After breaking several box-office records on its opening three weeks ago, Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 became the first film in the franchise to reach the $1 billion mark worldwide.

The final “Harry Potter” film, on Saturday, has grossed $296 million in the US and $630 million overseas for a global total of $926 million. Come Sunday (US time), it’s being expected to easily pass the vaunted $1 billion mark.

The highest-grossing in the franchise was still the first installment, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” By the end of this weekend, Deathly Hallows Part 2 should surpass Sorcerer’s Stone’s domestic gross of $317 million. It also will have surpassed the $659 million earned last year internationally by Deathly Hallows Part 1.

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2′ Hits $2-B Worldwide in 2 Weeks! originally appeared on Starmometer on July 31, 2011.

Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ set the highest-grossing opening weekend ever. The series finale drew an estimated $168.55 million beating the The Dark Knight‘s record of $158.4 million.

“Deathly Hallows Part 2″ also conjured the highest opening day record of $92.1 million last Friday and the highest midnight launch record of $43.5 million.

The Harry Potter franchise has now grossed $2.177 billion, and it’s about to break the record of Star Wars’ $2.218 billion to become the top-grossing franchise in history.

TOP 10 MOVIES AT THE US BOX-OFFICE
(July 15 to 17, 2011 – Weekend Estimates)

Note: Debuting movies are highlighted in yellow.

Figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2′ Sets Highest Grossing Opening Weekend of All Time originally appeared on Starmometer on July 18, 2011.

According to Box Office Mojo, the movie set opening day records in Australia ($7.5 million), Italy ($4.6 million), Sweden ($2.1 million), Norway ($1.8 million), the Netherlands ($1.7 million), Denmark ($1.6 million), Belgium ($1.4 million) and Finland ($749,000). It also claimed the Wednesday opening record in France ($7.1 million), the preview record in Germany ($5.3 million), and the Warner Bros. opening day record in Russia ($4.1 million).

Across the same group of territories, that opening day is up 82 percent on “Deathly Hallows Part 1″ and 49 percent on “Half-Blood Prince.”

The Harry Potter opening weekend record is held by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” which debuted to $236 million worldwide two years ago. Warner Bros. is optimistic that “Deathly Hallows Part 2″ will break that record as the film debuts on 19,500+ screens in 59 other foreign territories this weekend.

Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that the Harry Potter finale has conjured over $32 million in advance ticket sales, setting a new pre-opening benchmark.

Watch the final trailer of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ here:

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2′ Sets Opening Day Records Around the World originally appeared on Starmometer on July 15, 2011.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint banner Empire Magazine’s July issue with the cover story “The Last Crusade, the Perfect Farewell.” This is part of the trio’s campaign in keeping the hype alive for their movie “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ in order to take over the worldwide box-office this weekend.

And here are their close-up photos inside the magazine:

Daniel Radcliffe:

Emma Watson:

Rupert Grint:

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ opens in Philippine theaters today.

Images courtesy of Empire Magazine

‘Harry Potter’ Stars Cover Empire Magazine originally appeared on Starmometer on July 14, 2011.

Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series of movies, became emotional during the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” at the Trafalgar Square in London.

According to Zimbio, Watson cried uncontrollably when she and her co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint talked to fans about their own experiences throughout the filming of the movie franchise which lasted for a decade.

Wearing an Oscar de la Renta gown, Watson reportedly said:

“How do I put into words what all of this has meant to me? It will always be a part of who I am and I feel blessed to have shared it.”

And,

“I’ve had the most amazing ten years of my life. Thank you so much.”

Emma Watson Becomes Emotional During the ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2′ Premiere originally appeared on Starmometer on July 9, 2011.

Here are the key characters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, the film’s main protagonist.

Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry’s best friend and Hermione’s romantic interest.

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friend and Ron’s romantic interest.

Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, a Death Eater, the film’s secondary antagonist and Sirius Black’s cousin and murderer.

Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn, the potions master at Hogwarts.

Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Harry’s half-giant friend and a former teacher at Hogwarts.

Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, the Charms teacher at Hogwarts and Griphook the Goblin.

Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, the primary antagonist, a merciless power-hungry wizard, and the leader of the Death Eaters, hell bent on killing Harry.

Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts killed by Severus Snape two films earlier.

John Hurt as Ollivander, a wandmaker abducted by the Death Eaters.

Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy’s father and a disgraced Death Eater.

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather. Killed in battle three films earlier by Bellatrix Lestrange.

Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, a spy for Dumbledore and the new headmaster of Hogwarts.

Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration teacher, Deputy Headmistress and future Headmistress at Hogwarts.

David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, a member of the Order of the Phoenix and a former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.

Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, the divination teacher at Hogwarts.

Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, the Weasley matriarch and a mother figure to Harry.

Distributed by Warner Bros., “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will be released in Philippine theatres and IMAX, in 3D and 2D, beginning July 14, 2011.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Character Banners originally appeared on Starmometer on July 8, 2011.

Radcliffe reflects, “I know I’ll never see a frame of these films that I don’t connect immediately to a memory of a place or a time or a person. Even now I can’t fully express how important it’s been to me, but I can say it was a great time and it’s something I will never be able to recreate.”

Question: Has there been any crying since you all know the “Harry Potter” films are ending?

Daniel Radcliffe: There was lots of crying for Emma, Rupert and I, and the crew as well because a lot of them have been there for 10 years as well. So, there were lots of tears from everybody, really. It was very sad. And, at the time, I remember sort of being quite inconsolable for like two hours. And then four hours later I was on a plane and I was reading a script for another movie. So, we move on. [Laughs]

Q: We’ve seen over the ten years how you’ve changed. But how haven’t you changed? How have you remained the same?

Radcliffe: I’m still very hyperactive. I’ve still got quite a lot of energy. I think the one thing that’s different is that I have worked out a way in which I can sort of pace that energy more sensibly throughout the day so I don’t just go nuts for four hours and then crash and burn. [Laughs] I’m probably still as curious now as I was then. I think curiosity is probably the greatest thing anybody can have. And I think I’m still quite respectful of a film set as I was then. But when I was 11, it was out of a sort of awe that I had respect for film sets.

Q: The fandom for Harry Potter has grown so huge and is constantly evolving and growing with the films. What are your thoughts on just the sheer size and scale of it?

Radcliffe: In terms of the actual scale of Potter, I think it is amazing. In a way, one of the things that keeps me grounded and sane is the fact that you have to remember that it’s not because of me that people are screaming at the premieres. Anybody who got this part would have had that level of mania surrounding them a few weeks a year. And I think that’s very important to remember. I just got very, very lucky with the part that sort of I fell into.

The other thing I think I’d say about the fans and about the scale is the fact that it’s interesting, because Harry Potter—even though there are films now—is still, at the heart of it, a literary phenomenon. And when you compare the fans of this to something, say like Star Trek or Star Wars, all of which have that same incredibly devoted fan base, because it starts off as a literary thing, it’s kind of inspired a generation of really, really, literate, interesting fans, people who—having been so inspired by the Potter books—have then gone off and expanded their reading into other areas. I think that’s the most remarkable thing about it. I don’t think there are any other kinds of fans like Harry Potter fans, who are so interested in everything, not just the thing that is the focus of their fandom.

Q: When you were reading the Potter books, did you ever think, ‘I would love to be Harry Potter’?

Radcliffe: No. Not particularly. His life sounded like a nightmare. [Laughs] I kind of thought, ‘God, this poor kid.’ But, I think, after I got the part, I then went back and read all four—I think only the first four had come out at that point—and I read them all back to back and just became obsessed. I would charge around my room, despite having been filming as him during the day, I would [Laughs] tell my grandma over at my hotel room in Newcastle where we were filming the scenes where the broom leaps up into my hand, and I would be going back to my hotel room at night and having wand fights with nobody. [Laughs] Oh, yes, it’s a pity I didn’t have a brother. Yeah.

Q: Emma has been concentrating on college. Are you going to concentrate on your career?

Radcliffe: I’m gonna try to make a career for myself. You know, Emma’s the most academic cat of all three of us by quite a long way. [Laughs] So, I don’t think like university would have been on the cards for myself and Rupert. [Laughs] I found school very, very hard. I got good results most the time, but then I dropped out a year early because I was going to rehearsals for “Equus” and, to be honest, I think, well, I found something that I have some aptitude with, or I hesitate to say I’m good at because I’m so far away from being finished at art school and I’ve still got a lot to learn. But I certainly think I’m better at this than I would be at anything else. So I’m going to try and just focus on that and try and make as long a career of myself as possible.

