Photos and Video Online of Phelps Twins at Harry Potter Exhibit Announcement in Chicago
Video is now online of James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) at the announcement of the Harry Potter Exhibition that will be opening April 30, 2009 in Chicago. Thanks to the Fox station,who let us know about their photos and video of the announcement,Continued...
Tickets Now Available for Harry Potter: The Exhibit Opening April 30, 2009 in Chicago, Props from HBP Included
Earlier this morning we told you Harry Potter: The Exhibit would be opening at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry on April 30, 2009. Concept Art is now available in our galleries: Great Hall, and the Gryffindor Common Room, with theContinued...
Happy Birthday, Kenneth Branagh
Please join us here at TLC today in wishing a very happy birthday to actor Kenneth Branagh, who portrayed the character of Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets film. Mr. Branagh celebrates his 48th birthday today. Cheers to you!
ABC Family To Air Harry Potter Weekend in December
ABC Family is set to broadcast another special Harry Potter weekend movie marathon as part of their 25 Days of Christmas event December 5-7th. The cable station will broadcasting Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Friday, December 5, with back to back showings of Sorcerer's StoneContinued...
Mamma Mia! Harry Potter No Longer Top Box Office Record Holder in UK
New figures released today show that Mamma Mia has now become the highest-grossing British film at the UK box office, taking over the spot long held by Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone film. According to the BBC, after 16 weeks of release the film has taken in £67.2mContinued...
Happy Birthday, John Cleese
Birthday wishes go out today to actor John Cleese, who portrays the character of Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington) in the Harry Potter films. Please join us in wishing Mr. Cleese a very happy 69th birthday! Cheers!
Chris Rankin Talks Percy in "Deathly Hallows"
As we reported a few days ago several actors from the Harry Potter films attended Ring-Con in Germany. HarryPotterXperts.de attended this event, and was able to conduct interviews with several of the actors including Chris Rankin, Stan Ianevski, and Jamie Yeates. Of note is a new interview with actorContinued...
ABC Family Buys Rights for "Half-Blood Prince," OotP
Cable channel ABC Family will continue their tradition of broadcasting the Harry Potter films as they have now secured the cable rights to movies five and six. Variety reports that ABC Family now “has cable rights to “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” 10 months in advanceContinued...
New Ollivander's Wand Shop Music Box, Harry and Hedwig Hour Glass and More
There is a bit of product news to update you on today, as the San Francisco Music Box company has added a few new items to their Harry Potter line. Based on the scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone film, new is this Ollivander’s Wand Shop figurine,Continued...
Have a very Harry Holiday This Fourth of July Weekend
ABC Family channel is set to broadcast another Harry Potter movie marathon this upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend here in the US. As scores of readers have let us know, the channel is set to broadcast the first four Harry Potter films, starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’sContinued...
NECA Updates Site with CoS Harry, Fawkes, and Dumbledore Figures
The NECA website has been updated with new photos from their upcoming line of 2008 Harry Potter collectible toys and action figures we first brought you back in February. Set for release in July, this new set will feature a number of new pieces along with a special Second Year editionContinued...
"Order of the Phoenix" Film Now Available on UK iTunes
Yesterday it was announced that many films would become available for rental and purchase via the UK edition of iTunes. Today, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is now available for residents of the UK via this link to UK iTunes. As previously reported, the fifth Harry Potter film hasContinued...
"Lord of the Rings" Tops "Harry Potter" in New Book to Film Poll
There was yet another poll released in the UK asking people to vote for their favorite film adaptation of a beloved book series. The winner of the poll was Peter Jackson's adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, with the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. RowlingContinued...
(Updated)Reminder: Harry Potter Weekend on ABC Family Channel
A reminder of what we first told you several weeks ago that cable channel ABC Family will be broadcasting their special Harry Potter weekend beginning with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone tonight. Airing tonight at 7:30pm (ET), the channel will then broadcast “Harry Potter and theContinued...
Gandalf vs Dumbledore: Ian McKellen Talks Wizards
Sir Ian McKellen is the subject of a new profile in The Guardian, where the actor talks two famous wizards; Gandalf and Albus Dumbledore. In this candid interview, the actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his turn as Gandalf in the widely successful Lord of the Rings film trilogy, is askedContinued...