Leaky News Archives for June 2005
Two Men Arrested After Attemping to Purchase Stolen Half-Blood Prince
The BBC confirmed with Bloomsbury that two men on the way to purchasing stolen copies of HBP were arrested; shots were fired in the attempt.
One of those attempting to purchase the book was reportedly a journalist from tabloid The Sun, the paper that was responsible forContinued...
Heyman: Phoenix May Film Outside of UK
Harry Potter film producer David Heyman today confirmed earlier rumours that they may indeed film parts of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in locations outside of the U.K. According to this article, David Heyman gave an interview to Screen Daily.com where he said:
"We are exploring all optionsContinued...
Abebooks Calls Real-Life Harry Potters for HBP Sweepstakes; Used Books Search Now Available on Cauldron Shop
Abebooks.com has announced today that the hundreds of people named "Harry Potter" in North America can step up for a chance to win $1,000 for themselves and another $1,000 for the library, literacty charity or school of their choice,Continued...
Miranda Richardson Talks Rita Skeeter
Film Focus recently caught up with actress Miranda Richardson and spoke briefly with her about her role as Rita Skeeter in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film. This article, while short on details about the movie, does contain a hint from the actress as to how she will be portraying the nastyContinued...
Katie Couric to Interview Rowling in Two Weeks
Our readers tell us that this morning Katie Couric announced that she'd be traveling to Scotland to interview Rowling in two weeks' time, and said she's taking questions from fans, which you can enter by going to this page.
Scholastic to Give One Library First Signed American Edition of HBP
Scholastic will officially announce a sweepstakes today to determine which American library will win the first signed American edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the company said in a press release yesterday.
Any library in the 50 United States may mail in an entryContinued...