Last year, Andrew Lincoln, of The Walking Dead fame, lamented during the season premiere of the Talking Dead that he and costar David Morrissey were the only two working actors in England who hadn’t had the chance to don wizarding robes. Walking Dead fans are surely thankful he eventually won the role of Rick Grimes, …read more!

In this week’s theater round-up, Evanna Lynch not only saw continued success for her current project, Disco Pigs, but she also visited another Off-Broadway stage for a return to the magical world. Eddie Redmayne found himself in the theater as well, charmed back to Hogwarts–perhaps missing J.K. Rowling’s enchanting story now that shooting on his …read more!

Eddie Redmayne is making the rounds to promote the upcoming release of his new film Early Man, and it’s no surprise his highly-anticipated return to the wizarding world as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald would come up. He and his fellow costars are no doubt under strict orders to carefully guard …read more!

Newt Scamander’s oft-referenced textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is essential reading for all young witches and wizards, including the muggles among us who aspire to dabble in the magical world and, like Jacob Kowalski, someday interact with the creatures described therein. Bloomsbury announced an updated edition of Scamander’s seminal work last year, …read more!

For the second time this week Entertainment Weekly released details hinting at what fans can expect from upcoming films in the Fantastic Beasts series–and it only leaves us wanting more! Yesterday Leaky covered the news that the next three films will be set in different cities. Though it’s always possible Newt, Dumbledore, and the cast …read more!

Waterstones announced special plans for celebrating Bloomsbury’s Harry Potter Book Night 2018 event at its London-Picadilly location. Europe’s largest bookshop will host renowned illustrators Jim Kay and Olivia Lomenech Gill for a discussion touching on this year’s announced theme–Fantastic Beasts! According to Waterstones’ official site, the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. …read more!

As most fans of the Wizarding World are aware, controversy has surrounded Johnny Depp as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts films, since the his casting was announced in 2016. After his ex-wife Amber Heard accused Depp of domestic abuse, the fandom has been divided on whether someone tied to these allegations should …read more!

Prepare yourselves, Potter fans. All the hours of reading dog-eared books, scouring fan sites for details, collecting obscure memorabilia, and intense late-night discussions (you know you’ve had them) is about to pay off! HBO will host “Hogwarts House Challenges” in Atlanta, Boston, and Denver this month to commemorate the entire unedited, commercial-free Harry Potter series …read more!

Today Bloomsbury publishers announced it will release updated house editions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this summer to mark the 20th anniversary of its publication! The new books will be available June 28 in both hardback and softcover versions. The hardback option will come in your choice of Gryffindor red, Slytherin green, …read more!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA announced their 2018 film award nominations today and the list is packed with cast and creative from the world of Harry Potter. It’s no surprise that almost every category includes familiar names or projects tied to Potter alum since that’s been the case throughout the …read more!