Live in the UK and want to feature in a Fantastic Beasts advert on Channel 4? Here’s your chance! Channel 4 is running a competition which ends at 12pm tomorrow (7th October). You have to be over 16 years old and available on the 17th October to go to central London, so check your diaries! There are …read more!

MACUSA – The Magical Congress of the United States of America – will feature heavily in Fantastic Beasts. Created in 1693, it’s an important part of North American wizarding history, and illustrates the importance of the Salem Witch Trials in creating the heavily guarded community of wizards we see in 1920’s America. J.K. Rowling has written an extensive article on Pottermore, …read more!

In what will be his first UK production since The Cripple of Inishmaan in 2013, Daniel Radcliffe is set to return to the West End in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Dan will play the titular character Rosencrantz opposite Joshua McGuire as Guildenstern in the 50th anniversary celebratory production of the absurdist classic. In the past, Dan has expressed …read more!

J.K. Rowling is truly a great person. She continually gives back to the community through charitable donations and events. Not only this but she remains one of the most powerful authors. In fact the Hollywood Reporter has named her the most powerful author of 2016. In their article they state, “Even without the Harry Potter series and …read more!

Noma Dumezweni (Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 & 2) joins Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films), Toby Jones (the voice of Dobby in the Harry Potter films), and a number of other famous faces in the Letters Live charity event at Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden. The event–which helps raise …read more!

Harry Potter movies are returning to theatres! For the first time ever, you can experience the magic of the eight movies in IMAX. According to IMAX, starting Thursday, October 13, the Harry Potter films will make their comeback to the big screen. In addition to seeing the magic of the already familiar wizarding world, the …read more!

Today is publication day for Jim Kay’s illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Bloomsbury and Scholastic will be making these beautiful editions of the second Harry Potter book available to fans around the world. Bloomsbury offered Harry Potter fansites exclusive images to premiere today, as well as an exclusive …read more!

Cursed Child’s global renown may be making US Potter fans a little restless to see it, but never fear: the states has a Potter-themed play of its own on the rise! Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic is back in NYC, in an off-Broadway run that pays homage to the underdog: Hufflepuffs.   Named …read more!

As Leaky has reported in the past, there are new Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts elements being added to LEGO Dimensions. Leaky had the wonderful opportunity of participating in an interview with Arthur Parsons, who is Head of Design for Traveller’s Tales (TT Games), bringing Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to LEGO Dimensions. …read more!

LeakyCon 2016 is coming this month! Earlier this weekend, LeakyCon announced their park event–giving LeakyCon attendees a chance to explore the newest Wizarding World park in Hollywood exclusively after the park is closed to the public. And fans will have plenty of time to explore the park with this extra-long (Thursday-Sunday) LeakyCon weekend!   LeakyCon …read more!