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…so says MTV. Emma Watson’s grown up in front of our eyes, playing the awkward kid witch who grows into a fierce and lovely young lady in the Harry Potter series, and she showed a mature side with her supporting role in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. And now MTV has bestowed on Watson [...]

J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, The Casual Vacancy, hit stores today minus the hoopla associated with a Harry Potter release. Still, the Potter-less book isn’t exactly withering away on back shelves and has already made it to the #1 spot on Amazon’s bestsellers chart. Gone are magical characters, wizards, and Hogwarts, replaced with the [...]

Amazon reports that Suzanne Collins’ bestselling The Hunger Games trilogy has taken over the top spot as the best-selling book series of all time on Amazon.com. Combining print and Kindle sales, Collins’ Hunger Games three-book series has now surpassed J.K. Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter franchise.   “Since debuting in 2008, Katniss Everdeen and the Hunger [...]

The annual gathering of Muggles who love Harry Potter – otherwise known as LeakyCon – will take place August 9-12th in Chicago. And among the special events and presentations planned for this year’s Potter lovefest is Team StarKid’s new musical parody, A Very Potter 3D: A Very Potter Senior Year. The sequel to A Very [...]

It was up to Emma Watson to represent the huge ensemble cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on stage at this year’s MTV Movie Awards, and she handled her acceptance duties with style and grace. Watson took to the stage to accept the Best Cast award, thanking the fans on behalf [...]

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is branching out to Japan, with Universal Studios Japan, Warner Bros and Universal Parks & Resorts announcing they’re ready to expand the Hogwarts world.   Harry Potter fans in costume were on hand at the announcement to cheer the news and see James and Oliver Phelps – Fred and [...]

We don’t know the title, the publication date, or any real details, but we do know that J.K. Rowling is working on her first novel for adults. The Harry Potter author is leaving the wizarding world behind for this new project which Little, Brown Book Group and Little, Brown and Company will be publishing in [...]

The field has narrowed to just seven in the Makeup category, so says the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The films still in the running for the Best Makeup Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards® are:   Albert Nobbs Anonymous The Artist Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part [...]

The Adventures of Tintin and Boardwalk Empire felt a lot of love from the Visual Effects Society (VES) when the group announced their nominees for the best visual effects of 2011 today. The VES awards recognize visual effects artistry in “23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.”   “The standard [...]

Bye bye Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Warner Bros will be pulling all of the DVDs for the eight Harry Potter films from stores on December 29, 2011. This removal of all Harry Potter videos will come just seven weeks or so after the release of the final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly [...]