Mar 24, 2019
Does a week ever go by that isn’t a momentous one in the Wizarding World? In the past seven days the original award-winning cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child took their final bow, Ralph Fiennes revealed he would like to play Voldemort again, Universal Hollywood announced they will host a Dark Arts at …read more!
Mar 16, 2019
It’s been an action-packed week in the Potterverse, as we got a first-look at the upcoming mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, as well as the new Universal Orlando Resort ride coming this Summer, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, with the special guest appearances of Robbie Coltrane and Alan Gilmore at a launch event in London! …read more!
Mar 03, 2019
News arrived by owl post from all corners of the Wizarding World this week. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron wrapped up awards season by taking home three Oscars for his acclaimed autobiographical film Roma, Wizarding Wednesdays returned with the upcoming release of the Crimes of Grindelwald DVD and Universal announced …read more!
Feb 24, 2019
After months of speculation, the announcement we’ve been anxiously awaiting finally came from Universal Orlando this week! The Florida home of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter revealed the official name of their new “highly-themed” thrill ride, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, scheduled to open this June. In other Harry Potter news, Prisoner of Azkaban …read more!
Feb 17, 2019
Crimes of Grindelwald is finally available to purchase digitally in the U.S. (including the extended cut!), and USAopoly are releasing a Harry Potter edition of Scrabble, and nothing else matters this week. Well, unless you count the unconfirmed leaked images of Universal Orlando’s upcoming Harry Potter ride, this year’s Wizarding World Valentine’s celebrations, and the fact that Daniel Radcliffe appeared on 2 …read more!
Feb 10, 2019
Exciting Wizarding World news this week from screen, stage and show. Harry Potter, the Exhibition is heading back to Spain, ticket sales and a premiere date for Cursed Child San Francisco were announced, and just a week from the digital release of Crimes of Grindelwald there was news on the delay of Fantastic Beasts 3. …read more!
Feb 03, 2019
This week in the Potterverse, we were treated to the reveal of a new surprise in store this April at Warner Bros Studio Tour London – Gringotts Wizarding Bank! We also celebrated special honors for production designer Stuart Craig and cinematographer Roger Pratt, got excited for the release of Harry Potter Pop PEZ coming soon from …read more!
Jan 27, 2019
This week in the Potterverse has been a success all round, as we celebrated ten Academy Award nominations for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and a nomination for Alexandre Desplat, and Cursed Child even made TIME’s list of Ten Best Plays. We also received the news that Warner Bros Studio Tour London had something very special planned for Potter …read more!
Jan 20, 2019
It was a special week for Leaky as we had the opportunity to cover the original cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child live at Broadwaycon, the fourth annual event that celebrates all things Broadway theater and its fandom created and produced by Leaky’s own webmistress Melissa Anelli and her company Mischief Management. The …read more!
Jan 13, 2019
Leaky is currently hard at work covering BroadwayCon, including the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child panel (look out for full coverage tomorrow!), but news from the world of film and television continues to feature prominently as Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts alums remain as busy as ever! Amongst the news that Goblet of Fire, illustrated …read more!