Digital Spy has published excerpts from an interview director Steven Spielberg gave regarding his early involvement with the development of the first Harry Potter film. Spielberg told BBC Breakfast that he was given the opportunity to direct the Harry Potter films, and worked on developing the series for 5 to 6 months with screenwriter Steve …read more!

A new, very interesting video of set interviews for “The Woman in Black” has appeared online. The video discusses the impetus behind filming “The Woman in Black,” as well as the legacy of Hammer Films. Dan Radcliffe, his co-stars Ciaran Hinds (Aberforth Dumbledore) and Janet McTeer, James Watkins (director), Susan Hill (the author of the …read more!

UPDATE: We now have an image of Dan Radcliffe in Parade here in our galleries. In a new interview, Dan Radcliffe speaks with Parade about a variety of subjects, including his romantic life: size=”3″ face=”Times-Roman”> Daniel Radcliffe opens up about life after Potter, falling in love, and fame in this weekend’s issue of PARADE. And …read more!

The British Academy Film Awards, commonly referred to as the BAFTA Awards, released their longlist of contenders for the 2012 ceremony. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is up for possible nomination in 11 categories, including Outstanding British Film and Best Supporting Actor for Alan Rickman as Prof. Severus Snape. “Deathly Hallows: Part …read more!

“Deathly Hallows: Part 2” has been named as one of the shortlist contenders for the Visual Effects Oscar. Other films that made the shortlist are: “Captain America,” “Hugo,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Real Steel,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Transformers,” “The Tree of Life,” and “X-Men: First Class.” …read more!

The Art Directors Guild has nominated Harry Potter production designer Stuart Craig for the Excellence in Production Design Award for his work on “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” The movie has been nominated in the fantasy film category and will possibly be up against “Captain America,” “The Adventures of TinTin,” “Pirates of …read more!

Two new for your consideration promos for “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” have surfaced online. You can watch them here and here or below. Many thanks to SnitchSeeker!

Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) has been made a “Commander of the British Empire”: Bonham Carter received a CBE, or Commander of the Order of the British Empire award — one step below a knighthood — after the most successful year of her career, capped by her performance in “The King’s Speech”, the hit film …read more!

Thanks to Fantasy.fr we have some new pictures of Dan Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps in “The Woman in Black” here in our galleries. Some of the new images show Radcliffe with co-stars Janet McTeer and Ciaran Hinds, who portrayed Aberforth Dumbledore in “Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” Enjoy!

In a new interview with the LA Times Hero Complex, Alan Rickman discusses what it was like to play Professor Severus Snape over a decade: “It was a punctuation mark in my life every year because I would be doing other things but always come back to that and I was always aware of my …read more!