ComingSoon.net has an article online regarding the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film, reporting that approximately 25 minutes of the upcoming sixth movie will be shown in 3D. The site is reporting IMAX Corporation Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Rich Gelfond, told shareholders that “we believe this film will include approximately 25 minutes in IMAX 3-D …read more!

We have a bit of a treat today as actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) were guests today on NPR, where they discussed their roles in the Harry Potter films as well as working together in “Equus.” In this lovely new audio interview available here, you can hear a small snippet …read more!

German publisher Heye-Verlag has updated their website with photos from the new 2009 Harry Potter calendars, planners and more that reveal a whole host of new images from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Online tonight are new photos of Luna wearing her lion hat, Luna and the Vampire at Slughorn’s Christmas Party, …read more!

Actor Dan Radcliffe will be a guest on the new season of “Inside the Actors Studio.” This acclaimed program hosted by James Lipton will be recorded Monday, October 6th, at 7pm at Pace University in New York City. As this is a live on tape program, you will be required to stay the entire time, …read more!

Scores of readers let us know that J.K. Rowling has donated £1million to the Labour Party in the UK. The BBC reports this very generous donation from the Harry Potter author was made because “she was motivated by Labour’s record on child poverty.” Jo, who has spoken openly about the pressures she had faced in …read more!

The Telegraph has a new photo of author J.K. Rowling with the Edinburgh Award, which was presented to the Harry Potter author tonight in Scotland. Reuters also has a few small photos of Jo at this event here. The Scotsman is reporting that Jo with her husband, Dr. Neil Murray, attended the gala dinner event …read more!

Emma Watson continues to enjoy her love of fashion, as the Hermione Granger actress is featured in the October edition of the US “Harper’s Bazaar” magazine. Thanks to our order partner EmmaWatson.net, via this link, you can see these simply beautiful photos, where Emma sports a variety of couture gowns. Thanks to EW.net!

As we reported several weeks ago, the FAQ on the official Wizarding World of Harry Potter website at Universal was updated to state an opening of “2010.” The front of the same site now reads ‘Harry Potter “Theme Park within a Theme Park” will be revealed in 2010-Fans to be Immersed in the Adventures of …read more!

Harry Potter film producer David Heyman has been conducting interviews in conjunction with the release of his newest film “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” which stars actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin). Along with many other Harry Potter fan sites, we here at the Leaky Cauldron were able to speak to Mr. Heyman, who answered …read more!

I remember when I first joined TLC as a member of the Forums, the rules pertaining to political discussions were that they had to relate to the books directly. And, while this is quite a treat in and of itself, I recall wondering why they wouldn’t allow us fans of the series to discuss politics …read more!