Before reading what our columnist, Nadia Oxford, has to say, I'm warning everyone here at Mania that there is a HarryPotter & Half Blood Prince Spoiler in this article. You are now warned. Now, let's get back to Nadia's thoughts... --J...
Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that it has moved back the release date of HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince to Summer 2009. The sixth installment of the blockbuster HarryPotter franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the majo...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, like every HarryPotter before it, is the best one yet... because they keep getting better.And they keep getting other things too. They keep getting darker. They keep getting more mature. They keep getting more c...
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A...
The International trailer for the upcoming film, HarryPotter and the order of the Phoenix, is now online via AOL.You can find the trailer here.In the film, as his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Pott...
This news comes via the VARIETY story about HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE director Chris Columbus leaving the series. If you're saying, "Wha..? Huh?" read the story in today's news. If you want to know when you might pick up your copy of ORDER OF ...
The Domestic trailer for the upcoming film, HarryPotter and the order of the Phoenix, is now online via Yahoo.You can find the trailer here.In the film, as his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old HarryPotter ...
Tor books and its parent company Random House Publishing wrapped up a few series this week with the releases of When Darkness Falls, The Grapple, and Transcendent. Fans of these series shouldn't be so sad though, for every door closed is another door ope...
There are some muggles the English police and author J.K. Rowling would like to catch. Over this past weekend thieves stole 7,680 copies of HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, nipping them from a Merseyside warehouse sometime during the night of Ju...
At a J.K. Rowling press conference, its the adults who take a backseat to the children sitting in the front row. Almost half a dozen boys and girls who are playing reporter clutch their pens and pads, asking questions to their favorite childrens author ...
Helen McCrory has dropped out of the movie HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX because she is expecting a child and would be heavily pregnant during shooting. Helena Bonham Carter will now play the role of Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange.Other cast...
Warner Bros. has some good news for HARRYPOTTER fans. It will release the HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS teaser online next Tuesday, which means you can expect to see the teaser on screens at theaters next Friday. They've decided to attach the t...
In a follow-up to yesterday's news that HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE might be opening on over 7,000 screens comes word of a more reasonable, though still record setting figure.According to Variety, the film will open on 3,672 screens, which sets ...
I know that you already know, but I'm writing this before the Academy Awards ceremony, so please don't ruin it for me by telling me who won what. Dipping into the Prize Closet, we have three copies of JARHEAD for you, courtesy of Universal. To enter, simp...
It's been a tough year for Warner Bros., with CATS & DOGS being their only real hit. They're hoping that all changes with the coming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.And the odds are good for the film, which has already generated strong interest....
Our first indication that the title for J.K. Rowling's sixth HARRYPOTTER novel was being revealed hit our electronic shore late yesterday evening when an unusual email rolled in..."My friend is a big Potter fan, and he was over my house. He went onto J.K...
JK Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving were at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for a charity reading. While answering questions, it became clear that Irving and King wanted HarryPotter to survive the final book of the HARRYPOTTER series. Row...
More news about Touchstone Pictures' science fiction film UNIQUE made its way to our inbox this past weekend. An anonymous scooper dropped us a short note saying that HARRYPOTTER producer David Heyman was also involved with UNIQUE, which was the first we...
To discuss J. K. Rowling`s HarryPotter books is to do more than just review them; it`s a job that also encompasses explicating a phenomenon. Because the HarryPotter books--three of a planned series of seven have now been published--comprise a publishing...
Filmforce.com is reporting confirmation a second HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE preview will be coming into theaters with A.I., set for release June 29. But for those too eager to wait, the trailer will be hitting the internet, or rather AOL, June ...
John Cleese has been talking, briefly, about his gig as one of the Hogwarts ghosts in the coming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.While talking to the New York Daily News, Cleese spoke of his participation in the film, saying, "It will take three day...
According to WB, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have all signed on to reprise their roles as teen wizards HarryPotter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, in the remaining films of the series."When Daniel, Rupert and Emma...
