Visual Effects Supervisor Tim Burke has given a new interview to StudioDaily in which he talks about his work on the Harry Potter films. Burke spoke about the challenges he’s faced in both “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” and the films as a whole, naming hippogriffs as “an incredible challenge to pull off”. The VFX supervisor …read more!

As previews are slated to begin this Saturday, coverage of the Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) lead Broadway revival of “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” has been coming fast and furious. Here, now, is a brief roundup of the latest news about the forthcoming musical.First, People Magazine has a first look at rehearsals …read more!

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has once again taken to her Twitter account to share the news that writing is still her top priority, but has not given any further indication on what exactly that might be. Jo tweets:This is the real me, but you won’t be hearing from me often I’m afraid, as …read more!

Continuing on with our topic of the week – What would you add to the Wizaring World of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando – LeakyTV’s Alex Carpenter chimes in with Kristina Horner.

The Knights of Walpurgis, remember those guys? You may know them as the Death Eaters, the not so merry crew of Lord Vol.. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. The Leakypedia knows who was involved, but there is a lot of history and goings on for this group. Can you help us fill it out today? The first 3 big …read more!

LeakyTV Topic of the week! “What would you add to the Universal Wizarding World Park” if you were in charge of expanding it?

Home Media Magazine is reporting that the following two installments of the Harry Potter: Ultimate Edition DVDs will be released on June 14, 2011. “Order of the Phoenix” and “Half-Blood Prince” are the next two films to receive the Ultimate Edition treatment just a month before the final film, “Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” is released …read more!

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) appeared on ITV’s “That Sunday Night Show” this evening to discuss the Robin Hood Tax, a campaign for a tax of around 0.05% on the financial sector. The campaign claims such a tax could raise at least £20 billion a year in the UK alone. Felton previously appeared in an advert …read more!

Please join us at Leaky in wishing a very happy birthday to Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), who is celebrating his 65th birthday today. Many happy returns, Mr. Rickman!

Actress Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) recently appeared in a photoshoot for the Financial Times‘ luxury lifestyle magazine, How to Spend It. You can now see the eight photos from the shoot here in the Leaky Galleries. The shoot took place at the V&A in London and took inspiration from the paintings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. …read more!