Aug 22, 2007
Actor Rupert Grint has made a few public appearances lately, attending the popular V festival concert in the UK (photos here), as well as appearing on the Jo Whiley Radio Show. Thanks to our Order parter RupertGrint.net, we now know that during the radio interview which was broadcast on BBC Radio, Rupert spoke about the …read more!
Aug 21, 2007
Mind your glasses and toasts everyone, for as the calendar on JKRowling.com now reads ”’Happy Birthday, Percy Weasley”, there is celebrating to be had for August 22. Cheers Percy!
Aug 21, 2007
Over the years we have told you about the special effects used in the Harry Potter movies, and today we have more as there is an excellent new feature online which details at length the many processes and effects used in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This lengthy and very technical feature …read more!
Aug 20, 2007
A follow up for you today on the rumor that author J.K. Rowling is currently writing a mystery novel. While reps for Jo are quoted in a new article in The Times as saying “we do not have a definite plan of what her next project is yet’ there is more from author Ian Rankin …read more!
Aug 20, 2007
Author J.K. Rowling is to be honored by the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, with a possibility of naming a street or building after the Harry Potter author. Edinburgh is currently the home of our favorite author, and where she wrote much of the beloved series.The Scotsman reports that a “civic reception is expected to be …read more!
Aug 20, 2007
Following on the news that we first told you several days ago, actors Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are also joining fellow Harry Potter actress Emma Watson as nominees at the inaugural British National Movie Awards. The Metro reports that Dan Radcliffe is nominated for his role as Harry Potter, and Rupert Grint is nominated …read more!
Aug 19, 2007
In a rumor that is spreading like wildfire tonight, many readers have owled about a report in the Sunday Times newspaper claiming that author J.K. Rowling is at work writing a crime novel. This report (similar to previous claims that Jo might someday write a mystery novel) stems from an excerpt from a new profile …read more!
Aug 19, 2007
Piracy of the Harry Potter novels continue to be a high priority issue for attorneys representing author J.K. Rowling, as Scotland on Sunday reports major efforts are at hand to try and stem the tide of fake and many illegal copies of the Harry Potter novels in the country of China. The paper details how …read more!
Aug 18, 2007
Harry Potter actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) was stateside this past weekend for an annual fishing event that takes place in upstate New York. The St. Lawrence International Junior Carp Tournament, which the actor participates in each year, lets children aged 11 to 18 compete in the sport as well as gives them the opportunity …read more!
Aug 17, 2007
According to a posting on actress Emma Watson’s website, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been nominated at a new National Movie Award in the UK in the category of “Best Family Movie.” Emma has also been nominated for her role as Hermione Granger in “Harry Potter and the Order of the …read more!