As we reported yesterday, Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton has promised a series of tweets today (July 1st) walking everyone through his day on set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

He just issued his first tweet which reads: "morning everyone!!! back at work, about to go to hair and make up..."

Be sure to follow Tom right here on Twitter, as we can expect lots of cool Deathly Hallows updates throughout the day.

In a new interview with The Independent, actor Bill Nighy confirms that he will play the role of a good guy in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:

Nighy gets his own magic show (at last)

Bill Nighy has an announcement. "I don't think I'm allowed to say it but I'm going to be in the next Harry Potter film," he tells us. "I won't say which character, but he's a goodie. I just got the gig." If you don't mind us saying, it's about time, Bill. The rangy actor has been dropping hints for aeons, once complaining that he was "the only British actor who hasn't been in Harry Potter". But has he read the books? "Not yet, but I will!" he says. "It's rather like being in a Shakespeare that way, you know?" Mm.

Although he never confirmed what role he had, David Yates once said he'd like the role of Scrimgeour to be played by Nighy. Thanks to Snitch Seeker and Maggie for the tip!

In a follow up to our post earlier today, there is now video from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on location filming available from London Taxi Tours.

It can be viewed right here on YouTube. Cast and crew were filming scenes involving the Ministry of Magic.

Cast and crew for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are filming outdoors in London today, and a couple of sites are already posting photos.

The filming centers around Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, who are all involved in today's filming.

See photos from London Taxi Tours here and PicApp here. We'll update with more photos as they come available!

According to an article from World Nuclear News, filming is underway this weekend at the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change for a scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The report states:

In an earlier film in the series about the boy wizard, the location doubled as the backdrop for the visitors' entrance to the Ministry of Magic, when visitors gained access to the Ministry through a public telephone box.

Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the tip!

Warner Brothers has created an official account for the Harry Potter films, which can be accessed and followed right here. Expect lots of updates regarding the release of Half-Blood Prince!

Additionally, the actor who plays Draco Malfoy in the Potter series recently returned to the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, according to his Twitter:

June 24th:
First days filming tomorow on HP7! Very excited,can't sleep! The Last film I get to portray young Draco : ( I'll miss him, evil little sod x

June 25th:
morning!!! up early! breakfast done...hair and make up on its way....can't get used to the white hair just yet...x

June 26th:
Finished My 2nd days filming! So much fun!Amazing sets, love being Draco, he's such a git! Damn I love my job x

Brand-new photos from Swinley Forest have emerged online as filming continues for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to the report:

"The scenes being shot here will be featured in both parts 1 & 2 of The Deathly Hallows. Night scenes and day action were shot by both film units; these include the capture of Harry, Ron and Hermione by the Snatchers (who then deliver them to Malfoy Manor), several scenes involving the Death Eaters and a scene in which Ron chases a rabbit through the forest!"

Those on hand included Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, David Legeno (Fenrir Greyback), the Snatchers, as well as close to 20 Death Eaters.

Thanks to HP4U.co.uk and Snitch Seeker for the tip!

Back in March, we told you that Clemence Poesy was in negotiations to reprise her role as Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Elle magazine is now reporting (test your French) that Clemence is in fact back in England will begin filming the final installment within the next 10 days.

Thanks to Will and Snitch Seeker for the tip!

Continuing with their series of Potter reports leading up to the release of Half-Blood Prince, the Los Angeles Times now has a piece with Director David Yates:

It was about 3:20 a.m. yesterday when my phone rang: It was David Yates, the soft-spoken British director whose second "Harry Potter" film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," arrives in theaters across America on July 15. He sounded apologetic: "It's quite early there isn't it? Thanks for doing this, mate."

Despite the hour, it was my pleasure to take the call -- Yates is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet and, after visiting him outside London last year on the set of "Half-Blood Prince," it was a treat to catch up, even if his schedule required the pre-dawn appointment. Right now, Yates is in the midst of filming the final boy-wizard adventure, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which will be split into two films.

"We're here in the forest, we've just finished the scene where Harry, Hermione and Ron are captured by the Snatchers after being chased through the woods. The Snatchers are brutal and scary but they aren't the most intelligent of creatures.They're trying to figure out exactly who it is they've caught."

Read much much more with David right here. There are some great comments from him about the casting of the trio and much more!

Hot on the heels of another new cast member we first told you about earlier this evening, we've now learned that David O'Hara has been cast as Albert Runcorn in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The casting was revealed by The Hollywood Reporter in their story about David joining the television series The Tudors.

Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the tip!

