Sentences with phrase «potter film franchise»

After casting a spell over audiences for a decade as Hermione in the Harry Potter film franchise, Emma Watson surprised her fans by announcing she was taking a break from acting to concentrate on finishing a literature degree at Brown University.

Being one of the young stars in the Harry Potter film franchise Emma Watson was not only destined for stardom like her co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have made a successful career for them...

Given that Traveller's Tales and Warners Bros worked together to create games based on the entire Harry Potter film franchise and the legendary Lord of the Rings trilogy it's hardly surprising that we can look forward to a LEGO version of The Hobbit next year.

JK Rowling is based out of Edinburgh and has garnered almost # 620 million in tangible books and the Harry Potter film franchise.

Insight Editions, a long - time publisher of a wide range of books and collectible products for the Harry Potter film franchise, has also acquired rights to a global publishing program in support of the new films that returns fans to the wizarding world of J.K. Rowling.

So you missed out on joining stars of the Harry Potter film franchise on the red carpet during this weekend's celebration at Universal Orlando?

Harry Potter film franchise, based on the novels by J.K. Rowling, basically did...

HollywoodNews.com: Author J.K. Rowling and Producer David Heyman appeared onstage to accept the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, which honored the Harry Potter film franchise for 2011.

This season's True Detective co-lead Colin Farrell has just signed on to the Warner Bros. project that finds Eddie Redmayne playing Newt Scamander, a wizard venturing around the magical world documenting magical creatures for his book, 70 years before the events of the Harry Potter film franchise.

David Yates, director of two of the worst films in the Harry Potter film franchise — and the director of the first Fantastic Beasts — made this comment about the backlash that came from Depp being cast as Grindelwald:

What is dead is the Harry Potter film franchise that milked Brit author J.K. Rowling's seven bestsellers for eight movies, a global box - office take of $ 6.3 billion, and the Hollywood heavyweight title as the most lucrative film series in, well, ever.

Watson is known around the world as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise based on 17 January 2018... Emma Watson news, gossip, photos of Emma Watson, biography, Emma Watson boyfriend list 2016.

The deal gives iQiyi streaming rights to a list of about 200 Warner Bros. movies, from the Harry Potter film franchise to Academy Award - winner Gravity.

Not exact matches

The Harry Potter series became one of the most successful film franchises ever, grossing more than $ 6 billion.

The Harry Potter book series and film franchise, worth well over $ 21 billion, continues to attract avid fans — even as many as nineteen years after author J.K. Rowling penned the first novel.

As has become standard for bankable intellectual property (see the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises), the book is being split into two films, the first of which, An Unexpected Journey, will arrive in time for Christmas.

There's been virtually no hint of sex in any of Marvel's recent blockbusters or the Harry Potter franchise, and those films have set the bar for what's going to make money in today's market.

This is the fourth Harry Potter film by David Yates and while it still doesn't hit the heights of the third and fourth film in the franchise, it is the best one of the last four.

And over the course of now eight films, the Potter franchise has tried on four directors and two writers, finding success and failure through numerous evolutions.

From left, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have carried the Harry Potter franchise through eight films.

Of all eight Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) finally surpassed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) as the single, # 1 highest (domestic) grossing film of the franchise at $ 381 million.

At no point will I ever consider the Harry Potter series to be a great one, but after eight films and 10 years, I must admit it developed into a consistent, dynamic and engaging franchise.

In my previous Harry Potter review, I talked about the challenges the film franchise faced when the books began to grow in size.

No matter how popular the source materials may be among teenage audiences, there is a strong argument that this film would not have been made without the financial success of the Potter franchise.

The best - selling novel by J.K. Rowling (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in England, as was this film adaptation) becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high - stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped - for franchise of Potter films to the screen by Warner Bros..

Director David Yates clearly has his sights set on franchise country again — since rounding off the POTTER cinematic saga he ruffled the BBC's feathers by putting a new Doctor Who film in development, with TARZAN perhaps forming another opening gambit until that can be finalized.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, most famous for portraying the titular boy wizard through eight Harry Potter films, has broken his silence regarding the controversy surrounding actor Johnny Depp's casting in the spinoff Fantastic Beasts movie franchise.

