Following the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling have signed a petition to erect a statue in honour of suffragettes in Parliament Square. The square outside the Houses of Parliament in London, U.K. currently only boasts male statues, celebrating bravery, knowledge and contributions to the U.K. This petition states that suffragettes should …read more!

Barnes and Noble recently released the finalised cover for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Parts I and II) on their website. The scriptbook is available to pre-order in most major book stores (here for Barnes and Noble) and will be released on July 31st (Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling’s Birthday), following preview performances of the play. The …read more!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held their second awards show of 2016 last night, this time celebrating British television. Jack Thorne (playwright of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) was amongst the talent at the event, and won two BAFTAS for his work on This Is England ’90 (the third spin-off of the 2006 movie This …read more!

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!

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!

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!

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 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!

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 (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