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!

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!

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 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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Pottermore has released a new interview with a Fantastic Beasts crew member.  Acclaimed stunt coordinator, Eunice Huthart spoke with the Pottermore Correspondent about the fantastic stunts in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  Unfortunately, the correspondent “can’t, in good conscience, tell you about them.” What the interview does tell us is that Huthart and …read more!

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) has expressed interest in wanting to join another franchise. This time, he would love to join many other Harry Potter alum in the very popular Game of Thrones TV show. Matt has expressed interest in the series because he has read all the books and he loves the story. As fans …read more!