ScreenDaily reports that filming on the British comedy Finding Your Feet has begun in London and Rome. The film stars veteran actor Timothy Spall (Wormtail) and actress Imelda Staunton (Umbridge), both of Harry Potter renown. The announcement says: “The film follows Lady Sandra Abbott (Staunton) who, after discovering that her husband of forty years is having an …read more!

Netflix dropped the trailer for its anticipated, but secretive, new series “The OA” on Monday. The first episode premieres Friday, Dec. 16. Variety reports the show follows: “A missing blind woman who finally returns to her family after seven years with her sight restored…She refuses to talk about what happened to her during her time away from home, …read more!

The Tricycle Theatre in London will feature the incomparable Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Judi Dench in an installment of their  “In Conversation With” series on February 26. This exciting event will include an hour-long conversationand a Q&A session with the two actresses. Jim Carter, of Downton Abbey fame and husband of Harry Potter’s Imelda Staunton (Umbridge), will …read more!

Ralph Fiennes is highly regarded for his many notable years in film. He is also famously, or infamously, known for playing some of the most well-known villains in cinema. We know him as the man who brought He Who Must Not Be Named into visual reality. Though, after that portrayal, he claimed he was done playing bad …read more!

Harry Potter is not the only “Boy Who Lived” in Emma Thompson’s life. The two-time Oscar-winning actress, and our favorite divination professor, has also crossed paths with Tindyebwa Agaba, a Rwandan refugee and former child soldier. According to IBTimes UK, Agaba’s life was relatively normal until his father died from AIDS. After that, he and his sisters spent …read more!

A copy of the companion book Tales of Beedle the Bard (featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and written by author J.K. Rowling) will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on December 13th. This is one of the six copies handwritten and illustrated by JKR to be gifted to those who helped Harry become a reality. This copy …read more!

What a week to be a Potterhead. Although Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has only been roaring in cinemas for a few weeks, our resident Demiguises at Leaky HQ have called upon their precognitive sight to give us the latest on the DVD and Blu-ray release. According to reports from Amazon, Warner Bros. …read more!

Co-op Funeralcare recently conducted a survey asking people around the United Kingdom to whom they believed were the most inspiring British public figures.  According to Herald Scotland, J.K. Rowling and Julie Walters made the top ten, along with Her Majesty the Queen, Helen Mirren, Rod Stewart, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Hawking, Mary Berry, Carol Vorderman and finally Sir David …read more!

This year has seen the world of Potter make a comeback, and its success is showing in the charts! After its debut on the West End, Cursed Child sold over 2 million copies within two days, and has officially been deemed Amazon’s best-selling book of 2016. The post-Potter scriptbook, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Screenplay and Jim …read more!

The Hollywood Reporter  recently surveyed 1,800 people–from directors to actors and writers–and asked what fictional female characters were their favourites. Everyone, from Elle Woods from Legally Blonde to Liz Lemon from 30 Rock, was included and guess who ended up on top? Our favorite book reader and ‘the greatest witch of her age’: Hermione Granger. (fanpop.com)   Dana …read more!