We’ve heard that Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) and Julie Walters (Mrs. Molly Weasley) have been signed for sequels, today’s Mirror has an article stating that Daniel Radcliffe has just signed a pounds 1M ($1.4M) deal to star in Chamber of Secrets. According to the article, it’s been decided that filming for the next movie will …read more!

A reader passed on some EXCELLENT news this morning – an article from Norfolk’s Eastern Daily Press. This article is an interview with Chris Rankin, the actor playing Percy Weasley. It has a picture of the actor, is the first place we see official mention of Rik Mayall in the movie, and find out that …read more!

Empire Online has an interview with Richard Harris about his role as Professor Dumbledore. Definitely the grumpy curmudgeon.

I think This Is Wiltshire has been one of the only publications to stay on top of local Harry Potter filming. Here’s an article that includes a picture of the set as well as mentioning something about what the Lacock Abbey is being used for: “The churchyard of St Cyriacs in Lacock had been transformed …read more!

According to the Public Lending Right, the first 3 Harry Potter books were the most borrowed Children’s Fiction Titles from libraries from July 1999 to June 2000.

Once again we find more details of upcoming toys. The Philadelphia Daily News gives us uet more information about the Spell Casting playset: Even more amazing is the Harry Potter Wizard Spell Casting Playset, due in the fall. The game play changes each time a different casting stone (sensor-equipped) is placed in a special trough. …read more!

This is Wiltshire reports on the company in selected to help find locations for the various Harry Potter movie sets. At the same site is an article that looks at how local Lacock shopkeepers view the influx of people for the filming of the movie.

We have an update on the Official Harry Potter Web site. If you go to the US or UK Web sites, and type in the secret password you can get a sneak preview of the site. I’ll give you a hint – if you can guess what the password is *ahem The Dursleys* then you …read more!

Yay! Rejoice! Empire Online is reporting that the Official Harry Potter Movie Site will launch tomorrow! You can get to the site from the US address or UK URL. Perhaps their veil of secrecy will be lifted and we’ll find out more about who is cast in what roles and get to see some more …read more!

Kidscreen Magazine gives us some insight to more Harry Potter products: “Standouts in the toy area include a large and highly-detailed Hogwarts Castle (Mattel); dioramas depicting scenes from the movie (Mattel); as well as an array of gross-out candies, such as ear wax- and vomit-flavored jelly beans, and chocolate frogs (both from Hasbro).” Finally official …read more!