Minor casting news today as UK Casting Call Pro has been updated with several actors who have been cast as extras or ‘featured’ extras in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Listed are: Elliott Francis: “Featured Slug Club Member”Grace Francis: “Gryffindor Club Member”Aaron Virdee: “Senior, Gryffindor” Louisa Warren: “Senior, Hufflepuff”Rayman Jilani: …read more!

For those keeping score at home, the weekend box office totals are in for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Variety reports the film was second this week (behind “Funny People”) and took in “$17.7 million at 4,393” venues, making a 19 day total of “$255.5 million.The weekend take included $3.2 million from 166 Imax …read more!

Arriving in mailboxes and on newsstands everywhere is the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, with a full page honoring their Entertainer of the Month for July: Emma Watson! This comes as the magazine notes the financial success of the recent Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, not to mention her grace in handing a wardrobe …read more!

We have several updates today regarding the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. First, thanks to the National Media Museum and TLC reader James we know of a brand new video interview with actor Matt Lewis, (Update: now available here in our galleries) who addresses his role as Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter …read more!

Interested in redecorating a room, Harry Potter style? If so, be sure to check out the brand new HarryPotterWallArt.com, which retails high end Harry Potter removable wall decals. Featuring large size, high quality life like decals of your favorite actors in many different poses such as Snape (Alan Rickman), Draco (Tom Felton) Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), …read more!

Several days ago you might recall we saw photos and a fan report regarding location filming of the Seven Potters scene for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The sequence filmed involved doubles for Harry and Hagrid as they zoomed along an express way in England in the motorbike belonging to the late Sirius Black. …read more!

A columnist for the New York Times has written a piece that asks “Does Hogwarts have a drinking problem?” in relation to what they seem to feel is rampant drinking that takes place in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The article starts out by claiming “parents may be surprised by the starring role given …read more!

Thanks to Oclumencia, we can now see even more high res stills from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Of interest are this look at Harry in Potions class (complete with markings on the Potions book) Draco and Pansy in Potions, Lavender in Weasley Wheezes, McLaggen, Hermione comforting Ron in the Hospital, Dumbledore in the …read more!

The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film continues to perform phenomenally well at the box office, for the sixth film came in first place in box office takings for the UK and Ireland this past weekend. The BBC reports that the film grossed 33 million pounds this past weekend, beating out the Sandra Bullock …read more!

As readers will know, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be opening on over 160 screens in IMAX starting Wednesday, July 29th. As such, WB and IMAX have now launched a new video intro from actor Dan Radcliffe, as well as a contest to win a special Half-Blood Prince T-shirt and poster; all can …read more!