Q: I imagine you just getting mobbed in the streets. Is the public used to you now?

Radcliffe: I think around my area they are quite used to me. It’s kind of, ‘Oh, there he is again.’ But, also, it’s the advantage of being 5’5”—no one really looks twice. If you’re just a skinny face in a crowd, it doesn’t attract too much attention.

Q: Was it ever out of control?

Radcliffe: Not really. Only in Japan. It went wild when I was in Japan. It’s amazing because it manages to be both aggressive and incredibly restrained at the same time. They will charge towards you, but it is like there is an invisible barricade two feet from you. And they will not go past that. It’s really incredible. It is like having some sort of force field to protect you. I mean, when I arrived in Japan when I was 13, there were five thousand people waiting in the airport arrival screaming. I mean, it was pretty intense. I am a Beatle in Japan.

Distributed by Warner Bros., “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will be released in Philippine theatres and IMAX, in 3D and 2D, beginning July 14.

Daniel Radcliffe Ends His ‘Potter’ Journey in ‘Deathly Hallows – Part 2′ originally appeared on Starmometer on July 4, 2011.

2011 Teen Choice Award Nominees

Choice Music: Male Artist

Justin Bieber
Jason Derülo
Cee Lo Green
Enrique Iglesias
Bruno Mars

Choice Music: Female Artist

Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Choice Music: Group

Black Eyed Peas
Far East Movement
“Glee” Cast
Selena Gomez & The Scene
The Script

Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Artist

Eminem
Lupe Fiasco
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Kanye West

Choice Music: Rock Group

30 Seconds to Mars
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
OneRepublic
Paramore

Choice Music: Rock Track

“Rope,” Foo Fighters
“Waiting for the End,” Linkin Park
“Sing,” My Chemical Romance
“Good Life,” OneRepublic
“Monster,” Paramore

Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track

“Run the World (Girls),” Beyoncé
“Just Can’t Get Enough,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Don’t Wanna Go Home,” Jason Derülo
“I Need a Doctor,” Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey
“All of the Lights,” Kanye West

Choice Music: Single

“The Time (Dirty Bit),” The Black Eyed Peas
“Who Says,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Born This Way,” Lady Gaga
“Firework,” Katy Perry
“Give Me Everything,” Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo

Choice Music: Male Country Artist

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

Choice Music: Female Country Artist

Miranda Lambert
Jennette McCurdy
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Country Single

“If I Die Young,” The Band Perry
“Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” Luke Bryan
“Just a Kiss,” Lady Antebellum
“Honey Bee,” Blake Shelton
“Mean,” Taylor swift

Choice Music: Country Group

Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Rascal Flatts
Steel Magnolia
Little Big Town

Choice Music: Love Song

“Come Down with Love,” Allstar Weekend
“Love You Like a Love Song,” Selena Gomez
“Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
“Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
“Mine,” Taylor Swift

Choice Break-Up Song

“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
“Forget You,” Cee Lo Green
“See No More,” Joe Jonas
“Grenade,” Bruno Mars
“Back to December,” Taylor Swift

Choice TV Show: Drama

Bones
Gossip Girl
House
Make It or Break It
The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Choice TV Actor: Drama

Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
David Boreanaz, Bones
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Daren Kagasoff, The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Hugh Laurie, House

Choice TV Actress: Drama

Emily Deschanel, Bones
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Josie Loren, Make It or Break It
Olivia Wilde, House
Shailene Woodley, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Fringe
Smallville
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Joshua Jackson, Fringe
Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Tom Welling, Smallville
Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Erica Durance, Smallville
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Crystal Reed, Teen Wolf
Anna Torv, Fringe

Choice TV Show: Action

Burn Notice
Chuck
Hawaii Five-O
NCIS: Los Angeles
Nikita

Choice TV Actor: Action

Jeffrey Donovan, Burn Notice
Daniel Dae Kim, Hawaii Five-O
Zachary Levi, Chuck
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Shane West, Nikita

Choice TV Actress: Action

Lyndsy Fonseca, Nikita
Linda Hunt, NCIS: Los Angeles
Grace Park, Hawaii Five-O
Maggie Q, Nikita
Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck

Choice TV Show: Comedy

The Big Bang Theory
Glee
iCarly
Modern Family
Wizards of Waverly Place

Choice TV Actor: Comedy

Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
John Krasinski, The Office
Cory Monteith, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Choice TV Actress: Comedy

Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place
Demi Lovato, Sonny with a Chance

Choice TV: Animated Show

American Dad
Bob’s Burgers
The Cleveland Show
Family Guy
The Simpsons

Choice TV: Personality

Christina Aguilera, The Voice
Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model
Adam Levine, The Voice
Jennifer Lopez, American Idol
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show

American Idol
America’s Best Dance Crew
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Wipeout

Choice TV: Reality Show

Jersey Shore
Khloe & Lamar
Kourtney & Kim Take New York
The Real World: Las Vegas
Secret Millionaire

Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star

Paul “Pauly D” Del Vecchio, Jersey Shore
Rob Dyrdek, Fantasy Factory
Lamar Odom, Khloe & Lamar
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey Shore
Brad Womack, The Bachelor

Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star

Laurieann Gibson, The Dance Scene
Chelsea Handler, After Lately
The Kardashians, Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Audrina Patridge, Audrina
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jersey Shore

Choice TV: Villain

Justin Bieber, CSI
Jane Lynch, Glee
Seth MacFarlane (as Stewie Griffin), Family Guy
Joseph Morgan, The Vampire Diaries
Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl

Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer

Dianna Agron, Glee
Katerina Graham, The Vampire Diaries
Jennette McCurdy, iCarly
Amber Riley, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer

Chris Colfer, Glee
Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family
Mark Salling, Glee
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Michael Trevino, The Vampire Diaries

Choice Movies: Action

Fast Five
Scott Pilgrim VS. The World
Unstoppable
Faster
The Tourist

Choice Movie Actor: Action

Dwayne Johnson – Fast Five, Faster
Johnny Depp – The Tourist
Paul Walker – Fast Five
Vin Diesel – Fast Five
Michael Cera- Scott Pilgrim VS. The World

Choice Movie Actress: Action

Angelina Jolie – The Tourist
Carla Gugino – Faster
Jordana Brewster – Fast Five
Rosario Dawson – Unstoppable
Mary Elizabeth Winstead- Scott Pilgrim VS. The World

Choice Movies: Comedy

Little Fockers
Due Date
Bridesmaids
Bad Teacher
The Other Guys

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

Ed Helms – The Hangover Part II
Russell Brand – Arthur
Justin Timberlake- Bad Teacher
Will Ferrell – The Other Guys
Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover Part II, Due Date

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy

Cameron Diaz – Bad Teacher
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Anna Faris- Take Me Home Tonight
Eva Mendes – The Other Guys
Maya Rudolph- Bridesmaids

Choice Movie: Drama

Water For Elephants
The Roommate
Limitless
Soul Surfer
Black Swan

Choice Movie Actor: Drama

Bradley Cooper – Limitless
Cam Gigandet – The Roommate
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
Robert Pattinson – Water For Elephants
Shia LaBeouf – Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

Choice Movie Actress: Drama

Reese Witherspoon – Water For Elephants
Minka Kelly – The Roommate
AnnaSophia Robb – Soul Surfer
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Leighton Meester – Country Strong

Choice Movie: Romantic Comedy

No Strings Attached
Just Go With It
Life As We Know it
Something Borrowed
Easy A

Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy

Ashton Kutcher – No Strings Attached
Adam Sandler – Just Go With It
Penn Badgley- Easy A
Josh Duhamel- Life As We Know It
John Krasinski – Something Borrowed

Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy

Natalie Portman – No Strings Attached
Jennifer Aniston – Just Go With It
Ginnifer Goodwin – Something Borrowed
Emma Roberts – The Art Of Getting By
Emma Stone-Easy A

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Super 8
X-Men: First Class
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Choice Movie Actor: Sci Fi/Fantasy

Robert Pattinson- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Ryan Reynolds- Green Lantern
Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Taylor Lautner- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Choice Movie Actress: Sci Fi/Fantasy

Penelope Cruz- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Kristen Stewart- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Blake Lively- Green Lantern
Elle Fanning- Super 8
Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Choice Movie: Horror

Paranormal Activity 2
Piranha 3D: The Sequel
Let Me In
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter
Scream 4

Choice Movie Villain

Bryce Dallas Howard- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Leighton Meester – The Roommate
Ian McShane- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Kevin Bacon- X-Men: First Class
Tom Felton- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

