Actor Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) is now set to star in a film version of C.P. Taylor’s award winning play “Good.” Coming Soon now reports that actor Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn, Lord of the Rings) will also join the cast of this new movie, due to start filming in Potsdam and Berlin later this year. Gemma …read more!

Warner Brothers France has now launched a contest to win a set visit to the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Open to residents of France and Corsica, winners will receive a four day, three night trip to London August 1- 4 to meet the cast and crew of the new …read more!

Thanks to The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis, we have six photos of the newly named dinosaur, “Dracorex Hogwartsia,” in the gallery. Photos include the display, the dinosaur itself, and the quote from J.K. Rowling, the full text of which is below: “The naming of Dracorex hogwartsia is easily the most unexpected honour to have come …read more!

Michael Gambon has donated a signed photograph of himself, in full Dumbledore regalia, to a charity auction on eBay. Among the other signed photos in this auction is one of Stephen Fry, narrator of the British Harry Potter audiobooks, in his “V for Vendetta” costume. Funds raised will benefit World Cancer Research Fund, whose mission …read more!

The first list of presenters for the June 11 Tony Awards ceremony has just been announced, and includes Harry Potter cast member Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), along with Julia Roberts, Eric McCormack, Cynthia Nixon, Martin Short, Alfre Woodard and Anna Paquin. As we told you last week, Mr. Fiennes is also among the nominees for …read more!

We told you when the Drama Desk nominations were announced. The Awards were presented yesterday at Lincoln Center in New York, and the winners included Potter audiobook narrator Jim Dale, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, for “The Threepenny Opera;” Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), Outstanding Actor in a Play; and Frances de la Tour (Madame …read more!

PotterCast #40 is out and it’s a special one: In this show: -Lordy lordy, we’re 40! (Billionaires, send your corvettes to the PO Box!) -A celebratory highlight reel of the previous 39 PotterCasts, made for us by the lovely Kyrane (it’s at the END, not in the beginning like we originally said) -In Canon Conundrums …read more!

Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) attended a private viewing of the 84th Chelsea Flower Show today, and unveiled a pink rose to kick off the “Plant Pink” campaign for Breast Cancer Care. As she presented the flower, Ms. Thompson said, “It seems to me there are more and more women getting this disease. Of course, since …read more!

A recently discovered species of dinosaurs will bear a name given in honor of the Harry Potter novels. Approved by J.K. Rowling, “Dracorex Hogwartsia” is being unveiled this morning at The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis. This new species was discovered at the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, and Paleontologists spent two years cleaning and …read more!

When we last updated you on Rupert Grint’s latest movie, Driving Lessons, the film had not been picked up for distribution in North America. Now, comingsoon.net reports that Sony Pictures Classics has acquired those rights. No distribution date has yet been announced, but we’ll keep you posted!