Today we celebrate the birthday of Sean Biggerstaff, best known to fans as Oliver Wood. But before he won us over as captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Biggerstaff already had envious Harry Potter connections. And since it’s his day (and you can never know too much about the Harry Potter world), let’s do a little fly-by of the career, past and …read more!

If there was ever a week to celebrate all things Irish, this is the one. So it’s perfectly fitting that channel 3e announced its intention to promote rising Irish talent by featuring Irish short films beginning this Friday. First to air is a film starring three members of the Gleeson clan. Noreen, written and directed by …read more!

The word is out… https://t.co/0GortYkD09 — Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) March 14, 2017 Lots of news about all things Cormoran Strike have been released lately, so here’s a quick round up! The new BBC Cormoran Strike series crew was seen in Hatfield, filming at the local Potters Bar in High Street at the end of February. …read more!

The updated audiobook version of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them encyclopedia, voiced by Newt Scamander himself, Eddie Redmayne, is available for download on Audible today! The audiobook is already breaking records and will no doubt continue to do so. According to MarketWatch, Audible revealed that the Fantastic Beasts textbook now holds the coveted title of most …read more!

Rupert Grint is best known for playing Ron Weasley in all eight films of the Harry Potter series. But, after inhabiting one character for so long, and at such a relatively young age, he struggled with whether to continue pursuing a career he grew into, rather than chose. In an interview featured in the new issue of …read more!

As Beauty and the Beast approaches its opening weekend, Emma Watson is making the rounds in the final marketing push for Disney’s live-action remake of their animated classic. Watson spoke with Entertainment Weekly’s Sirius XM show last Thursday and, in addition to discussing the upcoming film, cleared the air about the unflattering rumors that had been circulating regarding …read more!

Just a day before the release of the new and updated version of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them textbook, Bloomsbury announced the artist behind the upcoming illustrated version of the book. Each creature will be detailed by Olivia Lomenech Gill, and the book will be released on November 7th: Her beautiful artwork is sure …read more!

After the exciting announcement that Irish born Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch would be joining LeakyCon’s attendees, three more special guests have been announced today! Can't wait for @LeakyCon this August, and on home turf! 💚☘️⚡️ https://t.co/sIccvqetm5 — Evanna Lynch (@Evy_Lynch) March 9, 2017 First up is Katie Leung (Cho Chang): We have more exciting special …read more!

This week Leaky was once again invited to an exciting event held at London’s House of Mina Lima, this time to celebrate the launch of the book ‘The Beauty and the Beast’ in conjunction with publishers HarperCollins. Coinciding with Disney’s heavily anticipated on screen adaption of the children’s animated classic (showing in cinemas in less …read more!

Warner Bros. released a new trailer and poster for their highly-anticipated superhero film, Wonder Woman, the latest entry in the DC Comics franchise. The trailer delves into the origin story of Diana Prince, giving eager fans the most detailed look yet at the Amazonian warrior’s upbringing and training on the island of Themyscira. Prince, who comes to be known as Wonder Woman, is played by Gal …read more!