Thanks Danica, for letting us know that Ian Brown’s PR rep told Britain’s Channel 4 teletext music service (Planet Sound) that although he has been considering film roles and soundtracks, he will not be acting in PoA.

We’ve received several suspicious “he’s doing it” emails, and now Ain’t It Cool has picked up on the “next 2 movies” rumour. Harry from AICN says its between Sirius and Voldemort, but as Voldemort does not appear in the third book, he would be a flashback character in PoA (and going with Cuaron’s more imaginative …read more!

Jim Dale, Tony Award winner and one of the two talented actors to voice Harry Potter books on tape, is currently appearing in a revival of Trevor Griffiths’ play Comedians, directed by Scott Elliott, at the Samuel Beckett Theater (410 42nd St., New York City). A 1970s comedy about the rigors of making it in …read more!

The Sun (yes, we know!) reports that Rupert Grint bought a new house for his almost-Weasley-sized family in Hertford.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was the top-selling movie in the UK for 2002, according to Yahoo news. In addition, an article from Screen Daily reports that the film passed the $500m mark at the box office over the weekend.

Thanks Craig, for pointing out these Aint It Cool News rumblings from Moriarty. Sounds good, so here’s hoping there’s truth here: HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) Directed by Alphonso Cuaron. Written by Steve Kloves. Early word coming in here at the Moriarty Labs is that Cuaron is shaking up this franchise, and …read more!

Alright everyone: I love the IMDB, you love the IMDB, we all love the IMDB, but their posting Ian McKellen as the new Dumbledore does not mean it’s fact. The IMDB has a notoriously high tolerance for rumours, and notoriously high record of posting information Joe Blow off the street sends in. It’s a wonderful …read more!

Rupert Grint’s interview with Jay Leno will air again on Thursday, January 9, and Emma Watson’s will air on Friday, January 10. See NBC.com’s Tonight Show site for more information. Thanks to Julie for the link.

Rumours have abounded the past two days about Gary Oldman being cast in the next 2 movies – we haven’t got a peep in the way of confirmation, so keep that in mind, but being cast in the next “2” movies would make him a prime contender for Sirius Black (since Lupin does not appear …read more!

This seems to happen now and then with the rumor bandwagon – a tabloid says one weird thing and it gets twisted around, word by word, it until we have “official confirmation” to which no official will comment. So here is a rundown of what we do and do not know about the search for …read more!