Choice Animated Movie Voice

Zachary Levi-Tangled
Justin Timberlake-Yogi Bear
Johnny Depp-Rango
Anne Hathaway- Rio
Jack Black- Kung Fu Panda 2

Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Male

Ken Jeong – The Hangover Part II
Justin Timberlake – The Social Network
Andrew Garfield- The Social Network
Riley Griffiths- Super 8
Kellan Lutz- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Female

Mila Kunis – Black Swan
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Ashley Greene- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Alyson Michalka- The Roommate, Easy A
Crystal the Monkey- The Hangover Part II

Choice Movie Hissy Fit

Ed Helms- The Hangover Part II
Kristin Wiig- Bridesmaids
Mark Wahlberg- The Other Guys
Robert Downey Jr.- Due Date
Aqua The Alien- Super 8

Choice Movie Liplock

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows : Part 1
Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens – Beastly
Mila Kunis & Natalie Portman – Black Swan

Choice Movie Chemistry

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, “The Other Guys”
Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper, “The Hangover Part II”
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, “Just Go With It”
The “Super 8” Crew, “Super 8”
The First Class, “X-Men: First Class”

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female

Miley Cyrus
Vanessa Hudgens
Lady Gaga
Jennifer Lopez
Taylor Swift

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Male

Justin Bieber
Chris Colfer
Zac Efron
Jaden Smith
Justin Timberlake

Choice Male Hottie

Justin Bieber
Joe Jonas
Taylor Lautner
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder

Choice Female Hottie

Nina Dobrev
Selena Gomez
Kim Kardashian
Minka Kelly
Mila Kunis

Choice Athlete: Male

Jon Jones (Mixed Martial Arts)
Dirk Nowitzki (Basketball)
Manny Pacquiao (Boxing)
Albert Pujols (Baseball)
Shaun White (Snowboarding/Skateboarding/Surfing)

Choice Athlete: Female

Shawn Johnson (Gymnastics)
Danica Patrick (Auto Racing)
Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
Lindsey Vonn (Ski Racing)
Serena Williams (Tennis)

Choice Comedian

Ellen DeGeneres
Jimmy Fallon
George Lopez
Andy Samberg
Daniel Tosh

Choice Twit

Justin Bieber
Ellen DeGeneres
Ashton Kutcher
Demi Lovato
Homer Simpson

Image courtesy of www.teenchoiceawards.com

‘Harry Potter’ Vs ‘Twilight’ Again in 2011 Teen Choice Awards originally appeared on Starmometer on July 1, 2011.

She made the revelation in the latest issue of Seventeen Magazine.

“For the first two movies, I had a huge crush on Tom Felton,” Watson told Seventeen. “He was my first crush. He totally knows. We talked about it – we still laugh about it. We are really good friends now, and that’s cool.”

Watson and Felton reprise their role as Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy, respectively, in the eighth and final installment of the “Harry Potter” movie franchise.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ hits theaters worldwide beginning July 15, 2011.

Image courtesy of Fanpop

Emma Watson Reveals She Had a Huge Crush on ‘Malfoy’ originally appeared on Starmometer on June 30, 2011.

Question: Did the cast and crew do anything special on the last day of shooting?

Rupert Grint: Yeah, they played a video. We did this thing called the Golden Board. Have to have Dan [Radcliffe] explain that, but it’s basically a big count-down. This film was like 260 days or something. Every day we had this board, like ‘day one,’ ‘day two’ and each time it would be a silly saying and stuff. They kind of edited all that together and it was just really nice to see that. It was actually quite emotional too.

Q: We heard your birthday happened during shooting? Tell us about that.

Grint: It was cool. It was my Golden Board. They set up a piñata in the Weasley house and I was trying to hit it and, yeah, that was quite good.

Q: Within this family of Harry Potter, you also have the Weasleys. Do you guys feel a certain bond in terms of this being your on-screen family that will always be close?

Grint: Yeah. Definitely. We have Julie Walters, ‘cause I’ve worked with her before outside of “Potter,” and she, naturally, is quite a motherly type and she’s seen us grow up as well. And she really kind of cares about us. The twins as well. I’m really good friends with them. I see them quite regularly, yeah, so we’ll always kind of see each other.

Q: Is there any particular scene in all the films that you wish you could have been in, even as a different character?

Grint: I think, in the sixth film, I really liked the scene with Harry and Dumbledore in the boat. That was really cool.

