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From Ananova: Hollywood interested in Harry Potter spoof. Volunteer Fire Police in Pennsylvania town accuses YMCA of promoting witchcraft (thanks to readers Catherine and Rachel). Quest to expell Harry Potter continues. EA’s fantasy adventure game rides the J.K. Rowling wave to the top in NPD’s latest monthly list of best-selling games (from GameSpot).

More from The Rumor Mill (see entry below) on a possible release date for the first Harry Potter DVD: “We’ve gotten confirmation from several sources now that the studio is planning to street their 2-disc Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on May 28th, 2002.”

From The Rumor Mill at website The Digital Bits: “We’ve heard from several sources now that Warner’s upcoming Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be released on DVD as a 2-disc set in the April-June timeframe. Expect the packaging to be similar to what Warner’s used recently for Citizen Kane and Doctor Zhivago. There …read more!

The woman who brought Harry Potter to adoring millions has been rewarded with promotion to the board of Bloomsbury Publishing (from This is London). “Harry Potter” parody could score big.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the films being considered for the Makeup Oscar® at the 74th Academy Awards® Presentation. The films under consideration are: A. I. Artificial Intelligence A Beautiful Mind Hannibal Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Moulin Rouge Planet …read more!

Hey guys – Bloomsbury made a short comment on the possibility of a July release date on their website: We are not going to set a publication date for the fifth book until the book has been finished. In a perfect world the date would be July 2002, but we will wait until the book …read more!

“Harry Potter” has edged past “Jurassic Park” to rank as the second-biggest earner of all time at the foreign box office.

In an article entitled “Magic sales for Potter books,” CBBC Newsround mentions a possible July release date for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The University of Alberta has become the latest Canadian university to offer a course about Harry Potter, turning the children’s best-seller into a subject of academic scrutiny (from the …read more!

From The Mirror: He has starred in many Shakespearean epics on stage and on the screen – now luvvie actor Kenneth Branagh is casting his spell in the second Harry Potter movie.