After the release of special behind-the-scenes videos revealed the true magic behind the special effects of Deathly Hallows, visual effects studio Cinesite has released similar content for Fantastic Beasts! Cinesite’s contribution to the visual effects shots for both the Harry Potter series and Fantastic Beasts has not gone unnoticed – the CGI work in Fantastic Beasts in particular was …read more!

Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series) is set to start in teen sic-fi romance The Space Between Us released next month, starring Asa Butterfield and Britt Robertson. Set to be released December 2016, the movie has now been pushed back to February 3rd, and has released a new trailer! The film tells the story of …read more!

It’s been over five years since fans were entranced by the movie magic of the final chapters in the Harry Potter series. But the lure of the wizarding world remains powerful, continuing to mesmerize and intrigue viewers with their outstanding special effects. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I opened in 2010, followed a year later by the …read more!

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone book – and, if you’re like me, it makes you feel older than Nicholas Flamel. To reminisce, we’re using our pensieves to look back to when the film was first released in 2001. There was a lot of time invested in …read more!

Mark Williams, best known in the Harry Potter fandom for his portrayal of Arthur Weasley, the muggle-loving father of Ron, returned to television this week as a different sort of father. He once again assumes the mantle of the title character, a Catholic priest with a penchant for solving crimes, in Father Brown. The series introduced Britons …read more!

Ralph Fiennes, who Potter fans love to loath as Lord Voldemort, has joined the cast of Sony’s upcoming Sherlock Holmes comedy, Holmes and Watson which stars Will Ferrell as Holmes and John C. Reilly as Watson. Although filming has begun in London, writer and director Etan Coen, has yet to reveal the part He Who …read more!

Emma Watson, who we all know and love for her role as the “brightest witch of her age,” Hermione Granger, teamed up with Disney to promote this year’s “Magic of Storytelling” campaign. Emma narrates Disney’s beautifully crafted campaign video, which promotes their cause and encourages viewers to donate. Along with her two most popular film roles being bibliophiles, Hermione …read more!

Eddie Redmayne, who starred as Newt Scamander, the magizoologist, in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a.k.a one of our favorite gingers, (other than the Weasleys of course), celebrates his 35th birthday today, January 6th. Despite not being in the Potter-verse for very long, Eddie has become a quick fan favorite. Who could resist him when …read more!

Disney released yet another new TV spot for Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) as the classic beauty, Belle. This teaser features Belle, always gorgeous and articulate, but gives new glimpses of the Beast’s attempts to be charming and woo her over. Coming Soon gives a brilliant plot synopsis of the familiar tale: …read more!

J.K. Rowling took to twitter again yesterday, teasing fans with a delightfully-cryptic reference. She suggested that a 17th Century painting closely describes her work at present. The painting, Harmen Steenwyck’s 1640 piece “Still Life: An Allegory Of The Vanities Of Human Life,” features, among other things, a skull, book, sea shell, and what appears to be …read more!