WB has said today that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released in Bulgaria on July 20, 2007. As expected and usually practiced, the UK will get the film the same day as North America, July 13. It will debut in Australia on Sept. 6, 2007.

Agents for Jim McManus have confirmed to Leaky today that the actor will play Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This also confirms for the first time that the role will be in the film; in addition to being Dumbledore’s brother and once charged with using inappropriate charms on a …read more!

There are two new interviews today with actors from the Harry Potter films. In this piece with the Evening Standard, David Thewlis discusses his career, his joy at parenthood, and his relationship with his partner Anna Friel. The interviewer mentions that he thought David would be more maniac like his role in the hit film …read more!

Several actors from the Harry Potter films have donated their hats for a “Celebrity Mad Hatter” Charity auction. Actors Alan Rickman (Prof. Snape), Dame Maggie Smith (Prof. McGonagall), and Emma Thompson (Prof. Trelawney) are among the celebrities who have donated their hats for this auction due to begin on April 27 on Ebay. The Mad …read more!

In what was described as “major cash donation”, author J.K. Rowling has offered her support to help fund a new Multiple Sclerosis research center in Edinburgh. Jo, who is a patron of MS Society Scotland, has long been interested and involved in the fight against this disease which claimed the life of her mother. Jo …read more!

While savvy TLC users know that our text-only page is compatible with most mobile phones, we’ve gone a step further and opened up LeakyMobile, your on-the-go Harry Potter resource at the very convenient-to-type m.leakynews.com. In this extremely scaled down Leaky page that fits just right on your phone you get the latest batch of HP …read more!

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is included in a new poll being conducted by Time Magazine asking who are the most influential people for 2006. Each week they have been asking readers to vote on different categories; this week the category is “Artists & Entertainers.” Along with Jo, some others listed in this category include …read more!

Previously, we told you that actors Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred & George) would be appearing on the Jo Whiley show on BBC Radio 1. That interview aired earlier today, and is also now available online for you to listen via this link. Early reports say that they discussed both …read more!

David Tennant (Barty Crouch, Jr.) is having a great week! Not only did his new series, Dr. Who, New Earth have a terrific premiere, but today is his 35th birthday. Happy Birthday, Mr. Tennant!

Canadian viewers will now have an opportunity to see “Dark Kingdom; The Dragon King,” with actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory). The film was previously aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S., but not in Canada. “Dark Kingdom” will be shown on Canada’s Space Channel on May 13-14 at 7:00 p.m. Thanks, princess_leigh_ah!