The Prisoner of Azkaban film is now playing in many theatres across the UK. The Herald and BBC.com both have stories and pictures on excited fans reactions to seeing the movie.

Today, Daniel Radcliffe appeared on CBS’s The Early Show . A report and video clip from today’s broadcast is now on the CBS website. To watch the interview, at the link, click on the right side under ” Multimedia/ Video.”

As she promised, J.K.Rowling has updated her site – we have a new wizard of the month, new fan site award, and more stuff I have not yet discovered…check it out! (The wizard of the month, Gwenog Jones, doesn’t seem to be loading. Give it some time guys – she’s probably updating as we speak, …read more!

Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter book series, has posted their Prisoner of Azkaban preview with a series of interviews with the cast of the film. * Daniel Radcliffe * Emma Watson * Rupert Grint * Tom Felton * Chris Rankin * Jamie Waylett * Owl Trainer Gary Gero

Reuters has now posted the video interview with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling where does confirm the inadvertent “clues” to books 6 & 7 in the Prisoner of Azkaban film. Click here, then on the right side where it says “Rowling: Azkaban May Be Best Yet.” Also, Reuters has posted an article about the film …read more!

Devon Murray and Matthew Lewis will be signing autographs and greeting fans in Birmingham on Sunday, June 6 for StarCity Amusement Centre’s Make A Wish event. Thanks to Claire for letting us know – she also says that if you see PoA in Birmingham, you might get a flyer for the event at the theater, …read more!

Salon Magazine asks whether anyone really cares about the upcoming summer blockbusters. The article implies that Azkaban may be an exception to this summer’s hype, as “Alfonso Cuaron stands a good chance of finally rescuing the Harry Potter series from the numbing ‘faithfulness’ of Chris Columbus.”

I had the extreme pleasure of chatting briefly with J.K. Rowling last night, and her first question, asked as if she really honestly thought there was a chance we’d say no, was ‘Do you like the site?’ She then said “I’m updating soon,” so there you have it. Keep an eye on J.K. Rowling.com!

Australia’s Daily Telegraph has pins of Harry Potter characters and of Hogwarts available to its readers. Starting today, until Saturday June 12, readers can start collecting Harry Potter character pins – they’re two dollars with the token from The Daily Telegraph, and there are, in total, 11 pins in all to collect.

The Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and other British papers report on the UK premiere with comments from the actors and J.K. Rowling, who said, “It’s the best so far. I don’t mind them shortening the stories – there are things in the book that don’t work on screen.” ‘It’s all completely surreal. It’s just …read more!