If you could have ever wanted an ultimate set for the «Harry Potter» film franchise... it has arrived!

The film, a prequel of sorts to the Harry Potter franchise, is inspired by one of Harry Potter's Hogwarts textbook «Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them» and tells the adventures of the book's fictitious author, Newt Scamander.

In any given year, Grauman's Chinese Theatre hosts over 40 red carpet film premieres and since it opened, it has hosted three Academy Award (R) ceremonies and numerous world premieres, including those for internationally - acclaimed film franchises, such as Star Wars and Harry Potter.

Eddie Redmayne opened up regarding the upcoming release of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them to EW at PopFest in Los Angeles, and addressed how the film sets itself apart from the Harry Potter franchise.

His Harry Potter films have generated more money than just about any other movie franchise.

During a Q&A event, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter creator and screenwriter for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (looking at me writing like you don't know who J.K. Rowling is), revealed that the new FBaWtFT franchise will not be one, two, or three films but a grand total of FIVE Ffilms but a grand total of FIVE FILMSFILMS.

Directed by Academy Award ® nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena), this emotional film features stunning and witty performances from Academy Award ® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare In Love, Philomena), Ali Fazal (Furious 7), Eddie Izzard (Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen), Addel Akhtar (The Dictator, The Big Sick) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter franchise).

Unlike the Harry Potter franchise, we don't quite know yet where the rest of the Fantastic Beasts films are going as there isn't an accompanying book series.

Few film franchises have been more constitutive of the modern movie spectacle (and the digital age of cinema) than Harry Potter.

The Harry Potter films, up until this point, have been a miraculous franchise.

For those in the middle, look, the Harry Potter franchise is one of the best ever put to film, bar none.

With the Harry Potter phenomenon credited with re-engaging young readers with the written medium and revitalising the family - friendly film format (as well as kick - starting the trend towards prolonged franchises), the excitement surrounding Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has been considerable to say the least.

WHY: The first Percy Jackson film wasn't amazing by any means, but it at least showed some promise in launching a potential franchise that could take over where the Harry Potter series left off.

Granted that's not as big as any of the Harry Potter franchise films opened, but that's to be expected when we're not dealing with many characters that fans aren't familiar with, and the movie will still be a hit worldwide.

And yet, the writer has learned something from the Potter franchise, clearly going out of her way to establish a foundation that can be enriched and expanded upon in future films.

What really disappoints is that where Harry Potter and his films felt entirely original, there's a «franchise - y» feel to «Fantastic Beasts.»

Katniss Everdeen may have come out on top of the weekend box office with an estimated $ 101 million in domestic ticket sales, but the new «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2» fell short of industry expectations and, unlike the «Twilight» and «Harry Potter» young - adult juggernauts, her «Hunger Games» finale fell far short of other films in the franchise.

By Hanako M. Ricks HollywoodNews.com: Not too long after famed director Martin Scorsese stated he'd be interested in working with Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, comes word that his latest film, Hugo Cabret, has some well - known actors who also have ties to the wizarding franchise.

By Hanako M. Ricks HollywoodNews.com: Warner Bros. and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling hosted a wrap party at Leavesden Studios for the stars of the mega-successful film franchise, which wrapped final production in June.

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them will be adapted into three films, with Harry Potter franchise helmer David Yates directing.

The film, which cost $ 160 million to make, stars Emma Watson of the «Harry Potter» franchise as Belle and Dan Stevens («Downton Abbey») as the cursed prince.

Tom Felton, he from the «Harry Potter» franchise, plays the the nasty villain of the piece (naturally), James Ashford, while Tom Wilkinson also pops up as Dido's adoptive father in Lord Mansfield, and rightly owns every frame in which he appears; but it is relative newcomer Gugu Mbatha - Raw who shines throughout as the film's title character.

The 64 - year - old actor - who played Rubeus Hagrid in the «Harry Potter» film franchise - was immediately admitted to a medical facility in Orlando after getting off a flight on Thursday (29.01.15) reportedly suffering from severe flu - like symptoms.