The students of Baileyton, Alabama’s Parkside Jr. High had a surprise of the most Fantastic variety today. Five members of the Crimes of Grindelwald cast descended upon the school, which over the past two years has been transfigured by some of their dedicated staff, into a magical likeness of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. …read more!

J.K. Rowling has arguably done more for books and reading than anyone else this side of Johannes Gutenberg, but her work is never done.  On Saturday, October 27, Rowling tweeted a petition to preserve government funding for libraries.  Four days later, the petition had reached 10,000 signatures. We need more signatures to protect government funding for …read more!

It’s a magical day for Harry Potter and Broadway fans alike! The cast of the Tony award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be apparating from their Lyric Theatre home to the BroadwayCon mainstage early next year. We are THRILLED that @HPPlayNYC has joined the BroadwayCon 2019 MainStage lineup! What better way to …read more!

U.S. fans might not be getting their own premiere of Crimes of Grindelwald as originally thought, but they can still experience the magic with their own Fantastic Beast character wand available now through January at both U.S. Universal theme parks. Wands for eight of the series most significant roles can now be found alongside the …read more!

Evanna Lynch attended the Animal Equality’s annual gala on Saturday and took some time out of her presenting duties to discuss the highly-anticipated film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, set to release worldwide Nov. 16. Lynch has more insight into the characterization of wizarding greats such as Albus Dumbledore than most. A fan herself …read more!

It’s been a week of special exclusives at Leaky! We had the opportunity to attend the launch event for the Cursed Child soundtrack with composer Imogen Heap at the Palace Theatre and we were finally able to reveal news of our contribution to the upcoming special Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts issue of Newsweek, which …read more!

Every year, notoriously expensive department store Neiman-Marcus releases a catalogue of fantasy holiday gifts for the person who, quite literally, has it all.  1%ers may actually shop from this catalogue but the rest of us, the other 99% of us, peruse each year’s excessive offerings with a bitter mixture of scorn, derision, and jealousy.  But this …read more!

From new images for Jack Thorne’s King Kong and Jim Broadbent’s A Very Very Very Dark Matter to changes in Dan Radcliffe’s The Lifespan of a Fact performance schedule, interviews with James Phelps on his upcoming play, The Greater Game, and Alfred Enoch regarding the screening of the most recent incarnation of Red, as well …read more!

We’re into the final weeks leading up to the release of Crimes of Grindelwald, and news is popping up in all corners of the wizarding world! From new footage featuring J.K. Rowling and new cast interviews, to a new 270 degree surround-screen theatrical technology being used for select Crimes of Grindelwald screenings, we’ve got plenty of updates to share with …read more!

Here at Leaky, we’ve been lucky to be involved in some brilliant wizarding world celebrations over the years — from exclusive fan events to film set visits, it’s never a dull moment, and when Newsweek recently invited us to contribute to their latest special edition, we couldn’t have been more thrilled! Newsweek are releasing Fantastic Beasts of The …read more!