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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling said on Monday she had ended her 16-year association with the literary agent who helped to launch the multi-million-selling...

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," the eighth and final installment in one of cinema's most successful series, has its premiere...

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling will unveil her latest venture involving the boy wizard, today, ending fevered speculation among fans about what comes next....

The final “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” trailer has arrived, and after we wiped a stray tear from our eye, we...

Harry Potter fans were abuzz with excitement on Thursday after creator JK Rowling launched a mysterious web site counting down to the announcement of...

A man has been jailed after he admitted stealing a limited first edition Harry Potter book from an art gallery. Kevin McGirr, 40, had been...

While Hollywood scrambles to figure out ways to exploit the death of Osama bin Laden on screen, the first movie that could actually benefit...

Fans of Harry Potter can look forward to more movie magic after the final installment of the wizarding franchise hits screens in July - an access-all-areas documentary is set for release. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,' which stars Daniel Radcliffe, will bring the series to a close, but producer David Barron tells that moviemaker Morgan Matthews filmed a tell-all during the shooting of the picture - and it's set to be made public. Barron says, "He went behind the

NEW YORK - Stroll into Hogwarts, visit the Gryffindor common room and see Harry Potter's bed in the dormitory he shared with Ron Weasley in a new exhibition at Discovery Times Square. The hundreds of artifacts, dozens of costumes, props and furniture from the film franchise used in "Harry Potter, The Exhibition" will transport fans of the boy wizard to the world where Harry, Hermione and Ron battle the evil Lord Voldemort.
Stretch out in Hagrid's oversized easy chair in the hut

Hollywood studio Warner Bros has released a short trailer boasting the "first look behind the scenes" of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2", the final instalment in the hit franchise.
The 93-second clip features soundbites from key actors, producers and director David Yates and glimpses of what its makers promise will be an action-packed finale to one of the world's most successful film series.
The first seven movies have grossed around $6.4 billion at the

LONDON - Harry Potter fans can catch a glimpse of how the movies were made starting in spring next year, when Hollywood studio Warner Bros. opens the doors of its Leavesden facilities where much of the franchise was filmed. Called Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, the tour will feature original sets, costumes, props and effects used in all eight 'Harry Potter' movies. Among the exhibits on the three-hour tour is the set for the Great Hall at Hogwarts School

LONDON - Film bosses are intent on making the last ever Harry Potter premiere a magical one - the showbiz screening will be the first ever red carpet film event to be held at London's iconic Trafalgar Square. J.K. Rowling's final book 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows' was split into two parts for the big screen - the first installment hit cinemas in November, while the second will be released on 7 July. And to ensure the franchise goes out with a bang, film chiefs have persuaded

The cast and crew behind the 'Harry Potter' franchise are to be honoured with a special award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) prize-giving. Potter author JK Rowling and producer David Heyman will accept the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema trophy at the ceremony later this month.
The hit films, about a boy wizard played by Daniel Radcliffe, will be recognised for showcasing talent and providing a vast array of jobs for thousands of workers in

LONDON - The brother of a "Harry Potter" film actress was jailed for six months Friday for assaulting her because her boyfriend was not Muslim. Afshan Azad, 21, who played Potter's classmate Padma Patil in the smash hit films, was subjected to a "prolonged and nasty" beating over her Hindu boyfriend, Manchester Crown Court in northwest England heard.
Her brother Ashraf, 28, overheard her talking on the phone to her boyfriend and subjected to her a lengthy ordeal before her family

A US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the wildly successful Harry Potter books were plagiarized from a story from a little-known British author. The suit filed in New York against the publisher of the J.K. Rowling books had argued the stories were inspired by Adrian Jacobs's.
"The Adventures of Willy the Wizard No 1 Livid Land," published in 1987. Judge Shira Sheindlin wrote that there were major differences between the works, contrary to claims that Rowling had

LOS ANGELES -It's first half is still playing in theaters and collecting millions of dollars at box offices, but already fans of British boy wizard Harry Potter can't wait to see his final chapter on film.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" is the most-anticipated movie of 2011 among both men and women, according to a poll by online movie ticket seller Fandango.com. The movie, which lands in theaters in July next year, is the last in the lucrative series based on the

Emma Watson "felt sick" and "emotional" when she realised she had amassed a multi-million pound fortune from the Harry Potter movies - and immediately enrolled on an accountancy course.
The actress had no idea what she was being paid to portray Hermione Granger in the wizard movie franchise until she was 17 or 18 when her father sat her down for the "money conversation".
And Watson, who had previously been living off a £50-a-week allowance, admits she enrolled on a course at