Leaky News Archives for June 2010
Signed Harry Potter Books Charity Auction
There is currently a charity auction underway on eBay, which is auctioning off several Harry Potter books, all of which signed by J. K. Rowling and some that include an illustration from Mary GrandPre. This charity auction is being run by a young man from Florida, who, as readers may recall has used theContinued...
Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Cast Interviews Roundup
Since the Celebrity Preview and Grand Opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, interviews with the cast of the Harry Potter films have been pouring in thick and fast. As many of the interviews cover the same topics and ask the same questions of the cast, a detailed roundup of the mainContinued...
High Res Photos of J. K. Rowling Touring Hogsmeade Online
Images have made their way online care of Universal showing Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling touring the now open Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park along with Mark Woodbury, the President of Universal Creative. Showing Ms Rowling and Mr. Woodbrury exploring the streetsContinued...
Universal Releases Images from Wizarding World Opening Day; Eight Hour Wait to Enter Park
Universal has released three HQ images from this morning's grand public opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. Part of our ever growing gallery of images from the grand opening, these images show Dan Radcliffe and Michael Gambon leadingContinued...
Hi-Res Images and Video of Wizarding World of Harry Potter Grand Opening Ceremony
Leaky was on the scene today at the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and has hi-res images of the festivities in our galleries, and video of the opening ceremony to share! Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright and the Phelps twins kickedContinued...
June Edition of the Quibbler Now Online
The June edition of The Quibbler, Leaky's monthly publication for "news that no-one else will publish", is now available for download. June's issue features articles on Ancient Magic in different forms and cultures as well as a special guest editorial by Professor Neville Longbottom on the various ways weContinued...
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Opens to Public Today; HP Cast Open Archway to the Crowd (Update)
At long last, muggles will be able to walk through the gates and enter the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Orlando Resorts this morning. Grand Opening activities have been taken place all week and will be topped off starting at 9Continued...
GMTV Visits Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Talks to Radcliffe, Grint
The first clips from GMTV's tour of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter have surfaced on the programme's website. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) spoke to GMTV presenter Ross King in Ollivander's about his post-Harry Potter days, commenting, "I don't know what my day to day lifeContinued...
Dan Radcliffe Discusses Last Days of Filming
As readers may recall, filming for "Deathly Hallows" wrapped last week and since then a few of the Harry Potter actors have been discussing their feelings about the film series coming to a close. A new article details Daniel Radcliffe's (Harry Potter) feelings about completing the movies, as well asContinued...
Full Video of Radcliffe, Grint, Felton, and Gambon Interview from Wizarding World Theme Park
As readers will recall, earlier today actors from the Harry Potter series were interviewed about their reactions to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction which is set to have its grand opening to the public tomorrow. Leaky was part of the pressContinued...
Emma Watson Hosts Farewell Dinner for Harry Potter Cast
People is reporting that Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) hosted a dinner during the last week of filming "Deathly Hallows" as a way of saying good-bye to the series:
"'The last week of filming Emma had a dinner at her place, and we spoke about the best moments of filming, our secret crushes on set – all kinds of randomContinued...
Demo Gameplay Trailer for LEGO Harry Potter Years 1 - 4
There is now a demo trailer from E3 for the LEGO Harry Potter Years 1 - 4 video game that can be found at GameTrailers.com or below. The video features Harry and Hagrid in Gringotts, Diagon Alley, and Ollivander's. The video shows both Hagrid and Harry being played as well as a few cut scenes,Continued...
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebrity Preview Image and Video Roundup
Last night was the celebrity preview for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling, as well as many Potter actors, attended the event. We have many pictures in our Image Galleries of Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore),Continued...
Press Conference with HP Cast and Crew at Wizarding World Today (Updated)
This morning, a series of press conferences with the cast of the Harry Potter films and the crew behind both the Wizarding World attraction and Harry Potter films will be taking place. Leaky is Live Tweeting the event right here, and will be updating this post with the latestContinued...
Recap: Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebrity Preview Concludes, HP Cast Reveals Hogwarts (Updated with Photos)
Due to technical difficulties, here is our earlier recap of the events from the first part of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter grand opening. Last evening, actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), MichaelContinued...