Today, Variety is reporting that a new director has been chosen for the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. According to the article, British director David Yates has been invited to helm the fifth Harry Potter film. While not yet finalised, this news comes just days after a new screenwriter, …read more!

Hey all – it’s just about 3:10 a.m. here in England but I’m still tap-tapping away at my report of tonight’s PoA Launch party, an evening awash with sweets, color and tea leaves. Hang tight, because the details are forthcoming. Tomorrow, we’ll have exclusive interviews with David Heyman, Bonnie Wright, Matt Lewis, Alfie Enoch and …read more!

Lots of press attended the DVD launch party tonight. Wire Image has photos from the event (TLC no longer supports or links to to Getty Images, who also has pictures from the event, because of the disdain they have showed Potter sites of late who have displayed their branded images. We believe the fans are …read more!

British tabloid The Sun has a new photo today from a scene from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film. The photo shows the aftermath of the attack by the Deatheaters through the Quidditch World Cup campsite. You can see the tents in ruin under a gloomy sky. There is also another …read more!

Today , British tabloid The Mirror is saying that Scottish group Franz Ferdinand would not be appearing in the upcoming Goblet of Fire afterall. Previously the band had said that they were to appear as the Weird Sisters group for the Yule Ball scene in the next Potter film. However, the newspaper is quoting the …read more!

I’m happy to report that TLC will be reporting from the PoA DVD Launch, to be held tomorrow night in London. Check back here for lots of great pictures, interviews, and details.

HPANA has posted a collection of photo stills from deleted scenes that appear on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD. At Hungarian Honeydukes, you’ll find screencaps from the bonus section of the DVD. Thanks to both sites for the links!

We have the transcript from Warner Brothers of an interview that is included on the soon to be released Prisoner of Azkaban DVD. There is an interview conducted with the trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson along with the shrunken head from the Knight Bus scene. This editor’s favourite bit: I think …read more!

Actors from the Harry Potter films are once again lending their support to charity. Cast members have donated their signatures and a book for “The Big Book Auction” with proceeds going to LEPRA, a UK medical charity which helps fight leprosy and HIV/AIDS world wide. Contributing to this auction which starts today on Ebay are: …read more!

HP Executive Producer David Heyman told a group of reporters, incluing TLC and MuggleNet, a week ago that writer Michael Goldenberg (Peter Pan) will pen the script for Order of the Phoenix. Heyman says Steve Kloves, who adapted the first four films, made the decision to move on completely on his own, in order to …read more!