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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

“[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!

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!

Universal Studios’ spellbinding spectacular, The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle, is returning next month to Universal Studios Hollywood for a limited time. Visitors of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s California location will be able to experience the nighttime extravaganza every Saturday and Sunday in March, as well as every evening from March 24-31: Experience …read more!

Today, we celebrate the birthday of consummate British actor Timothy Spall!  His career spans four decades, covers a wide variety of mediums and roles and his legacy was cemented long ago through iconic films such as Life is Sweet, Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy, White Hunter Black Heart, The Sheltering Sky, Hamlet, A Series of Unfortunate …read more!