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From San Diego Comic Con: Scholastic’s 20th Anniversary Panel with Melissa Anelli!

Jul 21, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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This afternoon featured another exciting event for Harry Potter fans–a panel celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter with host Scholastic at San Diego Comic Con! The panel, moderated by Melissa Anelli, author of Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter and founder of LeakyCon, featured the artists …read more!

SDCC News: Cast of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Opens Warner Bros. Theatrical Panel

Jul 21, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

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The Warner Bros. Theatrical Panel opened to spectacular effect Saturday afternoon at San Diego Comic Con 2018. As guests entered Hall H, they received custom wrist-bands inscribed with the Deathly Hallows insignia. Then, as the lights dimmed, curtains, which had completely covered the walls, drew back to reveal screens wrapping around the room. They encircle …read more!

Breakdown of the ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Comic-Con Official Trailer!

Jul 21, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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Opening an epic theatrical panel featuring a surround-screen room, the core cast and Deathly Hallows bands, Warner Bros delivered the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald official full-length trailer at San Diego Comic Con today, adding to our questions about the series! A new poster  puts Nicolas Flamel front and centre in this film, and during the panel we …read more!

New ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ Trailer Unveiled at San Diego Comic Con!

Jul 21, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

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The moment Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts fans have anxiously awaited has finally arrived–and Warner Bros. has delivered! Opening an epic theatrical panel featuring a full slate of highly-anticipated films, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald mesmerized the Comic Con audience with a new full-length trailer after teasing this moment for weeks. Yesterday a new …read more!

Get your Galleons from Gringotts: Hamleys adds a Harry Potter-themed floor

Jul 20, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

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As of its official opening today, Hamleys toy shop on Regents Road in London is devoting 3,000 square feet on the ground floor exclusively to Harry Potter merchandise.  It seems they’ve noticed the Potter phenomenon is experiencing a revival with the Fantastic Beasts films (not that it ever faded for us!), so it’s high time to jump on …read more!

New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Promo Poster Hints at Darker Times, & More From Comic Con Day 2!

Jul 20, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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A new MinaLima-designed Fantastic Beasts poster has spread like wildfire through the Potter community, and it’s not hard to see why! The latest promotional piece for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald not only features core characters Newt, Tina, Jacob, Queenie, Credence, Claudia Kim’s ‘Maledictus’ character, Leta, Theseus, Dumbledore and Grindelwald, but also features a haunting line: …read more!

SDCC News: Tom Felton and Natalia Tena’s ‘Origin’ Trailer, Dan Fogler’s ‘Walking Dead’ Announcement and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Teasers Released!

Jul 19, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

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San Diego Comic Con 2018 opened its doors yesterday, but panels of interest to Harry Potter fans officially kicked off today, starting with YouTube’s introduction to its new sci-fi thriller Origin starring alums Tom Felton and Natalia Tena and ending with hints of exciting news to come as fans look forward to tonight’s The Dan …read more!

Scholastic’s 20th Anniversary Comic-Con Panel Details Announced, Moderated By Melissa Anelli!

Jul 18, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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This Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, Scholastic will hold a 20th anniversary celebration panel, moderated by Leaky’s very own Melissa Anelli! The 20 Years of Magic: Inside Harry Potter panel will take place 3 p.m.-4 p.m in Room 6DE, and will host a major discussion and celebration of all things Potter. Entertainment Weekly just exclusively announced a new …read more!

Where in the world is “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” now? SyFy catches up with curator Eddie Newquist

Jul 17, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

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Potter fans are lucky to be able to see sets, costumes, props, artefacts, and actors from the films at a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits around the world.  Since 2009, the traveling Harry Potter: The Exhibition has showcased costumes and props from the films in a display environment that conjures up their magical settings. As …read more!

LeakyCon 2019 Venues Announced!

Jul 17, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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That’s right, not venue, but venueS! LeakyCon 2019 will take place once again in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts, to celebrate 10 years of the biggest Harry Potter fan convention in the world! pic.twitter.com/GZpGxV9y3p — LeakyCon (@LeakyCon) July 17, 2018 You asked, we answered! To celebrate 10 years of LeakyCon we will be celebrating TWICE in …read more!



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