RomleyDavies have confirmed that Daniel Radcliffe will be starring in ‘The Woman In Black’, which is based on a novel of the same name.  This will be the fourth time it has been brought to life in a film, the first was made in 1989 starring Adrian Rawlins, who coincidentally plays James Potter in the Harry Potter films.

The Woman in Black follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, and his unease grows when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black.

Thanks to SnitchSeeker for the news!

Thanks to Warner Bros. we now have download links for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows previews that were shown on ABC Family last weekend!

As he mentioned on his Twitter yesterday morning, Matthew Lewis is the Ambassador for the Young Game Designers Competition which is being held by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He was at the launch of the competition at the Walthamstow Academy yesterday.  You can see two high resolution photos here at Lewis Lovers.  According to the press release:

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is launching a new initiative that explores the creative possibilities and career opportunities within video games. The BAFTA Young Game Designers competition invites teams of three young people aged 11-16 from across the UK to submit a design for a new video game. The winning team will be announced at the EA British Academy Children’s Awards in November.The main aims of the competition are to promote creativity, help young people understand the different roles within video game design and highlight the key subject areas for entry into the industry.

BAFTA is partnering with the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Abertay University and EA for the competition. The winning team will receive a prize package that includes a BAFTA Young Game Designers Award; a work experience stint at Bright Light, an EA games studio, during which they will continue to develop their games concept; and a prototype of the winning game developed with Abertay University. All entrants – including the winning team – will retain the right to take their game to any studio in order to develop it commercially. The competition is open to all children aged 11-16 and further details about how to enter the competition can be found at www.bafta.org/ygd .

Matthew Lewis, best known to fans of the Harry Potter films as Neville Longbottom, has come onboard as the BAFTA Young Game Designers Ambassador. He will promote awareness of the competition to the media, children and their parents and sit on the competition’s judging panel.

According the BBC Official Site, Dumbledore actor Michael Gambon will be guest starring on the Christmas Special episode of Doctor Who.

The adventure will star Matt Smith as the Doctor, alongside Karen Gillan as Amy and Arthur Darvill as Rory. They’ll be joined by, amongst others, Michael Gambon, one of the industry’s most respected actors who has starred in TV classics such as The Singing Detective and Longitude as well as Academy Award-winning films including Gosford Park and Sleepy Hollow. Recently he has become popular with a new generation, right across the world as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies.

ABC News is reporting that:

Billed by screenwriter Steven Moffat as “the most Christmassy Christmas special”, details are nonetheless being kept under wraps by the BBC.The broadcaster has confirmed only that the show will be a “clever twist on Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol.”

ComicCon has released the full schedule of events for the San Diego ComicCon! The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows scenes will be shown on Saturday July 24th at 11:45 am until 1:15pm along with clips from Green Lantern and Sucker Punch.  According to the site:

Warner Bros. showcases three eagerly awaited upcoming new films in this Hall H presentation!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Every saga has a final chapter. Kick off the year of Harry Potter with a first look at the coming screen adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, with a program created just for Comic-Con fans. One way. One hero. One destiny. Don’t miss it!

Then on Sunday, at 2:00pm there will be a Harry Potter Fandom Panel in Room 24ABC:

This summer sees the Harry Potter series and fandom slip into the future with the close of filming on Deathly Hallows and the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. What is the impact on the fans, fandom, and their future? Insights from Melissa Anelli (webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron and author of Harry: A History), Darren Criss (actor/composer, A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel), Leslie Combemale (ArtInsights Gallery, official/exclusive HP art supplier), Eddie Newquist (executive producer, Harry Potter: The Exhibition) and Andrew Slack (HP Alliance Creator and Executive Producer). Moderated by Heidi Tandy (HPEF/Ascendio 2012, FictionAlley).

Emma Watson’s official site has updated with three new images from her photo shoot by Andrea Carter-Bowman.

Thanks to the girls at the Sassy forums!