The Hollywood Reporter was present on Monday when Warner Bros. hosted a luncheon to celebrate the Harry Potter franchise at Club 21 in New York City. In attendance at the luncheon were Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, director David Yates and producer David Heyman. Video of Yates and Heyman making remarks about the Harry Potter series …read more!

Thanks again to the efforts of Leaky reader WeenyOwl, we now have a video of Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) in his new Broadway play “Seminar”: Our favorite acid-tongued professor is back!… sort of. Alan Rickman stars as an intimidating teacher in Theresa Rebeck’s Broadway play, “Seminar,” bringing back fond memories of his turn as another …read more!

This Thursday, Dan Radcliffe and the rest of the cast of “How to Succeed in Business…” will be appearing in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade: The parade airs on NBC on November 24 from 9am to noon. There’s no word yet on when Radcliffe and the “How To Succeed” gang will be strutting through …read more!

The “When Harry Left Hogwarts” documentary, which features footage from the filming of the final two movies, is now available to watch online. The documentary was filmed by BAFTA recipient Morgan Matthews and can be viewed in two parts here and here or below.

The Leaky Cauldron and Best Buy have teamed up to offer a special three-day-long Harry Potter contest in the lead up to the Black Friday sales taking place the day after Thanksgiving. Best Buy is getting into the Harry Potter spirit for this event with special screenings of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part …read more!

ShirtPunch, which sells one unique shirt for 24 hours only, will be selling a shirt designed by Warwick Davis (Flitwick/Griphook) on Monday, November 21st. ShirtPunch teamed up with Mr. Davis to design this shirt, which features a design from “Willow,” a film Mr. Davis starred in. Even better, all proceeds from the shirt will go …read more!

In an exclusive interview with the Toronto Sun, Harry Potter producer David Heyman acknowledged that Universal Studios is planning an expansion to the popular Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, though did not elaborate on any details. Heyman confirmed with Sun Media that details are being planned, including new Potter-themed thrill rides. Heyman himself …read more!

James and Oliver Phelps (Weasley Twins), Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) and Warwick Davis (Flitwick/Griphook) will make an appearance at Harrods’ Harry Potter shop on December 1st to meet fans and sign copies of “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” on Blu-ray Triple Play. The event will start from 5:30 p.m., but only 300 wristbands will be handed …read more!

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With award season fast approaching, Warner Bros. has put out a for your consideration advertisement in Variety for “Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” This ad, which can be seen in our galleries here, shows Hagrid carrying Harry’s body to Hogwarts. The awards Warner Bros. lists “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” being eligible for are as follows: Best …read more!