In a new interview with Shirley Henderson, she briefly mentions getting the part of Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Moaning Myrtle is a case in point. Henderson initially thought it strange that she had been called for an audition, because the character was so much younger than her. “But when I met them I realised they wanted a kind of adult child, somebody that’s temperamental and moody.”

Jamie Campbell Bower, Bonnie Wright and Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout) attended the after party for the stage production of Waiting for Godot, starring Sir Ian McKellan (yay Gandalf!)  You can see a few photos below and more here!

Thanks again to the lovely folks at SnitchSeeker!

In addition to Michael Gambon, a few other Potter stars have been nominated for Irish Film and Television Awards!

• Ciarán Hinds (Aberforth Dumbledore) was nominated in the Actor in a Lead Role category for his role in The Eclipse.
• Brendan Gleeson (Moody) for his Emmy-winning turn as Winston Churchill in Into the Storm.
• Michelle Fairley (Mrs. Granger in the final Harry Potter films) for Actress in a Lead Role for television in the film Best: His Mother’s Son.

Thanks SS!

Thanks to SS we have a few casting updates for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Afshan Azad’s agency, Gordon and French, has stated that she will return for the role of Padma Patil in Harry Potter films, Deathly Hallows.

Afshan is still cast in the role of Padma Patil, so you can assume she will appear on the final film.

Julie Christie (Madam Rosmerta) and Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle) will sadly not be returning for the films.

Warner Bros. has released a list of cast for Deathly Hallows Part I and Mugglenet has let us know of a new person confirmed on that list! Miranda Richardson will be returning as Rita Skeeter in the film!  Who else is excited about this?

You can see other confirmed cast members (for both parts) on our Deathly Hallows page.

UPDATE: Thanks to SS we have a photo of the mini cast list and more actors have been confirmed! Such as:

• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall
• Ciarán Hinds as Aberforth Dumbledore

Back in August it was confirmed that Harry Melling and Richard Griffiths would be returning as Dudley and Vernon Dursley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. TimesOnline has confirmed that Fiona Shaw will be returning to play Petunia.

Oh, and there are the last Harry Potters to film. It’s a breathless schedule and she barely draws breath relating it, or much else, during our lunch. Thoughts and words flit, germinate, scatter.