If you search for information about Emma Watson online, you have a one in eight chance of visiting a malicious website.

Hackers and spam sites have used Watson (pictured, via) to lure unsuspecting readers, and she has been named the Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity by the technology security company, McAfee.

This is the eighth year McAfee has tracked the most dangerous stars. Supermodel Heidi Klum led the list last year.

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The first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen Chbosky‘s The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been released. What do you think?

Harry Potter star Emma Watson stretches her wings in the new film, and Chbosky and directed the adaptation. Release is set for mid-September. Logan Lerman plays the lead and Paul Rudd took the role of a helpful English teacher. Here’s more about the novel:

Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion has become a modern classic.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of what it’s like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie’s letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives or to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and music—when all one requires to feel infinite is that perfect song on that perfect drive. (Via Gawker)

Warner Brothers has released another promotional video for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

In the video embedded above, viewers can see the first screen test for the-then-adolescent stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint.

Movie fans will notice clips from all seven of the previous films have been included. Director David Yates promises “a big bang” for the epic conclusion. (via Wired)

Warner Bros. has released another trailer for Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2.

In the video embedded above, fans get a glimpse of the final face off between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. Flashes of Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Professor Severus Snape can be seen throughout the trailer.

In a previous video, director David Yates promised “a much more spectacular action picture.” What part in the movie are you most looking forward to? (via Shelf Awareness)

As Harry Potter fans wait until the July 15th release of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Warner Brothers has delivered a behind-the-scenes look at the final film of the movie franchise.

The video embedded above features interviews with principal actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. Director David Yates promises “a much more spectacular action picture.”

To date, the first installment of the final film has grossed more than $950 million at the box office. (Via Deadline)

Author Stephen Chbosky will direct a film adaptation of his 1999 novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. According to New York Magazine, Chbosky will write the screenplay as well.

Two book-based-movie stars have signed up for this project. Percy Jackson actor Logan Lerman will play the lead character, Charlie. Harry Potter actress Emma Watson will play one of his two best friends, Sam.

In 2009, Chbosky’s book hit the #3 spot on the American Library Association’s top ten most frequently challenged books of 2009. The association listed these reasons for the challenges: “anti-family, drugs, homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group.” (Via the Huffington Post)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been updated to correct an inaccuracy about casting.

Today marks the official release of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (the trailer is embedded above). What’s next for Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, the stars of the blockbuster adaptation?

Radcliffe will star in the Broadway revival for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. The book-based musical first debuted in the 1960s and Radcliffe will play the lead.

Watson will finish school. She is currently an undergraduate student at Brown University. Rumors swirled that she will permanently quit acting, but nothing has been confirmed. She has admitted that she nearly quit acting when she was 16-years-old.

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Harry Potter actress Emma Watson starred in a music video for her boyfriend George Craig’s band, One Night Only. It provides a bizarre teen pop counterpoint to the brand new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer.

The music video embedded above has a surprise canine-themed ending, so make sure to watch the whole thing. If you can manage. The video may be your only opportunity to see the Harry Potter love interest pursued by Brooklyn hipsters.

Here’s more from Gawker: “At first it seems like One Night Only made the Brooklyn version of “Come on Eileen,” the diamond-bejeweled uptown girl darting cautiously away from a pack of downtown boys eyeing her lasciviously. But this is Brooklyn, and there are no Too-Rye-Ay’s here, just playful romping and friendly street vendors who throw kebabs at your face, the latter of which is weird until Emma and George see their reflections…”