Rumor Alert: Halloween and Holiday Plans Afoot for Harry Potter Theme Park?

As announced earlier this year, there is to be a new Harry Potter attraction as part of the Universal Orlando theme park in Florida. While this park is not set to open until late 2009 or early 2010, there have been many rumors regarding this park for sometime, with anotherContinued...

WB Revamps "Order of the Phoenix" Website

Warner Brothers has given the official US “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” website a complete makeover today. The site is now revamped to highlight the OotP DVD, with a special countdown clock that you can embed on your blog or website, ticking off the days hours and minutes untilContinued...

MTV Feature on "Order of the Phoenix" DVD with More on Snape's Worst Memory and Hall of Prophecy Footage

MTV has now posted online a special feature featuring deleted scenes from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD, as well as some fantastic behind the scenes footage of the Hall of Prophecy. The clip includes two new interviewsContinued...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Tops at the UK Box Office

The UK Film Council has released a new report today that shows Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix led the way this year at the UK Box Office. The Guardian reports that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, “a joint UK-US production from Warner Brothers,”Continued...

J.K. Rowling and WB File Suit Over Unofficial Encyclopedia

Reuters is reporting that author J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros., makers of the Harry Potter films, filed suit (update: details of suit are now below) today against a forthcoming unofficial encyclopedia book based on the Harry Potter series. Reuters reports the book, "The Harry Potter Lexicon,"Continued...

"Order of the Phoenix" DVD Released in Chile

The “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” DVD is apparently now available in Chile. You can see some screenshots of the opening menu here, and a (slightly blurry) video montage of this menu here via youtube.

As noted previously, the “Order of the Phoenix” DVD will be releasedContinued...

Group Sued for Copyright Breach in Recreating Hogwarts Castle (Updated)

Reuters is reporting legal representatives for Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling have filed a court petition against a group in India for recreating the Hogwarts Castle as part of a religious festival honoring the Hindu Goddess Durga in the eastern city of Kolkata. The FD Block PujaContinued...

"Order of the Phoenix" DVD to Contain Two Versions for Download

Warner Brothers has now announced that the soon to be released Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD will contain two downloadable digital files. Video Business reports that

The latest Potter installment will allow DVD buyers to download the film to a PC or a portable device,Continued...

"Order of the Phoenix" Becomes Second Highest Grossing 'Potter' Film

After only a brief 83 days in theaters, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has become the second highest grossing Harry Potter film, surpassing “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” with this past weekend’s box office takings. Domestically,Continued...

"Half-Blood Prince" Filming News: Threat of Strike to Affect Harry Potter Six?

There are a couple pieces of news to tell you this morning in relation to filming for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The Guardian is reporting today that the threat of a looming actors strike due next summer is affecting the production of some big budget filmsContinued...

Attention US Harry Potter Fans: "Order of the Phoenix" DVD to Arrive December 11

Following on the heels of what we first told you this morning about the November 12 release date set in the UK, comes official word of a DECEMBER 11 release date here in the United States for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD.
Almost one month to theContinued...

WB: Harry Potter Films Now the Top Grossing Franchise of All-Time

Variety is reporting tonight that Warner Brothers has announced the Harry Potter film series are now the top-grossing film franchise in movie history. Amassing a staggering ” $4.47 billion worldwide,” the series about the boy who lived has surpassed the box office totalsContinued...

OotP Film Breaks IMAX 3D Box Office Records

In a press release from the IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. released today, the companies announced that “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has become the highest grossing IMAX 3D live-action film release ever. Past its seventh week of release and with worldwide box office receiptsContinued...

"Order of the Phoenix" DVD Due for Release November 12?

Last year we first told you that there were reports of a possible release of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD during the lead up to the Christmas holidays, 2007. Then again this past June, there were further mentions that this release of the fifth Harry Potter film on DVD wouldContinued...

Night Scenes for "Half-Blood Prince" to be Filmed in October

With principal photography set to begin early next month on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film, there is word today about some scenes that will be filmed in October at the cloisters of Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, England. The Wiltshire Times reports that villagers have given approvalContinued...