2008 Movie Sequel Guide

There once was a time when movie sequels could never live up to their predecessors, no matter how much they tried, and anything beyond a Part 2 was not only low budget and cheesy, it definitely never saw the inside of a movie theater. This decade, however, has seen the rise of big-budget multiple-sequel blockbusters with franchises like Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Bourne hitting the "threequel" mark with great box office success and more sequels on the way...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Casting Complete on Sixth 'Harry Potter' Film

Warner Bros. has announced that casting for the sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is complete.

New cast members for the sixth installment, based on the best-selling novel by J.K. Rowling, include Jim Broadbent and Helen McCrory. Broadbent will play, Horace Slughorn, the new potions professor who gives Harry Potter an old Potions textbook that had once belonged to the a former student known only as "The Half-Blood Prince." McCrory, who was originally cast to play Bellatrix Lestrange in the fifth film, but had to bow out after she became pregnant, appears in the sixth film as Narcissa Malfoy, mother to Draco, wife to Lucius, and sister to the wicked Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter)...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Harry Potter Author on Characters' Futures

Harry Potter author JK Rowling hosted a live Web chat on July 30, 2007, on Bloomsbury's official site, in which she answered many questions from fans regarding events taking place during and after the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Obviously, the lengthy chat contains plenty of SPOILERS, so if you haven't finished the latest book, then hold off reading the chat. It's packed with details regarding the future of the characters.
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JK Rowling's Future Harry Potter Plans

Famed Harry Potter author JK Rowling spoke with The Today Show in an exclusive interview to air Thursday and Friday, with portions scheduled to air on Sunday on Dateline NBC.

In the tell-all interview, the author reveals which character received a reprieve in the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She also talks of her plans for a Harry Potter encyclopedia, which would explore the histories of the characters she couldn't fit into her seven-book series. The tome would also give details of the fate of the wizarding world beyond the few clues given at the end of the Deathly Hallows...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom

Contest: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' Hardcover

Here at Geeks of Doom we're giving away to 1 lucky winner a copy of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, J.K. Rowling's highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Two Exclusive Clips from 'Harry Potter'

Yahoo! has an exclusive clip from the upcoming film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix called Proper Teacher, while AOL has its own exclusive clip here.



In "Proper Teacher," Hermione (Emma Watson) asks Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) to teach her and their friends how to defend themselves; in the AOL exclusive -- which you can watch here after the jump -- Hagrid tells Harry, Hermione, and Ron that there's a storm coming and that an army of giants may be headed their way.

Also, MTV's "Rough Cut" interviews Daniel Radcliffe, where he talks about his first...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom

HBO First Look: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

HBO did one of their "First Look" specials and this time it was for the upcoming fifth Harry Potter flick Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which hits theaters July 11, 2007.

The show gives a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the movie, interviews with cast members, and features never-seen-before footage.

HBO is re-running the episode several times throughout the month; click here for the schedule.

Or, you can watch the 13-minute show here after the jump.

NOTE: Parts of the show could be considered spoiler material, so you've been warned...check out this video after the jump at Geeks of Doom

'Harry Potter' Clip 'Escape at Azkaban'

MSN has an exclusive clip from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix called "Escape at Azkaban." You can watch the clip here.



The scene revolves around the long-imprisoned Death Eater Bellatrix LeStrange (Helena Bonham Carter), the evil cousin of Harry's godfather Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), and the reporting of her escape from the prison Azkaban...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom