Christine Jones, Tony Award-winning set designer and artistic director for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is one of 18 leaders in the theater community that have created The Sanctuary Project. According to The Sanctuary Project website, the goal of the effort is to bring people together: “unite the theater community nationwide in solidarity. The project aims …read more!

Amongst what looks to be an engaging winter lineup, a plethora of actors from the Harry Potter universe will be gracing stages of London’s West End in early 2017. As reported by Leaky in October, Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, will be returning to the UK stage as Rosencrantz in the 50th Anniversary Celebratory Production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern …read more!

Ezra Miller’s superpowers extend beyond the role of Credence Barebone and the wizarding world of Fantastic Beasts. He will also appear in the upcoming Justice League as the Flash. According to a previous Leaky Cauldron report, making both films work, however, was a feat worthy of Superman. While Superman may be the only one strong enough to move …read more!

Today Ralph Fiennes celebrates another birthday! Born Dec. 22, 1962, Fiennes has risen through the industry ranks to become a highly-regarded British actor, most well-known in the Harry Potter fandom for his portrayal of Lord Voldemort, the villain we love to hate. Fiennes is currently gaining buzz for his performance in A Bigger Splash. Not only does he expertly …read more!

Is it the mystery or the thrill of the chase? Which is the draw? Both seem to agree with Toby Jones, known to Harry Potter fans as the voice of Dobby. He has three series in the works, all related to the fine art of “detecting.” Jones can first be seen as solicitor John Mayhew in The …read more!

For the third time in a row, Cursed Child’s Sonia Friedman is up for producer of the year at The Stage awards. The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child producer won the award in 2015 and 2016, and could win again next year! Friedman is also known for Dreamgirls, Funny Girl and 1984, and continues to produce the extraordinary Harry …read more!

The new issue of Entertainment Weekly has given us our first look at Katherine Waterston as Daniels in the upcoming movie Alien: Covenant. The sequel to the 1979 movie, Alien, will follow a crew of a ship who discover a new planet, what they don’t realize is that with the discovery of the planet comes some very unfriendly features …read more!

IncrediBuilds, a company known for its DIY model kits, has released two new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them kits. The two beasts you can now build at home include a Niffler and a Swooping Evil. These magical beasts join a collection of Harry Potter themed IncrediBuilds models that the company already offers, including Aragog, …read more!

On Wednesday, Rowling tweeted a lot, revealing quite a bit! When Twitter user @sharonshh tweeted at Rowling about loving the Fantastic Beasts screenplay, she also asked about any other books being written. We don’t know whether it will be a Cormoran Strike novel (under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith), a Potter related book, or something else …read more!

Remember the visceral reaction you had when Voldemort menacingly passed by a cowering Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs) in Deathly Hallows? Recall the palpable fear and tension that registered on Malfoy’s face? Jason Isaacs is no stranger to both eliciting – and depicting – that feeling of terror. He brings that same quality to the creepy new psychological thriller, A Cure for …read more!