Harry Potter Maniac

Welcome back this is the news for today the 18, January 2005 ..

REDcast Episode 1:

MuggleNet's network sites, DR.com (Daniel Radcliffe.com), RG.net (Rupert Grint.net) and EW.us (Emma Watson.us), have all teamed up for a new podcast about the trio. REDcast will bring you each month's news, gossip, rumours and more on Rupert, Emma and Dan.So, join Jenna, Claire and - everyone's favourite - Ben Schoen, for our podcast debut. Episode 1 is now available for direct download. Be sure to check out the website for information on each show, details of contacting us, how to send us your voicemails and more.Please note: REDcast is not yet available on iTunes but should be tomorrow or the following day.

Luna hopefuls down to 400:

Warner Bros. announced today that they have narrowed down the 15,000 Luna Lovegood hopefuls who turned up at the open casting call on Saturday to just 400. OOTP casting director Fiona Weir said:"We were really amazed at the response and would like to say a big thank you to everyone who gave up their Saturday. Even though we had many thousands more than anticipated, we were determined to see everyone who came along." Those girls who made it through to round two had a wide range of accents, backgrounds and ethnicity, coming from all over Britain and Ireland, said WB. The film company's casting department will shortly contact those auditionees they wish to see again.A number of you have emailed us saying you are one of the lucky 400 aspiring Luna actresses. We wish you all the best of luck in the next round!

'Goblet' DVD cover and rear artwork:
Some high-res images of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD (in several formats) have surfaced on DVDActive:
- Single cover
- Single rear
- Widescreen cover
- Two-disc special cover
- Two-disc cover
- Two-disc rear
- Eight-disc widescreen cover and spine
- Eight-disc widescreen cover
- Eight-disc widescreen rear