Archive for February, 2017

Ralph Fiennes Aids the Dark Knight and Directs ‘The White Crow’

Feb 04, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fiennes, Films, HP Cast, Kravitz, Movies, News

This year Ralph Fiennes, known for his superior acting, will lend his other talents to the film industry. He voices Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred, in the upcoming The Lego Batman Movie and is set to direct The White Crow. After the breakout success of The Lego Movie in 2014, Will Arnett (Bruce Wayne/Batman) signed on for the stand-alone venture. Once that film …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Producer Bringing ‘1984’ to Broadway

Feb 04, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Sonia Friedman

Sonia Friedman, the award-winning producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is bringing the stage adaptation of the George Orwell novel, 1984 to Broadway this summer.   The play, which was a hit in the U.K. in 2014, is directed by Robert Icke and co-produced by Scott Rudin who has been behind recent films …read more!

New Trailer and Poster Unveiled for Robert Pattinson’s ‘The Lost City of Z’

Feb 04, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Films, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP Cast, Movies, News, Pattinson

As the release date for The Lost City of Z nears, the promotional wave rolls out a second official trailer and new poster. The film stars Robert Pattinson, known to fans as the brave but ill-fated Cedric Diggory of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire fame. He is the aide de camp of British explorer Percy …read more!

Hogwarts House 20th Anniversary Editions of ‘Philosopher’s Stone’!

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Bloomsbury, Books, Cover Art, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News, Publishers

Today Pottermore released photos of the previously announced Hogwarts house editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and we’re going to need all eight of them. Eight – rather than four – because there are unique covers for paperback and hardback! The covers are illustrated by Levi Pinfold and are set to publish by Bloomsbury on 1st June to …read more!

Harry Potter Alumni Round-Up: Doctor Who, Pettigrew & Graham Norton

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

HP Cast, News, Radcliffe, Spall, Tennant

The past month has seen various exciting announcements from Potter alumni, from Dan Radcliffe’s West End return to Peter Capaldi endorsing Frances de la Tour (Madam Maxime) as the next Doctor. We’ve had the final trailer for Emma Watson’s Beauty and the Beast, and our first look at Helena Bonham Carter in a female-led Oceans 8, and the excitement …read more!

The Four Stars of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ in New Interview Clips

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Fogler, Interviews, Movies, News, Redmayne, Sudol, Waterston

Our own ‘fantastic’ four, (yes, pun intended), sat down for “Flicks with Patrick Stoner” to talk about their involvement in the magical film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Though we heard them talk about the film for months in the lead up to the November release, and then again during the height of the promotional wave, every clip that …read more!

Pottermore CEO Stands Down

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

J.K. Rowling, Media, News, Pottermore

After three and a half years heading up the London-based Pottermore.com, Susan Jurevics will step down at the end of February. Jurevics’ relationship with the Pottermore team began when she worked from New York as an SVP at Sony, and was in charge of the company’s global partnership with Pottermore. Having read the Harry Potter series …read more!

J.K. Rowling’s Twitter Roundup!

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

J.K. Rowling, News

It’s not surprise that Jo loves to tweet, and today’s tweet is just the latest surprise in a week of monumental tweeting. A user asked about what happened to Kreacher, that grumpy, Black family house elf that ended up being in Harry’s servitude as a result of Sirius’s death. He died, aged 666. https://t.co/MATq0L4sP3 — …read more!

Happy Birthday Warwick Davis!

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Celebration of Harry Potter, Davis, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP Cast, News, Theme Park

Less than a week after spending a magical time at Universal Orlando Resort’s “A Celebration of Harry Potter”, Warwick Davis celebrates his 46th birthday on February 3! Davis, known to Harry Potter fans as Professor Flitwick and the bank-telling goblin, Griphook, was one of the four special guests on hand throughout the entire Wizarding World 3-Day …read more!

Happy Harry Potter Book Night!

Feb 02, 2017

Posted by: Rahul Basu

Harry Potter Book Night

Bloomsbury’s  Harry Potter Book Night , a day of fun and frolic among witches and wizards is finally here, and boy are people excited! The theme for this year was ‘Professors of Hogwarts’, paying homage to the invaluable folks who shaped the lives of the young denizens of Hogwarts. People of all ages were most welcome to …read more!



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