Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been harbouring a crush on co-star Emma Watson for years - confessing both he and Daniel Radcliffe battle to win favor with the pretty actress during filming.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Ian McKellen said he's fine that the full-frontal nude scene he played on stage as King Lear is missing from an upcoming public TV version.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her long-running battle with a fan who planned to publish an unauthorized guide to her wizard franchise.

"The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In some earlier parallel universe of Batman's Gotham City, it might have been Gary Oldman instead of Heath Ledger cackling and conniving as the maniacal Joker.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Snow White, Dorothy Gale, the HAL 9000 computer, Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp and Marlon Brando's Godfather share top billing

Iron Man has already grossed over $400 million worlwide. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull became the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever.

Actress Anna Friel is considering cosmetic surgery - after spotting the early signs of ageing in her car rearview mirror. The Pushing Daisies star admits to pulling back her face while stuck in traffic to see how she would look if she went under the knife - even though she is only 31 years old.

Actor Ian McKellen refused to take over Richard Harris' role of Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film franchise - because his portrayal of wizard Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy is far superior to the Hogwarts character.

Daniel Radcliffe was given magic lessons by conjuror Paul Kieve on the set of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Professional illusionist Kieve taught the star a number of tricks after Radcliffe, 18, asked him for magic lessons during breaks in filming the third installment in the boy wizard movie series.