Recently we covered Emma Watson’s Vanity Fair interview regarding feminism, Potter and Beauty and the Beast – which premiers next week. What was unexpected was the amount of backlash that Emma received over this photo: Despite showing so little and poised with her usual grace, many people thought it undermined her feminist values and made her a hypocrite for letting …read more!

The 50th Anniversary production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead starring Harry Potter’s own Daniel Radcliffe, opens tonight at the Old Vic Theatre in London’s West End. The absurdist comedy, which is set against the backdrop of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, stars Radcliffe as Rosencrantz and Joshua McGuire as Guildenstern, two minor characters from the …read more!

The cover of Jim Kay’s Prisoner of Azkaban has been revealed by Bloomsbury, and it’s every bit as beautiful as the previous instalments! The third in Kay’s series of illustrated Potters, Prisoner of Azkaban features a glowing Knight Bus on its cover, and we can’t WAIT to get our hands on it. Take a closer look at …read more!

We were overjoyed when we heard that MinaLima would be publishing a reimagined, beautifully illustrated version of Beauty and the Beast as part of their classics collection, to coincide with Emma Watson’s starring role in the Disney remake of the movie. Published by Harper Collins, the deluxe gift edition features new artwork and nine interactive elements, and will be …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the stage depiction of the eighth installment of the Harry Potter saga, has been nominated for a record-breaking 11 Olivier Awards for its London West End production. The Laurence Olivier Awards, or Olivier Awards are recognized nationally as the highest honor in British theater. The acclaimed play, which also …read more!

Episode 268 of PotterCast is here, and begins with a much-deserved, long overdue congratulations to the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts teams (and more specifically costume designer Colleen Atwood) for the wizarding word’s first Academy Award win! The winners of the NewtCase competition is announced, with some honourable mentions to some great answers to the question “What …read more!

Award-winning actor Kenneth Branagh, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, will be the recipient of the Special Award at the 2017 Olivier Awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday, April 9 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The Laurence Olivier Awards, or Olivier Awards are recognized nationally as the highest honor in British theater. …read more!

Most followers of the Potterverse are aware of J.K. Rowlings’ dedication to bettering the lives of orphans through her charity Lumos, as well as many other individuals and causes she brings attention to, as evidence of her Twitter posts: We can all play a part in reuniting kids in institutions with their families. Find out …read more!

Gareth Fry, the sound designer for ‘Cursed Child,’ exhibited an extreme amount of dedication while working on his latest project, The Encounter, and had more than 500 mosquito bites to prove it. The production is based on the true story of a National Geographic photographer that gets stranded in the Amazon rainforest. Loren McIntyre traveled to the Amazon in 1969 with the …read more!

Two deleted scenes from Fantastic Beasts have reared their heads – one revealing a new creature and another showing the gang tracking the Demiguise! One may consider the Basilisk to be the King of Serpents, but looking at this new creature, it must be a damn good rival to say the least. Courtesy of MTV UK, a brand-new deleted clip …read more!