Mar 22, 2010
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has been included in a new list of the ten most influential women in Scotland, according to a new report in the Scotsman. The paper reports that the honor was announced at the Action for Children Scotland Woman of Influence Awards, a charitable event which honored the ten women …read more!
Mar 22, 2010
style=”padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; background-color: #ffffff; font: normal normal normal 13px/1.22 arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; “> PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, returns this week with another dual audio/video edition of our 217th episode. In the news this week, we have for you information about the video game BAFTA nomination for the …read more!
Mar 21, 2010
Featured in this week’s roundup are a number of interviews, stills and actor appearances from members of the Harry Potter cast. Firstly, thanks to Rupert-Grint.us, we have a number of stills from the film “Wild Target” in which Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Bill Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour) star. The film will be released on the …read more!
Mar 21, 2010
British tabloid News of the World is reporting that a fire broke out on the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” film set on Friday evening. The newspaper cites “explosives used in action sequences” as the cause of the blaze, with firefighters from six fire engines taking 40 minutes to put the fire out. No …read more!
Mar 21, 2010
Today we’d like to wish Gary Oldman a very happy birthday! The actor, who plays Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films is celebrating his 51st birthday. Many happy returns!
Mar 20, 2010
Revisit the early Harry Potter films this weekend with ITV1 in the U.K. and ABC Family in the U.S.A. Firstly, ITV1 will be showing “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” from 3.30 to 6.15pm GMT as part of their Harry Potter Season. The season will continue every Saturday, with the channel showing “Harry Potter and …read more!
Mar 20, 2010
Please join us in wishing actor David Thewlis a very happy birthday! The actor, who plays Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter films, is today celebrating his 46th birthday. Many happy returns!
Mar 19, 2010
Multiple reports have surfaced tonight that Warner Bros. scored a big hit with trade show attendees by showing unfinished scenes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at this year’s ShoWest, an important movie industry exhibition. SPOILERS AHEAD! One report notes that footage showed Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), bloodied from battle and “visibly terrified,” walking into …read more!
Mar 19, 2010
WB sent us a preview of the new HP LEGO game, and it’s full of gameplay goodness. Enjoy!
Mar 18, 2010
The Harry Potter theme park – Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando – will reveal the date of its grand opening on March 25 at 12 pm eastern time; stay tuned for Leaky at that time for the details! Meanwhile, watch this behind-the-scenes video in our video galleries featuring …read more!