JK Rowling is to be interviewed about her new novel, The Casual Vacancy (to be released on September 27), on BBC2 and BBC Radio 4. Both shows will broadcast the week of her novels release. On Wednesday, September 26, at 10:00-10:30 PM, BBC 2 will air their special: JK Rowling – Writing For Grown-Ups: A …read more!

The first picture of Alan Rickman’s (Severus Snape) new movie, The Butler, has surfaced (and can be seen below). As reported previously, Mr. Rickman is playing the role of Ronald Regan in the movie, which follows the life of a White House butler that serves many United States presidents. Mr. Rickman is pictured, dressed fully …read more!

As you all know, there has been much excitement about purchasing tickets for the JK Rowling event at the Jazz at Lincoln Center. The issue involving a security breach of the website, early ticket sales, overbooking tickets, and moving venues has been solved. All tickets bought on September 9 and 10 will be honored, and …read more!

Both Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe made appearances at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this week. As reported before, Emma Watson was promoting her new movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which premiered at the event. Daniel Radcliffe was also at the festival promoting his new movie, The F Word, which had just finished …read more!

As a part of the special features for the Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection, we’re given an extended look at the talk J. K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe had, which was a part of the special features for the “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” DVD. In this new clip we see Rowling and Radcliffe discuss the King’s …read more!

Amazon UK has unveiled a new Harry Potter book set that details the movie-making journey. This special book set of the films will include “never-before-seen art and text” in five volumes. Also included among the new material is a replica of the set prop of the Monster Book of Monsters, and a cloth-bound Harry Potter: …read more!

David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) has joined the cast of Red 2. The cast includes Bruce Willis, Helen Mirrin, and John Malkovich. Thewlis (whose character is called The Frog) joins the others who star as special agents who have been forced out of retirement. The Hollywood Reporter states: Thewlis is playing a character called The Frog, …read more!

The first clip of Evanna Lynch in the new Sky series Sinbad has been released. The clip is a scene that shows Lynch’s character (Alehna) being rescued by her mother and Sinbad (and can be seen below). Two more Potter stars join Evanna Lynch in the cast: Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew) and George Harris (Kingsley …read more!

Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) recently sat down for an extensive interview with The Star about her 60 years in show business. In the interview she talked about her time spent with the Harry Potter movies, although her main focus was on her largly successful role in Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey. The Star reports: She also …read more!

Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) is in a new remake of the movie Gambit. In Gambit, Alan Rickman acts along side Colin Firth as Firth’s character attempts to con Rickman’s character into buy a fake Monet painting. The film is set to be released January 11, 2013. The new movie posters can be seen below. The …read more!