Harry Potter News

Tickets To An Exclusive Quidditch Listening Event Up For Grabs!

Mar 07, 2018

Posted by: Rahul Basu

Audio Books, Companion Books, Contests, Events, Exclusives, Fan Events, News, Pottermore, Quidditch Through the Ages

In celebration of J.K. Rowling’s new audiobook Quidditch Through The Ages launch, Standard and Stylist announced earlier today that they have teamed up with Pottermore and Audible to offer readers and fans the chance to win tickets to an exclusive listening event! According to The Evening Standard, the event will take place at LSO St. Luke’s in London at 7pm …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Olivier Awards Nominations, ‘Cursed Child’ News, and More!

Mar 07, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Broadway, Charity, Directors, Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Henderson, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, News, Producers, Sonia Friedman, Staunton, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This has been a busy and exciting week in theater, seeing the release of the Olivier Awards nominations, which tapped more than one charmed and talented Harry Potter alum for the honor. Big news for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also continued to dominate social media sites for theater on both sides of the …read more!

Academy Awards For ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Gary Oldman & Composer Alexandre Desplat!

Mar 05, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Branagh, Composers, Events, Film Awards, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Movies, Music, News, Oldman

Last night the 90th annual Academy Awards took place, and after receiving awards at festivals as well as the Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and upon predictions of Oscar wins, Gary Oldman (Harry Potter‘s Sirius Black) took home the Oscar for Best Actor for his leading role as Churchill in Darkest Hour. After a career spanning four decades, this is Oldman’s first …read more!

Happy Birthday, Katherine Waterston!

Mar 03, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Actor Interviews, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Films, Fun, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Redmayne, Waterson

Today, we celebrate the birthday of Katherine Waterston, who began working in the television and film industries over a decade ago, but truly broke onto the scene in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as the indefatigable Tina Goldstein. She befuddled us as a stodgy ex-auror determined to nab Newt Scamander for rule-breaking, then …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Broadway Announces First “Friday Forty”

Mar 02, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Theater

Sticking with the West End production of Cursed Child‘s tradition, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway has announced its very first round of Friday Forty tickets! The first round will release on March 9th, and from then on, every Friday at 1:00pm ET, 40 tickets for every performance the following week will be released …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Derek Riddell on ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ Death Eater Links, ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Event Appearances & More!

Mar 02, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Broadbent, Davis, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, Heyman, HP Cast, Ianevski, Leung, News, Pattinson, Round-Up, Tennant, Thewlis, Thompson, Watson, Wright

This week in Potter we’ve seen a new trailer from mobile game Hogwarts Mystery, the British Library’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition transition online to Google Arts, interviews with cast and crew after the debut of Career of Evil on BBC One, news on the Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts at Universal Studios Hollywood and we reported on Matthew …read more!

‘Hogwarts Mystery’ Game Releases New Trailer & Opens Google Play Pre-Registration

Mar 02, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Celebration of Harry Potter, Events, Exclusives, News, Products, Trailers, Video Games, Warner Bros.

Google Play pre-registration has officially opened for mobile role-play game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Created by Jam City in partnership with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment (under the label Portkey Games), pre-registration will allow fans using Android phones and tablets to be the first to be notified when the game launches. We found out more about the game in …read more!

Google’s Portkey to A History of Magic Exhibition

Mar 01, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Art, Education, Fun, Galleries, Interactive, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Tech

After over four spellbindingly successful months at the British Library, Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition came to a close this week. For fans who didn’t get the opportunity to see the Wizarding World brought to life through this historical perspective, now you’ll have the chance from the comfort of your own Burrow. The …read more!

Happy Birthday, Ron Weasley!

Mar 01, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Books, Character Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News

“[Dumbledore] knew what he was doing when he gave me the Deluminator, didn’t he? He – well,” Ron’s ears turned bright red and he became engrossed in a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his toe, “he must’ve known I’d run out on you.” “No,” Harry corrected him. “He must’ve always …read more!

‘Strike: Career of Evil’ Airs on BBC One & J.K. Rowing Teases ‘Lethal White’ Progress

Feb 28, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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The first episode of Career of Evil aired on BBC One on Sunday night, and although Strike has found himself in quite a predicament, we’re excited to see more, and to tell you about J.K. Rowling’s latest updates on the fourth book in the series! UPDATE (March 5th 2018): The second and final episode of Career of Evil …read more!



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