In the wake of the big announcement this week from US Harry Potter publishers Scholastic on their plans for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, comes word now that Canadian publishers Raincoast are still in the final stages of planning how they will go about promoting the launch of the last book. …read more!

Despite the early test screenings taking place for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, work still continues on the new Harry Potter film. In addition to the special effects and musical score yet to be completed, actor David Bradley is quoted in a new interview this week in regards to some voice work …read more!

CBBC Newsround has launched a new contest for fans in the UK to go behind the scenes and learn more on how the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game is made. To enter, you must answer these two questions (in 50 words or less): What is the name of Hermione’s …read more!

The list of upcoming Harry Potter conferences grows with the announcement of Sonorus 2007, a one night only event happening Saturday, June 9th in Lancaster, California (North of Los Angeles). The event will feature a British styled, traditional dinner followed by two presentations about the Potter phenomenon. Floo partner and Harry Potter Lexicon founder Steve …read more!

Everyone please join me in raising your glass to actor Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood) who celebrates his 24th birthday today! Happy Birthday Sean!

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!