The official site for Christopher Lee is reporting that Lee will indeed play the part, with promise of comment from the actor as soon as possible. I’m still slightly wary, but this is looking more veracious by the moment. (Thanks Emily.)

The Sun is reporting that Christopher Lee, Saruman in Lord of the Rings, has been tipped to play Dumbledore, replacing Richard Harris. There is no comment from Cuaron or anyone in the know in this piece, and this seems very, very soon to have replaced Dumbledore – but who knows. File this in the rumor …read more!

Thanks Jennifer, for pointing out that you can get the Oprah: After the Show footage streamed through your computer if you don’t have the Oxygen network. I wonder, though, if the site is prepared for a million Harry Potter fans downloading… 🙂

This is London has dredged up this year-old story for a nice, pat little headline, and it’s one of the most irresponsible things we’ve seen. The article is referring to an incident many of you will remember from last year, when a girl showed up to Dan’s first appearance on TRL (which was in November …read more!

Click here to see a preview of today’s Oprah show – complete with a picture gallery, video, and a link where you can order the tape of the show.

Thanks Taradiane for a heads up about extra footage from Tuesday, October 29th’s Oprah show, which will be shown on the Oxygen Channel in the U.S. Oprah – After the Show will air at 7:30 Eastern and again at 10pm Eastern, and it is a half-hour program. We have more news – am slogging through, …read more!

“Be the first to have a sneak peek into the cool world of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with a virtual tour of the movie set.”

Thank you to Laura for this link to Sean Biggerstaff’s site wherein he remembers Richard Harris.

From Time magazine comes this article on how Chamber of Secrets is “darker and more intense” than the first film. “I would strongly caution parents, anyone who has a seven-year-old or younger, to make sure they know what they’re getting into,” says director Chris Columbus. (Spoilers and adult themes.)

ABC News reveals some of the details behind the flying Ford Anglia scenes. Quotage: “Filming in the flying car was like being in a fun fair ride,” said Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the wizard in the film being given its world premiere in London on November 3. “It was amazing. I don’t think we ever …read more!