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Actor Jason Isaacs is the subject of a new interview with Liverpool magazine and mentions his hope that he will return as Lucius Malfoy for the film version of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." In a series of question and answers Jason, who is currently filming " La Conjurade El Escorial" in Spain, notes he is in this new movie "with puffy velvet trousers, a director who doesn’t speak English, and a very itchy beard; new photos from a press day for the film here. Jason Isaacs also says he is awaiting news of his return to the Harry Potter films among other things. Some excerpts:

"The next thing I am up to is a lot of waiting: waiting to see if Brotherhood goes to a third season (it’s up to the network-they own me for six years); waiting to see if “Stopping…

 J.K. Rowling and the maker of the "Harry Potter" films are suing a small publisher in Michigan over its plans to release a book version of a popular Web site dedicated to the boy wizard.

The suit, filed Wednesday by the author and Warner Bros. in federal court in Manhattan, claims that RDR Books will infringe on Rowling's intellectual property rights if it goes ahead with its…

The press junket for the release of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD took place on Saturday in London and a report and some pictures from the event are now online.

You can see some pictures of Emma at the event here, which were taken by her father.

This article is a recap of the event in which the author met Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, as well as Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley).

According to the article:

The others however were surprisingly exactly as you'd expect them...only not wielding wands. Am series, not projecting. Matt Lewis is tall and much more confident than Neville.…

Well it is not quite a huge trick, but there are a few new goodies this Halloween found on our favorite author's website. In addition to the new Wizard of the Month and Door Opening archive we first told you about this morning, there is an update in the news section now on JKRowling.com.Jo writes that she is still intending on writing the "definitive Harry Potter encyclopedia, which will include all the material that never made it into the novels, and that I will give the royalties from this book to charity. I cannot, therefore, approve of "companion books" or "encyclopedias" that seek to pre-empt my definitive Potter reference book for their authors’ own personal gain. The losers in such a situation would be the charities, that I hope, eventually, to benefit." Jo also has given us two new secrets hidden on the site. If you wish to…

Reuters is reporting that author J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros., makers of the Harry Potter films, filed suit today against a forthcoming unofficial encyclopedia book based on the Harry Potter series. Reuters reports the book, "The Harry Potter Lexicon," due to be released by RDR Books on Nov. 28 in the United States, had "inappropriately referenced Rowling's fictional characters and universe."

The suit names the site owner, Steve Vander Ark, and several defendants, and is seeking "damages for copyright federal trademark infringement and any profits to be gained from the book."

The suit, according to the article, states:

"The infringing book is particularly troubling as it is in direct contravention to Ms. Rowling's repeatedly stated intention to publish her own companion books to the series and donate proceeds of such books to charity."

The suit was filed today in federal court in Manhattan, NY.

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The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD has been released in some countries in Latin America and video of menu and screen captures are now online. Enjoy.

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2º trailer of 'The Order of the Phoenix' (dubbing…

The recent revelations about Dumbledore's sexuality have provoked a huge amount of debate, and quite rightly so. The issue is important, and Dumbledore is one of the most loved and respected characters in the series, so we shouldn't be surprised that just about everyone wants to offer an opinion on the matter. What has been disappointing, and to me at least (although perhaps somewhat naïvely), surprising, has been the negativity of some of the reactions.

The truth of the matter is this: whether Albus is attracted to women or to men makes not one jot of difference to his ability as a wizard, a headmaster, a fighter…

The Finnish publishers of the Harry Potter novels, Tammi, revealed today the cover art for their edition of the final book in author J. K. Rowling’s series. This edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” translated by Jaana Kapari-Jatta, is set for publication on March 7, 2008 and features the cover art from illustrator Mika Launis.

The filming for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie was to take place this week in the village of Lacock, England. TLC reader Phil was thoughtful enough to take a few photos of Church Street, where several of the scenes are due to be filmed starting this Wednesday. You can see two of his photos here (note: no film crews or cast present).

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is currently in production, and will be released in theaters November 21, 2008.