HARRY POTTER TO PARODY TWILIGHT ON THE SIMPSONS!

www.moviesblog.mtv.com: I don’t know if you readers are familiar with SEO (search engine optimization), but that headline is a dream come true. You’ve got two of the biggest movie franchise phenomenons currently around combining with the longest-running American sitcom/animated series/primetime series (all three categories). As a “Simpsons” fan since day one of the series, it’s also a great synergy of interests — professional and non-professional — on a personal level.

Okay, here’s the news: EW‘s Hollywood Insider is exclusively reporting that “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe will lend his voice to “The Simpsons” next season. Not just any episode either: he’ll appear in one part of next year’s “Treehouse of Horror XXI” triptych, the series’ yearly Halloween special. And the part of the episode he appears in will in fact be a “Twilight” parody. Hell, there are even a few plot details. Cue brain exploding… now.

In his appearance, Radcliffe will play Edmund, a boy vampire whom Lisa falls for. Unfortunately for the Twilight-crossed lovers, Homer and Dracula — Edmund’s dear, old dad — don’t approve of the union, and they endeavor to put a stop to it. Obviously not a direct spoof of the “Twilight” plot.

More here.

WIN TICKETS TO THE OPENING OF ‘THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER’ OPENING

www.hpana.com: Universal Orlando is offering Harry Potter fans a chance to attend ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ theme park in Florida, which opens in Spring 2010. The contest is for a trip for four to Universal Orlando for the grand opening as well as other prizes. The contest runs until December 18th and is only open for U.S. residents.

You can read the contest rules here.

Will you tune in to watch The Simpsons? I know I will!