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Mischief managed, for 15 years at least. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has climbed past Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 on the all-time worldwide box office chart, ending the Potter finale’s long run as the franchise’s highest earner sitting above a Homer adaptation. The theatrical poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, shot…

The Wizarding World just found a new home on American linear television. Paramount has announced a multi-year exclusive licensing deal to bring all eight Harry Potter films and all three Fantastic Beasts movies to MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, and Paramount Network — the first time these franchises will air on any of these channels….

An Evanesco spell may be about to hit your watchlist. According to a Collider report, all eight Harry Potter films are set to leave both HBO Max and Peacock in the United States on July 1, 2026. From Sorcerer’s Stone to Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the report says the entire core series exits both…

In another timeline, the director of E.T. took us to Hogwarts. Steven Spielberg has finally explained why he walked away from directing the first Harry Potter film — and the answer runs through Stanley Kubrick. In a new interview with TCM, Spielberg recalled that after Kubrick died in March 1999, the director’s widow Christiane Kubrick…

Better summon a Time-Turner, Potterheads — one of HBO Max’s hidden Wizarding World gems is about to vanish. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Magical Movie Mode is leaving HBO Max in the U.S. on June 30, 2026. To be clear right up front: it’s the special interactive edition of the first film that’s expiring,…