Leaky News Archives for March 2007
Happy Birthday, Robbie Coltrane!
Many birthday wishes go out to actor Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid) who celebrates his 57th birthday today!
Also during this very busy week of Potter, Brendan Gleeson (Professor 'MadÂEye' Moody) celebrated his 52nd birthday on Thursday. Happy (belated) birthday Brendan!
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Entertainment Weekly Feature on OotP: "Yates Likely to Return" for HBP
The new issue of Entertainment Weekly that TLC first told you would feature Harry Potter is now available containing those new photos as well as an article which is now online. In this feature, there are new quotes from several of the actors such as Dan Radcliffe on the book vsContinued...
Live Call-Out PotterCast Rescheduled
Ohmygod, you killed PotterCast! There were so many of you calling (even though it was a callout cast) during the live PotterCast tonight that both our recording and our backup recording went kabloom due to simultaneous system failures (read: our comps crashed). We had recorded for about an hour and a half atContinued...
Twelve New Order Images, Portraits from Entertainment Weekly
Warner Bros. has released 12 high-resolution images from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, including stunning shots of Ginny, Cho, Luna, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Umbridge, Lucius, Harry with Sirius, the kids in the Ministry, Harry on trial, and a lot more. Links below!
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Entertainment Weekly to Feature Trio on Three Different Covers
Despite all the excitement of the new book covers, we do have other news today involving the Harry Potter films. TLC reader Christina let us know that the new issue of Entertainment Weekly will focus on the Harry Potter movies and books, and have three different covers featuring actorsContinued...
Live Call-Out PotterCast Tomorrow Night
(Looking for the cover art? Right here, at leakynews.com/dh).
Tonight, we released a special edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast (click for details), to celebrate the release of the cover art and dish on some of the first theories; tomorrow we want to hear from you. This will be a call-OUT castContinued...
Deathly Hallows Cover Art and Summaries Released! Brit Page Count Confirmed!
Update: We've updated our PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast with a cover release show (called "Cover Art, or, Whose Soul Is It Anyway?"), going over all the new theories. Click here for details or just update your iTunes or press play on a Flash player!Continued...
"TODAY" To Reveal Cover Art
NBC's The Today Show has announced that they're about to have some big Potter news. Tune into your local channel to see the cover art revealed first hand!
Pre-Order "Deathly Hallows" Audio Book,Excerpts Online from First Six Books
Over the years we at TLC have received many questions about the audio books for the Harry Potter series, especially about the availability of one for this last book. In the wake of yesterday's announcement, Random House and Listening Library have now updated their websiteContinued...
"Order of the Phoenix" Soundtrack Due July 10
Amazon.com now has the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix available for pre-order. According to the site, the soundtrack will be released on July 10. As announced previously the score for the fifth Harry Potter film will be composed by Nicholas Hooper. Please note there is no otherContinued...
Listening Library Confirms July 21 Release of DH AudioBook
Reader Sarah has informed us that Listening Library has confirmed that the Deathy Hallows audio book, featuring Jim Dale as narrator, will be released on July 21, 2007. It will run 21 hours and retail for $79.95. The first run number is unknown, but the publisher has said it will definitelyContinued...
Jason Isaacs Talks Lucius Malfoy Costume and More in New Video Interview
While in London recently for his play "The Dumb Waiter," actor Jason Isaacs was asked about his role as Lucius Malfoy in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. In a new (and very funny) short video interview Jason gives some tidbits about LuciusContinued...
PotterCast 82: 784 Reasons
Starry skies, traveling men, PJs and ever-present Horcruxes make up this week's PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, which is now available. To listen, just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (--->), or use iTunes, or direct download. In the show this week:
-This week's Canon Conundrums:Continued...
New Image of Sirius Black from "Phoenix" Video Game
EA has now released a brand new image from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game, this one showing Sirius Black, who is portrayed in the movies by actor Gary Oldman. You can see this new image here. As we told you previously the OotP video game from EA will be availableContinued...