Jim Hill Media has reported that construction is underway for the upcoming Harry Potter Theme Park. Go to this page for tons more information on the part.

Just so you know: The construction team that Universal has hired are currently in the site prep portion of this project. Meaning that — now that they’ve cleared all of the brush in this previously undeveloped part of that theme park — the workmen are hauling in truckload after truckload of fill. Which is then spread out all over the Hogwarts Castle construction site.

“And why are they doing that?,” you ask. Well, once it’s been determined that the Universal Orlando Resort has a level working surface which will actually be to support the weight of this several-hundred-ton structure (Which is quite a concern in sinkhole-prone Central Florida), then construction can then begin in earnest on Hogwarts Castle. With first the footings & foundation work getting underway in January, which will then be followed by vertical construction on this enormous show building in the late Winter / early Spring of next year.

The website IGN has 4 Harry Potter clips from the Limited Edition DVD set. They include:

• Riding Buckbeak
• Bus Ride
• Lupin Teaches Harry
• Whomping Willow

Enjoy!

Harry Potter actress Katie Leung (Cho Chang) is set to be in Cat Amongst The Pigeons, an episode of the show Poirot, which is an adaption of Agatha Christie’s novel. She plays Hsui Tai, a pupil at a private all-girls school who helps the legendary sleuth solve a murder at the school and the mystery of a kidnapped Middle Eastern princess.

A spokesman for the show said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have Katie on board. She’s a very talented actress and a great addition to the cast.  She helps Poirot spot a couple of clues which let him piece it all together.”

Alan Rickman has donated his original cast and crew Hogwarts/Quidditch shirt, two pages of his script from Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, and a headshot photo of himself. Alan has autographed both the photo and the script pages to a charity auction.

The auction is for ANSA, Artists for a New South Africa, they support programs to help AIDS orphans.

You can find out more and bid HERE. The auction goes until December 14.

Thanks Leaky!

The Snitch has recieved loads, well 16, video clips from the upcoming release of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD. It comes out in the US on December 11th. Some of these we have seen already, but others are completely new!

They also have a whopping 26 interviews with David Barron, David Heyman, David Yates, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham-Carter, Imelda Staunton, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint as well as some behind the scenes stuff.

Click HERE and HERE

to watch and download the wonderful videos! Enjoy!

Thanks to Helena World we have a transcript of an interview with Helena Bonham Carter from the Sweeney Todd Press Conference.

Question: They are shooting ‘Harry Potter’ now. What is happening with Bellatrix?
CARTER: Well, hopefully in February I will have lost weight. She appears then and I’ve got some nice scenes with Alan Rickman.
Question: It’s book seven, so its a big one for her, I guess?
CARTER: Is seven the last one?
Question: Yeah.
CARTER: Yeah, I’ve got more stuff to do in that one.
Question: Have you read it?
CARTER: Yeah, of course I did. I was thinking ‘How big of a part do I have here?’ [Laughs]

Click the link above or Read More for the full interview.