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.

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!

Our friends over at SeanBiggerstaff.com have uploaded a scan of an article from Ignite Magazine in two parts, here and here. The size of the scans is pretty large, though, so if you have a dial-up it might take a while to pull it down.

Or maybe not. SlowFox let us know about an article in today’s Daily Telegraph which states that UK vets report a dramatic rise last year in dogs and cats being named after characters from Tolkien and the Harry Potter films. Films, not books. The top ten list posted in the paper for cats and dogs …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.

We do want to note that another new character in Book 3 who reappears in Book 4 is Peter Pettigrew – again, we have no indication at this point which role, if any, Oldman is being touted for. Some of you are also saying Dumbledore – keep in mind that Oldman is only 45, not …read more!

A letter to the editor published in today’s Miami Herald announces an event on January 18, 2003 hosted by the Youth Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. The event will focus on “activities designed to show that the lessons in Harry Potter books are central to the Christian faith.”

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!