A fire broke out at Leavesden Studios yesterday, July 10th. The studios, owned by Warner Bros., are where Harry Potter, Fantasitc Beasts, James Bond, Mission Impossible and many other blockbuster films were made, and just around the corner from the Warner Bros Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter. Photo credit: Alamy The fire service spent over 15 …read more!

Voting is open to pick the final four towns in the UK and Ireland to host the giant wands that were created as a promotion for the Fantastic Beasts films.  The wands will visit the four winning towns, in order of votes cast, in the run-up to the release of the third film in the …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child dominates this week’s theater news as the casts from Broadway, London and Melbourne fill headlines once again. James Snyder hosted his first episode of the Broadway.com vlog “Magic to Do,” while his Cursed Child costar Nicholas Podany appeared on #LiveatFive. Snyder picked up another hosting gig, emceeing the upcoming …read more!

Boden Clothing announced a magical collaboration yesterday, partnering with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to bring a new Harry Potter-themed limited edition collection to the Mini Boden line. The range launches Monday, Aug. 5, so the good news is that Boden’s wizarding world fans won’t have to wait long for the release. On the other hand, …read more!

It was a magical week at Leaky when we marked the website’s birthday 19 Years Later with a special post of thoughts and memories from the staff on their Potter journeys since the site was founded in July of 2000. In other Wizarding World news this week, we cast Lumos on an incredible Harry Potter …read more!

The weekly theater news is generally as varied as the offerings found on its stages, and this week is no exception. From New York to London to Shanghai, from the latest means of social media engagement to hallowed theaters that have long housed the classics and from small arthouse productions to big-budget showstoppers, the theater …read more!

After Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launched last week, we’ve been covering tips, tricks and events coming left, right and centre, as well as an official guide to the game from Scholastic. We learned that the hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, thought to be the first signed by the young cast, including Dan, Emma and Rupert, sold …read more!

Get ready for a magical weekend because Montreal Comic-Con is just around the corner and some Harry Potter favorites will be taking the stage! Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) is a guest of honor alongside James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) and featured guest Fantastic Beasts’ Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski). The Phelps twins will …read more!

The hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone bearing Daniel Radcliffe’s first autograph sold at Vectis Auctions in Thornaby, Stockton on Wednesday, June 26. When the hammer finally fell, the high bid came in at £2,600. Like a bludger to an unsuspecting chaser, the price smashed the initial estimate, coming in at over …read more!

For fans who have not already added the second installment in J.K. Rowling’s new Fantastic Beasts series to their collection, it’s about to get a lot more convenient to watch the film at your leisure. Beginning July 13, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will be available for Hulu subscribers with an HBO add-on. According …read more!