As we have been reporting, speculation about Gary Oldman’s involvement (or lack thereof) in OotP has been running rampant lately. Although the actor has not signed a contract yet, negotiations are continuing. This led to wide concern that Mr. Oldman would not be returning and the part of Sirius Black would have to be recast. …read more!

PotterCast #26 is now available for download – Happy Valentine’s Day! In this show: -It’s our Valentine’s Day episode! Your called-in Valentine’s, your ‘ships, your song parodies and lots of love talk in a show so gooey it drips out of the screen (yech). -John corrects Sue and Melissa in HP Trivia -The world therefore …read more!

Roses are red Violets are blue We hope this day Is happy for you All right, cornfest aside, have a wonderful, lovey-dovey (or, in the absence of lovey-dovey, cool and relaxing) Valentine’s Day. As John Noe says, we love you all, individually.

MTV is set to have their fourth annual TRL Awards, and actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) was among those nominated this year. While in New York for the premiere of Goblet of Fire, Dan appeared on the show, and has now been nominated in the “FAKE ID (Best Guest Under 21)” category. These awards are …read more!

If you missed Ralph Fiennes’ one-hour interview on Inside the Actors’ Studio (or if our transcript of the Voldmort section of the interview wasn’t enough for you) you have another chance to catch it this Saturday, February 18 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Bravo. A list of the next month’s guests on the program may …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be released on DVD in India on April 5, 2006, in China on February 20, 2006 and in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Xiamen on February 18, 2006. Thanks to Pratik and magicleagueonline.

We’re happy to announce that our next “LeakyMug Live” podcast is officially set for July 29 at a tentative 6:30 p.m. start time, at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees who are registered for Lumos 2006 will be given seating preference at the event. Registration is very close to being sold out, so …read more!

Manchester Online reports today that actress Afshan Azad will return to her role as Padma Patil in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. The article says that Afshan has “already been to read-throughs, costume fittings and make-up sessions, for the new film in which experts will make her look identical …read more!

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising has now opened their annual display in their Museum which features a variety of costumes from many of the year’s top films. Among the many wonderful costumes included in the Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition are the costumes worn in Harry Potter and the Goblet of …read more!

Just a quick note: Our Gallery will be undergoing some construction tonight, so that we can add some features, take away others, and fix some bugs. Thanks for your patience. And Mac users: we’re on fixing what’s wrong with the site for you (our programmers are -blech- Windows people 🙂 It’s a challenge, but we’ve …read more!