Aug 04, 2018
This week has certainly been one of the most magical of the year since fans were able to celebrate the birthdays of the author responsible for the Wizarding World as well as the boy wizard she created. To mark the occasions, we conjured a spellbindingly epic timeline of events from 1996 to the present which tapped …read more!
Jul 28, 2018
It’s no surprise we’ve had another magic-packed week in the Wizarding World. The Crimes of Grindelwald cast interviews continued to role in after the film’s second trailer premiered at San Diego Comic Con. There was discussion surrounding the new Chinese beast revealed in the trailer and what it implies for the future of the Fantastic …read more!
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!
Jul 14, 2018
It’s been an exciting week for Potter-related news with some major announcements and upcoming events unveiled over the last few days! Target announced a commemorative event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on Saturday, July 21. Participating stores will feature over 100 Wizarding World products including toys, …read more!
Jul 08, 2018
This week in the Potterverse, Cursed Child announced a production opening in Germany in 2020, a first-edition copy of Philosopher‘s Stone sold for £56k, a special new Chocolate Frog Card made its debut at Universal Studios Orlando, Hogwarts Castle was nominated as the castle schoolchildren in the UK would most like to visit, J.K. Rowling made the Variety500 …read more!
Jun 24, 2018
From celebrating new records for Cursed Child and more LeakyCon special guest announcements, and announcing the release of a new MinaLima-designed Fantastic Beasts book and theorising about the construction of a new ride at Universal Studios Orlando, this week has seen news emerge from all areas of the wizarding world. In addition to franchise and fan news, Chris Rankin donned …read more!
May 27, 2018
Rarely a week goes by when news from the Wizarding World slows down. In the past seven days we’ve seen a changing of the guard for the West End Cursed Child cast, more interviews with the Tony-nominated Broadway cast, a new project for Rupert Grint, updates from Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood and Japan, a …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 21, 2018
As Cursed Child prepares for its premiere on Broadway this Sunday (which J.K. Rowling will highly likely be attending), we’ve have many exciting updates in the Wizarding World, including honours for audiobook reader Jim Dale, an interview with Cursed Child lead Jamie Parker, and records broken by the show. We also celebrated World Art Day with discussions on …read more!
Apr 18, 2018
David John McDonald, a.k.a., beloved Scottish actor David Tennant, celebrates his 47th birthday today. Though Tennant is best known to one of pop culture’s most enduring fandoms as the Tenth incarnation of Doctor Who’s iconic Time Lord, he etched a place in Potter history when he played the brief but memorable role of polyjuiced Death …read more!