Harry Potter claimed his rightful place atop the weekend box office, and how: Shattering box office records and unseating Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the closing chapter of the boy wizard's magical saga topped The Dark Knight, Spider-Man, and The Twilight Saga: New Moon as the biggest weekend opener of all time. Cue the celebratory wizard rock jam!
As the beloved Harry Potter film series comes to a close this weekend, you may find yourself adrift; with no more films to look forward to, what's a Harry Potter fan got to live for? Well, here's one way to keep the magic alive, post-Deathly Hallows: Wizard rock, the musical movement made by and for hardcore fans that celebrates all things Potter, in song. After the jump: A primer!
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.
Hold onto your capes, Bat-fans: According to SuperHeroHype, the first teaser trailer for Chris Nolan's summer 2012 sequel The Dark Knight Rises will play in front of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 in theaters next week. Also expected to play for the Potter crowd: Your first look at December's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and November's Happy Feet 2. Accio, Batman! [SuperHeroHype]
Yes, I know. You Harry Potterites well know what Horcruxes are -- the magical vessels that can house a fragment of a wizard or witch's soul -- but the rest of us Muggles might need a little refresher going into July's franchise-ender Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. Luckily, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort himself!) and others have put together a handy featurette packed with footage to explain.
Another day, another fatalistic Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II character poster. Here, it all ends for Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter), which is a shame because for the first time in this series ol' Trix is looking fairly H-O-T. Washed hair and everything, just in time for the big hurrah! Hit the jump for the full image.
Chills. Just CHILLS, guys. The long-awaited finale to the Harry Potter series is coming to a close, and with epic trailers like the one that debuted tonight on ABC Family it can't come soon enough. After the jump, see all of your favorite (doomed?) characters get caught up in the battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort in the new two minute trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2!
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