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With the DVD/Blu-ray release ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows a Part 2last week, Warner Bros. Home Video invited a number of reporters from around the world to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida to help promote its release.A While there, I got to speak with the cast as well as some of the filmmakers behind one of my favorite films of the year.A Over the past few days I posted my interviews withdirectorDavid Yates,Rupert Grint,Warwick Davis, andJamesandOliver Phelps(Fred and George Weasley)....

With the DVD/Blu-ray release ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows a Part 2a few days ago, Warner Bros. Home Video invited a number of reporters from around the world to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida to help promote its release.A While there, I got to speak with the cast as well as some of the filmmakers behind one of my favorite films of the year.A Over the past few days I posted my interviews withdirectorDavid Yates,Warwick Davis, andJamesandOliver Phelps(Fred and George Weasley)....

WithHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2getting released on DVD/Blu-ray a few days ago, Warner Bros. Home Video invited a number of reporters from around the world to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida to help promote its release.A While there, I got to speak with the cast as well as some of the filmmakers behind one of my favorite films of the year.A Over the weekend I posted the interviews withdirectorDavid YatesandWarwick Davis, and now I’ve gotJamesandOliver Phelps(Fred and George Weasley)....

We spent a lot of effort onPart 2to get it looking as beautiful as possible. However, weeks laterBen Affleckwas offered the job, with no update as to Yatesa status on the project. Well, the director revealed that he was offered the chance to direct the film but he ultimately passed. My issues though were about the adaptation. Itas with a wonderful producer called John Lesher. Heas really amazing and inspiring....

WhileWarwick Davisis a name you might not instantly recognize, I can assure you youve seen his work. In the wizarding franchise, Davis played two characters: Professor Flitwick and Griphook. Hit the jump to watch the interview. CL

The trailer forDavid Wain’sWanderlusthas gone online. Moving to Atlanta is apparently a fate so terrible that it causes Aniston to scream at the heavens. The two then move around to various locations until they land on a commune and start to feel renewed. It looks likeFor Better or WorseorDid You Hear About the Morgans?if either of those movies were funny. There’s a bunch of great jokes in the trailer, and it isn’t even a red-band version....

New shipments of all eight Harry Potter films on Blu-ray and DVD will cease on December 29, 2011. The three-day celebration will take place from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. In addition, the exciting global online adventure Harry Potter: The Quest continues. For more information and to sign up visitwww.HarryPotterTheQuest.com. Additional information and content is also available athttp://www.facebook.com/harrypottermovieandhttp://twitter.com/harrypotterfilm. LEGO HARRY POTTERTM: YEARS 5-7 Available for holiday 2011 will be LEGO Harry PotterTM: Years 5-7....

CHRIS ZYLKA: It was an audition situation. I read the script and really enjoyed the character. What throw in of guy is your character? CL ZYLKA: Im more of the jokester/ass. Im the cocky kid. You want the sharks to eat me. Was it challenging to make him a character that audiences could root for? ZYLKA: You have to always have a go at find that redeeming quality. I think it had to do with all of the actors being so prepared and knowing their characters....

Coming off an Oscar win forThe Fighterand currently shooting one of the biggest films of 2012, Christian Bale has a wide variety of projects to choose from as his follow-up toThe Dark Knight Rises.A His third (and supposedly final)Batmanfilm wraps shooting this fall and he’s eyeing various high-profile projects as his follow up.AVarietyreports that he’s considering Clint Eastwood’s remake ofA Star Is Bornstarring Beyonce Knowles, Michael Mann’sGold, the villain role in Spike Lee’s remake ofOldboy, Scott Cooper’sOut of the Furnace, and Darren Aronofsky’sNoah....

We all knewHarry Potterwould go out with a bang after a decade in multiplexes.A YetHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2isshattering even our very high expectationsat the box office.A Warner Bros. announced today thatDeathly Hallowsis the unequivocal highest-grossing film of 2011 in less than a month of release.A As of August 8, the final chapter in the Harry Potter saga has totaled $344.8 million domestically to bestTransformers: Dark of the Moon, and an astounding $801....

a stand-alone pic?) and by the fact that its lead character was something other than human. Of course, after this weekend we might have to include an asterisk when mentioning that fact.

So how to explain this weeks number one launch ofCaptain America? Are fans only tired of non-Marvel superheroes? In comparison,Captain Americas nearly equivalent opening looks far more impressive. Not only did the Capt. Until Friday, in fact, it seemed likely thatDeathly Hallows 2would be a repeat at number one. But well get to that in a minute. Critically, both films were well-received, withCaptain Americarating 73% on Rotten Tomatoes toThors 77%....

By Friday night, however, a high end of $180 million seemed more likely. As of this mornings estimate the actual weekend ofDeathly Hallows 2came in between the two projections. Adjusted for inflation,The Dark Knightwould chart at $166.3 million for 2011. As a fan-driven event movie, it was a given thatDeathly Hallows 2would be incredibly front-loaded. In contrastThe Dark Knightexhibited a remarkable staying power which Harry Potter may not be able to match....