Within the latest installment in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, viewers had the chance to see many magical creatures come to life before their eyes. But these beasts may be more complicated than one might assume. The people responsible for creating and perfecting the beasts so that we might …read more!

Film crews were spotted on Barrow Island today at the Crow’s Nest pub filming scenes for the upcoming BBC One TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s popular book series about detective Cormoran Strike. Holliday Grainger and Tom Burke, playing Robin Ellacot and Cormoran Strike respectively, as previously reported on by Leaky, were seen outside the Crow’s …read more!

Emma Watson, the intelligent and studious Hermione Granger, was originally approached by Kenneth Branagh, director of the 2015 remake of Cinderella (who fans may also recognize as Gilderoy Lockhart from the Harry Potter films), to star as Cinderella. Watson declined the role, however, believing that Cinderella wasn’t a good fit for her and Lily James …read more!

Christine Jones, Tony Award-winning set designer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has spoken to Leaky about being among three dozen leaders in the theater community that have created The Ghostlight Project (announced earlier as The Sanctuary Project). On the eve of the launch of the initiative, Jones has shared her vision for the project …read more!

An exclusive video of an inside look at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood was just released by Pottermore. Alan Gilmore, Supervising Art Director for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Art Director for the Harry Potter films, gives fans a private tour around the park. Included is also a …read more!

Evanna Lynch took to Instagram yesterday to communicate directly with her supportive fans. She intends to take a break from attending conventions in order to leave room for other pursuits and move beyond her most famous role for awhile. She has been known almost exclusively as Luna Lovegood for the past decade, since appearing in Harry …read more!

In preparation for his attendance at A Celebration of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Close Up (the official blog of Universal Orlando Resort) have interviewed Harry Potter‘s Neville Longbottom, Matthew Lewis, on his memories from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and his experience on the Potter movies.   He commented on how The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at …read more!

Despite what she claims was a terrible audition, Natalia Tena landed the role of Nymphadora Tonks and embraced the unique traits of the quirky metamorphagus. Tena admits that she had never even read the Harry Potter books when she first tried out for the role of Tonks, so she had no clue what the hype …read more!

Zoe Kravitz makes such a quick appearance in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that you may have actually missed her if you weren’t paying very close attention. She appears only for a moment in a photograph found among Newt’s possessions, as his former love interest, Leta Lestrange. Although her addition to the film was …read more!

Matt Lewis recently attended a Q&A session hosted by Into Film at the Pudsey Grangefield School in Leeds to speak about the film industry. As our favorite underdog turned hero, Neville Longbottom, in the Harry Potter series, Lewis knows a thing or two about succeeding against all odds. This personal experience as an actor gave …read more!