Jan 24, 2019
Since Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald released, we’ve been theorising, re-watching, preordering and trying to soak up as much bonus material on the film as possible. Now, thanks to Pottermore Publishing and Audible, fans can delve into a complete audio documentary narrated by Dan Fogler, letting us go behind the scenes of the second film. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald …read more!
Dec 30, 2018
With a decade anniversary, a Broadway opening, a game release, a new novel, and a movie premiere, years don’t get too much more magical than 2018 for fans of J.K. Rowling and her Wizarding World. When we took a look back at the past twelve months of news, we honestly wondered how Leaky covered each …read more!
Dec 20, 2018
PotterCast has been on a roll lately, publishing weekly episodes (it’s like the early 2000s!), Patreon perks, and today the team revealed not one but FOUR new logos, plus a brand new website! In episode 284, Alexa, What is Mr. Blood? John, Melissa and Frak take listeners back to early episodes back in 2006, question Newt’s global travels in the Fantastic Beasts series (and the …read more!
Dec 17, 2018
We’re going to need something stronger than Mrs. Weasley’s household charms, useful and efficient as they may be, to unpack this suitcase. The more we try to parse and puzzle out the questions raised by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the more questions we have. In episode #283: The McGonagall of it all, PotterCast …read more!
Nov 30, 2018
Audible and Pottermore Publishing are partnering to bring an exciting new Harry Potter Quiz to Amazon Echo, Spot and Show users today. Simply ask, “Alexa, play Harry Potter Quiz” to be challenged with three trivia questions, which will be updated daily! The interactive trivia game is hosted by Laurel Lefkow, who introduces each question with passages …read more!
Nov 28, 2018
Did you leave the cinema after seeing Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald bubbling over with zillions of issues with the film to research and debate and vent about? Yeah, we did, too. The second film of the five-film franchise raised more questions than it answered, to put it mildly. The PotterCast cast, Melissa, Jon, …read more!
Oct 23, 2018
Last night, we were lucky enough to spend an evening at the home Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on London’s West End, The Palace Theatre, listening to composer Imogen Heap and director John Tiffany discuss the upcoming album The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, ahead of its release on November 2nd! Arriving at …read more!
Oct 14, 2018
It has been a Fantastic week in the Wizarding World as we inch closer to the release of Crimes of Grindelwald. Stunning new character posters were unveiled, Entertainment Weekly revealed brand new images and interviews, a limited edition Newt Scamander wand pin was launched to benefit Lumos and finally the Paris and London premiere dates …read more!
Sep 27, 2018
PotterCast #281: Nagini came out last night. New PotterCassssssssst! ? https://t.co/CB14EaOTgT — PotterCast (@pottercast) September 27, 2018 After brief props to Evanna Lynch for her appearance on Dancing with the Stars, it was all about the final Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald trailer. First Melissa provides some context for the trailer reveal at the VIP …read more!
Sep 13, 2018
This is an unexpected treat! Potter fans have been privileged to enjoy wonderful audiobooks of the Harry Potter series, narrated by Stephen Fry and Jim Dale. But after “All was well,” we hardly dared to hope for more. Today Pottermore, together with Audible, have announced that a Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Makers, Mysteries, …read more!