There are two small pieces of GoF filming news today. David Tennant, who plays the role of Barty Crouch Jr in the upcoming Potter film, told a newspaper that he’d already filmed some of his work for the Goblet of Fire movie: It’s a small part, and I’ve already filmed part of it. I’ll be …read more!

More information about deleted PoA scenes that’ll be on the dvd is located here, thanks to the BBFC. Thanks to De, who found it!

Jo Rowling’s hometown of Edinburgh seeksto be declared the world capital of literature, a title that could draw such ceremonies as the Whitbread and the Nobel Prize for Literature. The BBC reports that many of the cities best-known writers, including Jo Rowling, are backing the campaign. Thanks to Peter and Sam for the link!

UK group Franz Ferdinand has reportedly been asked to write some music for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film. In NME magazine, singer Alex Kapranos is quoted as saying: “We’ve been asked to write some music. There’s a section where there’s a band of ugly sisters playing and I think, well…some …read more!

Australian company Rising Sun Pictures has signed on to create visual effects for the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Says the Sydney Morning Herald: The film’s centrepiece, a magical goblet surrounded by flames, is one of the complex images the company will construct before the film’s completion next August. The company has …read more!

Lizo Mzimba of the BBC took a sneak peek at the PoA DVD, and his very in-depth review is now up on the Newsround site. It includes a very close-up look, deleted scene by deleted scene, interview by interview. Quotage: The ground of how the first three films have reached the screen is covered well. …read more!

Actor Kenneth Branagh(Gilderoy Lockhart)is reportedly set to direct and possibly star in a film version of Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute. The musical will begin production next year. Mr. Branagh is currently filming “Warm Springs” a movie for HBO in which he will portray U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Today, Dawn French (The Fat Lady in PoA) turns 47. Happy Birthday Dawn! Also, Dawn will be in the upcoming film version of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe as the voice of Mrs. Beaver.

The Public Choice Award at the World Soundtrack Awards went to John Williams for the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban soundtrack. The awards were a part of the 31st Flanders International Film Festival in Bijloke, Ghent. Thanks to Wizard News for the link!

The Scotsman reports that Jo Rowling donated a time turner from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to a charity auction in benefit of Edinburgh’s Maggie’s Centre, which supports cancer patients. Thanks to Veritaserum for the link!