Rumor: Terry Gilliam to Direct Half-Blood Prince?
IMDB has updated their site to list Terry Gilliam as the director for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Readers will remember that in the past Mr. Gilliam has expressed interest in directing a Harry Potter film. While this editor would be thrilled if this were indeed the case, please rememberContinued...
New Composer for Order of the Phoenix?
IMDB has updated their Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page, and now lists Dario Marianelli as the composer for the fifth film. This is the first that we have heard of a possible change in composers for Phoenix, which is still being filmed in England. Dario Marianelli recently was nominatedContinued...
Another Book Seven Release Date Rumor
Today the Guardian newspaper featured a piece on UK Harry Potter book publishers Bloomsbury, and there was a mention of Book Seven "probably" being released next year. The article highlighted again the future plans of the company after the last book comes out. Quotage:
The fact that Harry Potter andContinued...
Rumor: Possible Release Date for Order of the Phoenix Film
Many readers have let us know that Box Office Mojo has posted an update with a new release date for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film as July 13, 2007. While this date is a possibility, just last week we saw a new interview with Phoenix producer David Heyman whereContinued...
Speculation About Oldman's Role in Phoenix Abounds
In response to your hundreds of emails: There has been some question (read: wild rumor-mongering) in the past two days about whether Gary Oldman will portray Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with Oldman's agent supposedly decrying WB for not recasting him inContinued...
Role of Young Lily Possibly Cast for Next Harry Potter Film
The Daily Record is reporting today that the role of a young Lily Evans has been cast for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. The paper reports that "Susie Shinner, 17, of Nottingham" has been cast in the role of the young Lily Potter. She would appearContinued...
Possible GoF DVD Deleted Scenes and More
We received word today of a list of some of the possible scenes that will be included on the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. A few of these things we had heard from the film makers previously that they might be included, as well as some of the calendar scans we saw previously contained scenes notContinued...
Elizabeth Hurley Rumor Crops Up Again, Crashes and Burns Again
UnderGroundOnline is reporting that Elizabeth Hurley has been offered the part of Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We have reported this rumor a few times in the past year, and also debunked the rumor on Warner Brothers' authority. We recommendContinued...
Rumor: Dan Radcliffe in Early Talks to Star in Equus
Slap this one with a very heavy rumor label: The Daily Mail reports that Daniel Radcliffe is in very early talks to appear in a Kenneth Branagh-directed version of Peter Shaffer's acclaimed but graphic play (not film!), Equus in Jan. 2007 in the West End. The play would be one of threeContinued...
Rumors Fly About Harry's Fate
The ever-so-trustworthy British tabloids are running wild with an ambiguous quote from Jim Dale, the voice of the American editions of the HP books, that says what we all know: That J.K. Rowling may kill Harry in book seven.
(Hint: She also may not.)
The Mirror says "the revelation will shock millions of die-hardContinued...
More on Imelda Staunton as Umbridge in OotP
Previously we told you actress Imelda Staunton was rumored to be cast in the part of Dolores Umbridge in the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Today ,readers Neil and Bianca wrote us and said the actress just appeared on ITV's "This Morning" program and confirmedContinued...
Rumors on Goblet of Fire Running Time, Early Ticket Sales
There are reports today about the supposed running time of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Hpana is reporting that the time is at 157 minutes. We at Leaky have gotten several earlier reports that the length of the movie is at 160 minutes. Please keep in mind that this is allContinued...
Rumors of Emma in "Airborn" Unfounded
A spokesperson for WB has assured us that previously reported rumors of Emma Watson in a movie called Airborn are "twaddle." In other words, no!
Rupert's Autograph Rumor Denied
Rupert Grint, his father, his agent and his school have denied the rumor that anyone asking Rupert for an autograph will get detention. Read more about it here. Thanks to Grace of RGMS.org for letting us know.
Rubbish Fodder: "The Sun" Claims to Publish Book Seven Title(s)
Brit tabloid The Sun reports today that it "may have solved one of the biggest Harry Potter mysteries - the title of the final novel about the boy wizard," and that the book seven title is either Harry Potter and the Parseltongue Trophy or Harry Potter and the Great RevelationContinued...