Actor Jason Isaacs has been cast in a new BBC film based on one of the first British sitcoms. The Guardian reports that Jason will appear in “The Curse of Steptoe,” playing Harry H Corbett. This film is based on “interviews with colleagues, friends and family “of the two actors of the Steptoe and Son …read more!

A copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard has now been on display in New York, and we have scanned portions of the copies of the Sotheby’s catalog accompanying it, which you can now see in our galleries. We’ve only shown the cover, parts of J.K. Rowling’s internal note, and some of the inside …read more!

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Happy Birthday wishes go out to Alfonso Cuarón, the director of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” who is today celebrating his 46th birthday. Cheers, Alfonso!

Actress Katie Leung has donated this piece of art for a charity auction today in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scotsman reports Katie donated this piece to benefit the Prince’s Trust Charity. Katie said of her work: “The meaning behind my drawing shows the two birds encouraging and supporting each other even though life may seem hard, …read more!

Two pieces of news relating to filming for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Emma Watson’s official website has been updated to state the actress will begin filming her role as Hermione Granger on December 18. Also, the BBC has posted a new feature about “Ballet Shoes,” the new television film starring Emma Watson and …read more!

Actresses Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) were in attendance at the world premiere of “The Golden Compass” tonight at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England. Photos of the pair posing on the red carpet have started to appear online, the first of which can be seen right here courtesy of …read more!

We have a fun bit of news for you, as the USA Today has a lengthy feature on the rise in popularity of Quidditch at colleges here in the States. Focusing on the team at Middlebury College, the paper notes the college saw an “Intercollegiate Quidditch World Cup Fall Festival” complete with “banners, team processions …read more!

While in London recently promoting their new film “Sweeney Todd,” IESB.net reports that actors Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter also mentioned their roles in the Harry Potter films. Actress Helena Bonham Carter states yet again that she will be back as Bellatrix Lestrange filming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in February of 2008. …read more!

A rumor has cropped up in recent weeks claiming that singer Madonna’s daughter Lourdes had been considered for a part in HBP. This is false, the WB has told TLC. She will not be in the film.