The Leaky Cauldron were lucky enough to visit the Leavesden set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald last year, and came across David Yates whilst walking the outdoor sets and exploring the French equivalent of Diagon Alley. It was a magical moment, as we weren’t expecting to catch him between shoots, let along in a small …read more!

Walking into the props department on set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was like walking into a store full of Wizarding World merchandise. Head Prop Maker Pierre Bohanna greeted us amongst shelves of textbooks, bottles, wands, bags, papers and odd parts for various scenes in the film. In front of him was a table of never-before-seen …read more!

Our introduction to the wizarding world in Paris will come mainly through exploring through magical Parisian high streets (much like Diagon Alley), the French Ministry of Magic, and Circus Arcanus, all of which we received more details on when exploring the sets of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. Art Director Martin Foley walked us through the process …read more!

Returning to set of Fantastic Beasts for our exclusive insight into Crimes of Grindelwald, we entered once again through the familiar Leavesden set café, where actors on the Harry Potter movies – and indeed, now the Fantastic Beasts movies – met to have lunch. We were just minutes away from the start of a full day of sneak-peaks and interviews on set …read more!

Dan Fogler and Alison Sudol, who portray one of our favorite onscreen couples in the Fantastic Beasts film series, reunited on the MainStage at LeakyCon 2018 in Dallas. The panel, moderated by LeakyCon founder Melissa Anelli, treated fans to a wide-ranging discussion and, thanks to Leaky correspondent Kathy Paz, readers can catch up on every …read more!

Reflecting its success last year, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is again offering an evening of Halloween-themed events on the set of the Hogwarts Great Hall. The event begins with smoking dry ice cocktails and canapés before you proceed into a Great Hall magically decorated for Halloween with floating pumpkins and tables groaning with sweets reminiscent of …read more!

Two prominent voices of the  #Metoo movement,  who share a passion for literature and the empowerment of women, Emma Watson and her current Our Shared Shelf author, New York Times bestselling “Instapoet” Rupi Kaur, revealed today that they met recently for an interview which undoubtedly included a chat about all things literature, as well as their …read more!

This week’s theater news features interviews with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child actors Anthony Boyle and Sam Clemmett. Boyle discusses his contribution to the currently-running Agatha Christie adaptation, Ordeal by Innocence, while Clemmett discusses Albus Potter and his connection to Cursed Child fans. Boyle will also be attending the “Celebrity Paddle Battle” fundraising event …read more!

Another Wizarding World week in the books and throughout it we’ve been bringing you full coverage from last weekend’s stupendous ninth annual LeakyCon. We shared all the spellbinding conversation with Fantastic Beasts stars Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler and Percy Weasley, Chris Rankin as well as stories with the young actors and the series antagonists from the Harry Potter …read more!

Dan Fogler joined LeakyCon’s Josh Wittge on the MainStage last weekend, and discussed everything from Crimes of Grindelwald to performing on Broadway and meeting Back to the Future‘s Michael J Fox! Leaky’s correspondent Kathy Paz was on the ground making sure our readers didn’t miss out on his fantastic panel, and be sure to check our other coverage from the …read more!