The second part of a new interview with director David Yates is now online at GeekMonthly. In this interview Mr. Yates gives his thoughts on the politics contained in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film noting: “An interesting idea in the story is how fear can sometimes make people do …read more!

Electronic Arts has sent over two new pictures (picture one, picture two, whole album) of the video game for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which should hit stores a few weeks before the release of the film. You can find out more about this game at the EA Web site or from …read more!

In addition to all the big news this morning about the launch of the There Will Soon Be 7 countdown campaign, Scholastic is set to print a whopping 12 million first print copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As Reuters reminds us, this will break the previous record when Scholastic, the U.S. publishers …read more!

We have a bit of news today from Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels. They have updated their Harry Potter website with a new area indicating the launch of a full countdown and more to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This will begin on April 17. The phrase …read more!

Geek Monthly has the first part of a new interview with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix director David Yates now online. In this first short installment of the interview, Mr. Yates answers three questions about the film, including topics such as what it was like to join the ongoing series as a …read more!

A word of caution: There’s an e-mail going around from someone impersonating the unit publicist of Harry Potter, claiming they’re opening Daniel Radcliffe’s Official MySpace profile and seeking input. This is a fraudulent e-mail. Daniel Radcliffe is not opening a MySpace (and just for extra measure, none of the ones claiming to be him are …read more!

Ain’t It Cool has posted two more early reviews of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. One says it makes the Lord of the Rings films look like “a cartoon,” and another gives it an A- and calls it his favorite below Goblet of Fire. These reviews are, again, very spoilerish. Please also …read more!

Many birthday wishes go out to Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley) who turns eighteen today! Happy Birthday Harry!

It’s a sneak peek at the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” movie in this week’s PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, which is now available. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. In the show this week: -We miss …read more!

Time magazine has a short new article this week spotlighting the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Noting that “what began as a book is ending as a movement,” this article points out that it has been ten years since the first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was published. As we …read more!