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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Set Report #1: Art Department & Plot Run-Through With Martin Foley, Plus Exclusive New Image!

Aug 23, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Crew Interviews, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Film Images, Filmmaker Interviews, Films, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, MinaLima, Movie Art, Movies, News, SetReports, Warner Bros.

Returning to set of Fantastic Beasts for our exclusive insight into Crimes of Grindelwald, we entered once again through the familiar Leavesden set café, where actors on the Harry Potter movies – and indeed, now the Fantastic Beasts movies – met to have lunch. We were just minutes away from the start of a full day of sneak-peaks and interviews on set …read more!

Magical Milestones: Celebrating J.K. Rowling & Harry Potter’s Birthdays!

Jul 31, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bloomsbury, Book Awards, Box Office, Broadway, Celebration of Harry Potter, Companion Books, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Crew Interviews, DH, DH Film, Directors, Events, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fan Sites, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Film Awards, Filmmaker Interviews, Fun, GoFFilm, GrandPre, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter:The Exhbition, Harry, A History, HBP Film, Heyman, HP Cast, HPPS/SS Film, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, JKRowling.com, Leaky, LeakyCon, LeakyLounge, Lumos, MinaLima, Movies, News, OotP Film, PoA Film, PotterCast, Pottermore, Producers, Products, Props-Sets, Publishers, Quidditch Through the Ages, Scholastic, Theater, Titles, TLC Interviews, Trio Interviews, Universal Studios Japan, Warner Bros., West End, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Today marks the birthdays of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, and to celebrate we’re bringing you a magical timeline of milestone events in the history of Harry Potter, all the way from 1996 to 2018. Throughout the timeline you’ll find interviews with J.K. Rowling, book releases, film premieres, the days we found out Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Interviews with Sonia Friedman and Steven Hoggett, Cursed Child Cast at Broadway Barks, Times Talk to Host Jessica Williams and More!

Jul 17, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Crew Interviews, Events, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, Jack Thorne, News, Noma Dumezweni, Producers, Products, Round-Up, Sales, Sam Clemmett, Sonia Friedman, Steven Hoggett, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End, Williams

As has become the norm from the Wizarding World, we’ve got plenty of theater-related news to bring you this week. In addition to the big announcements that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child would be opening in San Francisco in 2019 and Hamburg, Germany in 2020, the casts of the current London and New York …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Actors Prep for Tony Awards!

Jun 10, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Anthony Boyle, Broadway, Christine Jones, Crew Interviews, Events, Fandom, Fans, Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, John Tiffany, News, Noma Dumezweni, Props-Sets, Sam Clemmett, Steven Hoggett, Theater, Theater Round-Up

Heading into tonight’s Tony Awards–for which Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has an astounding 10 nominations!–anticipation could not be higher. The lead-up to the culminating ceremony of the Broadway season has included scores of luncheons, promotional events and interviews, and this week is no exception. In addition to breaking down the Tony predictions, we’ve …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Drama Desk Award Wins, ‘Cursed Child’ Interviews and More!

Jun 04, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Anthony Boyle, BigNews, Broadway, Christine Jones, Crew Interviews, Directors, Events, Fandom, Fans, Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, Katrina Lindsay, Music, Neil Austin, News, Noma Dumezweni, Producers, Props-Sets, Round-Up, Sam Clemmett, Sonia Friedman, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

The Cursed Child production takes center stage in this week’s theater round-up yet again as we congratulate the Drama Desk Award winners and cover interviews with cast and crew, including Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger), Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), costume designer Katrina Lindsay and set designer Christine Jones. …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Interviews with J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, ‘Cursed Child’ Stars and Much More!

Feb 26, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Broadway, Crew Interviews, Fandom, Fans, Films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, JKR Interviews, John Tiffany, Media, Movies, News, Noma Dumezweni, Producers, Round-Up, Sonia Friedman, Tennant, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week in theater news, prominent Harry Potter and the Cursed Child collaborators, including J.K. Rowling, the show’s stars and more, discussed the big move to Broadway in new interviews from the New York Times and Broadway.com. An ocean away, the London production revealed news of its own upcoming changes, which will result in adapted …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ News: Costume Designer Katrina Lindsay, Messages From London and New York, and Rakie Ayola’s #WhyIGoBackToCC

Feb 01, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, BigNews, Broadway, Casting, Celebration of Harry Potter, Crew Interviews, Directors, Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Interviews, John Tiffany, Katrina Lindsay, Media, News, Potter News, Props-Sets, Round-Up, SetReports, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

It’s been a big week for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! Pottermore released a behind-the-scenes video featuring costume designer Katrina Lindsay and Cursed Child cast members. A Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Orlando Resort unveiled video messages from the London cast, still enjoying a successful run in the West End; the Broadway …read more!

75th Annual Golden Globes Awards–Gary Oldman Wins for Best Performance in ‘Darkest Hour!’

Jan 08, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, BigNews, Crew Interviews, Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Kravitz, Law, McCrory, Movies, Music, News, Oldman, Sudol, Television Programmes, Thewlis, Watson

The Golden Globes is a magical event for the television and film industries, but this year there was magic in the air for more reasons than prospective awards. As stars began to arrive, it was clear the night would embrace the momentum of many recent social movements, powerfully emphasizing activism in much the same way …read more!

EW Teases Interview With ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Executive Producer David Heyman

Nov 27, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Casting, Crew Interviews, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Heyman, Heyman Interviews, Interviews, Law, Movies, News, Producers

Over the last few days, Entertainment Weekly has leaked some enticing snippets from an exclusive interview with Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts executive producer David Heyman. The interview–featured in the issue on news stands today!–includes details about the highly-anticipated sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which fans around the world now know …read more!

Theater Round-Up: ‘Cursed Child’ Wins Theatre Award, New Anthony Boyle and Jack Thorne Projects, and More!

Jul 11, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Charity, Crew Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, Jack Thorne, News, Producers, Sonia Friedman, Staunton, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater round-up kicks off the with exciting–but not surprising!–news that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won yet another award. The production has already racked up honors at The Stage Awards, the Critics’ Circle Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards, and recording-breaking achievements at the Oliver Awards. And now Cursed Child has been announced …read more!



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