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Harry Potter star Dan Radcliffe has chosen his next role, and this time it’s another fantasy film, but nothing like Harry Potter. Dan will play the lead role in an adaptation of Joe Hill’s (son of Stephen King) book, Horns. As for Emma Watson: Noah director, Darren Aronofsky, is in the middle of building the massive set of Noah’s ark on Long Island, New York, and will be holding open casting calls for extras Saturday.
Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint will be running with the Olympic Torch as it makes its way to London for the Opening Ceremonies. Rupert revealed the info while being interviewed by RupertGrint.net on the set of his new movie, CBGB, where he plays The Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome.
Earlier today, LeakyCon announced their official programming for the convention set to take place August 9-12 at the Chicago Hilton. There is much to see and do throughout the weekend, from Lit Track to the Esther Earl Rocking Charity Ball to StarKid to Wizard Wrock to Evanna Lynch calling her first ever Quidditch match, so be sure to head on over and check out the full schedule.
During the Ascendio 2012 presentation of myHogwarts, Keith Cardin officially launched the site that was created for the fans and by the fans. And MuggleNet was honored to with the exclusive announcement. The site will allow fans from around the world to connect with one another, both online and in real life, creating a place physically and virtually where you can discuss and debate the series.
Just this morning on CNN’s program The Starting Point hosted by Soledad O’Brien, Muggle Quidditch got a major plug, but it wasn’t exactly positive. This flys in the face of what Alex Benepe and college kids worldwide have put together for the past few years very organically, without support from any big Potter players like Rowling or WB.
This just in, the Quidditch World Cup VI will be held April 13-14 in Kissimmee, Florida. The International Quidditch Assocation confirmed this on their Twitter. Prominent Quidditch player Matthew Ziff from the University of Miami broke the news first on his Twitter account shortly before the IQA.
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury saw a 70% jump in ebook sales from March 1 to July 11 of this year, MSN Money reports. Despite a 2% drop in print sales over the same period, Bloomsbury chief executive and founder Nigel Newton said there is “no evidence” that print books are a dying format.
Earler today, the online edition of Forbes Magazine published an article asking “What Can Harry Potter Do For The Olympics?” The article gives a brief recount of how Muggle Quidditch began at Middlebury College and evolved into a sport that now reaches 25 countries and 700 teams. Not only is the sport now popular with fans, but also with sponsors and advertisers, who see an opportunity to nudge their way into the Potter universe.
Our featured Fan Art submission this week comes courtesy of Clorissa Brown – a drawing of Sirius Black.
