With The Avengers’ massive $200.3 million opening, it’s as clear as ever that the summer movie season is upon us and is as strong as ever. Also a summer staple is the MTV Movie Awards and, naturally, The Hunger Games snagged the most nominations. In upcoming blockbuster news, we’ve got a new dinosaur project in the works over at Warner Bros as well as plans to remake Little Shop of Horrors with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead. Meanwhile Pariah director Dee Rees has locked her follow-up feature, the relationship drama This Man. In the more immediate realm we’ve got new trailers for Beasts of a Southern Wild, End of Watch  [ Read More ]

This is not a Daily Shock because it’s hard to believe Daniel Radcliffe is one of the biggest entertainers of the year–far from it; it’s well known that he has made his name in Hollywood and theater aside from being Harry Potter–this news that I’ll expound on below is a Daily Shock because it’s good to see Radcliffe get recognized for all of his hard work. Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue, the “Entertainers of the Year” issue, has our favorite Boy Who Lived on the cover, covered in confetti and looking dapper in a smart suit and tie. It’s not wonder why he’s on the cover; he’s made people cry in  [ Read More ]

Looking for a little bit of everything? This week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet‘s got it. We’ve got the latest from New York Comic Con 2011 as well as the full list of Scream Awards winners. Then there’s the news of the famed Black List getting its own website with a new live feature offering a real-time list. Switching gears yet again, apparently a man was inspired to toss a hot dog at Tiger Woods while in the midst of a match by the movie Drive and, far more unfortunately, a group of extras took a tough tumble on the set of Resident Evil: Retribution. Then, of course, we’ve got some  [ Read More ]

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Directed By: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Evanna Lynch, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCrory, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Devon Murray, Bonnie Wright, Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, Oliver Phelps, James Phelps, Gary Oldman, Robbie Coltrane After ten years and seven films, it’s a near impossible task to wrap up the Harry Potter franchise. As someone who’s never read the books, I sat down for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 expecting to say goodbye to the gang in their graves  [ Read More ]

Here’s the game trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ coming soon to Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and DS. The game is based on the upcoming film by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) stars Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Alan Rickman (The Villa Golitsyn) and Rupert Grint. Game Description: In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, players will be on the run, fighting for survival on a desperate and dangerous quest to locate and destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes, engaging with Death Eaters and Snatchers in epic battle sequences at every turn. To amplify  [ Read More ]

Actress Evanna Lynch spoke to MTV about filming the final scenes of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pt. 2″. In the interview she talked about what finally made her break down on set. She said throughout filming, she was trying to prepare herself for the end. “I felt like, ‘Okay, we’ve talked about it so long,” she said, “and [we've] been asked a thousand times, ‘What’s the end going to be like?…And then when the end came I was really sad.” “We went out into the battle [the climactic Battle at Hogwarts] and I felt it was so symbolic… I cried on the last day. It was emotional…It was  [ Read More ]

Quite a few Harry Potter Twitter users saw when many of the cast tweeted about filming the last part of the last film, thus ending the franchise for good. Well, now, thanks to ABC Family, you can watch the last segment of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II” being filmed on television and online. According to CinemaBlend, the station has been showing featurettes about the “Harry Potter” franchise, showing the behind-the-scenes footage and whatnot. This particular featurette which shows the end of filming features Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Daniel Radcliffe completing a scene where they’re jumping on a mattress in front of a green screen. Personally, I’m  [ Read More ]

The latest featurette concerning “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ has been released. The featurette gives a short behind-the-scenes look at the making of the second part of the film. The main location shown is the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the grounds around it, where the epic battle of battles is supposed to take place in which Harry (played by Daniel Radcliffe)faces off against Lord Voldemort (played by Ralph Fiennes). According to the actors and director, this last part of the last film will be different than the rest of the series in that the level of drama, action, and tragedy will be kicked up  [ Read More ]

Listen up, Harry Potter fans! MTV News reported today that the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” DVD will include the opening scene of  ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II”. MTV News speculated as to what they think the sneak peek will be, including Shell Cottage (the place where we last left Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) at the end of “Part One”, Gringotts and Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, and Malfoy Manor. If I’m putting my two cents in this speculation conversation, I would like for the movie to start with us right in the middle of the escalating Battle at Hogwarts,  [ Read More ]

Warner Bros Pictures released the first official movie still from the upcoming film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II” by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Alan Rickman (The Villa Golitsyn) and Rupert Grint. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Synopsis: The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know  [ Read More ]

For those of you who are yearning for more Harry Potter news, there’s a new poster for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II” that you might want to check out. This alternative poster designed by the Fro Design Co., called These are Dark Times, features portraits of Harry and Voldemort looming over Hogwarts. If you’d like one, you’d better hurry. This poster is a limited edition; there are only 50 that will be printed and sold. The cost is $25 and there’s free shipping. The Fro Design Co., headed by graphic artist/web designer Fro, has designed many retro-inspired and graphic posters for various movies, including Midnight Run, The  [ Read More ]

Warner Bros Pictures released the first official movie still from the upcoming film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II” by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Alan Rickman (The Villa Golitsyn) and Rupert Grint. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Synopsis: The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of December 10th-12th brings in the first floppers of the 2010 holiday movie season. Whether it was attractive Tourists and/or eye-catching special effects, audiences were just not buying it this time around. Yet, they did seek out a Black Swan though. Here are the studio estimates: 1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ($24.5 million) 2. The Tourist ($17 million) 3. Tangled ($14.5 million) 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($8.5 million) 5. Unstoppable ($3.7 million) 6. Black Swan ($3.3 million) 7. Burlesque ($3.2 million) 8. Love and Other Drugs ($3 million) 9. Due Date ($2.5  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of December 3rd – 5th has Disney capitalizing on the sputtering Potter. Meanwhile, a Warrior gets severely lost trying to find his way to a healthy opening weekend. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Tangled ($21.5 million) 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($16.7 million) 3. Burlesque ($6.1 million) 4. Unstoppable ($6.1 million) 5. Love and Other Drugs ($5.7 million) 6. Megamind ($5 million) 7. Due Date ($4.2 million) 8. Faster ($3.8 million) 9. The Warrior’s Way ($3 million) 10. The Next Three Days ($2.6 million) Analysis Aside from its opening weekend, the figures tabulated for Harry Potter and the  [ Read More ]

In a recent interview with TIME, actress Emma Watson talks about life after Harry Potter. Emma stars in the blockbuster film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Alan Rickman (The Villa Golitsyn) and Rupert Grint. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Synopsis: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length  [ Read More ]