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Theater Round-Up: ‘Cursed Child’ Wins Theatre Award, New Anthony Boyle and Jack Thorne Projects, and More!

Jul 11, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Charity, Crew Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, Jack Thorne, News, Producers, Sonia Friedman, Staunton, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater round-up kicks off the with exciting–but not surprising!–news that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won yet another award. The production has already racked up honors at The Stage Awards, the Critics’ Circle Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards, and recording-breaking achievements at the Oliver Awards. And now Cursed Child has been announced …read more!

Weekly Round-up: Evanna Lynch’s iAnimal Campaign, Potter Cast Collaborations & More

Jul 08, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bradley, Branagh, Charity, Davis, Felton, Films, Gambon, Harry Potter Round-Up, Isaacs, Law, Lynch, McCrory, News, Richardson, Round-Up, Smith, Spall, Staunton

This week has seen been news in the Potter world as production began on the Fantastic Beasts sequel, and we prepare for an interview on CNN with J.K. Rowling on Monday. Our weekly round-up brings news from Evanna Lynch’s iAnimal campaign and a Disco Pigs interview and new promos from Toby Jones, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs and David Bradley. …read more!

Adult Actor Round-up: Beazley Dies Aged 101, Tennant in ‘Ducktales’ Preview & More

Jun 17, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bonham Carter, Branagh, Davis, Gleeson, HP Cast, News, Shaw, Staunton, Tennant, Thompson, Walters, Williams

We have mostly good news for you this week, featuring inspiring talks from Emma Thompson and Imelda Staunton, event appearances from Warwick Davis and Johnny Depp, and trailers, sneak peaks and ads from Julie Walters, Mark Williams, David Tennant, Kenneth Branagh and Fiona Shaw. We’ll start, however, by honouring the loss of the oldest member …read more!

‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Actor Round-Up: Interviews, Trailers & Announcements

Jun 04, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Branagh, Broadbent, Davis, Davis Interviews, Depp, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Films, Gambon, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, Interviews, Kravitz, Kravitz Interviews, McCrory, McCrory Interviews, Movies, News, Oldman, Round-Up, Staunton, Tennant, Thewlis, Thewlis Interviews, Trailers, Walters, Waterson, Watson, Watson Interviews

This week has seen the start of the Wizarding World Book Club by Pottermore and Potter Watch by LeakyCon, as well as the exciting release of the 20th Anniversary Hogwarts House editions of Harry Potter.  We were granted a first look at the new nighttime show at the Wizarding World in Universal Studios Hollywood, given updates on Fantastic …read more!

Adult ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Round-Up: Exciting News for ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Star Trek’ & ‘Downton Abbey’ Fans & More

May 20, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Branagh, Broadbent, Charity, Davis, Gambon, HP Cast, Hurt, Movies, News, Oldman, Smith, Spall, Staunton, Tennant, West End

We’ve had so much news to round-up this week that we’ve had to bring it to you in two parts! The older brigade of Potter actors are busy as always on stage, and screen, seeing collaborations between alumni on new projects, exciting announcements for Doctor Who and Downton Abbey fans! In a quick crew news update, Nick Dudman (make-up and …read more!

From Stage to Screen–and Back Again

May 01, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Law, Melling, News, Producers, Radcliffe, Sonia Friedman, Staunton, Television Programmes, Tennant, Theater

One of the benefits of having a stellar cast attached to Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and Cursed Child is that the actors are consistently working and honing their craft, so that when we gain a favorite (and we all have them), we can continue to support them outside the wizarding world and revel in the magic they create …read more!

Weekly Roundup: John Hurt’s Last Film, Matthew Lewis on Playing Snooker With Rupert Grint

Apr 21, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Branagh, Depp, Events, Grint, Henderson, HP Cast, Hurt, Lewis, Movies, News, Pattinson, Spall, Staunton, Sudol, Theme Park, Universal Studios Japan, Waterston

The past week has seen the launch of the Wizarding World in Japan’s Expecto Patronum night show, news on the Potter trio’s latest projects, curious updates from James and Oliver Phelps, Warwick Davis at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, an interview with Fantastic Beasts‘ Alison Sudol on art and nature and clips from Katherine Waterston’s Alien: …read more!

On Stage With Maggie Smith, Dan Radcliffe, and Imelda Staunton

Apr 16, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Films, HP Cast, Interviews, Movies, News, Radcliffe, Smith, Staunton, Television Programmes, Theater, West End

Leaky rounded up some bits of news on stage veterans Maggie Smith, Dan Radcliffe, and Imelda Staunton this week. Smith appeared at the BFI and Radio Times Television Festival and discussed her work on the popular series, Downton Abbey, as well as the prospects for a reunion film. Smith also joined Radcliffe at the memorial …read more!

Imelda Staunton’s ‘Virginia Woolf’ to be Broadcast Live

Mar 19, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

News, Review, Staunton, Theater, West End

Renowned British actress Imelda Staunton, familiar to Harry Potter fans as the dreadfully evil Dolores Umbridge, has spent the past few weeks on the West End stage in the acclaimed revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the Harold Pinter Theatre. photograph by Johan Persson James Macdonald’s version of the the Edward Albee classic …read more!

Another Harry Potter Cast Round-Up

Mar 08, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Actor Interviews, Broadbent, Fans, Felton, Films, Grint, Isaacs, Margoyles, Media, Movies, News, Rickman, Staunton, Tennant, Theater, Thompson, Watson, Watson Interviews, West End, Wright

The Harry Potter cast is keeping us on our toes as usual this week! If one thing remains true it’s that they are as active as ever, which is great news for fans as we love to see our favorite cast members on the stage and screen again. Today we’ve got information on Bill Nighy, …read more!



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