There is a new interview with Jessie Cave, who plays Lavender Brown in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, in the July issue of Tatler magazine. In the interview, she discusses her "crush" on co-star Rupert Grint and how she got the part of Lavender Brown:

For the final audition I was kitted out in Hogwarts uniform and driven in a golf- buggy to the Gryffindor common room. I had to improvise in front of a room full of people with Rupert and a paper biscuit for half an hour.

The article also states that Jessie will be back for the final Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film. One might recall that Lavender fights in the Battle of Hogwarts at the end of Deathly Hallows.

Thanks to JessieCave.com for the scans!

We've learned that the casting agency representing actor Simon McBurney lists him as having the role of Kreacher in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Presumably he will just be lending his voice for the character. McBurney has also starred in such films as The Golden Compass and The Duchess.

Thanks to Val for the tip!

The Telegraph is reporting this morning that Warner Brothers recently visited Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire to see if it was "suitable to feature" for use in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. A spokesman was quoted as saying:

"It's certainly true that they have been to look but we are awaiting for confirmation. There's no guarantee that they are coming and, even if they did use it, it wouldn't be until next year."

One could speculate it would be used for scenes at Malfoy Manor. Thanks to Val for sending this in!

Back in January we told you that the Obama kids were invited to the Potter set by Dan Radcliffe himself. Today, it looks like they took up that invite! The Daily Mail is reporting that they'll be on the set today with their mother, First Lady Michelle Obama:

The girls, both avid Potter fans, are expected to meet Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and the other stars of the movie.

The family will get a private tour understood to be conducted by Joshua Berger, an American who heads Warner Brothers UK.

He donated more than $33,000 to various Democrat election funds last year.

A source at Pinewood Studios said: 'It’s all been very hush-hush. Only a few people have known about the trip and they are going to pull out all the stops to make sure they have a good time.'

There should be some epic snogging today on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! While at a dinner party last night, Emma Watson revealed that the long awaited Ron and Hermione kiss is set to be filmed today, according to a report from the London Paper.

I’m doing it tomorrow! There has been such a build-up and interest in this hyped kiss that it has to be the best on-screen kiss ever, so I’m determined to make it memorable! There’ll be fireworks, music, everything!”

Thanks to KS for the tip!

Readers may remember that in late-March, Rhys Ifans confirmed he had a role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. His role was later revealed to be Xenophilius Lovegood, and we now have a new interview with Rhys where he talks briefly about this opportunity.

In one part of the interview, he discusses Leavesden Studios (where all the Potter films have been primarily shot):

It's an enormous place, so you walk about and see things like a zoo full of owls, so if you need an owl for a scene, you pick up the phone and someone comes across with an owl. It's a like a machine. I've never been - in America - with an employer of so many people.

I'm not a big fan of Harry Potter but it feels like a privilege to get called up with people like Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon so it's an honour that they thought of me to play a cross-eyed wizard.

Read the rest right here, thanks to Snitch Seeker!

We have more casting news for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Chris Rankin has confirmed to Snitch Seeker that he will reprise his role as Percy Weasley in the final film.

Chase Armitage--an actor, dancer and stuntman--has also been cast in Deathly Hallows to play the role of an unnamed "Snatcher."

You can read the rest of the article here.

Thanks to Samantha and Snitch Seeker for the tip!

The Harry Potter DVDs are set to be re-released on June 15th in standard and Blu-Ray formats in the UK, and Warner Brothers is hosting a very cool contest to celebrate the occasion:

To mark the re-release of the first five Potter films - starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson - on Blu-Ray and DVD this summer, Warner Home Video has hidden a token inside one of the discs, offering a fan the chance to visit the set of the seventh and final instalment, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

The winner will spend a week on the set at Leavesden Studios, Hertfordshire, working with members of various production departments including set decoration, hair and make-up and the prop department.

A whole week on set! The press release goes on to explain that you'll have the chance to meet several cast and crew members. There are also three runner-up prizes that include box sets and goody bags.

At a press conference the other day for his new film Fugitive Pieces, Croatian actor Rade Serbedzija revealed that he'd be playing "a small but interesting role" in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He also described the role as "a wizard who makes swords with special power."

From this, we can only assume he'll be playing Gregorovich. He will be filming the role in November and will be headed to London soon too be fitted for a costume. Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the tip!

Last week we reported that crews for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had been preparing an area in Swinley Forest for filming.

Now, Snitch Seeker has photos of the latest preparations which include a green screen crane.

At this time, we're unaware of what scenes these are for, (any ideas?) but we'll keep you updated!