More news in that LOS ANGELES TIMES profile on legendary composer John Williams. According to the piece, Williams is up, not surprisingly, for scoring not only Steven Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT, but also his Tom Hands, Leonardo DiCaprio thriller CA...
A lot of rumors about which composer would finally get assigned to score the new HarryPotter film were floating around during the last days (imdb.com had been attributing it to Dario Marianelli (V FOR VENDETTA, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, but this has not been s...
HARRYPOTTER producer David Heyman told CBBC Newsround two exclusive pieces of casting news for HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. First up, Brendan Gleeson will play Hogwart's new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Mad-Eye Moody. Gleeson's curren...
In a surprising bit of news, given Chris Columbus' quotes about his wish do direct every HARRYPOTTER film, VARIETY is reporting Columbus will pack it in after two entries. The paper said Columbus, now finishing up HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS,...
The paperback edition of HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX has been announced. Scholastic Corporation will release the hefty 896 page book on August 10 at a price of $9.99. Two million copies of the paperback edition will be printed at first.Howev...
Just a few days after young actor Rob Knox finished up filming his scenes as Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in HarryPotter and the Half Blood Prince, the 18 year old was killed in a knife fight outside a bar in London. See the AP report below. An 18-year...
In the world of anonymous scoops you've got to learn to keep an open mind. Sometimes a person will send inside information and wish to remain unknown because of concerns that they have for their job. Even though we keep the identity of all senders complet...
According to WENN, Emma Watson was offered $3.9 million to reprise her role as Hermione Granger in upcoming HarryPotter films, but declined to accept.Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in films, told News of the World, "Emma doesn't want to do it a...
The XMF site has reported X-MEN 3 director Matthew Vaughn has signed Judianna Makovsky to design the costumes for the film. Makovsky has worked on such films as BIG, HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, SEABISCUIT, and more. Vaughan has also hired Hel...
The tragic and grim events of HarryPotter and the Goblet of Fire carries directly over into The Order of the Phoenix and might almost be considered a two-part film. While “Goblet” set things up “Phoenix” truly brings the Potter se...
At the London launch party for the CHAMBER OF SECRETS DVD, HARRYPOTTER producer David Heyman told the BBC that work has already started on adapting the fourth HARRYPOTTER book into a movie. Screenwriter Steve Kloves began work on HARRYPOTTER AND THE G...
Word has it that during production of HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, young Daniel Radcliffe's voice broke. According to the UK's Sun newspaper and the Sky News, as a result a 13 year-old named Joe Sowerbutts was brought in to dub Radcliffe's lines...
While author J.K. Rowling was in Vancouver, Canada on October 25 for two appearances as part of the city`s annual Writers and Readers Festival, she sat down with reporters at a press conference prior to the event. Rowling spoke out about the Warner Broth...
Mr. Bond, Mr. Holmes, Lord Hornblower, Sir Robin and even Your Majesty King Arthur all you timeless British heroes of the page and screen need to take a couple of steps over and clear some room up there on your collective pedestal. This Potter kid is app...
Without warning, Harrys scar exploded with pain. It was agony such as he had never felt in his life; his wand slipped from his fingers as he put his hands over his face; his knees buckled; he was on the ground and could see nothing at all, his head was a...
It's a funny thing about movies adapted from beloved books. In a way, it doesn't matter how the movies turn out the books will still be there, as worthwhile and exciting and lovable as ever. However, people are still terribly invested in adaptations. For...
Author Nancy K. Stouffer has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling HarryPotter books stole much of the material the Potter books are based on from her work. According to Stouffer, Rowling swiped ideas and even cha...
You can bet there's a few Warner Bros executives with smiles the past few days as one of their top money makers hit the much coveted top spot. Yes, the HARRYPOTTER franchise is now the top-grossing motion picture franchise in history surpassing...
It’s really hard to imagine someone wandering into HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix cold, without having seen the previous films and/or read the books, which is a good thing, because this latest entry in the cinematic series makes no conces...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE begins by rather bravely assuming we know who these people are, what their relationships to one another are and what's going on. This full-tilt-boogie approach is sensible in several respects while not impossible, it s...
