The beloved Harry Potter Film Concert Series will come to Los Angeles next week for a special performance of The Goblet of Fire at the Hollywood Bowl! Conductor Justin Freer will bring the film to life with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra giving a live performance of Patrick Doyle’s unique soundtrack, as a 40-foot screen plays the Harry …read more!

We’ve poured over every revelation about the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, from a frame-by-frame analysis of the first trailer to discussing plot theories at length. We’ve even reviewed the clues that might be hidden in the screenplay cover design! But we can’t wait for Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston …read more!

This week’s theater news brings Potter fans ticket information for two big upcoming productions–the highly-anticipated Harry Potter and the Cursed Child transfer to Melbourne, Australia and Daniel Radcliffe’s Broadway return The Lifespan of a Fact. We also cover Noma Dumezweni and Alfred Enoch’s short film, in collaboration with other notable actors and Sudanese and Syrian …read more!

J.K. Rowling is among 928 distinguished actors, directors, writers, musicians and other collaborators to receive this year’s invitation into the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Though the letter probably did not arrive via owl, it’s no less exciting to find Rowling recognized by the writers’ branch of the Oscar-nominating body. Rowling is …read more!

This week has been riddled with exciting announcements in the wizarding world! We received the announcement that there will be three Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald premieres (one for each city in the film: London, New York and Paris), and Lumos launched a campaign offering the chance to attend one of them, as well as other brilliant …read more!

Today, J.K. Rowling’s international charity, Lumos, announced its biggest campaign and competition to date! Winning donors will attend the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald premiere in New York, Paris or London–and meet the enchanting Warner Bros. cast. Would you like to attend a red carpet premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald? Three …read more!

The spellbinding first trailer of the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, “Expelliarmus” took home a win last week from the 19th Annual Golden Trailer Awards. Warner Bros and film editing and marketing collective JAX Studios were awarded the prize for Best Fantasy/Adventure movie preview, at the ceremony, which honors excellence in motion picture …read more!

Most Potter fans are up for a little friendly competition now and then, especially where our knowledge of the wizarding world and the Harry Potter series is concerned and, for those who love board games, there are more options available than ever before. In fact, USAopoly announced two new products are coming soon, and they …read more!

UPDATE: All eight Harry Potter films will begin airing on their new network homes, Syfy and USA, July 13, kicking off with a marathon over the weekend. Fans can start from the very beginning with Sorcerer’s Stone at 8pm ET through Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 airing Sunday, July 15 at 5:15p ET. An …read more!

Typically, I would set to indirectly honoring mothers of the fandom through a tribute to the remarkable qualities of resilience, generosity, determination and love found in the mothers of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. As a mother herself, Rowling understood intimately the daily sacrifice and the fierce hearts of her invented characters, and she wrote …read more!