PEN America has announced that Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling will receive the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award from PEN America Center. The PEN America Center describes themselves as, “working to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to make it …read more!

Producer David Heyman received his just recognition at the Producers Guild Awards over the weekend.  Gary Oldman presented him with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award, saying, “I’ve never seen him settle for second-best,” according to Deadline‘s account of the event. Director Alfonso Cuaron called the award “very well deserved,” and Heyman accepted humbly, “This …read more!

 Pottermore recently reported from the set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this time on Colin Farrell’s character, Percival Graves. Three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Alice in Wonderland) has been in charge of his costume, and from the previews of his character in the trailer and below, Eddie Redmayne’s …read more!

In an interview with MTV promoting his role in the new series of Ripper Street (available on Amazon Instant Video in the UK), Matthew Lewis – we assume jokingly – teased at making a cameo in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, following a visit to the set of the film earlier this week: ‘In terms of a cameo, maybe. Isn’t …read more!

Yesterday afternoon, Indi-Dramedy and reported ‘musical’ Swiss Army Man made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Daniel Radcliffe appears in the film as a dead body washed ashore a desert island with only one inhabitant: Paul Dano (portraying ‘Hank’). As summary from Indie Wire is as follows: Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has …read more!

Yesterday, followers of Emma Watson’s Twitter would have received many phone notifications as Watson faithfully updated her Twitter with news from HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10’s first gender parity report, which was released at Devon 2016. A full report of yesterdays events at Devon have been uploaded to the new HeForShe website. The Devon launch was for …read more!

Back in November, The Leaky Cauldron reported that Kenneth Branagh would be receiving the Dilys Powell Award from The London Film Critics’ Circle. Branagh was recognized for his 34-year career of fantastic work in front of, as well as behind, the camera. The London Film Critics’ Circle awards ceremony took place in London last weekend. …read more!

David Heyman, who will be receiving the Producers Guild Awards’ David O. Selznick Achievement Award later this month (reported first on TLC by Katie), sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Two of the biggest movie projects Heyman has produced is the Harry Potter series and the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find …read more!

This weekend, David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter films and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be honored with the Producers Guild Awards’ David O. Selznick Achievement Award for his work on the eight Harry Potter films, Gravity, Testament of Youth, and Paddington, among others.  In anticipation, Heyman has been interviewed by …read more!

In an interview that was posted to Youtube by Red Carpet News TV, Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart in the HP films) speaks a little bit about acting and his thoughts on Alan Rickman. The video was filmed at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards 2016. “My memories are of his generosity–particularly towards younger actors,” Branagh recalls, explaining …read more!