Harry Potter News

Pottermore CEO Stands Down

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

J.K. Rowling, Media, News, Pottermore

After three and a half years heading up the London-based Pottermore.com, Susan Jurevics will step down at the end of February. Jurevics’ relationship with the Pottermore team began when she worked from New York as an SVP at Sony, and was in charge of the company’s global partnership with Pottermore. Having read the Harry Potter series …read more!

J.K. Rowling’s Twitter Roundup!

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

J.K. Rowling, News

It’s not surprise that Jo loves to tweet, and today’s tweet is just the latest surprise in a week of monumental tweeting. A user asked about what happened to Kreacher, that grumpy, Black family house elf that ended up being in Harry’s servitude as a result of Sirius’s death. He died, aged 666. https://t.co/MATq0L4sP3 — …read more!

Happy Birthday Warwick Davis!

Feb 03, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Celebration of Harry Potter, Davis, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP Cast, News, Theme Park

Less than a week after spending a magical time at Universal Orlando Resort’s “A Celebration of Harry Potter”, Warwick Davis celebrates his 46th birthday on February 3! Davis, known to Harry Potter fans as Professor Flitwick and the bank-telling goblin, Griphook, was one of the four special guests on hand throughout the entire Wizarding World 3-Day …read more!

Happy Harry Potter Book Night!

Feb 02, 2017

Posted by: Rahul Basu

Harry Potter Book Night

Bloomsbury’s  Harry Potter Book Night , a day of fun and frolic among witches and wizards is finally here, and boy are people excited! The theme for this year was ‘Professors of Hogwarts’, paying homage to the invaluable folks who shaped the lives of the young denizens of Hogwarts. People of all ages were most welcome to …read more!

John Tiffany Talks Impact of ‘Cursed Child’ on Theater and Fans

Feb 02, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Broadway, Christine Jones, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, John Tiffany, Media, News, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Interviews, Sonia Friedman

Though he’s been working in theater for over 20 years, it took an ambitious play about magic to lift John Tiffany’s name outside the insular walls of the theater community–and the fans and theater are better for it. In an interview with Whats On Stage, Tiffany talks about the impact of Harry Potter and the Cursed …read more!

Peter Capaldi Wants Frances de la Tour to Replace Him as the Doctor

Feb 01, 2017

Posted by: Storie Chastain

de la Tour, News, Television Programmes

Peter Capaldi has recently announced that he will be saying farewell to his role as the Doctor on the television series Doctor Who this coming Christmas. This announcement has raised the question of who will take over the role after his departure. Many fans of the show have said that a female Doctor is long overdue …read more!

Perfect Ending for Broadchurch Season 3

Jan 31, 2017

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

Actor Interviews, Interviews, Television Programmes, Tennant

While David Tennant played the tongue flicking Barty Crouch Jr, he plays the complicated DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch. For its very last season, Tennant and Olivia Coleman return to the show to play DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller. The drama will end with the third season, but Tennant is insistent that it will …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Wins Critics’ Circle Awards

Jan 31, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, John Tiffany, News, West End

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won three major awards at the U.K. Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, which were presented at the Prince of Wales Theatre on January 31. Congratulations to our #CursedChild #CriticsCircleAwards winners; @antoboyle, @johntiffany and Christine Jones! pic.twitter.com/YCuXgbNoze — Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) January 31, 2017   Among the other talented recipients, …read more!

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Releases Final Trailer!

Jan 31, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Films, HP Cast, News, Thompson, Watson

Emma Watson has done nothing but prove that she’s definitely the perfect Belle since her casting as the iconic Disney princess in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. The final, extended trailer for the movie gives us a glimpse of Belle’s love for books (Hermione would love that library), Emma Thompson as Mrs Potts, more …read more!

First Look at Female led “Ocean’s 8”!

Jan 30, 2017

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

Bonham Carter, HP Cast, Movies

Helena Bonham Carter, known best to Harry Potter fans as the despicably evil Bellatrix LeStrange, is one of the Ocean’s 8 in the upcoming sequel to the Ocean’s 11 series. A first look photo of the all-female cast of the film has finally been released! Released by Warner Bros.Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, the photo shows …read more!



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