Harry Potter News

RUMOUR: Names of Houses in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Wizarding School Leaked?

May 08, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, News, Pottermore, Rumor

Ilvermorny – the North American wizarding school revealed at A Celebration of Harry Potter by Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and set to feature in Fantastic Beasts – may have had its house names leaked! Currently the Pottermore page for the school just says a huge ‘Coming Soon…’ We know there are houses, but we just don’t know …read more!

MinaLima Discuss ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and 1920s Graphic Design

May 07, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, Interviews, Movies, News, Pottermore, Props-Sets, SetReports

Ever wondered what it’s like to be inside the studio of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts head graphic designers, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima? Pottermore gives us a sneak peak – describing the room as absolutely covered in ‘1920s maps, food labels, magazine covers, posters and sketches’. It’s clear that they’ve found a new favourite era of design: ‘The 1920s! What …read more!

New robes for ‘Cursed Child’ Hogwarts Students!

May 07, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

Katrina Lindsay – costume designer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – released a photo of some early sketch designs for new Hogwarts robes in the play via Twitter, and they sure look fancy! Compared to the relatively simple designs in the films, these robes seem much more intricate – take a look below and let …read more!

Colin Farrell Discusses Future ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Appearances

May 04, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, News, Yates

It appears that Fantastic Beasts’ Colin Farrell (who will play Percival Graves) is as in the dark about the upcoming film as we are. ComingSoon.net interviewed the star, who revealed that he had seen nothing of the film, and doesn’t know anything of the rest of the trilogy – not even if he’ll be appearing in either …read more!

Emma Watson Attends Met Gala 2016 in Amazing Eco-Dress!

May 03, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Watson

Emma Watson attended the Met Gala 2016 last night, and posted an amazing photo of herself to Facebook, sharing details on the sourcing of her dress. In line with the theme “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”, Emma Watson decided to wear a dress (or a corset / pantsuit gown?) that unequivocally showed the ability …read more!

J.K. Rowling Reveals Information about Lupin’s Death on the 18th Anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts

May 02, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, J.K. Rowling, News

18 years ago today, in the early hours of May 2nd 1998, the Battle of Hogwarts took place. Many characters we know and love died that day, and J.K. Rowling gave a special tribute to Remus Lupin in particular to mark the occasion. If you wasn’t aware Rowling has made a tradition of apologising for character …read more!

Emma Watson Attends White House Correspondents’ Dinner

May 01, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Watson

Emma Watson (being the ever-successful and prominent woman she is) attended President Barack Obama’s final White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night. You can see a photo of her (via Getty Images) and a video of Obama’s complete remarks below! Embed from Getty Images

‘Cursed Child’ to (Hopefully) Stage in Other Countries!

May 01, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, News

One Twitter user voiced the hopes of many today, asking if Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be staged in countries other than the U.K. J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) responded pronto, and said that they’re hoping to take the play elsewhere in the world – so don’t lose faith yet!   This sounds very promising …read more!

Josh Herdman Wins MMA Fight!

Apr 29, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Herdman, Herdman Interviews, News

Josh Herdman, who played Gregory Goyle in the Harry Potter series, made his Mixed Martial (MMA) Arts fighting debut at the City Pavillion in Romford, east London over the weekend! He beat his Polish opponent Janusz Walachowski, and says that he’s been training for a few years to get to this level, but is still interested in acting. The …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Front of House Revealed, and Wizard Hats!

Apr 29, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

Earlier today, Pottermore released photos of ‘Phase One’ of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s front of house, which has been slowly built up over the past few days. Built by Tony Award-Winning set designer Christine Jones (who released an exciting photo update via @HPPlayLDN on Twitter the other day), the magnificent snitch has finally been …read more!



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