Harry Potter voted ‘Best Fantasy Franchise’

August 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Daniel Radcliffe has ruled out any possibility of him starring in a planned 'Lord Of The Rings' prequel. The actor was said to have been the favourite to lead the cast of 'The Hobbit', however, he insisted that he had enough of "wizards", thanks to the hit 'Harry Potter' series.I'd have to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' not that anyone has asked me," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The latest Harry Potter film has been named the most error-filled movie of 2009 so far. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' released in U.S.

July 23rd, 2009 All the magic of Harry Potter could not save his best friend Ron Weasley aka actor Rupert Grint from contracting the dreaded swine flu. Apparently, Rupert got a mild case of swine flu; his publicist confirmed the news "It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," Grint 20; stars as Ron Weasley; Harry Potter’s best friend in the Harry Potter franchise.

July 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Box office analysts say that young 'Harry Potter' actors, whom the film series has earned a lot of attention, have a major challenge before them - how to keep their careers magical after the franchise ends. Even though the franchise has earned almost 4.5 billion dollars across the world, box office experts say that the franchise's young stars are heading towards a major crossroads.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is looking forward to the wizard film franchise coming to an end so that he can accept other roles. The 19-year-old has played the boy wizard since he was 11 and has turned down other acting ventures to concentrate on the fantasy films.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hermione Granger, the character in the Harry Potter series played by Emma Watson, topped a poll to find the most beloved of the characters. Contactmusic.com reports that fans picked Granger as the favourite from the Harry Potter gang and they believe she will go on to have the most successful career in movies once the franchise is over.

July 15th, 2009 Midnight hour strikes with $22M for 'Harry Potter'LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter has conjured up a record-breaking witching hour. The latest adventure of the teen wizard, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," took in $22.2 million domestically from midnight screenings, distributor Warner Bros.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Emma Watson's Hermione Granger role has been voted the 'Most Beloved Character in the Harry Potter Franchise' in a new poll. Fans of the wizard tales said that the bushy-haired academic is their favourite member in the Harry Potter gang, reports Contactmusic.

July 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - The 'Harry Potter' film series seems set to topple James Bond movies as top-grossing franchise in box office history. The last five 'Harry Potter' films are said to have raked in a total of 4.48 dollars billion around the globe, while the James Bond movies stand at 5 billion dollars over the course of 22 films.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Emma Watson is apprehensive about what turn her life will take after the series of Harry Potter flicks end. "It's going to sound dramatic, but I feel my life as I know it will be over.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit actor Rupert Grint has revealed that he is desperate for the Harry Potter film franchise to come to an end, so that he can have his own life back. Grint, 20, has been acting in the eight movie series since he was 13 years old, and as the sixth movie is released around the world, he is ready to move on.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - The latest instalment in the Harry Potter film could help make the franchise as one of the most successful franchises of all time, owing to the huge merchandising that comes with it. The first five Harry Potter movies have been a massive source of revenue and profit for Warner Bros.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - 'Harry Potter' star Jamie Waylett has been charged with illegally growing 10 marijuana plants in his north London home. Waylett, who plays the beefy bully Vincent Crabbe in the 'Harry Potter' movie franchise, was first arrested in April after cops found bags of cannabis in his car, reports the New York Daily News.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, who has now recovered from a mild bout of swine flu, has revealed that he thought he would die when he was first told that he had been infected with the disease. "It was quite scary when they first told me I had swine flu, after what's been in the press and stuff.

May 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A falconer who provided birds of prey for the filming of the 'Harry Potter' franchise has landed in jail after pleading guilty to neglect. Kenneth Lea was put behind bars for 12 weeks on 17 charges involving more than 51 specialist birds.