Earlier we told you the February edition of Empire Magazine would contain a new preview of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Tonight, the first scan from the magazine is in our galleries and contains our first look at Fred and George (James and Oliver Phelps) in their Weasley Wizard Wheezes shop (note …read more!

UPDATE: Several readers let us know the full list has now been published and unfortunately the name of Alan Rickman is not included. We do not know if he declined the honor, or the Daily Mail article was simply incorrect, and we will update with more if we can. Actor Alan Rickman is apparently on …read more!

(Update: You ca now see the scan here in our galleries, thanks to reader Tracy!) The February edition of Empire Magazine will contain a new preview of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As noted on the cover (seen here), the magazine is featuring 20 films to watch for in 2009, and include …read more!

The serious economic and credit issues facing all of us are hitting Hollywood as well, as noted in this new article from The Independent. The piece focuses on the financial concerns major film studios have regarding large scale big budget fantasy films, and makes mention of the Harry Potter films series. Without quotes, the article …read more!

Please join everyone at TLC in sending birthday wishes to actress Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), who is today celebrating her 74th birthday. Cheers to you, Maggie!

A new interview appeared online from TheaterMania featuring actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) discussing his role in the play Equus and of returning to the Harry Potter films early next year. The interview features Mr. Radcliffe commenting on the work ethic that his parents instilled in him which lead to his not yet missing a …read more!

size=”3″>I’m sorry I haven’t updated in a month. New Year’s Resolution #1: Update blog more. And by virtue of the craziness of the holidays being over, I’m sure that’s one I’ll be able to keep. Now, on to the blog. size=”3″>It’s sort of a running joke in the Potter fandom that any ship goes. For …read more!

style=”margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; font: normal normal normal small/normal arial; “>When you have your birthday two days after Christmas, do you simply get larger ‘combined’ presents? Or do you just get more of them? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me either way, but we could ask our own Melissa …read more!

As Chief Leaky Holiday Cheergiver, it’s my happy pleasure to wish you all the happiest of holidays today and always. It’s been a wonderful year for all of us and we’re all very grateful – but more on that next week. For now, watch our first ever animated PotterCast special, courtesy Frankie, the Emo Nargles, …read more!

I hope everyone has been having a wonderful holiday thus far, and for those of you who celebrate Christmas like I do, Merry Christmas! Yesterday my mom and I made a cheesecake and she cut into it before it cooled. I’m sure it tasted fine, but I like my cheesecake completely cooled. It tastes different …read more!