It was another busy day at San Diego Comic Con Saturday–and especially so for Potter alums and their fans, who had the exciting opportunity to hear big news first and view exclusive footage at panels for Justice League, Star Trek: Discovery, and The Flash. Ezra Miller–Justice League The Justice League panel wasn’t held until Saturday afternoon, but that …read more!

Oh, be still my beating heart. Dan’s been an absolute treasure ever since becoming our favourite wizard. He’s been, (for this Leaky reporter at least) my main crush since The Sorcerer’s Stone premiered way back in the Stone Ages. (Joking, it was only 2001, BUT STILL).  To celebrate that he’s turning 28 this year I thought …read more!

Potter fans may not have a Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts panel to look forward to this year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t have the chance to celebrate the best fandom of them all (if we do say so ourselves). According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Hilton Bayfront Starbucks has been transfigured into a complete …read more!

Award-winning costume designer Jany Temime clambered aboard the Hogwarts Express beginning with the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.  Many fans noted the change in the style of the costumes from the first two films, the most obvious of which was new house scarves. Ms Temime applied her distinctive vision for each character’s wardrobe to …read more!

The Harry Potter cast continues to lend its talents to the film industry’s most anticipated and acclaimed films. This week alums featured in news and clips for the WWII epic Dunkirk, the next eagerly-awaited Star Wars installment, The Last Jedi, Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel to one of Disney’s most beloved musicals, and the hippy-era …read more!

This week’s theater round-up covers more exciting news for both Imelda Staunton and Jack Thorne, as well as the upcoming preview performance of movement director Steven Hoggett’s latest production! Leaky already reported that the National Theatre plans to broadcast Imelda Staunton’s Follies throughout international theaters Nov. 16. This was wonderful news for disappointed fans unable to …read more!

Emma Watson’s “Our Shared Shelf” book club has achieved worldwide recognition since its inception in 2016. Most recently Watson announced the “Essential Feminist Bookshelf” which includes the 1984 dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, by renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood as reported here by Leaky. Watson had the opportunity to interview this literary treasure and discuss …read more!

In this week’s round-up we’ve got news from Tom Felton and Ezra Miller at San Diego Comic-Con, David Tennant’s new project, Emma Watson reaching out to Malala, Ralph Fiennes in a new documentary, a trailer and new film for the Gleesons, an interview with the producer of a short film starring the voice of Helena Bonham Carter and a …read more!

Leaky reported in April that Bloomsbury and Scholastic are set to release an updated, definitive edition of the Cursed Child script July 25. That’s just around the corner! To promote the Official Playscript of the Original West End Production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Pottermore teased fans with exclusive excerpts from one of …read more!

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!