OotP Director David Yates: "I've Shot a Movie That's Probably Over Three Hours"

A TLC reader let us know today that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix director David Yates is quoted in the December issue of Empire magazine regarding the length of the new movie. Quotage (from page 33 apparently):

"The book's huge, but it actually distillsContinued...

Newsweek Interviews Dan Radcliffe on "Phoenix," Fame and More

Newsweek magazine has a brand new interview with actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) where, in two different articles, they discuss a variety of topics including fame, dating (yes to dating, but no one at the moment), and working on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixContinued...

Rupert Grint Mentions Rumors of Chris Columbus Returning to Direct Potter Films Six and Seven

While in LA recently to promote the release of his new film "Driving Lessons" actor Rupert Grint gave several new interviews, including this new video interview with Jewreview.net where Rupert also discussed working on Harry Potter and theContinued...

Terry Gilliam: First Two Potter Films "Missed the Magic of it"

Director Terry Gilliam has given two new interviews where he discusses the Harry Potter films and his possible involvement in film six. Shooting down previous rumors that he might direct Half-Blood Prince, Mr. Gilliam says he will not be directing either of the last two films becauseContinued...

Rumor: David Yates to Direct "Half-Blood Prince?"

Here is another entry in the rumor for the new director for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince category: David Yates. Movies Online is reporting that the current Order of the Phoenix director has been offered the helm of the sixth Potter film. Quotage:

"But I have some news on Harry PotterContinued...

Happy Birthday, Chris Columbus

Today, Director and Producer Chris Columbus is celebrating his 48th birthday. Cheers Chris! You can hear some interview audio with Chris at a new Web site, on the "Not on this Earth" page at Media Geek Place.

David Yates Film "The Girl in the Cafe" Wins Emmy Award

At the Emmy Awards tonight, "The Girl in the Cafe," directed by Order of the Phoenix director David Yates, was named "Best Made for TV Movie,'' along with a win for "Best Writing," and an acting award for supporting actress Kelly Macdonald. Mr. Yates, who hadContinued...

TV Watch Tonight: Emmy Awards, Henderson on BBC America

Many readers have emailed about Shirley Henderson's (Moaning Myrtle) appearance on BBC America tonight in a modern retelling of the Shakespeare classic play "The Taming of the Shrew." In this new movie, Shirley co-stars with Rufus Sewell as "a ruthless politician with noContinued...

New Dan Radcliffe, Katie Leung, and David Yates Interview on Order of the Phoenix

There is a new interview today with Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and director David Yates, who all discuss filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Several new pieces of information are included in this lengthy interview, includingContinued...

Neville "Rapidly Changes" Throughout Order of the Phoenix says Matt Lewis

The character of Neville Longbottom will go through a transformation in the fifth Potter film, said Matthew Lewis, the actor who plays him, in a recent interview with PotterCast, Leaky's Harry Potter podcast.
"It almost comes off as a different character thisContinued...

Confirmed: Bonham Carter, Hooper for Phoenix

Today, Warner Brothers officially announced that composer Nicholas Hooper would provide the score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. As previously reported, Mr. Hooper replaces Patrick Doyle for the fifth film. Nicholas Hooper has worked with Phoenix director David Yates before on filmsContinued...

Potter Actors, Director to be Showcased at Venice Film Festival

The 63rd Annual Venice Film Festival will feature three films in which Harry Potter personnel are involved. In consideration for the Golden Lion prize are "Children of Men," directed by Alfonso Cuaró (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and Brian de Palma'sContinued...

Yates says Centaurs in Phoenix "are Wonderful"

There is some additional information online tonight about the videotaped message from David Yates and Dan Radcliffe promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that was played at Comic-Con over the weekend. In addition to the photo and reports from earlier, Movie Web now has some additionalContinued...

Photo from OotP Comic-Con Video

TLC Reader Derek attended Comic-Con this weekend in San Diego, and was able to get a quick photo of the special Order of the Phoenix videotape that you can see here in our galleries. This photo shows Dan Radcliffe in uniform as Harry, sitting on the set of Trelawney's Divination classroom, along with directorContinued...

Update on OotP Comic-Con Video Message

Several reports are now online about the video message played at Comic-Con promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Latino Review says the video of " Daniel Radcliffe and the director was played to introduce the film. Each of them alludes to a famous kiss, but is humorously interrupted byContinued...