The ABC Television Network has announced will be broadcasting the special “A Year in the Life” documentary on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling this summer. The network will be airing the documentary on Thursday, July 16 from 8-9pm (ET) the weekend of the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. While this documentary by …read more!

Several weeks ago we reported filming for the Shell Cottage scenes would take place in Wales, with crews due to arrive for work before the main filming next month. Today, TLC is delighted to bring you the first photos of the house under construction on the coastline in the Pembrokeshire area of Wales. Notably, as …read more!

As promised, MTV has now released their Summer Movie Preview of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, including 4 new video interviews with actress Emma Watson and actor Dan Radcliffe. In the videos, Emma discusses her character of Hermione Granger and the emotions when dealing with Ron and his new girlfriend. Dan Radcliffe delves in …read more!

Only 27 days until LeakyCon 2009 (registration is here), and today we have the first of many highlights! Today’s feature is Frak’s Fun Sized Art Factory! At this special one-of-a-kind workshop, Leaky’s main illustrator, professional art teacher and PotterCast co-host Frak will offer easy-to-follow steps and guide you through the process of bringing your vision …read more!

We have another little bit for you today from the Half-Blood Prince set report that will be coming out in fulll closer to the release of the film! You can see the first part of the report here; this bit focuses on the creation of the Lion hat and Evanna Lynch’s thoughts on the script. …read more!

UPDATE: The show has now concluded; thanks to those who joined us! Melissa is back and PotterCast is Live tonight! Please join us as we will be discussing the recent flurry of Harry Potter News, Leaky Con news and much more as we broadcast live tonight via our Ustream starting at 6:45pm ET (give or …read more!

Actress Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) made an appearance on The Tubridy Show relating her experience as a child actor. The program, broadcast on RTE Radio One, featured Miss Lynch being interviewed as part of their discussion, talking about how her interest in the Harry Potter books and films lead her into the acting profession, her …read more!

Cherrybomb, the upcoming film staring actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) has been included on the list of films set to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Our Order Partner RupertGrint.com is reporting that the Little Film Company has announced the inclusion of Cherrybomb on the schedule for the film festival taking place …read more!

With press coverage beginning in earnest of late, WB has sent over the latest images from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince contained in last week’s Entertainment Weekly: Dumbledore and Harry on the Tower, Dumbledore and Harry at the Pensieve. HBP Set Previews galore are also set to be released, more on that soon! In …read more!

Only 29 days left until LeakyCon 2009, and today we have another huge announcement: J.K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter, and Scholastic, the publisher of the Harry Potter books in the US, have donated a signed 10-book set of American Edition Harry Potter books for fundriaising at LeakyCon. This set is the only one like …read more!