ABC Family To Air Harry Potter Weekend in December

ABC Family is set to broadcast another special Harry Potter weekend movie marathon as part of their 25 Days of Christmas event December 5-7th. The cable station will broadcasting Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Friday, December 5, with back to back showings of  Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban on Saturday, December 6. Finally Sunday, December 7 willContinued...

Mamma Mia! Harry Potter No Longer Top Box Office Record Holder in UK

New figures released today show that Mamma Mia has now become the highest-grossing British film at the UK box office, taking over the spot long held by Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone film. According to the BBC, after 16 weeks of release the film has taken in £67.2m (British Pounds), beating Sorcerer's/Philosopher's record earning £66.1m.

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Happy Birthday, John Cleese

Birthday wishes go out today to actor John Cleese, who portrays the character of Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington) in the Harry Potter films.  Please join us in wishing Mr. Cleese a very happy 69th birthday!  Cheers!

Chris Rankin Talks Percy in "Deathly Hallows"

As we reported a few days ago several actors from the Harry Potter films attended Ring-Con in Germany. HarryPotterXperts.de attended this event, and was able to conduct interviews with several of the actors including Chris Rankin, Stan Ianevski, and Jamie Yeates. Of note is a new interview with actor Chris Rankin, who said he hopes to return to his role as Percy Weasley in the “Deathly

ABC Family Buys Rights for "Half-Blood Prince," OotP

Cable channel ABC Family will continue their tradition of broadcasting the Harry Potter films as they have now secured the cable rights to movies five and six. Variety reports that ABC Family now “has cable rights to “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” 10 months in advance of its theatrical debut, and [is] making a belated pickup of the 2007 “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoe

Celebs Weigh In As Harry Potter Fans

MTV is continuing their week long series of articles on the world of Harry Potter, and now has a piece where famous personalities weigh in with their thoughts on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter cast members Ralph Fiennes, Robert Pattinson, and Verne Troyer give their thoughts, as do a variety of others such as Keira Knightley, and Marcia Gay Harden. Highlights below; mo

New Ollivander's Wand Shop Music Box, Harry and Hedwig Hour Glass and More

There is a bit of product news to update you on today, as the San Francisco Music Box company has added a few new items to their Harry Potter line. Based on the scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone film, new is this Ollivander’s Wand Shop figurine, featuring Harry with his first school books and Hagrid with a caged Hedwig standing in front of the wand maker’s shop. Other new

Harry Potter Cast News RoundUp

There are a few stories online this evening involving cast members from the Harry Potter films participating in public charitable events. Firstly, our Order partner RupertGrint.net has a few new photos online from the second annual F1 Party which benefits the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). This hospital focuses on pediatric care and strives to “finding treatments and cures for

Watch "Sorcerer's Stone" Film Along with our Corner Booth Chat Today

Starting at 1 pm EST today, our Corner Booth text chat will be hosting a special movie day with the viewing of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Join along with your fellow chatters in watching Harry’s first year at Hogwarts and have the opportunity to provide your very own text commentary of the film as you watch. Our Corner Booth is hosting this event in correlation with ourContinued...

Have a very Harry Holiday This Fourth of July Weekend

ABC Family channel is set to broadcast another Harry Potter movie marathon this upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend here in the US. As scores of readers have let us know, the channel is set to broadcast the first four Harry Potter films, starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Friday, July 4 at 7:30pm (EST), followed the next night with back to back showings of Chamber

Warwick Davis Talks"Deathly Hallows" and "Half-Blood Prince"

Warwick Davis has given a new interview to MTV, where he discusses his role as Professor Flitwick. The actor addresses his role as the Ravenclaw Charms Professor in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, saying his character is “light relief, ” and notes “My character seems to get involved in fun stuff now,” Davis said. “I’ve had an immensely enjoyable time again. It’s

Happy Birthday, Robert Pattinson!

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to actor Robert Pattinson, who portrayed Hufflepuff Cedric Diggory in the “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” film. Mr. Pattinson is celebrating his 22nd birthday today.

Also today, actress Zoë Wanamaker, who portrayed Madame Hooch in “Sorcerer’s Stone,” is celebrating her 59th birthday. Many happy returns on the day!

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Harry Potter: The Traveling Exhibition

There is some additional exciting news today for fans of the Harry Potter films, as the Becker Group, along with Warner Brothers Consumer Products are announcing a special traveling Harry Potter exhibition. According to this press release, this will be a “state-of-the-art exhibition highlighting artifacts from the Warner Bros. films based on J.K. Rowling’s beloved book series.” Due to

"Lord of the Rings" Tops "Harry Potter" in New Book to Film Poll

There was yet another poll released in the UK asking people to vote for their favorite film adaptation of a beloved book series. The winner of the poll was Peter Jackson's adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, with the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling coming in second place. This poll was sponsored by Lovefilm.com who asked 1,000 members to vote, with

Chris Rankin Visits Voyager School in the UK for ITV Documentary

Students of the Voyager School in the UK got a treat the other day when actor Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) participated in a drama workshop at the school. An article online from the Peterborough Today reports on the visit which will be part of a new documentary set to be broadcast on ITV1. Mr. Rankin spent the afternoon with the students, acting out scenes from “Harry Potter and the Continued...