Helping Haiti Heal Continues on Livestream Today at 2pm EST

Today, January 30th, at 2pm EST, a second Helping Haiti Heal live fundraising webcast will take place on the SayAHA Livestream channel benefitting Partners in Health.  Helping Haiti Heal is a home-grown effort to contribute to the growing humanitarian aid and charitable reliefContinued...

Wizarding World's Hogwarts Castle Feels "about 700 feet tall;" More on Butterbeer at the Park

Additional details from the recent reveal of new information about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park have come online via two new reports via MTV.  First, the subject of the towering Hogwarts Castle is discussed here by ThierryContinued...

New Interview with Nicholas Hooper on Scoring Harry Potter Films

Warner Bros.' monthly Harry Potter newsletter has a brand new interview with Nicholas Hooper in which he talks about his experiences scoring "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and  "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." In the interview Mr. Hooper comments that theContinued...

New Harry Potter LEGO Video Game Trailer, Screenshots, First Look; May 2010 Release Date

IGN has posted a first look at the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 video game, which included a series of six new screenshots and a third trailer featuring new clips and spells from the game.  Most interestingly, the trailer for the video game, whichContinued...

Official Word on Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park Advertisement; High Res Screen Grab

As a followup to our story below, Universal Orlando Resort has this morning issued a press release regarding the launch of a national advertising campaign for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park during the first half of the upcoming SuperContinued...

Super Bowl Commercial Planned for Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park

The New York Times Media Decoder has an article online which relates plans by Universal Orlando to include the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park as part of a commercial to air during the upcoming Super Bowl game.  Noting that the spot is set to broadcastContinued...

January Issue of The Quibbler Now Online

Today we bring you a brand new issue of The Quibbler, The Leaky Cauldron's monthly publication for "news that no-one else will publish." In this issue you will find articles on the remarkable discovery of a common herb cure for Dragon Pox, baffled Muggles on New Year's Eve, as well as Aberforth's page threeContinued...

Dobby Voted One of the "Most Downtrodden (Yet Inspiring) Characters in Movie History"

Empire Online has named Dobby as one of their eight "Most Downtrodden (Yet Inspiring) Characters in Movie History." Wall-E, Spartacus and Napoleon Dynamite were amongst the other "luckless individuals who at least make our lives better." The feature provides a backgroundContinued...

"Half-Blood Prince" Wins Three RAFA Awards

Wizarding World is "Pretty Close" to a Set Opening Date; More Details Revealed

During a conference call today with Thierry Coup, vice president of creative development for Universal Creative, representatives from fan sites were told that the Harry Potter theme park is "pretty close" to a set opening date and hopes to announce that date soon. As ofContinued...

WWoHP Ollivander's Details and Pics

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter park has sent over a new picture of Ollivander's Wand Shop (which you can see in full rez here in our galleries, or by clicking the below picture):





You can see a video about upcoming features here in our video galleries.

As mentioned in our previous post, visitors to Ollivander'sContinued...

3D Map of Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Thursday Issue of USA Today; Video Tutorial and Article Online (Updated)

Julie Walters: "We have a bit of a wand contest" in "Deathly Hallows"

Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) speaks briefly about her role in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in a new interview on the What's On TV website. When asked about what the actress planned to do next, Walters replied:

“It is back to Harry Potter. Mrs Weasley has a lot to do thisContinued...

WB Plans for Permanent UK Studio; Public Tours of Harry Potter Sets

The Financial Times has an article online which reveals plans by Warner Bros. to establish "a permanent base in the UK as part of an estimated £100m ($161m)-plus investment that would make it the only Hollywood major to own a studio outside the US."  This base at LeavesdenContinued...

Rumor: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in 3D?

Reports are now making their way around the internet regarding rumors that the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" films are set appear in 3D upon their theatrical release.  A report originating on the Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision Blog reports that following early 3D conversionContinued...