The fervor leading up to the Beauty and the Beast March 17th theatrical release seemed to indicate a good opening weekend for Disney’s live-action remake starring Emma Watson. But the film actually out-performed optimistic predictions, casting a spell over audiences world-wide and breaking records in the process. Billboard reports that Bill Condon’s masterful take on the …read more!

Our beloved Gary Leonard  Oldman, who portrayed Sirius Black throughout the Harry Potter movies, turns 59 today! We’d like you all to join us here at Leaky in celebrating another year of such a talented man. It was at a young age that Gary Oldman discovered his passion for acting. After seeing the 1971 film The Raging …read more!

Empire magazine hosted its 22nd Three Empire Awards ceremony, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came away as one of the biggest winners of the night, taking home four major awards! And this is exactly how we feel about it. #FantasticBeasts has won 4 #EmpireAwards for Best Actor, Production Design, Make Up and Costume! …read more!

In honor of David Thewlis’ birthday, today, let’s celebrate not only another year, but also an excellent acting career–just another thing that gets better with age! And since we’re on topic, we’d be remiss in not mentioning the casting twist that saw Thewlis miss out on one Harry Potter role (Professor Quirrell) only to be …read more!

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!

Steve Kloves – screenwriter of seven of eight Potter films and helping pen on Fantastic Beasts – celebrates his 57th birthday today. After such huge achievements in the movie industry, we’d like to wish him a very special day! Kloves chatted to J.K. Rowling shared a chat in 2010 about missing writing Potter, and we hope that Fantastic Beasts is …read more!

Emma Watson made her debut as the live-action Belle yesterday as Disney’s remake of Beauty and the Beast opened in cinemas worldwide. The film has been highly anticipated and reviews are already indicating positive reactions to Emma’s take on Belle. Emma recently met with Buzzfeed (who inundated her with lots of tiny kittens whilst they interviewed her!) to talk …read more!

Rupert Grint, the Potterverse’s favorite BFF, Ron Weasley, has spent a few very visible weeks in the spotlight talking about his new TV series Snatch and sharing a few other tidbits that are most definitely of interest to Harry Potter fans. As reported here by Leaky recently, Grint, who plays lovable con man Charlie Cavendish, …read more!

The Broadcasting Press Guild named this year’s award winners, including Robbie Coltrane for Best Actor and Toby Jones’ Witness for the Prosecution for Best Single Drama! Jones, known for voicing the house elf, Dobby, in the Harry Potter series, played solicitor John Mayhew in the made-for-television adaption of an Agatha Christie short story classic, which aired December …read more!

Universal Studios Japan announced the addition of an exciting new nighttime specter–and spectacle–to its Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. So for those of you planning a visit, add a good supply of chocolate to your packing list, or be sure to pick up some chocolate frogs and wands, because you’ll need it. Brace yourselves. InsidetheMagic reports that from the show’s …read more!