In a sense, Katie Leung sort of stumbled upon a career in acting. She did not have an outgoing personality as a child and considered herself very shy. Her school didn’t have a drama department, and she had never been on an audition until her father saw the casting call for Harry Potter and the …read more!

As reported by Leaky a year ago, Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in Jungle – a thriller directed by Greg McLean (The Belko Experiment) and based on the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg’s nightmarish trek in the Amazon. Radcliffe has previously starred in Swiss Army Man – not as a survivor, but basically an actually human form of Wilson the …read more!

There never seems to be a shortage of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts news, and this week is no exception. So here’s a mid-week update on exciting developments in the wizarding world, including a new Alien: Covenant trailer featuring Katherine Waterston, a new Beauty and the Beast featurette with Emma Watson, news of magical contributions to Lego …read more!

Percival Graves – The man that 50 Shades forgot. One of the greater mysteries to come from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them concerns the mysterious man of MACUSA – Percival Graves. Upon our first viewing of the character, we learn that Graves is a symbol of authority, a man in high places with …read more!

World Book Day is fast approaching! The annual global celebration of all things literature takes place on March 2nd 2017, and on double the 20th anniversary year of World Book Day and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, why not go all-out and dress as your favourite wizarding world character? (Not that we doubt that you dress …read more!

Chris Columbus, director and executive producer of the first two Harry Potter films, is largely responsible for how the magic of the books were translated to the big silver screen. It is for this and his incredible work on many other films, that he was chosen to be the first recipient of the Robin Williams Award …read more!

Harry Potter news abounds this week, including an update on the Love Actually reunion, coverage of the upcoming Leaky Con event, a look at the splendid Emma Watson’s premiere of Beauty and the Beast, an honor for Timothy Spall, more from David Tennant, and a potential new project for Gary Oldman. Leaky recently reported on the …read more!

New teasers of the film Viceroy’s House, including one clip with Michael Gambon, are now available for viewing in advance of next week’s theatrical release. Gambon, known as Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter fans, portrays General Hastings Ismay in this cinematic adaption of true events. According to a previous Leaky report, the backstory of Gambon’s role is as …read more!

Well, not the owl herself, she having taken a killing curse in battle to save Harry and all. <Brief pause for tears as we relive that scene in our heads.> A haunting rendition of her theme from the movies was recorded by the King’s Singers at Durham Cathedral, which served as the set for McGonagall’s Transfiguration classroom. …read more!

We’ve got an extensive round-up for you this Thursday, Potter fans. Considering Harry Potter cast and crew are among the most prolific and generous in the business, it’s no surprise they fill the media outlets with news. So let’s get on with it! The St. Helens Star reports that director David Yates was added to the Citizen …read more!