Jul 22, 2018
This week has been absolutely monumentous in the realm of Wizarding World news and cast updates, so get ready for what’s probably our biggest and most exciting weekly recap yet! From San Diego Comic Con this past weekend, we not only saw the new Crimes of Grindelwald trailer, as well as a panel and interviews with the cast, …read more!
May 24, 2018
Rupert Grint, best known to fans as Ron Weasley in the eight-film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, joins the cast of BBC One’s next made-for-television installment of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mysteries, The ABC Murders. Grint will play Inspector Crome alongside renowned character actor John Malkovich, cast as the famous Belgian detective Hercule …read more!
May 19, 2018
This week has been a huge week for new merch announcements! Funko released several new lines of Harry Potter figures, including their upcoming 5 Star range, which includes little props alongside figures (Hermione carries a copy of A History of Magic, Dumbledore comes with Fawkes, Hagrid is accompanied by Norbet(a)!). LEGO also revealed details on upcoming Harry Potter sets, …read more!
Apr 29, 2018
It’s been another busy week in the Potterverse! We interviewed stars at the New York premiere of Cursed Child, and heard from J.K. Rowling on her hopes for the play (see more interviews with the golden trio here). After speaking to Fantastic Beasts star Jessica Williams at the premiere, her role in the film was revealed via Jo …read more!
Feb 22, 2018
Matthew Lewis, the actor best known to fans as endearing Gryffindor Neville Longbottom, absolutely charmed a Great Hall full of Potter aficionados this past weekend at Planet Comicon Kansas City – and Leaky was lucky enough to be there! The premiere fan event in its 19th year welcomed thousands of attendees to see many of …read more!
Feb 07, 2018
Daniel Radcliffe continues to expand his reach as an actor both on screen and stage, in front of and behind the camera. Leaky has covered his numerous projects over the past year including the title role in the 50th Anniversary Production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, the lead in the survival biopic …read more!
Jan 20, 2018
It’s been another busy week in the wizarding world! Rehearsals have started for Cursed Child on Broadway, Scholastic announced 20th anniversary covers for Sorcerer’s Stone, HBO announced their Hogwarts House Challenges to celebrate all 8 Harry Potter films and Fantastic Beasts coming to the network, Universal Studios Japan revealed plans to update the Forbidden Journey ride, Waterstones Piccadilly shared …read more!
Dec 31, 2017
Obvious to anyone who takes a look at 2017 in the rearview mirror is the fact that Harry Potter and his world continue to remain alive and well today, twenty years after J.K. Rowling first put his story down on paper. His devoted followers assumed they were parting company with the boy wizard when the …read more!
Oct 28, 2017
This week has seen announcements far and wide as Cursed Child revealed plans to storm Australia in 2019, Potter actors conjured their ideal wizarding careers and J.K. Rowling herself took a Buzzfeed quiz. Magical Christmas decorations have also been unveiled at the Wizarding World, as well as a brilliant line-up of fan favourite events set for A Celebration of Harry Potter 2018. …read more!
Oct 20, 2017
The past week has seen the opening of The British Library’s A History of Magic exhibition, nominations for The Cuckoo’s Calling at The National Television Awards, the Yule Ball was announced for Warner Bros Studio Tour London’s annual ‘Hogwarts in the Snow’ event, Cursed Child Broadway tickets went on sale, we explored superstition in the wizarding world, and …read more!