Aug 06, 2019
Potter fans have been exploring the world created by the AR app Harry Potter: Wizards Unite all summer, discovering foundables, brewing potions, unlocking Portkeys and challenging foes, and though it got off to a slower start than expected (a bit like Hermione learning to fly a broomstick), with a few glitches along the way, those …read more!
Aug 05, 2019
This week, we have BIG news for theater fans, news that spans the coasts of North America! On the Pacific side of the continent, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announced the cast of the San Francisco production, now in rehearsals before an October premiere. And on the Atlantic side, James Snyder continues to be …read more!
Jul 31, 2019
Today the fandom celebrates Harry Potter’s 39th birthday, making it the perfect day to announce the magical news that LeakyCon will be partnering with Rose City Comic Con to bring wizarding world programming to the Portland, Oregon convention. Rose City Comic Con, held at the Oregon Convention Center, is already a pop-culture phenomenon in the …read more!
Jul 31, 2019
Enemies of the heir… Beware! The Making of Harry Potter Dark Arts is set to return this Hallowe’en season to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London September 27-November 10. Wizard, Witch or Muggle – embrace the #DarkArts this Hallowe’en and explore the darkness of the Wizarding World at #WBTourLondon. — WB Tour London (@wbtourlondon) July 30, …read more!
Jul 30, 2019
This week’s theater round-up covers all the magical news of interest, and from stage to television and film, the crossover success of Harry Potter connections alums to astound and entertain. James Snyder, Cursed Child Broadway’s Harry Potter, completed two more episodes of the wildly entertaining vlog “Magic to Do” and is scheduled to appear on …read more!
Jul 30, 2019
Dan Fogler stole the show as No-Maj Jacob Kowalski in Fantastic Beasts series, and he’ll be returning to LeakyCon this year to help celebrate ten years of the biggest Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World fan convention! LeakyCon Boston takes place October 11-13 at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, back where the event …read more!
Jul 25, 2019
LeakyCon just announced that Harry Potter alum Tom Felton will be attending LeakyCon 2019 Dallas as a special guest, and we can’t contain our excitement! With this magical news and other guest and programming announcements, it looks like fans can expect another huge year following last year’s sold-out event. Felton starred as Slytherin Draco Malfoy in …read more!
Jul 24, 2019
Bloomsbury’s Harry Potter Book Night has become a fan favorite event, and with today’s exciting Save-the-Date announcement that next year’s theme comes from J.K. Rowling’s epic fourth installment in the Harry Potter series, 2020 looks to be another magical celebration of the wizarding world that continues to inspire generations of readers. Harry Potter and the Goblet of …read more!
Jul 22, 2019
Potterheads have fallen in love with Funko Pop! figures modeled after their favorite Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts characters, and the company is regularly coming up with new versions of the adorable collectibles. Just in the last year they’ve released Crimes of Grindelwald figures including Thestrals, Nifflers and Bowtruckles, as well as Newt, Grindelwald and Dumbledore, and a …read more!
Jul 21, 2019
Twelve years ago today, on July 21, 2007, the last book in the 7-book series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released. Due to the immense and ever-growing popularity of the books and films, bookstores and cinemas had taken to holding midnight release parties for the books and midnight screenings for the movies. Fans …read more!