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Recent Harry Potter News Roundup (For 4/1/09)


Dan Radcliffe will not be voicing his character in the upcoming Half-Blood Prince videogame, due to conflicting arrangements. His official voice double will cover for him. [More at The Leaky Cauldron] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Hands-on Preview Actor Matthew Lewis, portrayer of Neville Longbottom in the Potter films, is now using Twitter. He […]

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Harry, a History


Harry, a History is Melissa Anelli’s retelling of the Harry Potter phenomenon from the beginning to the present. Released November 4, 2008, it quickly hit the New York Times bestseller list, and is still going strong. Melissa is one of the key people behind The Leaky Cauldron and PotterCast, two of the biggest parts of […]

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Deathly Hallows Part II Slated For 2011 Release


The second part of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie is currently scheduled to be released on July 15, 2011, following the November 19, 2010 release of the first half of the movie. The film, to be split into two parts to “do the book justice,” is currently in production. The upcoming Harry […]

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Harry Potter Lexicon Published After Revision


Back in 2007, leading in to 2008, RDR Books was sued by J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers to prevent the publication of The Harry Potter Lexicon, by Steve Vander Ark, a companion encyclopedia to the Harry Potter series. The book was deemed to contain too much of Ms. Rowling’s material, and publication was halted […]

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Harry Potter 6 Rated “PG”


The MPAA has rated the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film “PG,” down from from the “PG-13” content rating that the prior two movies had recieved. The Motion Picture Association of America’s exact wording was “Rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality.” This comes as great surprise to readers […]

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New Harry Potter Videogame Screenshots


New screenshots of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince videogame, set to coincide with the Summer 2009 release of the Half-Blood Prince movie, have surfaced online. There are shots of Harry, Ron, and Professor Horace Slughorn around Hogwarts, as well as a couple of Quidditch slots. See them all at Nieuwslog.nl. The shots […]

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Anelli’s “Harry, A History” Makes New York Times Bestseller List


Melissa Anelli’s book “Harry, a History“ has made the New York Times Bestseller List. The book will be included in the October 18 edition of the New York Times, a Sunday edition in case you don’t have a calendar handy. Harry, a History is Melissa’s retelling of the whole Harry Potter phenomenon. As one of […]

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International Teaser Trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


A new trailer for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie has been released, clocking in at one minute and thirty-two seconds. It shows much more than the previous U.S. teaser trailer did, featuring a longer clip of the “ring of fire” in the cave scene (when the Inferi attack), and many other […]

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“Harry, A History” Coming November Fourth


Melissa Anelli’s new book, Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon, is set to be released on November 4, 2008. For those who don’t know, Melissa is one of the key people behind The Leaky Cauldron and PotterCast, some of the biggest parts […]

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Harry Potter Film Delayed 8 Months


Warner Brothers has just announced that the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie has been delayed. Instead of being released November 21st this year, it has been moved to July 17, 2009. Warner Brothers states that their reasons for the change “are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for […]

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