Our day of round table interviews with the Fantastic Beasts talent and crew began with a lively conversation from the two Davids: Harry Potter director, David Yates, and Harry Potter producer, David Heyman. Both had come back to reunite the dream team with J.K. Rowling and return Harry Potter fans to the wizarding world.   …read more!

Yesterday, The Guardian released an interview with Eddie Redmayne, on the pressures and rewards associated with an acting career, and his experience of being a part of Fantastic Beasts. The Guardian asked Eddie about his Oscar, won in 2015 in the category of Best Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything: “I had let …read more!

Pottermore discussed all things Fantastic Beasts recently with the legendary costume designer Colleen Atwood, who designed the film’s beautiful 1920’s themed wardrobe. If you aren’t familiar with the name, you’ll certainly recognise her recent work in ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’  & ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’  to name a few! The Correspondent begins with: ‘Spend …read more!

Eddie Redmayne was assisted by Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr Strange, Sherlock) and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) in showing the audience an amazing magic trick on Friday night’s Graham Norton Show – he even used Newt Scamander’s wand! Graham gave him a ‘totally ordinary’ (magic) children’s colouring book, and explained that the inspiration for his tricks came …read more!

SciFi Now‘s November edition looks eerily like an issue of The Daily Prophet. The Fantastic Beasts themed edition comes just in time for the movie’s release on the 18th! Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol and Colin Farrell spoke to SciFi Now about the wizarding world, and their memories of J.K. Rowling’s series. Alison Sudol echoes our heartbreak at the Potter series ending: …read more!

Pottermore has shared an interview with Eddie Redmayne, who plays Magizoologist Newt Scamander in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The interview focuses largely on the fantastic beasts themselves and questions Redmayne about his favorite magical creature. The Pottermore Correspondent states, “Actor Eddie Redmayne worked particularly hard on making his interactions with all the beasts …read more!

LEAKY IS LOOKING FOR WRITERS/EDITORS – MORE DETAILS AT END OF ARTICLE As part of their Fantastic Beasts Interviews, Pottermore has interviewed resident no-maj Dan Fogler, and the legendary Production Designer, Stuart Craig! Dan Fogler plays no-maj Jacob Kowalski – the guy who accidentally switches cases with Newt, gets attacked by a beastie he accidentally releases and is consequentially wrapped up …read more!

Yesterday evening, Warner Bros. hosted a global event from Leicester Square Empire Cineworld IMAX in London. Leaky was lucky enough to be invited to the exclusive Q&A with the cast, and boy were we in for a surprise (well… multiple surprises!). We showed up an hour before doors opened. Excitable fans gathered in several queues …read more!

Pottermore have been conducting a series of interviews with the cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts in the run up to the movie’s release next month. The next in line is David Yates, Director of not only the story of Newt Scamander’s ventures in 1920’s New York, but of the last four Harry Potter films. This …read more!

As Leaky reported last week, Warner Bros. will be hosing a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them fan event next week, on October 13. A live Q&A event with the cast of Fantastic Beasts will be held at a central location in in London, and live streamed to 10 IMAX theaters around the world–including …read more!