Rumor Alert: There are various reports on the net this morning, such as this one from Action Figure Insider, stating a new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be airing before the showing of Watchmen when it opens in IMAX. The blogger writes: On Monday night I was invited to a special …read more!

Here is a bit of good news now to brighten up the day: the part of Mrs. Granger (the mother of Hermione) has been cast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Coleraine Times reports that Michelle Fairley has been cast “to play the part of Mrs Granger, a Muggle dentist and the mother …read more!

Yesterday, we told you of the numerous media outlets carrying a story which claimed actress Emma Watson supposedly announced via Twitter that she had been accepted into Yale. Thanks to EmmaWatsonOfficial.com, we now know these claims were indeed quite false. As posted on her official website, Emma Watson does NOT have a Twitter account, and …read more!

Last May, we learned the tragic news that actor Rob Knox, a young actor who will be seen as Marcus Belby in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, had been murdered in London. Today, the BBC reports that a jury has convicted Karl Bishop, 22, and found him guilty of the stabbing of …read more!

Here is an offbeat, yet rather cool piece of news tonight: actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) has joined the legions of us on Twitter. The actor confirmed to Feltbeats.com that he is now part of the very popular online short messaging service, and you can follow Tom’s official Twitter via this link http://twitter.com/tomfelton (you can …read more!

The nominees for the 2009 Empire Awards have been announced including a ‘Best Newcomer’ nod for actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory). Mr. Pattinson joins fellow ‘newcomers’ Gemma Arterton, Jim Sturgess, Toby Kebell, Hayley Atwell in this category. In addition, a few projects featuring actors from the Harry Potter series have been recognized, starting with Brendan …read more!

ABC Family will be broadcasting another one of those “Harry Potter Weekend” events this month. In the past, the cable channel has included new previews of the upcoming Harry Potter films during the course of the telecasts (as witnessed last December), however at this time we do not know if there will be new Half-Blood …read more!

Behold, now in glorious High Definition: the recent Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince “First Look” feature. As we first told you the other day, the video is available via the Official Harry Potter Widget, and is now available for download at home via the following links. Enjoy! QUICKTIME HIGH DEFLargeMediumSmall WindowsLargeMediumSmall Quicktime StandardLargeMediumSmall FlashLargeMedium

Actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) will be gracing the cover of the April 2009 issue of Blag Magazine, which will also feature a lengthy interview and “20 page portfolio feature” with the young actor. Our Order Partner RupertGrint.net is reporting that this issue will feature extensive coverage of Mr. Grint’s latest film, Cherrybomb, along with …read more!

Check it out: Warners Bros has now released that new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince “First Look” feature via the Video section of their Official Harry Potter Widget. As reported previously, this footage contains new looks at the Inferi, the attack on the Burrow, Hermione setting the birds on Ronald, plus features new interviews …read more!