Q: Do you have ideas about maybe directing some day or what you might like to do 10 years from now?

Grint: Directing’s a nice idea, but in 10 years I’m not sure. I definitely want to keep on acting, and just do different roles. I’m looking forward to that.

Q: You’ve had quite a variety of roles in 10 years, between “Harry Potter” and some of the other films you’ve done.

Grint: I’m quite keen. I’m always going to miss “Harry Potter,” but it’s the right time to move on and I’m ready to do different things.

Q: Have you any other projects lined up in the near future?

Grint: Yeah, there are a few things; nothing definite yet. But it has been nice just to have a break now. This last film was really exhausting and I haven’t been on holiday for like three years and it was nice to kind of finally do that.

Q: They’re going to be turning the studio into a museum. Have you thought about that?

Grint: I know, yeah. They said they were going to make replicas of our dressing rooms as well so people can see them. It’s just quite a weird thought, but yeah, that’s great. I mean, it’s such a special place to us because I’ve spent more time there than my own home, really, and to know that it’s going to live on is really great.

Q: You’ve bought some outrageous things in the past. You mentioned a mini-ice rink? What’s some of the items you may have purchased that are not sort of everyday items?

Grint: I supposed I’ve got some weird things. The latest thing is we’ve got miniature donkeys. They’re just like normal donkeys, but kind of half the size.

Q: How many and what are their names?

Grint: Just two. Shakespeare and Pandora. [Laughs]

Q: For breeding purposes or just as pets?

Grint: Just as pets, yeah. I’ve got miniature pigs as well, and miniature hedgehogs.

Q: How many different animals do you have? I mean, your entire family?

Grint: We’ve obviously got dogs and cats and a parrot and peacocks.

Q: You’ve got a zoo! What size of place do you have to have all these things?

Grint: I live in the country, really. Just outside London. There’s a few acres, yeah. They’ve got some good space.

Distributed by Warner Bros., “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will be released in Philippine theatres and IMAX, in 3D and 2D, beginning July 14, 2011.

Rupert Grint Plays Ron for the Last Time in ‘Deathly Hallows Part 2′ originally appeared on Starmometer on June 20, 2011.

Can you name all of them?

Here are the key characters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, the film’s main protagonist.

Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry’s best friend and Hermione’s romantic interest.

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friend and Ron’s romantic interest.

Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, a Death Eater, the film’s secondary antagonist and Sirius Black’s cousin and murderer.

Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn, the potions master at Hogwarts.

Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Harry’s half-giant friend and a former teacher at Hogwarts.

Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, the Charms teacher at Hogwarts and Griphook the Goblin.

Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, the primary antagonist, a merciless power-hungry wizard, and the leader of the Death Eaters, hell bent on killing Harry.

Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts killed by Severus Snape two films earlier.

John Hurt as Ollivander, a wandmaker abducted by the Death Eaters.

Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy’s father and a disgraced Death Eater.

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather. Killed in battle three films earlier by Bellatrix Lestrange.

Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, a spy for Dumbledore and the new headmaster of Hogwarts.

Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration teacher, Deputy Headmistress and future Headmistress at Hogwarts.

David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, a member of the Order of the Phoenix and a former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.

Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, the divination teacher at Hogwarts.

Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, the Weasley matriarch and a mother figure to Harry.

Distributed by Warner Bros., “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” will be released in Philippine theatres and IMAX, in 3D and 2D, beginning July 14, 2011.

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2′ – Character Posters originally appeared on Starmometer on June 19, 2011.

J.K. Rowling, the author of the phenomenal book series which turned into blockbuster movies, has released a mysterious website called “Pottermore.”

There’s nothing much in Pottermore.com, just a magenty background and a couple of owls with the words “Coming Soon” and the signature of the richest author in the world.

The mystery continues if you click either of the owls on the homepage. You’ll be taken next to a YouTube page with a picture of another owl and the words “The owls are gathering” and “find out soon why.”

The countdown clock on the page tells how many days, hours and minutes are remaining before the mystery unfolds.

Will there be another installment for the “Harry Potter” book series? It’s been 5 years since the last book, “Deathly Hallows,” has been published and fans can’t get enough.

Or perhaps it’s a spin-off.

We’ll find out in a week…

Pottermore – A Mysterious Website by J.K. Rowling originally appeared on Starmometer on June 17, 2011.