Firstly, we were sorry to hear of Stephen Fry’s experience with prostate cancer, however, we’re glad to report that he is recovering from a recent operation which “seemed to go pretty well.” Fry is beloved in the acting community and the Potter fandom for voicing the British version of the Harry Potter series audiobooks. We …read more!

Most recently, Emma Watson has called for support of victims of sexual harassment via the #TimesUp campaign, which she helped to promote at the BAFTAs last weekend. Raising almost 1.6 million pounds in one day after promoting the campaign at the BAFTA awards, Emma Watson’s helping to raise awareness and support of sexual harassment victims …read more!

It’s hard to imagine any actress other than Julie Walters as Mrs. Weasley.  I don’t know that I would have thought of her for the role initially—I still think of her as the young Open University student in Educating Rita—but, having seen her embody the plump, devoted mother of the Weasley brood, I think she …read more!

Eddie Redmayne is making the rounds to promote Early Man, the latest film from Aardman Animations, which is now in theaters, and it’s only natural that his upcoming projects will come up in the course of conversation. In a recent phone interview with Collider he not only discussed the stop-motion film and the voiceover process, …read more!

Matthew Lewis, the actor best known to fans as endearing Gryffindor Neville Longbottom, absolutely charmed a Great Hall full of Potter aficionados this past weekend at Planet Comicon Kansas City – and Leaky was lucky enough to be there! The premiere fan event in its 19th year welcomed thousands of attendees to see many of …read more!

Exciting LeakyCon 2018 updates! After revealing that Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) and several Wizard Rock bands would be joining the biggest Harry Potter fan convention in Dallas this August, more special guest announcements have been released today: Stanislav Yanevski, who portrayed Viktor Krum in the Potter series and attended A Celebration of Harry Potter this year (and also …read more!

As reported previously on Leaky, BBC One and Warner Bros Home Entertainment released their adaptation of J.K. Rowling / Robert Galbraith’s The Silkworm on DVD in the U.K. this week, which comes with an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette. See our review of the season below, as well as details of our giveaway at the end of this piece, which gives …read more!

What can we say about Alan Rickman on the anniversary of the late actor’s birthday? First and foremost, we in the Harry Potter fandom fondly remember him as Severus Snape. The association is inextricable and one we would not try to separate. Rickman was perfectly cast and, famously, the only actor specifically sought out by …read more!

This week in theater news, Harry Potter alums joined the call to support 200 inspiring years of theater at the Old Vic as ambassadors headlining numerous programs and special events. New 42nd Street also announced it will award J.K. Rowling the New Victory Arts Award and host a benefit showing of Harry Potter and the …read more!

This year’s BAFTA awards saw nominations for many projects involving Potter alumni, especially Gary Oldman for his role as Churchill in Darkest Hour. Other nominations included Alexandre Desplat for Best Original Music (The Shape of Water), Beauty and the Beast (Emma Watson, Emma Thompson) for Best Costumes and Best Costume Design, and various nominations for The Death of Stalin (Jason Isaacs), God’s …read more!