Based on the worldwide box office returns for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 so far, it looks like Warner Bros. might want to invest in another vault at Gringotts. The highly anticipated Harry Potter finale earned $43.6 million on its opening day overseas, setting records in France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Finland and Australia. Per the Los Angeles Times, the opening day sales are 82 percent higher than what The Deathly Hallows Part 1 earned in the same territories last year. Goodness. It's as if Potter tickets have been hexed with a Gemino curse. [LAT/Company Town]
Or not -- he'll do the imagining for you: "I remember also wondering if I should go in for the Bradley Cooper role in Wedding Crashers. That's actually one that I kick myself over as well. I mean, everything works out, and I'm happy with where I'm at... I'm probably being way more honest than I should in an interview." [VF.com]
· "Also, Draco: a big douche from a rich wizarding family." If you need a refresher course on who's who and what's what before watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Slate has compiled a six-minute video recap of the previous seven films. Accio, deadpan laughs! Click through to watch, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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I'm still recovering from the still of Andrew Garfield, with his itty-bitty torso and sweet angst, donning the Spider-Man suit. Six months have passed since that memorable day, and now EW -- as part of a cover story and spread -- has the first photos from the Marc Webb-directed reboot. Get ready for pained Emma Stone, upside-down Spidey, a chilling glimpse of Dr. Conners (a/k/a/ The Lizard), and a bloodied, shirtless Andrew Garfield.
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Just in time for the millions of Muggles awaiting this weekend's Harry Potter finale comes this delightful story from the Time archives, dated Sept. 7, 1931: "Ten cents' worth of a certain bird seed, planted in any back yard, will grow into a yardful of marijuana. Its leaves can be dried, ground and rolled into cigarets, which are bootlegged under the name of 'muggles,' 'reefers,' or 'Mary Warners.' Thinner, shorter than standard cigarets, 'muggles' are made from the small delicate leaves of the female marijuana plant. [...] In New Orleans many a schoolchild is said to be an addict; prison authorities find muggle-smuggling a perplexing problem." Muggle-smuggling! Anyway, now you know. [Time via The Atlantic Wire]
If you were disappointed with the meaningless first poster for John Carter (née of Mars), the Andrew Stanton-directed adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's book series about a Civil War soldier who gets mysteriously transported to Mars, some great news: the trailer for JC has come online, and it's gorgeous, haunting, awesome, and totally obtuse. Also, awesome! Take it away, Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch and Peter Gabriel's cover of Arcade Fire's "My Body is a Cage"!
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For the fourth time in eight days, the Internet is abuzz with sightings of new dwarves from The Hobbit. That brings the number of such recently revealed characters to a grand total of 10 -- almost but not quite enough to make a sexy, sexy Dwarves of The Hobbit calendar for the Tolkien obsessive in your life. In all sincerity, I hope you get that calendar. Just not right now.
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For those of you who follow the television news beat, Glee creator Ryan Murphy telling The Hollywood Reporter that Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith would not return to the Emmy-nominated Fox comedy ("comedy") following the upcoming third season shouldn't have been that surprising. After all, Murphy has been saying for months that the McKinley High School seniors would graduate at the close of season three. What that means for the future of Glee is certainly up for debate -- one that Movieline sister site TVLine will keep you abreast on; what that means for the three biggest Glee stars, however, is firmly in Movieline territory. Where do they go from here? Let's discuss!
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Say what you will about L.A. gangs, but they know how to step it up for a guest: "Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena got a front row seat to Los Angeles gang violence. The actors, who were on riding along with police on patrol in South Los Angeles, were on the scene of a gang shooting late Wednesday. The actors are researching police work for their roles in the upcoming movie End of Watch.. Sgt. Angela McGee says a gang member shot a rival, who is hospitalized with a grazing bullet wounds above his lip and on an arm. Two suspects walked away and there are no arrests." [AP]
Also in this Thursday edition of The Broadsheet: Mila Kunis's schedule could keep her from the Marine Corps Ball (no!)... Harry Potter producer David Heyman looks for the next big thing... What to Expect When You're Expecting hires your favorite Bridesmaids cast member... and more ahead.
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Confirming yesterday's report that producer Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures is moving forward on an Evil Dead remake, to be helmed by Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez, a press release today also shared the new tidbit that Alvarez's and Rodo Sayagues's script is being polished by none other then Juno Oscar-winner Diablo Cody.
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Just over the transom at Movieline comes word from Lionsgate that Paz de la Huerta has been cast as the lead in Nurse 3D, a psycho sexual thriller about a sinister caretaker from director Doug Aarniokoski. Click ahead for more project details and your first look at the sultry actress covered by blood -- and not much else!
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This just in from 20th Century Fox: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie will be shown specially for dedicated fans of the Fox music series on August 10, 2011 -- two days ahead of the worldwide premiere -- in nearly 300 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. And by "dedicated fans," I mean anyone willing to pay $30 when tickets go on sale July 13 on the movie's official Facebook page.
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Oh, the mysterious plight of Severus Snape, the dark and complex Hogwarts teacher and Harry Potter-hating wizard of J.K. Rowling's beloved YA series. As the epic showdown between good and evil comes to its dramatic conclusion this week in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, consider the conundrum that is Snape in WB's newly released character featurette.
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As the song says, this is the end. With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Friday at 12 a.m., the most lucrative film franchise falls to a close. All that's left now is the armchair quarterbacking, specifically: where do the film's young stars go from here? Good question! Ahead, Movieline runs down the future career prospects of Potter's young cast, and offers up one movie star whose career they would be wise to follow.
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