JKRowling.com has been updated, and today(October 30th already in the UK) is Molly Weasley’s Birthday! Cheers Molly!

“The Directors”, a critically acclaimed documentary series, will feature Harry Potter director Chris Columbus. Airing November 6th on Encore, part of the Starz! cable film channel, this one hour show on the director will feature interviews and clips from the first two Harry Potter films, as well as information about his newest production “Rent.” A …read more!

Yesterday we told you that in a newspaper French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet declined the offer to direct the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Today many readers have let us know about a chat that was conducted by a different French newspaper “Liberation“, where Mr. Jeunet had appeared to have …read more!

As mentioned in the article below, this week editor Heidi and I both had a lovely opportunity to meet up with Chris Rankin during his visit to America. Heidi met him in Orlando, and is responsible for the picture of Goofy on the left. (Oh, and there’s a costumed dog in the picture too – …read more!

Today actor Robert Hardy (Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic) turns 79. Happy Birthday Robert!

Some news from the Harry Potter alumni front, as we always follow the careers of those who have been heavily involved in the franchise: Ex-HP director and producer Chris Columbus is accomplishing a rare feat in musical-to-movie adaptations – he’s bringing key members of the original cast of Rent to the silver screen. Rumors have …read more!

French newspaper Le Parisien reports that director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) has decided not to take on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. When asked what future projects he had, he replied “Warner offered me Harry Potter five but I had to decide in two weeks. I’ve told them ‘No, thanks’.” We’ll confirm when …read more!

Today actor Devon Murray(Seamus Finnegan)turns 16. Happy Birthday Devon!

Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School, will deliver a lecture, “St. Augustine, Harry Potter and the Confrontation with Evil”, at 4 p.m. Nov. 3 (Wednesday) in the McKenna Hall auditorium at the University of Notre Dame. Thanks to Mike for the link!

J.K. Rowling is set to receive “The Variety UK Personality” award at this year’s British Independent Film Awards. This award will be given to the Harry Potter author for her contribution to the industry. ‘At the source of one of the greatest creative successes in the history of film, the Harry Potter phenomenon, you’ll find …read more!