San Diego Comic Con is a favorite hotspot for numerous franchises, including the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts fandoms, and in addition to the panels, cosplay, and other events, access to exclusive merchandise is always a perk! Funko is the latest company to unveil its contributions to the annual convention and, while its new Marvel, DC, …read more!

The young Harry Potter alums have been in the news frequently this week, with film distribution and promotional news for Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson, casting news for Rupert Grint’s Sick Note, a new trailer for Domhnall Gleeson, and interviews with Bonnie Wright and Oliver Phelps. Oh, and Tom Felton serenaded …read more!

Costume designer Jany Temime started working on the Harry Potter films with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and continued dressing our favorite characters through Deathly Hallows Part II. With 10 years of experience bringing the wizarding world to life onscreen, she shared some insights to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone–the …read more!

Yesterday, LeakyCon announced two more exciting guests coming to the convention in August! Pierre Bohanna (Head Prop Maker) and Jim Cornish (Storyboarder) from the Harry Potter films will attend LeakyCon to give guests an insight into the making of the films! Bohanna has worked on The Dark Knight and Star Wars: Episode VII  – The Force Awakens, so …read more!

Exciting news continues to roll in from Pottermore this week. Yesterday, Leaky reported the Pottermore casting call announcement that Warner Bros. is seeking five young actors for teen versions of major characters in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts installment! Today, Pottermore released news of an exclusive Pottermore Art Collection of prints and posters now available to UK …read more!

Know of any young actors who’d love the chance to star in Fantastic Beasts? Today’s their lucky day! Pottermore just announced that Warner Bros are holding open calls for not one, but FIVE actors to join the cast! Fantastic Beasts is looking for five young actors! Find out more about the Warner Bros. open casting call: …read more!

J.K. Rowling recently took to Twitter to confirm some news about the progress of Fantastic Beasts, and alias Robert Galbraith’s progress on the Cormoran Strike series. One Twitter user couldn’t take the wait any longer, and demanded to know EVERYTHING about the Fantastic Beasts sequel, asking if Rowling had written the script. Of course, we’re not …read more!

A charity dinner hosted by The Hunter Foundation is auctioning off two walk on roles in the next Fantastic Beasts film to raise money for children’s charities. According to The Guardian, Barack Obama will be attending the event and delivering a speech to over 1,000 business leaders as well as the winner of a secondary school essay …read more!

This week we’ve seen Julie Walters join the original cast in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, moving paper images as seen in Harry Potter become a real possibility with the help of new research funding, a change in cast at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and news of a new nighttime show at Universal Studios Hollywood! Catch …read more!

The young cast of the Harry Potter series grew up over the course of filming, as their fans did. And now, nearly six years after the opening of Deathly Hallows Part II, they’ve all truly come into their own, discovering their personal passions and expanding their craft beyond that of the wizarding variety. Daniel Radcliffe, …read more!