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Director David Yates taking a break from the Potterverse

Aug 19, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Directors, Films, Movies, Yates

Warner Bros. has told David Yates that there will be a break between the third and fourth Fantastic Beasts films, giving him the opportunity to work on something completely different. He may be enjoying that opportunity, but this break is worrying. We have waited so long for the third film, after so many delays due …read more!

“Sorcerer’s Stone” film to get 20th anniversary release with special features

Jul 25, 2021

Posted by: Jacob Hoggan

Films, Home Video / DVD, HPPS/SS Film, Movies, News, Warner Bros.

Calling all Harry Potter film fans! In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the cinematic release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, (yes, you read that right: it’s been 20 years), WB Studios is rereleasing the film on Digital, Blue-Ray, and DVD (4K Ultra HD) with a slew of new features and deleted scenes. …read more!

“Harry Potter: The Exhibition” to launch global tour in 2022

Jul 02, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Films, Harry Potter:The Exhbition, Movies, News, Props-Sets, Studio Tour, Warner Bros., WB Shop

Billed as “the most comprehensive touring exhibit ever presented about the Wizarding World,” Harry Potter: The Exhibition will include props and costumes, as in previous exhibits, but will also make use of the latest technology to create immersive experiences that will bring to life iconic moments in magical settings such as Hogwarts castle, Gringotts, and …read more!

EXCLUSIVE Look at Reopening of Warner Bros.’ Studio Tour Hollywood with Bonnie Wright

Jun 24, 2021

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

BigNews, Exclusives, Films, Info, Interviews, News, Potter News, Studio Tour, Warner Bros., Wright Interviews

Calling all Warner Bros. fans–grab your wand, pick up your Central Perk coffee, and beeline straight for the Bat-Signal in the sky! After more than a 15-month hiatus, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood (Burbank, California) has announced their grand reopening for June 26th, and they have more than a few enchantments up their robes. …read more!

Production of FB3 paused due to COVID case on set

Feb 06, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Movies, News

Filming of the third Fantastic Beasts film at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, has been suspended due to a positive COVID-19 test. All cast and crew members are tested regularly as part of the safety protocols that have enabled production to take place during the pandemic. Filming was originally to have commenced 16 March …read more!

Found: Snape’s secret diaries!

Nov 22, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Films, News, Rickman

OK, not really, but close: The diaries of Alan Rickman are going to be published, and they include entries from his time working on the Harry Potter films, in which he perfectly embodied the role of Severus Snape. According to The Guardian, Rickman kept witty, gossipy, and candid handwritten diaries for 25 years, snidely commenting …read more!

Tom Felton Hosts “19 Years Later” Harry Potter Cast Reunion For Charity

Nov 15, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

19 Years Later, Actor Interviews, Columbus, Columbus Interviews, Directors, Enoch, Enoch Interviews, Felton, Felton Interviews, Filmmaker Interviews, Films, Grint, Grint Interviews, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Herdman, Herdman Interviews, HP Cast, HPPS/SS Film, Interviews, Isaacs, Isaacs Interviews, Lynch, Lynch Interviews, Movies, News, Phelps, Phelps Interviews, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Interviews, Rankin, Rankin Interviews, Wright, Wright Interviews

Towards the end of a historic year of turmoil and uncertainty, Tom Felton swooped in with a welcome respite: a Harry Potter cast reunion celebrating the power of fandom and togetherness. The best part? It was all for charity! Hosted via Veeps and benefiting The Liv Project, Tom Felton’s Home Party livestream took place just …read more!

Harry Potter To Stream on Peacock

Aug 11, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Films, News

Harry Potter will move from HBO Max to Peacock streaming platform later this year, according to a press release from NBCUniversal! WarnerMedia’s HBO Max will lose the Harry Potter series this month on August 25, and the films will move over to NBCUniversal’s Peacock at an unannounced date later in 2020. Vulture writes on the …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Chapter 8: ‘The Potions Master’ Read by Alia Bhatt & Alec Baldwin, Virtual ‘Harry Potter’ Reunions & More!

May 31, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Audio, Bradley, Branagh, Charity, Events, Felton, Films, Fogler, Harry Potter Round-Up, Honors/Awards, Misc, Movies, News, Pattinson, Phelps, Poesy, Round-Up, Shaw, Tennant, Thompson

This was a special week in the Wizarding World when fans around the globe, who are always clamouring for new material from J.K. Rowling, were delighted by the expansion of the author’s literary universe with the release of a new children’s fairytale The Ickabog. Several chapters are being released each day for two weeks with a print …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: New ‘Tenet’ Trailer, Imelda Staunton Hosts Charity Quiz

May 24, 2020

Posted by: Becki Osborne

Actor Interviews, Branagh, Charity, Conventions, Depp, Events, Fan Events, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Felton, Films, Films - Trailers, Fun, Fun - Games, Harry Potter Round-Up, HP Cast, Interviews, Isaacs, Isaacs Interviews, Kravitz, Kravitz Interviews, Melling, Movies, News, Pattinson, Phelps, Poesy, Producers, Radcliffe, Redmayne, Round-Up, Staunton, Television Programmes, Tennant, Thewlis, Trailers, Wright

Summer is around the corner for much of the globe and things are heating up in the Wizarding World. This week Playbill announced the popular off-Broadway Harry Potter parody Puffs will broadcast on their streaming service, the Wizarding World released chapters five and six of Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone read aloud by Evanna Lynch, Bonnie Wright, Simon …read more!



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