There's been a few changes to the DVD release of HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX by Warner Bros Home Video. One of those changes is the additional/deleted scenes which was originally listed as 10 minutes of footage not seen in the theatrical ver...
After HARRYPOTTER author J.K. Rowling revealed that she had delivered the manuscript to her publisher yesterday on her website, today Scholastic and Bloomsbury announced the publication date for HARRYPOTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE: July 16, 2005. The ...
The magical, adventurous world of HarryPotter was well defined by composer John Williams in HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. With his characteristic flair for melody, effervescent action scoring, and musical depictions of fantasy and suspense, John...
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that the HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame is in development. The game is set for a July 2007 release to coincide with the Warner Bros. Pictures film based on J.K....
According to DanRadcliffe.co.uk, Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to the last two HarryPotter films HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince and HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows.The site writes:I am pleased to inform you that it has been confirmed for us...
HarryPotter is back, and his third screen adventure, faithfully adapted (albeit with considerable condensation) from J.K. Rowling's novel, is literally wonderful in all senses of the word. With director Alfonso Cuaron taking over the reins from Christoph...
In June, NECA will be releasing the 12-inch tall HarryPotter talking action figure. With a single push of a button, you can hear HarryPotter enchanting you with a spell, or a quote from a movie.
This detailed HarryPotter action figure features H...
Jessica Stevenson joins HARRYPOTTER 5According to HarryPotter Fan Zone, Jessica Stevenson has been added to the cast of the upcoming Warner Bros. film HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.Stevenson will play Mafalda Hopkirk, a witch from the Improp...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE had its Los Angeles premiere on November 14th in Westwood at the Mann Village Theatre. This was the third premiere Warner Bros. decided to hold honoring the film that might just beat the box office records of E.T. and...
Not a lot going on this morning but there is a new leaked international teaser trailer to pass along. At least, until it gets pulled. The latest international trailer for HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince has popped up online this morning and you can...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth book in author J.K. Rowling's wildly popular childrens fantasy book series, is now on sale in bookstores. The book went on sale in the United Kingdom last evening at precisely 7:01 PM; if you live insid...
EW.com reports that 'HarryPotter and the Half Blood Prince', originally touted as a Fall 2008 release, has been pushed back to July of next year. The reasons are numerous but some are speculating that the performance of 'The Dark Knight' have have Warner...
If the magic of childhood had music, then John Williams conjures it like no other composer. With heavy doses of strings, bells and brass, his scores are the fairy tale enchantment of films like E.T., Home Alone and HOOK. Audiences the world over lap up Wi...
According to publisher Scholastic, a record breaking 12 million copies of the upcoming novel HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows will be shipped to stores for it's release on July 21.Previous HarryPotter books have sold over 325 million copies and have ...
The seventh and final book in the remarkably popular series by J.K. Rowling, titled HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows, will be published on July 21, 2007.The publishing date comes just 8 days after the theatrical release of HarryPotter and the Order o...
British actor Robbie Coltrane is a veteran performer, having appeared in films like HENRY V, FLASH GORDON and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. He's now featured in one of the biggest films of his career though, playing Hagrid in HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S ST...
This will be a strange Box Office Report. While the winner for the weekend is the new release and the movie everyone expected to win, I’m still not sure if that movie is as clear a winner as the movies ranked 2-4 judging off what they did in their p...
The Cards Inc., a leading distributor and manufacturer of toys and collectables in Europe, has released images of the upcoming Harrypotter figures.You can see one of Professor Snape to the left, and the rest over here.The toys and collectables are inspir...
Director David Yates has been officially selected to helm the fifth HARRYPOTTER film by Warner Bros. In a release issued by the studio earlier today, Warner Bros. President of Production Jeff Robinov made the announcement, stating that filming on HARRY P...
EA and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that the HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE videogame has gone gold and is scheduled for release on November 8, 2005 for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system...
J.K. Rowling has released the title for the upcoming HarryPotter book and it is: HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows.Though the title has been released, the book is not yet finished according to Rowling: "I'm now writing scenes that have been plann...
