Issue 12 of Scribbulus, Leaky’s essay collection is now online. Included in this issue are the following: “The Unsinkable Ship” by futureweasley “Tom Riddle and the Faustian Pact” by Canis sapiens “Harry Potter and the Literary Tradition” by Severina Aequitas “Action! Harry Potter from the Page to the Screen” by M.Y. Simms “Love Is All …read more!

GeekMonthly.com let us know about a new interview they have online with actor Dan Radcliffe. In this brief article, Dan discusses his career outside of the Harry Potter films. Says Dan: “I need to get as much work between now and the end of the series and the immediate aftermath of the series as I …read more!

We have another first look at a new product as part of the release of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, this time of a new Mad-Eye Moody figure. According to Cards Inc. the figure is ” 3.75 inch scale, features an stunning character likeness, has 14 points of articulation …read more!

Friday Night Shirt, a fifteen-minute film about single mothers, received a “Deffie” award for Best Dramatic HD Short Film at the High Definition International Film Festival earlier this week. The film, about “a young woman’s battle against a physically abusive husband” was “rescued” by J.K. Rowling after the filmmakers ran out of money to complete …read more!

Spending on film production in the UK jumped by 48 percent in 2006 to more than £840 million (about $1.64 billion), thanks in part to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. One hundred thirty-four films, also including Stardust, His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart)’s The Magic Flute and Becoming …read more!

Our 72nd edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is up, and it’s all about your Deathly Hallows theories. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. Notes: -This is the promised show where we go over all the theories about the …read more!

Imelda Staunton is the subject of a new feature in The Times newspaper where the actress discusses her role in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Portraying the nasty Professor Umbridge in the new movie, Imelda Staunton notes: “Dolores is a vision in pink taffeta but a nasty piece of work,” …read more!

Warner Independent Pictures have updated their website with a time frame for the release of the new Dan Radcliffe film “December Boys.” According to the website this film is to open “August 2007.” The description of the film reads as follows: “Based on the classic Michael Noonan novel, “December Boys” is a story of four …read more!

A podcast featuring a recent interview with US Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre has now surfaced online. While this interview contains no new information about “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (she says she doesn’t know anything about it yet) the artist does say she would one day like to illustrate Harry’s parents, and maybe …read more!

In a brief preview with the LATimes, Order of the Phoenix director David Yates gives his thoughts again on Professor Umbridge in the upcoming Harry Potter movie, and mentions the infamous detention scenes. “Professor Umbridge is quite damaged as a person,” says Yates. “She basically abuses Harry and puts him through this horrific detention. It …read more!