The National Library of Scotland has announced plans for a “digital repository” of “blogs, journals and e-mails written by leading Scots,” including J.K. Rowling. Curators of the archive received a £1.8 million grant to launch the project, which is expected to be available to the public in 2008. Simon Bains, Digital Library Manager of the …read more!

Two more Rupert Grint interviews have now surfaced in conjunction with the release of Driving Lessons. The first interview is seen the new Total Film magazine, and we now have the scans for you in our galleries, here. In this short piece, Rupert answers the question about the future of his role in the Harry …read more!

There is a new interview with actor Robert Pattinson who played Hufflepuff champion Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. RobertPattinson.org reports that in this interview Robert says that he is set to begin production on a new vampire film called “After Dark,” along with Elisah Cuthbert (TV’s “24”), and he will …read more!

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.

While the new Rupert Grint film “Driving Lessons” has just premiered in the U.K., Play.com now has the DVD for this movie due on December 26 of this year. As we reported previously, Driving Lessons will be in theaters here in the States for limited release starting October 13. Also, the press coverage of Driving …read more!

A clip from actor Dan Radcliffe’s (Harry Potter) upcoming appearance on the Ricky Gervais comedy show “Extras” has now surfaced online. This clip, which contains material of a mature nature, was played as part of Ricky’s appearance on the Jonathan Ross talk show. Dan Radcliffe’s appearance on Extras will be broadcast on Thursday, Sept. 28 …read more!

Another report from recent filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which took place last week at King’s Cross Station in London is now online. This new report and photos include a blurry first look at Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt (George Harris). In addition, there are new photos of several of the body …read more!

Today is the 19th Birthday of actor Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle). Cheers from TLC, Josh!

Update: We’ve confirmed that Jo was there and that she did speak informally with reporters. Whether she actually said 750 pages…we’ll see! A UK tabloid is reporting a new quote from J.K. Rowling regarding the length so far of Book Seven. As seen in “The Ticket” column of The Mirror, the reporter says he attended …read more!

A new Entertainment Weekly article has dubbed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as the 36th-best high-school movie of all time. It says: “No, we haven’t lost our minds. One of J.K. Rowling’s ingenious ideas was to blend two literary traditions, fantasy and coming-through-school fiction (Ã la Tom Brown’s School Days). That’s particularly true …read more!