Universal Studios announced today that Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park will open spring 2010 at Universal Orlando.

Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy, was in Orlando for the announcement when he said:

"Universal has given me the great honor in revealing to the world that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be opening its gates, spring 2010."

Universal has plans for this to be a big opening, and if it is a smashing success they plan to expand the theme park. The whole park is a fantasy come to life.

Sanma Akashiya’s “Karakuri Terebi” held a contest last month in which 10,000 of Japan’s biggest Harry Potter fans competed for a chance to travel to the UK and interview the stars of the new Harry Potter movie. As it is a comedy show, they intentionally picked the strangest fans as finalists. A girl named Kana was the grand prize winner, and here are partially subtitled clips of her meeting Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter).

The best part of this interview is Kana’s obsession with Rupert’s eyelashes, which she touches with amazement. She also gets a sniff of his "wonderful smell" (her words). When Rupert said Kana smelled good too, she said most people described her as smelling like a granny.

In her interview with Daniel, Kana touched his face as well, then smelled her fingers. The person who did the subtitles said of Kana “this girl’s feelings are so real (genuine)” when Daniel was actually describing the situation as “surreal.”

Warner Brothers has released the movie trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which will hit theaters on July 17.

This trailer will be shown as a preview when the Watchmen opens tomorrow.

Potter looks spectacular once again.

Although Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie doesn’t hit theaters until July, another trailer has been released. The movie looks good. I just wish I could transport myself to July, so I could watch the movie today.

Warner Bros. has announced moving its sixth Potter film starring Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, from November 21, 2008, to July 17, 2009. The studio said reason is because "a spot opened on the summer schedule."

Rumors circulated recently saying the movie date was moved due to complications caused by the writer strike, however, that is not the case. Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will be right in the middle of his sensational, highly publicized run on Broadway in the play, Equus. Radcliffe appears without clothes on in the play, on stage, and has sex in it as well. That’s not the image Warner Bros. wants associated with Harry Potter, who remains chaste and virginal.

Posters for Equus are up all over New York, of Radcliffe’s torso without clothes on superimposed on a horse’s head. Not exactly a Hogwarts image. For the movie to open on November 21, Radcliffe would have to do publicity entailing answering questions about blinding horses and having sex with them vs. flying around and making potions.

Warner Bros. does not want this scenario. By the time Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince debuts, Equus will either have concluded its run, or Radcliffe will have completed his contract.

To see Daniel without clothes on click here to see his front side, and click here to see his back side.