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


Single Cover Single Rear



Two-Disk Front Cover Two-Disk Rear Cover



Two-Disk Special Edition Front Two-Disk Special Edition Rear



Eight-Disk Widescreen Front Eight-Disk Widescreen Rear

Eight-Disk Widescreen Side

Hi people,

this is my first post.... we'll start with todays news, thanks to Mugglenet and HPANA for the same.

The Clock is Ticking....:

The first-ever Harry Potter tour of Britain designed just for MuggleNet fans, set for July 7 – 17, 2006 is almost filled. If you want to get on board, you need to act fast. This unique group tour is limited to 20 people, age 11 and up. Magical Tours/Your Man in Europe has organized this fantastic trip to see the sights of Scotland and northern England on a budget, so tell a friend, scrape up a few galleons, and join in with some of our staffers for the Harry Potter adventure of a lifetime. For complete information on this and other great "magical tours" look here.


GoF tenth highest grossing film of all time.:

This past weekend's box office haul of $3m landed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at #10 on the list of the highest-grossing films of all time. Chamber of Secrets is in seventh position having earned $876.7m. To date, GOF has grossed $283m domestically and $583m overseas (total of $866m).



Daniel Radcliffe's new newsletter:

Thanks to DanRadcliffe.com, we have some snippets from Dan Radcliffe's most recent newsletter which fans receive when they write to him. We will post a scan once the actor releases a new newsletter.On the music front Dan has been listening to We Are Scientists, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Franz Ferdinand, the Rakes, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.Among the various movies he has seen lately, one of the ones he really enjoyed was Crime and Punishment.He further talks about his fantastic experience shooting December Boys (which is done now), how speechless he was over the attendance of the GOF premieres, and thanks everyone for their support and their generosity towards Demelza House in 2005.



HP nominated for Moviefone Moviegoer Awards:
Harry Potter has received several nominations at the 2006 Moviefone Moviegoer Awards. Nominations are in the areas of Movie of the Year, Actor of the Year (Dan Radcliffe), Actress of the Year (Emma Watson), Best Scene-Stealer (Brendan Gleeson), and Vilest Villain (Ralph Fiennes). Fiennes also received a nomination for Sexiest Kiss for his work in the film The Constant Gardener and for Most Hysterical Performance for Wallace & Gromit.