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The first novel of J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in 1997. This rare edition was sold for 36000 pounds at an auction

Updated On: 28 Nov 2024 | 5:59 PM IST

Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey," has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 89. She was frequently rated the preeminent British actress of a generation which included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench. "Jean Brodie" brought her the Academy Award for best actress and the British Academy (BAFTA) award as well in 1969. Smith added a supporting actress Oscar for "California Suite" in 1978.

Updated On: 27 Sep 2024 | 7:35 PM IST

This new TV series, first announced by Warner Bros Discovery last year, is set to air for at least seven seasons on Max (formerly HBO Max)

Updated On: 12 Sep 2024 | 3:57 PM IST

Streaming series 'Gandhi' will show Tom Felton as Mahatma Gandhi's closest friend during his time studying law in London

Updated On: 02 May 2024 | 3:02 PM IST

"House of Flame and Shadow" is the story of a half-fairy, half-human woman, and is the third book in the Crescent City series

Updated On: 14 Feb 2024 | 2:39 PM IST

The Irish actor passed away peacefully with his family by his side after suffering from pneumonia

Updated On: 28 Sep 2023 | 6:15 PM IST

Each season of the series will be based on one of JK Rowling's seven books

Updated On: 04 Apr 2023 | 9:23 AM IST

Scottish actor, comedian and writer Robbie Coltrane, who played the lovable half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' franchise, has died, his agency WME confirmed

Updated On: 15 Oct 2022 | 7:42 AM IST

Warner Bros Studio Tour Holly­wood recently reopened more than a year after doors were shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic

Updated On: 11 Jul 2021 | 10:40 PM IST

Discovery shareholders would own 29% of the new company

Updated On: 17 May 2021 | 10:28 PM IST

Warner Bros, the sister company of HBO Max, is currently making the third part in the spin-off franchise 'Fantastic Beasts'

Updated On: 26 Jan 2021 | 2:59 PM IST

Hogwarts Legacy, developed by Utah-based Avalanche Software, is a prequel to the iconic fantasy book series by J K Rowling

Updated On: 14 Jan 2021 | 11:11 PM IST

The rooms are arranged by Hogwarts' school subjects

Updated On: 05 Oct 2018 | 9:42 PM IST

A Harry Potter walking tour takes Veenu Sandhu to places that may have inspired the characters

Updated On: 29 Jul 2017 | 4:25 AM IST

Harry Potter: Young readers can discern difference between fantasy and reality

Updated On: 26 Jun 2017 | 4:13 PM IST

With the spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter fans find something to dote upon that doesn't include the triumphant trio, writes Kakoli Chakraborty

Updated On: 18 Nov 2016 | 11:21 PM IST

According to JK Rowling, this is the last Harry Potter story. For each one of us - the biggest fans of Harry Potter - this is devastating

Updated On: 03 Aug 2016 | 9:32 AM IST

A new Harry Potter play that opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience marks the end of the journey for the beloved boy wizard, his creator J K Rowling said at the play's premiere in London on Saturday.Billed as the eighth installment in the series, the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and a book based on its script have helped awaken a new wave of Pottermania five years since the previous episode was made into a movie.Throngs of fans crowded bookstores for the midnight release of the book, hours after the play in London's West End theatre district dazzled theatre-goers with swishing capes, billowy wraiths floating overhead and illusionist tricks of actors appearing to vanish into thin air.Asked if the book and play heralded a new phase of stories, Rowling told Reuters: "No, no. He goes on a very big journey during these two plays and then, yeah, I think we're done. This is the next generation, you know," said Rowling, who later appeared on stage during a s

Updated On: 01 Aug 2016 | 1:06 AM IST

Like many of his fans, Potter has now become an adult and has three children with his wife Ginny Weasley

Updated On: 01 Aug 2016 | 1:00 AM IST