Avast ye! The release of the brand new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest DVD has seen Jack Sparrow and company try to make off with the record once held by our own Harry Potter. Variety reports that sales of this new DVD “tallied nearly 5 million sales in its Tuesday bow, tying the …read more!

Actor Dan Radcliffe attended the Australian Film Industry Awards today. The Age reports the Harry Potter actor “stole the show” as he was met with an “almighty cheer as he arrived to present an award. The actor, who earlier this year shot scenes for the Australian film December Boys around the country, was besieged by …read more!

Actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is in Australia for the AFI Awards where he will be a presenter tomorrow night, and has appeared in a new interview broadcast today on “A Current Affair.” In this new video interview Dan discusses his upcoming film “December Boys,” as well as “Harry Potter and the Order of the …read more!

There are several tidbits relating to actor Dan Radcliffe in the news today. The Sunday Times has released their annual “Rich List” in the UK, and Dan Radcliffe is the youngest person on the list this year, with according to this report ” a £14 million fortune.The 17-year-old’s performances as the child wizard has helped …read more!

The calendar for December 6 on JKRowling.com now reads “Happy Birthday Hagrid” Cheers Hagrid!

The Herald Sun newspaper has a new interview with actor Dan Radcliffe today who is in Australia for the AFI Awards that are being held on Thursday. The Harry Potter actor discusses his love of the city of Melbourne which he apparently has grown fond of, noting: “We just came here for a holiday a …read more!

The results of a new poll are in which show Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, is the top read for children in the fourth through sixth grades. Over 2,800 children voted recently in the Scholastic “Kids’ Pick For 2007” poll, which was held as a prelude to their annual day celebrating …read more!

As this year draws to an end, many fans are looking forward to next year and all the Harry Potter Conferences 2007 will bring. The Chicago Sun-Times has an article that features one such convention, Phoenix Rising, which will take place next May in New Orleans, Louisiana. The article notes that these conventions feature fun …read more!

In honor of Alan Rickman’s 61st birthday (February 21, 2007) AlanRickman.net is holding its annual charity drive. This year’s fund drive will benefit Autisim Speaks; last year, the site raised over $1000 for Save The Children in Mr. Rickman’s honor.

(Click here for the 13 ABC OotP preview clips. Meanwhile…) Our 66th Harry Potter podcast, containing the last part of our interview with the makers of the HP video game, is now live. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. In …read more!