It seems the fifth installment of the theatrical series, HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, continues breaking IMAX records over the course of its 7-week release, says Warner Bros & IMAX. The 3-D mega-screen edition of the 5th adventure has pu...
As first reported by The Times of India (and then by Coming Soon), MONSOON WEDDING director Mira Nair has been asked to direct the fifth HARRYPOTTER film, HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. "I'm getting offers to direct HARRYPOTTER: THE ORDER OF...
HarryPotter fought Jason Bourne over the past week in the DVD charts and the clear winner is nobody. Or both, depending on how you want to look at it here. Harry and his band of wizards won the DVD sales charts while Bourne ruled the DVD rental charts. I...
The title of the next HarryPotter book has been confirmed as HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix. JK Rowling confirmed the title on the Friday morning Today programme. `I kept saying I wouldn`t tell anyone, but then this cute boy, about 8, asked me...
Author J.K Rowling has given her permission and blessings for a HarryPotter theme park to be built in Orlando, Florida.
The joint venture between Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort will be called The Wizarding World of Harry Po...
In a recent interview to promote the release of HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, director Chris Columbus commented on the concerns he has about the three young stars of the film -- Daniel Radcliffe (HarryPotter), Emily Watson (Hermione Granger) a...
Actually, he talks a number of strange and zany subjects in this video interview. Subjects like rooting on the Steelers, never getting to play Cricket , his cameo on the EXTRAS show and his most horrible Science museum visit ever. Still, the "movie g...
According to a story that appears in today's The Hollywood Reporter, director Mike Newell (DONNIE BRASCO, ENCHANTED APRIL) is keen on helming the fourth HarryPotter film for Warner Bros., HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. Reporter says that neither Ne...
The highly anticipated soundtrack to HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, featuring score by Patrick Doyle, has been released one week early, as an iTunes exclusive. With over an hour of score, and three new songs written by Jarvis Cocker, the album also ...
Last year, the producers of the HarryPotter movie franchise over at Warner Bros. released casting calls for the character of Luna Lovegood and Cho Chang other characters appearing throughout HARRYPOTTER & ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Th...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE has already set a record in the UK.According to the BBC, the coming film has already sold over 1M in advance tickets for the film. As it stands, though the film opens there on November 16th, leaving many more days to...
The teaser trailer for HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN has gone live at the film's official website and awaits your download. Available in Windows Media, Real Player and QuickTime formats, you even get to see a real quick glimpse of the scary Dem...
Release Date: 2010
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe (confirmed), Emma Watson (confirmed), Rupert Grint (confirmed),
Director: TBA
Screenwriter: Steven Kloves
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Plot Summary: The final film in the f...
An unnamed source deemed "very good" says rumors the 'Dark Knight' teaser would run with 'HarryPotter' are untrue. Now if only an on-record source could verify this report...
Last week, there were rumblings that HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS had started shooting. Now, the BBC has posted pictures showing something is up.This last weekend saw shooting of the Hogwarts Express in Glenfinnan, Scotland. The Beeb reports th...
Chris Columbus (HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS) recently told SCI FI Wire that he wouldn't be returning to the J.K. Rowling-based HARRYPOTTER franchise to direct the third movie. Columbus will be passing th...
Peter Jackson and John Rhys-Davies have been talking about the potential tussle to come at the box office between HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE and LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING.While talking to the Toronto Sun, Rhys-Davies sided with ...
"HarryPotter" author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the seventh and last book in the popular franchise during a live interview on Channel 4's Richard & Judy in the UK."The final chapter is hidden away, although it's now changed very slightl...
Warner Bros. has released loads of shots, some familiar, some new, from their upcoming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. Daniel Radcliffe stars as the young wizard in a film directed by Chris Columbus.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Wa...
NECA's HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix Series One collection of action figures hits store shelves this week. The figures include HarryPotter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Sirius Black, and a Death Eater Dummy.
Click here for more infor...
