The Age takes a look at all walks of fan fiction from books to movies and television leading off with a look into the world of Harry Potter fic. In the marketing milli-second that parts the latest Harry Potter book from an impending Harry Potter movie, lunch box or confectionery range, J. K. Rowling’s mass …read more!

This editor has always thought that Harry Potter for Grown Ups referred to this YahooGroups list. But according to The Western Mail, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials is in another review that compares the trilogy to that-which-was-authored-by-Rowling. It make one wonder if this is the message coming from the Pullman camp though the author claimed …read more!

CNN says that in this year’s Google Zeitgeist search-ranking list, the boy wizard is second only to those searching for pop singer Britney Spears in over 55 billion searches. You can find the full lists on Google’s Zeitgeist pages.

According to the BBC, IMAX theatres in the UK are confident that it will be a big movie-going year despite the recent closing of their Birmingham screen. Potter fans may remember it was announced that PoA would be available simultaneously in IMAX format upon release.

From the same paper that brought us some Pullman vs Potter discord is an excellent look at the career of Timothy Spall, set to play Peter Pettigrew in the next instalment of the boy wizard to hit the movies – Prisoner of Azkaban.

Reader Richard Blaber pointed out comments in this Daily Telegraph review of the stage version of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials that seem to indicate, at least from the writer’s point of view, that Harry Potter books are primarily for children: Whenever I see adults reading Harry Potter on the train, I feel like tapping …read more!

HP4U.co.uk has a very complete description of what could be the next Potter footage made available. We’ll let you know if we can get it confirmed. Among the new shots described is a possible BoggartVoldemort. There’s also rumored footage of new cast introductions and off-set joking around with Cuaron, so this is probably not a …read more!

Thanks to everyone who wrote in to tell us that Access Hollywood is advertising a segment on PoA this Tuesday or Wednesday, supposedly with never-before-seen footage and interviews. More info as we get it!

Wizard News has posted about an opportunity for those in Tennessee. Quote: “Kids here in Middle Tennessee can get in on the magic with hands-on science workshops courtesy of Mad Science, the only official provider of licensed Harry Potter science workshops and products. Workshops meet weekly for six weeks at various locations around town to …read more!

The Simpsons episode in which JKR made an “appearance” will air on Sky One, on Friday January 9th at 8pm. Thanks, Martje!