Mike Newell,  acclaimed director of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, celebrates his 75th birthday today. Newell is a British director and producer of television and film who won the 1994 Best Director BAFTA for Four Weddings and a Funeral. Prior to his work in the Potterverse, Newell directed a number of other Hollywood …read more!

Emma Watson adores sharing her love of books with anyone and everyone (just see her feminist book club). Starting in 2012, Books on the Underground (in London) strives to place books like a mobile, public library, allowing anyone to pick up the book and enjoy it – then leave it for someone else to love. …read more!

Bill Nighy spoke with Huffington Post in a Build Series interview to promote the highly-anticipated upcoming mini-sequel to the hit classic, Love Actually. The short film is set to air on Red Nose Day and benefit Comic Relief, which works to end child poverty and promote better health and education. Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour) joins cast …read more!

For the fourth year in a row, the Tribeca Film Festival will feature a new online work (N.O.W.) section in its line-up, and Bonnie Wright’s web-series Phone Calls is one of the selections! The N.O.W. section showcases 10 independent creators, featured throughout the April 19th to 30th festival run. The projects can be seen online at TribecaFilm.com and get …read more!

Fantastic Beasts is set to release in stores Monday, and fans are as excited to rejoin their favorite new characters as they are to revisit New York’s wizarding underground. With that in mind, we have the fantastic opportunity to get to know Tina Goldstein a little better as Katherine Waterston shares her inside perspective on the character. Waterston spoke …read more!

UPDATE: See below for the first official Justice League trailer! The Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts alums are at it again–making news almost faster than it can be reported! A number of new teasers and posters, as well as news of upcoming projects, released this week. Ezra Miller, known for his portrayal of the conflicted obscurial wizard Credence …read more!

David Tennant seems to have a penchant for taking on characters with a flair for the wild side. They’re perfectly content to disavow ‘normal’ in order to push the envelope, whether they’re bucking the system or pursuing personal interests without regard for what’s accepted or expected. His staid Broadchurch character (DI Hardy) aside, Tennant is exceptionally good in …read more!

Harry Potter, Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts actors are up to all sorts these days. Evanna Lynch has been busy showing fans how to make vegan recipes, Emma Watson successfully awed fans in recreating the role of a Disney princess, Rupert Grint’s in Snatch, Ezra Miller’s in a band, Noma Dumezweni reads poetry beautifully and there are plenty of convention …read more!

Evanna Lynch teamed up with Youtube channel peta2 – animal rights group PETA’s US youth division – to show you how to whip up some Hogwarts treats, vegan style! In full Luna style (she even dons a Gryffindor hat at the end!) Evanna shows you how to make chocolate frogs, butterbeer and pumpkin pasties, all without …read more!

Empire magazine hosted its 22nd Three Empire Awards ceremony, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came away as one of the biggest winners of the night, taking home four major awards! And this is exactly how we feel about it. #FantasticBeasts has won 4 #EmpireAwards for Best Actor, Production Design, Make Up and Costume! …read more!