Cursed Child producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, and J.K. Rowling herself have spoken out against the secondary ticket market, after newly released tickets for Cursed Child are being touted for exceptionally high prices. Play producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender told the BBC: “The secondary-ticket market is an industry-wide plague, and one which we …read more!

J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child crew announced that 60,000 more tickets were going to be released TOMORROW at 11 AM GMT . The tickets will be for performances put on December 13, 2017 through February 4, 2018. More information (and a count down clock) can be found on the Cursed …read more!

As Pottermore and other official Harry Potter accounts call for everyone to #KeepTheSecrets once again, J.K. Rowling took to Twitter and tried to answer as many “Fantastic Beasts” questions as possible, while hinting and more to come in the 4 coming movies in the series. Jo Rowling did not answer some of our most burning …read more!

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is penned by Jo Rowling and a spin off stemming from one of the largest franchises in the world. Yet, it’s been 9 years since the last Potter book and 5 years since the last Potter film. After such a time lapse, and a story largely having nothing …read more!

The Hogwarts school book, originally published in 2001 to benefit Comic Relief, is getting a new cover. As Leaky reported previously, the entire Hogwarts Library book set was getting a make over. As we reported earlier, new editions of all the companion books, as well as others, comes as a part of Bloomsbury’s celebration of the …read more!

As excitement ensues for the Fantastic Beasts film(s) let us not forget we have something else coming our way: the publication of another Rowling work–the publication of the Fantastic Beasts screenplay. Like Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, this is technically NOT another Harry Potter book. Cursed Child was a script for a play; Fantastic Beasts is a …read more!

It’s been quite a week for the Fantastic Beasts cast, first the black carpet worldwide premiere in New York last Thursday, and yesterday the blue carpet European premiere took place in Leicester Square, London. The Leaky Cauldron were lucky enough to attend both premieres, which were live streamed on our Facebook page, but Warner Bros also …read more!

This weekend, J.K. Rowling and the cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them held a special early screening of the new Wizarding World film in support of J.K. Rowling’s children’s initiative/charity Lumos. Eddie Redmayne joined Jo Rowling on stage to ask her questions about Lumos–a topic which he had just learned …read more!

The Evening Standard Theater Awards has named Harry Potter and the Cursed Child the Best Play in 2016. We offer our congratulations to the Cursed Child cast, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, and J.K. Rowling! Harry Potter’s Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) won Best Actor for his role in The Master Builder! The Evening Standard reported earlier today: …read more!

When the movie theater darkens, Hedwig’s theme begins to play as the recognizable rusted Warner Bros logo appears out of the clouds. It is enough to send chills down the back of any Harry Potter fan. However, instead of “Harry Potter and the…” following this familial opening, the music changes and the words Fantastic Beasts and …read more!