Harry Potter News

Dame Maggie Smith’s Interview With LA Times

Jan 20, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Smith, Smith Interviews

Yesterday, LA Times published an interview with Dame Maggie Smith about the earliest roles in her acting career, and found that her experience of typecasting was very different to what they would have expected! Instead of appearing in a “Shakespearean tragedy, a George Bernard Shaw satire or a sophisticated Noel Coward comedy”, typical of early British actors, …read more!

Bonnie Wright Set to Direct ‘Medusa’s Ankles’

Jan 19, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

HP Cast, Isaacs, News, Wright

Today, Bonnie Wright announced her latest project via Instagram. She will be directing an exciting new film adaptation of Man Booker Prize winner Medusa’s Ankles – a short story by A.S. Byatt. The short film will reportedly star Harry Potter‘s Jason Isaacs, as well as Kerry Fox and Chanel Cresswell, and will be produced by Andy Surry through BonBonLumiere, …read more!

J.K. Rowling and Emma Watson nominated for the Shorty Awards

Jan 19, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News

The Hollywood Reporter has released of the Shorty Award Nominees. The Shorty Awards recognizes the best content within all social media–Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Vine, YouTube, and (for the first time) Periscope. Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling are both being recognized. J.K. Rowling is categorized in with other authors on social media, and is largely known …read more!

Pottermore Promises surprises for Orlando’s Harry Potter Celebration

Jan 19, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News, Pottermore

UPDATE: Yes, be on the look out for surprises… Universal Studios Orlando’s 3rd annual Celebration of Harry Potter is just around the corner. Much of the events and fun activities to expect have been revealed. However, Pottermore seems to be promising even more surprises. In the title of their new post, “Surprises in Store at a …read more!

Alan Rickman’s Viral Video to Help Support Refugees

Jan 19, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News, Rickman

It has been less than a week since the world was shocked by the news of Alan Rickman’s untimely death. While we still mourn the loss of a beloved and very talented actor and director, we do know we will hear his voice again–at least for a short while–when two of his movie projects (Eye …read more!

Entertainment News Interviews Eddie Redmayne on ‘The Danish Girl’

Jan 18, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts, News, Redmayne, Redmayne Interviews

Entertainment News interviewed Fantastic Beasts Eddie Redmayne on the process of filming The Danish Girl, for which he has just been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. Eddie spoke about how the long it took to make The Danish Girl a reality – saying the whilst filming Les Misérables (which came out in 2012),  he spoke to director Tom …read more!

Harry Potter Actors Set to Attend Grimsby Comic Con Event

Jan 18, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Conventions, Fan Events, HP Cast, News

Grimsby Telegraph reported today that amongst other guests, Michael Henbury (a Gringotts Goblin in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2), Jon Campling (a Death Eater in Dealthy Hallows Part 1) and Simon Fisher-Becker (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) will be attending a Grimsby Comic Con event. Grimsby Telegraph reports: Chelsey [co-organiser of the event, and part …read more!

Rupert Grint’s Interviews with IGN and Entertainment Weekly: ‘Moonwalkers’, ‘Fantastic Beasts’, and ‘A Celebration of Harry Potter’

Jan 18, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Grint, Grint Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, News, Theme Park

Last Friday, IGN published an interview with Rupert Grint covering everything from his latest appearance in Moonwalkers to his attendance of A Celebration of Harry Potter next week. Entertainment Weekly published an interview on the same day, and extracts from both can be read below. During the interviews, Grint spoke about working with Fantastic Beasts actor Ron Perlman – hopefully we can …read more!

Plans for Diagon Alley in Universal Hollywood?

Jan 18, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News, Rumor, Theme Park

Hypable is reporting that plans for a Wizarding World theme park expansion in Universal Hollywood were hinted at last week. The LA Times reported that a Diagon Alley expansion would be placed right next to Hogsmede, leaving fans wondering how they will incorporate a ride on the Hogwarts Express. Answering many frequently asked questions, the …read more!

New Harry Potter POP! Vinyls are Here!

Jan 18, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News, Toys

UPDATE: MuggleNet is reporting that a POP! representative states, “This is what is RUMORED to be wave 2 but may not be entirely correct.” So some of it is correct, some of it isn’t…I think we can be rest assured there will be a second wave of Harry Potter POP! Vinyls. Last November, we reported that …read more!



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