As first reported on BoxOfficeMojo, the release date for the sixth Harry Potter film has been confirmed by WB as Nov. 21, 2008. This is by far the earliest we’ve ever had a release date for a Potter film, more than two years out. It does, however, follow the pattern that has developed since movie …read more!

The audio for the live NYC LeakyMug will be out early this week; you can only get this on our iTunes feed for The Leaky Mug (this means the show will not be on the PotterCast and MuggleCast feeds; this is a separate subscription) or by direct download when it is available – don’t worry, …read more!

Actress Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) was interviewed recently on the Irish radio program “Rattlebag.” In the nearly 40-minute interview, Ms. Walters talked about her career, her family, working as a nurse, and (of course) Driving Lessons and Harry Potter. She says that in Driving Lessons, Rupert Grint’s acting will take him “to a new level,” …read more!

There are some new photos online today of filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which you can see here in our galleries. These photos show Dan Radcliffe (Harry), and someone who looks like Harry Melling (Dudley) running along the set of Privet Drive. In these photos, which were taken by Kaye …read more!

MSNBC has now posted video of an interview that features author John Irving and our own Melissa Anelli with their reaction to the “Harry, Carrie, and Garp” event this week at Radio City Music Hall in New York. They discuss their reaction to the reading by Jo, the possibility of Harry dying in Book Seven, …read more!

Issue Six of Scribbulus, our essay project, is now online for your perusal. In this issue are ten essays ranging from topics such as “Money, Money, Money,” to “Keep Your Mouth Shut and Your Mind Open,” to “Seven DADA Teachers=Seven Missing Lords?“. Our own Doris Herrmann also has an entry called “Harry Potter and the …read more!

Scores of readers let us know that Box Office Mojo has updated their movie release schedule to include a new date of November 21, 2008 for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Back in March of this year, Potter film producer David Heyman also said that he anticipated a “Fall 2008” release for HBP. We …read more!

HP4U has now posted a new filming report from the set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This report details filming of the scene with McGonagall (Dame Maggie Smith) recovering from her attack with the stunning spells outside of Hagrid’s Hut. There were also scenes filmed with Draco, Crabbe and Goyle, along …read more!

During tonight’s RCMH reading, JK Rowling said that Dumbledore is definitely dead, and that we all need to start moving through the five stages of grief. She needs to help us get past denial, she said, and thinks the next stage might be anger and we shouldn’t go there right now. She specifically referenced Dumbledoreisnotdead.com, …read more!

Today, Warner Brothers officially announced that composer Nicholas Hooper would provide the score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. As previously reported, Mr. Hooper replaces Patrick Doyle for the fifth film. Nicholas Hooper has worked with Phoenix director David Yates before on films such as The Girl in the Cafe, and State …read more!