DEATHLY HALLOWS 2 crosses $1 billion, Burns walks the BOARDWALK, Von Trier’s latest controversy – News Links

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• Warner Bros. had a magic moment over the weekend. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 became the first in the Potter series to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide. The Potter finale, in its 19th day of release, also tied Avatar for the fastest movie to $1 billion. (Box Office Mojo)
• Ken Burns latest Americana doc, Prohibition, hits PBS in October. While promoting the show, Burns professed his admiration for Terence Winter’s prohibition-era HBO series Boardwalk Empire saying, “Americans always love to watch people who get to kill the people who piss them off.” (The Wrap)
• Oh, Lars von Trier. When you said “I understand Hitler” in front of the world’s film community at Cannes, I’m sure you expected that to be the most controversial moment of the year. Now you find yourself defending Dogville from being associated with the Norway massacre? Well, good luck. (TOH)
• Downton Abbey exec Rebecca Eaton says: Americans aren’t stupid. They just like sponsorships. Now give me my money, ExxonMobil. (DHD, THR)
• After a successful summer launch of its own music competition program, The Voice, NBC is going after FOX’s other music marketing machine, Glee. The Peacock has tapped The Voice star Adam Levine and director Jake Kasdan to executive produce a karaoke series that will, cough, “organically blend comedy with a musical element.” (DHD)