Mar 29, 2001
Potter publisher Bloomsbury Press is doing phenomenally well due to the boy-wizard according to the Financial Times — no surprise there.
Mar 29, 2001
According to Counting Down, Warwick Davis (playing a Goblin Bank Teller and Professor Flitwick) will be appearing at AlphaCon. This sci-fi convention runs May 4-6, 2001 at the Omaha Civic Center in Omaha, NE.
Mar 29, 2001
A reader emailed us this article from the Daily Express: Reclusive author JK Rowling, creator of the phenomenally successful boy wizard Harry Potter books, is to be the subject of an unauthorised biography. JK, by former gossip columnist Sean Smith, will be published in the autumn by Michael O’Mara books. Smith, 45, who has written …read more!
Mar 29, 2001
The Daily Telegraph updates us on Book 5’s delay until sometime in 2002. Not surprising and not much new info since the Glasgow Herald reported it on Feb. 15th.
Mar 29, 2001
Entertainment Rewired has some excellent updates on the “Chamber of Secrets” movie. Not much on new casting for people like Dobby (or Dobby’s voice), Gilderoy Lockhart, Marge Dursley, or Mr. Weasley. We’ll keep you posted as news comes out.
Mar 28, 2001
I had all sorts of good news today until a Blogger crash ate it up. Check out the Sylvan Lane Shoppe for all sorts of “Coming Soon” Harry Potter merchandise including interactive figures of Harry and Draco based on the movie characters.
Mar 27, 2001
Unbelievable. Nancy Stouffer makes it into the Washington Post who actually tried to play this off as the big corporation against the small author. They don’t realize that Muggles has been used hundreds of times for various different meanings. If they do, they didn’t say so in their article. Look at the picture of her …read more!
Mar 27, 2001
Linwood Barclay’s Toronto Star column amusingly pokes fun at Nancy Stouffer’s attempts to sue J.K. Rowling.
Mar 26, 2001
London digital visual effects studio Mill Film has been one of the companies working on the Harry Potter movie: The London-based effects house is currently working on a raft of exciting projects including Paramount (LSE: PMN.L – news) ‘s Tomb Raider, Warner Bros’ Harry Potter and the Scorcer’s Stone, animal caper Like Cats And Dogs, …read more!
Mar 26, 2001
Harry Potter publisher Scholastic was given first crack at purchasing all the assets of failed dotcom retailer eToys.