The young and talented Eddie Redmayne, who will be playing the lead role of Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has been nominated for his second Oscar. Eddie Redmayne, who celebrated his 34th birthday last week, received the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Steven Hawking in The Theory of …read more!

In anticipation of Universal Orlando’s Celebration of Harry Potter weekend and upcoming vacation season, my sister has written a special touring report for witches and wizards heading to the Wizarding World this year. Now that the lines have died down slightly, it is completely possible to follow in Harry’s footsteps and experience all that Universal …read more!

With an extremely heavy heart, we are saddened to report the news that the beloved actor, Alan Rickman passed away this morning, at age 69. His family broke the news, saying that he was suffering from cancer. This news comes as a great shock to those who knew and loved him as an actor. Having …read more!

The National Youth Theatre’s website has seemingly confirmed rumours that Cursed Child is casting more actors, this time looking for young male ‘white actors aged 17yrs – 24yrs’: The casting says this is for ‘large, central roles’, so it’s entirely possible this is for one of the older Potter kids – either James Sirius, or potentially Teddy …read more!

Emma Watson is Porter Magazine’s current Winter 2015 cover, which brands itself as ‘A Celebration of Incredible Women’, and – true to this theme – the UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador speaks ‘on female power, facing her fears and love without rules’ within the issue: Sections from Emma’s feature are shown on the Porter website: The photos of Emma looking strong as …read more!

Rupert Grint recently appeared in a comedy sketch with Tracey Ullman portraying Dame Judi Dench on The Tracey Ullman’s show.  The sketch features a ‘Dame Judi’ and Grint on set, where Ullman’s Dame Judi Dench wrecks havoc upon Rupert’s iPad. You can watch the sketch below: Rupert also made a rare social media appearance yesterday, when Alchemy and …read more!

Emma Watson’s new feminist bookclub, Our Shared Shelf, is off to a very successful start. Since its inception last week, the bookclub currently boasts 82,102 members. Watson recently shared a Tweet of the bookclubs progress on Goodreads–not bad for having just started last week. Loving this ‘update your progress’ situation on ‘Our Shared Shelf’ #motivatedpic.twitter.com/gxiqy4GehA …read more!

Matt Lewis, known in the Harry Potter family as hero Neville Longbottom, has found joy in some of his new post-Potter projects. We are delighted for him. Matt sat down with What’s on TV to talk about his role in the show, Ripper Street. He also described much of the environment on set and finding acceptance from …read more!

A second instalment to the hugely popular Harry Potter Colouring Book will be available from 28th January 2016! Studio Press’s follow-up book will be called The Official Harry Potter Magical Creatures Colouring Book, the Bookseller reports: “Filled with detailed illustrations inspired by the Harry Potter films, this second colouring book will feature the creatures of the Forbidden Forest, the Great Lake, and …read more!

What better way to spend an evening with someone you love than a dinner for two in the Great Hall at the Warner Bros Studio Tour London? This Valentines Day (February 13th-14th 2016), you can do just that! Warner Bros. Studio Tour’s website states: ‘You are invited to attend a bewitching banquet this February for ‘Valentine’s Dinner in the Great Hall’. You’ll be greeted on …read more!