Industrial Light & Magic has been selected to be the lead f/x studio for the coming THE HULK and HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS.Regarding THE HULK, Dennis Muren will oversee the visuals work on the project for which he will be given an atypic...
When HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE debuts, odds are good that you'll be able to see it on opening day with word that the film will be shown on an unprecedented number of screens.According to Variety, as it stands, the film will be opening on 7,000...
Perhaps timed to coincide with the announcement of the publication date of the sixth HARRYPOTTER novel, Warner Bros. has released the first two images from HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. The first photo shows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Hermione (...
Executive producer Carlton Cuse explained to Entertainment Weekly the current plans for LOST if the WGA strike is prolonged. The season was intended to air 16 episodes in order next spring but it's now reported that it will be shortened to 8 episodes...
HARRYPOTTER producer David Heyman has been sought by Columbia Pictures and Sunbow Entertainment to bring the 1954 childrens book HALF MAGIC to the silver screen. Written by Edward Eager, the nearly 50-year-old novel is about four kids who find a talisma...
The first teaser trailer for HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince has been released online by Warner Bros. and audiences can expect to see it in front of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor this weekend. USA Today caught up with crew to talk a bit abo...
With the domestic release of HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN almost upon us (those lucky citizens in the United Kingdom already have the film in their cinemas), we thought it best to get you in the mood by presenting 19 snapshots from AZKABAN and...
The first real trailer for HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS is set to premiere on the WB tomorrow during the network's new comedy, FAMILY AFFAIR. That means the trailer should be online sometime Friday, if the release follows the same schedule as o...
If you thought the first HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE trailer looked good, just wait until you see the second one. This latest trailer features loads of prominent characters from the film to come, while showing how faithful director Chris Columbu...
Famed composer John Williams was the man who Chris Columbus and Warner Bros. wanted to do the score for HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, something he had already been familiar with.While talking to USA Today, Williams, once again, noted how he initi...
For the first time in the HARRYPOTTER film franchise's history, a new screenwriter has been brought in to work on the next HARRYPOTTER film adaptation. Michael Goldenberg will adapt the fifth Potter book, HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, into ...
According to Warner Bros. Pictures, the theatrical teaser trailer for HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX will debut in theaters on November 17.The trailer will be attached to the comedy adventure HAPPY FEET.HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX...
Filming has been going on for a few weeks on the second POTTER film, HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS.While talking to Chicago Sun-Times columnist Cindy Pearlman, producer David Haymen gave the latest word on filming... which could be considered a ...
It's official: Mike Newell will direct HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE for Warner Bros. The studio made the announcement last weekend.The script for GOBLET will be written by screenwriter Steve Kloves, the same fellow who's adapted all of the POTTER n...
After reading about the magical sport of Quidditch in J.K. Rowling's HARRYPOTTER novels and seeing it realized on the screen in the Warner Bros. movies, you now have your opportunity to grab your broomstick and chase after Quaffles, Bludgers and the elus...
Following months of speculation following the departure of director Chris Columbus from the HARRYPOTTER series, Alfonso Cuaron (A LITTLE PRINCESS) has snagged the job of directing HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN. Columbus, who directed last year...
In Brooklyn, NY, a small group had been screening HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, but with a changed soundtrack, which featured "the voice of an unreliable, creepy narrator who called Professor McGonagall 'Professor Hardcastle McCormick' and hinted...
With over half a billion dollars in the bank, it's a safe thing to call HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS a hit. The second film in Warner Bros. movie franchise was released last November and gathered better critical reviews than its predecessor a ...
It seems the part of Nearly Headless Nick in HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS won't be any bigger, if even as big, as it was in HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. According to an interview in the CALGARY SUN, John Cleese shot down speculation h...
The teaser for the new HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS has been released, and it takes the minimal, well, teasing route. Potter and pals don't even appear. Who does? That troublesome house elf, Dobby. Click on the image above for your own gander. ...
Yesterday The Daily Express reported a story that actor John Malkovich had agreed to star as the sinister Lord Voldemort in HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, now filming in Scotland. According to the British newspaper, Malkovich's two children are supp...
