Today, Warner Brothers officially announced that composer Nicholas Hooper would provide the score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. As previously reported, Mr. Hooper replaces Patrick Doyle for the fifth film. Nicholas Hooper has worked with Phoenix director David Yates before on films such as The Girl in the Cafe, and State …read more!

The live podcast that the LeakyMug crew did last week in Las Vegas is now live on iTunes (please note, this is a SEPARATE iTunes feed; these shows no longer appear on the Muggle- or PotterCast feeds separately but on this new subscription link) or by direct download here. You don’t need an iPod to …read more!

At tonight’s charity reading at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Jon Stewart introduced J.K. Rowling to an excited crowd. During his introduction Stewart said, “I look forward to each and every installment… I should be sitting out there with you.” For the reading, Rowling read from Half-Blood Prince the scene where Dumbledore …read more!

The following is a transcript of the press conference that occurred this morning at Radio City Music Hall, between J.K. Rowling. Stephen King and John Irving. Enjoy! Radio City Music Hall Press Conference Transcript J.K. Rowling. Stephen King, John Irving August 1, 2006, New York City Are there any surprises about book seven? JKR: Surprises …read more!

We told you that Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths will be appearing onstage in London next year in Peter Shaffer’s controversial play, Equus. Whatsonstage.com is now reporting that preveiws of this play will begin on February 16, 2007. The venue and ticket information are still not announced, but stay tuned to Leaky — we will …read more!

Today, a report surfaced online that contains possible spoilers to the begining sequences of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie. TLC Reader Patricio also sent us this rough description of what the early scenes of the film may possibly contain. Please note that we can not verify the accuracy of this, …read more!

There are more pics from this morning’s Radio City Music Hall press conference here in the gallery. Enjoy! More on the way.

Our friends at MuggleCast have been nominated for a Kids Choice Award in Australia in the “Fave Podcast” category; to support the show, go here, create a NickName, and vote! Congrats, guys!

J.K. Rowling is here in New York City for the readings at Radio City Music Hall that will take place tonight and tomorrow night, and gave a press conference this morning at the same venue where John Irving and Stephen King expressed their anxiety over book seven and much more, which will be made available …read more!

Harry (because he lives through the series – you heard it here first, folks :P) is 26 today, and his creator, Jo Rowling, is 41. As is custom here on Leaky, we’ve brought you some special artwork to celebrate, this time from fandom artist PrettyAnnaMoon, who has given us the following (open full article to …read more!