Harry Potter gets a conductor: Acclaimed film composer John Williams will set Harry’s adventures to music.

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It would appear that the Gabriel Thompson rumours are false. Warner Bros have announced the casting of 11 year old Daniel Radcliff as Harry. Daniel previously appeared in BBC’s adaptation of David Copperfield, as young David. Ron and Hermoine will be played by newcommers Rupert Grint (age 11) and Emma Watson (age 10). JK Rowling …read more!

Harry has been cast and he is 13-year-old British actor Gabriel Thompson. Gabriel has previously played young Pip an a recent BBC adaptation of Great Expectations and Pinnochio in New Line’s The New Adventures of Pinnochio.

Somebody get Sam Waterston (or Michael Moriarty): The sketchy Stouffer copyright case against J.K. Rowling and her use of the term “Muggle” will go to court in Manhattan.

It had to happen. From Dark Horizons: UK’s The Citizen newspaper reports that protesters are preparing to picket Gloucester Cathedral if plans to shoot the live-action film version of the children’s novels goes ahead there as proposed. Seems some outraged churchgoers are “fiercely opposed to any portrayal of ‘witchcraft’” and have been quoting passages from …read more!

Casting News. According to reports at a book festival in Edinburgh, Warner Bros has signed Maggie Smith and Robbie Coltrane for the roles of McGonagall and Hagrid. Whilst refusing to give a name for Harry she confirmed that a young actor has been chosen but the contract is not yet signed. (courtesy of The Muggle …read more!

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Run through Hogwarts! Strafe Slytherin! Frag Draco Malfoy! Electronic Arts announces they’ll be creating a series of Harry Potter games.