In a short interview teasing the upcoming HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, POTTER 1 director Chris Columbus said he expects viewers to see a significant improvement in the acting for November's installment of the J.K. Rowling series. "The kids are...
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro...
According to Toby Jones in a recent interview with MTV, Dobby the house elf will be a no-show in the upcoming film HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.Jones, who voiced Dobby in the second film of the series, said, "I know that the filmmakers have a...
A deal for exclusive TV rights to HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE has been struck, which will allow the film to be shown on the ABC TV network as well as sister channel's ABC Family and the Disney Channel.Also a part of the 10 year deal were the rig...
Helena Bonham Carter has signed on to play Bellatrix Lestrange in the upcoming film HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX for Warner Bros. Pictures.Bellatrix Lestrange is Sirius Black's cousin and a Death Eater, or one of the evil Lord Voldemort's fol...
While Warner Bros. find themselves at the end of some fandom backlash after the recent schedule move, leading star Daniel Radcliffe has answered the call for more information pertaining to the final three films, HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince and ...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Patrick Doyle has proven to be an outstanding choice to compose the music to the fourth film in J.K. Rowling's cinematic franchise, HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. Based on Rowling's then-longest and darkest series entry, ...
Actress Maggie Smith has been talking a bit about the currently in production HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS.While talking to USA Today, Smith told the paper that she looking forward to being in all of the planned seven film series, saying, "I'm ...
Director David Yates has been revealed as the director of HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth movie in the Warner Bros. franchise. The British director has made a name for himself on a number of made-for-television projects in his native ...
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things HarryPotter in a very weighted edition of this ...
Warner Bros. has released even more images from the coming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, some of which you may have seen before, many you have probably not.Click on the thumbnails to see the larger images.
Julie Walters, who will return to play Mrs. Weasley in the upcoming film HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, took some time to talk with JewReview.net.JewReview writes, She's currently done shooting the film, but Rupert, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Wats...
With the new HarryPotter book, HARRYPOTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, arriving on shelves tonight at midnight, there are last minute rumors and specualtion spreading across the Internet about what happens to Harry.J.K. Rowling reminds everyone on her ow...
Illegal copies of HARRYPOTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE have gone on sale in Beijing, weeks after it was published & released in English and months ahead of the actual Chinese language edition release. The Chinese people are so wound up about POTTER tha...
On the same day it released the new trailer for HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS on its own network primetime schedule (last night during FAMILY AFFAIR) Warner Bros. revealed five new theater banners for the second POTTER installment. The banners, ...
Those of you who are who are looking to make sure that you'll be able to see HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE on its opening day will now be able to buy tickets in advance for the film starting on November 1st.Fandango, the movie-ticketing company, i...
J. K. Rowling has provided the latest word on her eagerly anticipated fifth HARRYPOTTER book.While talking to the BBC at the HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE premiere in London this last week, the author spoke of when the next book may be coming out...
Warner Bros. Home Video has decided the HARRYPOTTER onslaught will be moved to video stores on May 28. That's the day HARRYPOTTER AND THE SCORCER'S STONE will be released on DVD, sporting two discs and a ton of extras.Disc one will contain the film, whi...
Actor Daniel Radcliffe and director Chris Columbus have been talking about the future of the HARRYPOTTER film franchise, which is being launched by HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.While talking to Empire Online, Radcliffe addressed talk of his fast...
Daniel Radcliffe says that he was quite nervous about taking on the title role in Warner Bros. upcoming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.While talking to Nickelodeon Magazine, the young actor spoke of his initial anxiety, saying, "The first day on th...
Veteran actor Robbie Coltrane has received critical lauds and a cult following for his diverse career. He's done broad comedies like NUNS ON THE RUN with Monty Python's Eric Idle. He's done serious drama, like his performance as Falstaff in Kenneth Branag...
The British Board of Film Classification has officially announced the running time of the coming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.According to the Associated Press, the board revealed that the film, which had been submitted for certification in the U...
