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...
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...
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...
...ok in the HarryPotter book series, HarryPotter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which is currently in production in England under the direction of Chris Columbus (Bicentennial Man). The films’ producer David Heyman, and screenwriter Steven Kloves (writer-di...
...d length, HarryPotter and the Goblet of Fire is, well, a HarryPotter book. Those readers who’ve decided the series is sub-literate trash should expect no Damascene conversion. Rowling’s writing is as plain (and occasionally bumpy) as ever. The plot, ...
...s back in HARRYPOTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, the second worshipfully faithful movie adapted from J.K. Rowling's Potter novels. Weighing in at an imposing two hours, 41 minutes, director Chris Columbus' follow-up to his runaway 2001 hit HARRY POTT...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
...dition of HarryPotter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second novel in the phenomenally successful saga of wizard-in-training HarryPotter. After a miserable summer with his relatives, the Dursleys, Harry returns to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wi...
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...
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...
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...
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...
...enomenal `HarryPotter` book series. At times, adults listening intently to the children’s questions seemed bemused by their ability to play in the same sandbox. In the room are veteran reporters from local newspapers and television stations. One telev...
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...
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 PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system...
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...
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...
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.
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HarryPotter & the Order of the Phoenix earned 77.4 million over the 3 day weekend in its 4,285 theaters. It averaged an eye staggering total of $18,065 per theater per showing in each of those theaters and it pulled in 140.0 million sinc...
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 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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
...and move. HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE passes the test to such a degree that you may find yourself marveling that a movie adaptation can be quite this faithful to its source material. Chris Columbus directed and Steve Kloves wrote the screenpl...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
...aken over HARRYPOTTER so astonishing. If a movie called out for roaring cauldrons of orchestral swooshes and heavenly choruses, this is it. Perhaps too much of it for some people. The fact that John Williams' music is pretty much wall-to-wall in...
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...
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...
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.
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"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...
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 ...
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 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...
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...
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...
...erence of HarryPotter in the movie version of ORDER OF THE PHOENIX vs HarryPotter in the book version.
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HARRYPOTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX hits theaters everywhere on July 11, 2007. Filming on ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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 (...
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...
...For those HarryPotter fans that have had amnesia for the past 12 months, Scholastic, Inc. unleashed the sixth volume of the powerhouse wizard-in-training series on paperback today. Winner of the 2005 Book of the Year and best Children's Chapter Book/...
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...
...reat. (O) HARRYPOTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Warner Bros.) Harry competes in the Triwizard Tournament in the fourth or fifth entry in the series (I forget). Available in widescreen, fullscreen, and a special widescreen edition that includes additio...
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...
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...
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...
HARRYPOTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE sold 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hoursof being on sale, breaking the record held by HARRYPOTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. PRINCE reportedly sold 250,000 sales per hour.The book's publisher, Scholastic, ha...
The 5th installment in the HarryPotter series, HARRYPOTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, opened big with 12 million solely from its "midnight screenings" on Tuesday night. This is the most for a Wednesday midnight run beating LORD OF THE RIN...
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 earnings of all time. Topping it are ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
HARRYPOTTER producer David Heyman has a new project up his sleeve: an adaptation of Homer's epic poem THE ODYSSEY. Regency Enterprises will develop the project with the producer and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce (CODE 46) will write the script.Homer'...
Warner Bros. CEO Alan Horn has attempted an apology to many HarryPotter fans around the web. Last week, the studio announced that they would be moving HarryPotter and The Half-Blood Prince out of its November 14, 2008 release (Twilight has moved into th...
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...
The kid with glasses kicked the ex-con with goggles this weekend at the box office. According to studio estimates Warner Bros. third HARRYPOTTER film took in about $35 million dollars from Friday to Sunday. That's about a 62% drop in receipts from the pi...
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...
It seems HARRYPOTTER fans will have to satisfy themselves with the paperback release of THE GOBLET OF FIRE rather than a new POTTER novel this summer. Scholastic Publishers, the American publishing house of J.K. Rowling, will put out a paperback version ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 HARRYPOTTER news: 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...
Quint from AICN had an opportunity to interview the various parties involved with Warner Bros's latest HarryPotter movie, Order of the Phoenix. Some of those interviews are well worth passing along (if the interview is more then just "fluff"). ...
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...
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,...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 Assoicate Press reported that a handful of people in Canada were accidentally able to buy a copy of J.K. Rowlings' "HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince" at a local grocery store (Real Canadian Superstore).The sixth book in the series is officially ...
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 ...
...Rowling's HARRYPOTTER novels stating that "they needed to be prepared to print copies of the next HP book by no later than September 8, 2004." The source said that the title for the sixth POTTER book was not mentioned in the communication, just that t...
Alright, it looks like I was wrong yesterday and the studio insiders were in fact correct. They stated yesterday that HARRYPOTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX had a shot to have the biggest opening Wednesday ever. This would have to beat 2004 SPIDER-MA...
...Hagrid in HARRYPOTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, he knew that the public would expect more from his performance than ever before."I got a letter from a woman the other day," Coltrane explains, "and it started off very sweetly, 'I've been a big fan of y...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
Speaking with the Swedish paper Aftonbladet, the three youthful stars of the HARRYPOTTER films -- Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint -- have told the press that they will indeed be back in HARRYPOTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE.Thanks to a trans...
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...
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 ...
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, ...
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,...
While talking to the Arts and Entertainment network for her recent BIOGRAPHY special, HARRYPOTTER author J.K. Rowling teased fans with the gloomy reminder a major character will be dying before the end of the seven book series."Death is an extremely impo...
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...
It looks like the publication of the fifth book in the HARRYPOTTER series is once again in limbo. The book will arrive at some point, but it's missed its original shipping dat