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A Second Wizarding World of Harry Potter To Open in Hollywood

A Second Wizarding World of Harry Potter To Open in Hollywood

It looks like the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will expand to Hollywood next year. Universal Studios and Warner Bros. will spend $200 million to build a second version of the theme park that opened in Orlando.  read more

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Warner Bros. To Quit Shipping Harry Potter DVDs in December

Warner Bros. To Quit Shipping <i>Harry Potter</i> DVDs in December

In a move reminiscent of the Disney vault, Warner Bros. has announced they plan to quit shipping DVD and Blu-Rays of the _Harry Potter_ series.  read more

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Fox Picks Up The Magicians Drama

Fox Picks Up <i>The Magicians</i> Drama

Fox has purchased the rights to Lev Grossman’s The Magicians with the intention of turning it into an hour-long drama for next season. Grossman’s novel has quickly garnered the description of “Harry Potter for Adults and the agreement includes a script commitment with a major penalty clause.  read more

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The Best and Worst Summer Blockbusters of 2011

The Best and Worst Summer Blockbusters of 2011

This summer provided the typical group of superhero adaptations, an ungodly amount of sequels and prequels and very few original stories. Now that September is just around the corner and of the summer blockbuster season is officially over, we take a look back at the best and worst films of recent months.   read more

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 review

<i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2</i> review

It all ends. And to be sure, it's a fitting end for the storied franchise. No other series of children's films has delivered as consistently good visuals and narrative as Potter.  read more

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Harry Potter Midnight Shows Made Over $25 Million in North America

<i>Harry Potter</i> Midnight Shows Made Over $25 Million in North America

Harry Potter enthusiasts clad in their best Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley costumes crowded theaters early this morning, eager to see the final installment of the franchise. The smash hit film series has only increased in popularity as it goes on, and the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is the biggest yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, movie theaters across North America reported that they have already amassed over $25 million from the midnight run of the film. And that’s with only half of the theaters who showed the film reporting. The Potter flick has...  read more

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Draco Malfoy Working on a Rap Career?

Draco Malfoy Working on a Rap Career?

Now that the Harry Potter series is just about through, actor Tom Felton has to find something else to do. Rumor has it, the actor best known for his role as nefarious bad boy Malfoy from the magical series wants to take on a new persona. According to British tabloid The Sun, Felton wants to rap....  read more

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Watch Four New Harry Potter Clips

Watch Four New <i>Harry Potter</i> Clips

It’s more than a week away for we Americans, but Harry Potter fans across the pond have already been camping out in London’s Trafalgar Square for Thursday’s world premiere of the franchise’s finale....  read more

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J.K. Rowling Reveals "Pottermore" Details

J.K. Rowling Reveals "Pottermore" Details

Last week, J.K. Rowling unveiled a mysterious website called “Pottermore,” which displayed the words “Coming Soon” with the author’s signature scrawled at the bottom. Two owls on the page hyperlinked to a YouTube channel, which was little more than a countdown to the date June 23, 2011....  read more

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Watch the Final Harry Potter Trailer

Watch the Final <em>Harry Potter</em> Trailer

It’s here....  read more

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