The NEW YORK TIMES is set to depress HARRYPOTTERnews: The fifth book in the series, HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX won't be coming out even late this year. In fact, the United States publisher Scholastic is telling its shareholders not to exp...
Via Coming Soon and the Herald Sun newspaper, it's been discovered that Emma Thompson will have a part in the upcoming HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN movie. Thompson will reportedly play Professor Trelawny, Hogwart's divinations teacher, in the ...
First mentioned earlier this week, the casting of Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson in HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN is now confirmed by Warner Bros. Thompson is playing the part of Sibyll Trelawney, Hogwart's eccentric Professor of Divinatio...
Warner Bros. is in the unique position of having to set distribution dates for guaranteed moneymakers in way that won't hurt their own product.As previously reported, HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS is scheduled to hit theater screens on November ...
Evan Almighty flooded into 3,604 theaters this weekend clocking in at 1 hour and 30 minutes in length. The Universal comedy, starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman, ended up drowning out its competition in the process. It pulled in 32.1 million in recei...
Tonight's episode of the REBA sitcom on The WB TV network will have something extra -- a scene from next week's HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE.According to USA Today, during a break in the show a 1-minute, 45-second spot from the film will be prese...
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has been found.British actor Ralph Fiennes (SCHINDLER'S LIST, RED DRAGON) has been selected to play the dreaded Lord Voldemort in HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. In J.K. Rowling's fourth novel Voldemort finally realizes his g...
A few more names have popped up in connection to who might be directing HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN. It seems in addition to A LITTLE PRINCESS's Alfonso Cuaron, THELMA AND LOUISE writer and DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD director Call...
Robbie Coltrane has been talking about the coming HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, and why he took on the role of Hagrid the giant.While talking to the UK's Daily Record, the actor explained why he took the role. Coltrane, who has children of his ow...
The Internet Movie Database is reporting that J. K. Rowling's next HARRYPOTTER novel is finished at last. HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX should be in the hands of millions of eager readers during the first half of next year.It looks as though ...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE remained the number one movie at the box office this weekend with a take of $20.45 million.AEON FLUX opened in second place with $13.1 million, and WALK THE LINE came in at third with $10 million.In fourth place was YOU...
According to Yahoo, a U.S. version audiobook for HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows will be released on July 21, the same day as the text version of the novel.Grammy winning Jim Dale will handle all voices for the audiobook.The audio for the 784-page bo...
The first image from the currently shooting HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS has been released.The BBC posted the picture shown here from the film, which doesn't really reveal anything. Click on the pic to see the larger image.
The third film in Warner Bros. HARRYPOTTER series catapulted to the top of the box office this weekend. The studio has forecasted a $92.6 million dollar opening weekend for HARRYPOTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, with a exceptionally strong $28.2 M ope...
With the teaser trailer hitting the web tomorrow, and theater screens this Friday with SCOOBY DOO, more images are coming out from HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. Specifically, screen prints from the teaser. We've got them, so you get them. Also,...
New pictures from Warner Bros. have been released from HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. These come, including the first pics of Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart, one week before the teaser is released in theaters with SCOOBY DOO. The teaser wi...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE took in $101.4 million in ticket sales its opening weekend. It's the fourth-best opening ever.WALK THE LINE opened in second place with $22.4 million and CHICKEN LITTLE fell to the number three spot with $14.8 million.I...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE remained at number one by bringing in $54.9 million over the three-day weekend. WALK THE LINE held at second with $19.7 million.YOURS, MINE & OURS took the number three spot with $17.5 million. CHICKEN LITTLE held at n...
Gentle Giant released images this week of the Hungarian Horntail Dragon figure, which will be released in May 2006.To complete the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, Harry needs to grab the golden egg - but he must get past the angry Hungarian Hornta...
Release Date: November 21, 2008 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: David Yates Screenwriter: Steven Kloves Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, David Bradley, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Michael Gam...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS took bad-boy-becoming-mizundastood-man Eminem to school this weekend with a widely-anticipated boffo opening of $87.7m. That may land the film in third place for opening weekend