The LA Times is reporting that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will make its way to Japan, with the announcement, set to be made official Thursday. The report reads, in part: The Osaka destination — expected to begin construction in the next few weeks with a planned opening in late 2014 and an expected …read more!

UPDATE: Photos from the event are starting to come online and are now available here in our Image Galleries J.K. Rowling received the Freedom of the City this morning at the Mansion House in the City.Rowling was recognized for her services to children’s literature. The Harry Potter books have sold over 450 million copies. Jo …read more!

According to the Herald Sun the “Olympic” Australian Quidditch team has packed it’s bags, and is prepared to fly off to London. The Australian National Quidditch team is the newest team that will go up against the USA and UK in this summer’s 2012 UK Summer Games. The Aussies now officially join rank with the …read more!

The “Olympic” Australia Quidditch team has packed it’s bags, are flying off to London

Potted Potter, a play which condenses all seven Harry Potter books into a single seventy minute production, will premiere in the US on May 19th. Potted Potter will be performed off-Broadway in New York City in the Little Shubert Theatre from May 19th to August 12th: Potted Potter has played to sold out houses in …read more!

In the June 2012 edition of Glamour magazine, Emma Watson shares her views of natural beauty and informs readers why she cut her hair. Emma told Glamour cutting her Hermione locks “was all about getting rid of Harry Potter, and going dark was about mourning the end of Potter”. Watson addressed the importance of natural …read more!

Pottermore CEO Charlie Redmayne has recently discussed the opening of “Chamber of Secrets” on Pottermore (it’s still “weeks away”) and other updates to the site: Redmayne added that the release of book two, The Chamber of Secrets, was still “weeks away”, but that the site would be adding new interactive elements and community tools over …read more!

Emma Watson recently posted a picture of the character she plays in “The Bling Ring,” on her Twitter account, and which you can see here in our galleries. Watson also described her character in a subsequent Tweet: Nicki likes Lip Gloss, Purses, Yoga, Pole Dancing, Uggs, Louboutins, Juice Cleanses, Iced coffee and Tattoos. We also …read more!

While there have been a lot of news about Emma Watson’s role in The Bling Ring, reports have also appeared about Watson making a potential cameo in Seth Rogen’s The End of the World. According to the Huffington Post, Emma Watson has joined a long list of comical actors, all who intend to appear in …read more!

In a bit of a reversal of roles, actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) gets the chance to interview one Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix) in the newest issue of Interview Magazine. The Harry Potter film alums discuss Ms. Bonham-Carter’s twenty-five plus year career and go through what it takes to continue on for so long in …read more!