There's so many writers in the world who would love JK Rowling's level of success with Harry Potter. Actually, writer or not, who wouldn't love to be a billionaire?
I admit, I never thought that Hammer Films, the classic British horror studio of yore, could ever be resurrected, but never count out the magic of Harry Potter.
Daniel Radcliffe is perhaps best known for portraying the bookish Harry Potter, a popular character created by the bestselling British author J. K. Rowling.
The ultimate set of discs for the Harry Potter fan will be the Wizards Collection, which is particularly notable due to its $500 price tage, and, well, its sheer coolness.
Fox and Warner Brothers tried, they really did, but neither Rise of the Planet of the Apes, nor Harry Potter got Oscar nominations beyond the usual stuff, the technical awards.
Hammer was the British film company that produced such classics as The Horror of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, while making stars out of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Considering the cash cow the Harry Potter franchise continues to be, the news that Warner Brothers is pulling the movies off the market definitely surprises me.
It's amazing how fast time flies. This summer was the end of Harry Potter at the movies, and it was back on November 16, 2001 that the first film - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK) - hit the theaters.
Although The Dark Tower was ultimately turned down by Universal, it seems as if the key screenwriter and director behind the Harry Potter movies are planning to make The Stand their next big film - with a little help from Warner Bros.
Michael Bay is a lot like the line in Spinal Tap: the amps go to eleven, or in his case, more like twenty. Like heavy metal itself, Bay wants everything bigger, fast, and more ear-splittingly louder than before.
