Age, has an interesting article online where it talks about the security measures put into place to guard the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and one of the high security locations where the is being printed. Andrew Hawkins, publicityContinued...

Verdict Delivered In Snape Trial

The defense built him up and the prosecution tore him down. Severus Snape went on trial today in the Leaky Lounge for the murder of Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Witnesses took the stand, the prosecution and defense questioned, Rita Skeeter reported, the Judge oversaw, and late this afternoon the case wasContinued...

Five Ways to End Harry Potter

The New York Times has published a special five-piece opinion section asking several authors and an artist to write/draw about how they think Harry Potter should end. The contributors, Damon Lindelof (“Lost” head writer), Meg Cabot (novelist), Larry Doyle (former “The Simpsons” writer and currentContinued...

LA Times Profile of Imelda Staunton

The Los Angeles Times has a lengthy profile of Imelda Staunton, the actress who plays Professor Dolores Umbridge in the latest Harry Potter film, Order of the Phoenix. Playing a character Stephen King described as “the greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter,” Mrs. StauntonContinued...