Author J.K. Rowling has pledged to hand the royalties from a new Harry Potter encyclopedia to charity. The writer revealed to fans on her website that she's working on a collection of material ...

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's first novel geared toward adults officially has a title. The author's new publisher, Little, Brown & Co., announced Thursday that Rowling's "The Casual Vacancy" ...

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has announced plans for her first 'adult' novel and she insists it will be be very different to her books about the boy wizard. The seven Potter books have turned ...

Steven Spielberg passed on the chance to get behind the camera for the first "Harry Potter" film after helping to develop the movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestseller - because he didn't feel ...

Spoilers are a tricky thing; we should know, considering this story is totally full of them (you've been warned!). Frankly, one look at your Facebook page should be all you need in order to realize...

Rocker Lenny Kravitz was presented with one of France's highest honors by the country's culture minister at a ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. The Are You Gonna Go My Way hit-maker was handed the ...

Daniel Radcliffe's stint as Harry Potter almost ended before it even began after he realized he was allergic to the boy wizard's iconic spectacles just days into filming the first movie. The Brit...

Hugh Grant and Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling have been given permission to participate in an investigation into Britain's recent tabloid newspaper industry phone hacking scandal. Media mogul R...

Lady Gaga has been named one of Vanity Fair magazine's top 50 most innovative visionaries, becoming the highest ranked woman at number nine on the annual New Establishment List.

Happy Birthday to: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling (1965) Modern Family actor Rico Rodriguez (1998) Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows (1981) The Office actor B.J. Novak (1979) Coldplay dru...

Filmmaker David Yates has been voted the best Harry Potter director by fans of the film franchise. Four different directors have helped bring author J.K. Rowling's boy wizard books to life on the ...

Last week, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling revealed a brand new website for her wizarding franchise, "Pottermore," a page shrouded in secrecy with promises of a future revelation. We had a few g...

JK Rowling has just launched a new Harry Potter website and is teasing a major announcement next week. Is there a new Harry Potter book in the works?

British actor Alan Rickman has marked the upcoming end of the Harry Potter franchise in an emotional letter praising his now grown-up co-stars, as well as creator J.K. Rowling. The wizard movies ...

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was so worried about reports suggesting J.K. Rowling was planning a new book about the boy wizard, he wrote a letter to the author begging her to lock up her type...

"The King's Speech" continued its reign over the movie industry's awards season by taking home seven trophies at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTAs) on Sunday. The cri...

A plagiarism lawsuit against Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been dismissed by a U.S. federal judge. Representatives for the estate of late fantasy writer Adrian Jacobs filed suit in America...

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is still refusing to rule out the possibility of expanding the boy wizard franchise, despite releasing the final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallo...

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated a massive $15 million to open a multiple sclerosis (MS) research clinic in honor of her late mother. The famed writer's mom, Anne, spent 10 years batt...

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer and James Patterson have topped Forbes magazine's best-paid authors list. The "Along Came a Spider" writer earned an estimated $70 million in the last year, whil...

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe fears he won't be the last kid to play the boy wizard - he has a sneaking suspicion the franchise will be re-imagined for a new generation when he's in his 50s....

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has blasted a plagiarism lawsuit against her as "absurd" - and is pressing for the case to be thrown out of court. Late British writer Adrian Jacobs' estate has fil...

Happy Birthday to Avenged Sevenfold singer Matthew Sanders (1981), actress Annie Parisse (1976), English actress Emilia Fox (1974), "Lois and Clark" star Dean Cain (1966), "Harry Potter" author J.K...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out tomorrow, and while this movie definitely looks to be the best of the bunch (hopefully), it also means the fandom is coming out in full power. I've ...

The Roman Catholic Church has praised the latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise - for highlighting the "sacrifice" needed for good to triumph over evil. The Vatican's own newspaper L...

Rhys Ifans is preparing to cast a little magic in the upcoming Harry Potter movie after landing a role as a wizard in the film franchise's next installment. Welsh star Ifans will play kooky w...

Work has resumed on the latest Harry Potter movie a week after Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double was seriously injured in an onset accident. David Holmes was admitted to the hospital last Wedn...