Tag archive for ‘Harry Potter’

J.K. Rowling gives $1.8M gift to UK ruling party

J.K. Rowling gives $1.8M gift to UK ruling party

It sounds like Harry Potter will vote for the Labour Party when the boy wizard is old enough to cast a ballot. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made a rare foray into Britain’s bruising political battles Saturday, donating 1 million pounds ($1.8 million) to the struggling Labour... 

Judge blocks ‘Harry Potter Lexicon’

Judge blocks ‘Harry Potter Lexicon’

A federal judge on Monday ruled against a Web site operator who was seeking to publish an encyclopedia about the Harry Potter series of novels, blocking publication of “The Harry Potter Lexicon” after concluding that it would cause author J.K. Rowling “irreparable... 

Warner Bros. sues over ‘Hari Puttar’ film

Warner Bros. sues over ‘Hari Puttar’ film

Let’s see Hari Puttar get out of this one. Bollywood producers set to release a film called “Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors” are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise. While... 

‘Harry Potter’ flick pushed to next summer

‘Harry Potter’ flick pushed to next summer

Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school. Warner Bros. gave Harry the school year off, announcing last week it was bumping the sixth movie in the series from fall to next summer. But Entertainment Weekly — which shares...