(So far) France will be the first country to get to see the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film, as it is currently slated for release on July 11, 2007, says WB. They’ve also confirmed July 12 for Germany and July 13 for Ireland, both 2007. Yesterday WB confirmed Sept. 6, 2007, …read more!

Three performers from the world of Harry Potter have received nominations for their work on the stage. Actor Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), and audio book narrator Jim Dale were nominated with awards from the Drama League. All three men were nominated in the same category of “The Distinguished Performance Award. ” …read more!

The Sunday Times newspaper is set to reveal their 18th annual Rich List, and this year includes Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, and actor Dan Radcliffe. In a press release about this list, the paper says : “The magic of Harry Potter propels Joanne Rowling to the top of the list of millionaires in film …read more!

A sneak peek of the new 2007 Harry Potter calendars are now online. These calendars, which will feature scenes from all four Harry Potter films, include new wall calendars, a desk calendar and a day- to- day calendar. There are two new nice photos from the artwork included in the Mini-Wall calendar that you can …read more!

There is a new interview with actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) in “Alloy” where he discusses both the Harry Potter films, and his new movie Driving Lessons. Rupert discusses why he took on this new role, and how it was different making this film than the Potter films. Some excerpts: Why did you decide to …read more!

Our galleries have been updated to include screengrab collections from all four films; some of you might recognize them from the popular Impervius site, which was unfortunately hacked recently. Mary Hamm, our image manager, has brought all that content in here for you all to enjoy – to the tune of some 26,000 images so …read more!

WB has said today that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released in Bulgaria on July 20, 2007. As expected and usually practiced, the UK will get the film the same day as North America, July 13. It will debut in Australia on Sept. 6, 2007.

Agents for Jim McManus have confirmed to Leaky today that the actor will play Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This also confirms for the first time that the role will be in the film; in addition to being Dumbledore’s brother and once charged with using inappropriate charms on a …read more!

There are two new interviews today with actors from the Harry Potter films. In this piece with the Evening Standard, David Thewlis discusses his career, his joy at parenthood, and his relationship with his partner Anna Friel. The interviewer mentions that he thought David would be more maniac like his role in the hit film …read more!

Several actors from the Harry Potter films have donated their hats for a “Celebrity Mad Hatter” Charity auction. Actors Alan Rickman (Prof. Snape), Dame Maggie Smith (Prof. McGonagall), and Emma Thompson (Prof. Trelawney) are among the celebrities who have donated their hats for this auction due to begin on April 27 on Ebay. The Mad …read more!