According to Variety magazine, “Variety500 is an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global $2 trillion entertainment industry.” Updated once a year, Variety lists and acknowledges accomplishments of list members over the past calendar year. Including people like Walt Disney’s CEO Bob Iger, Oprah Winfrey and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, it is …read more!

From the upcoming Crimes of Grindelwald original screenplay to the updated and revised Page to Screen and Film Wizardry volumes, there are huge amounts of Wizarding World texts releasing this year. Alongside an interactive Honeydukes “scratch and sniff” book, pop-up 3D guides to Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest, scratch-art books and books teaching how to cast spells, also included in this …read more!

Easy question, right?  Bet you didn’t hesitate a second before answering.  Neither did the 1,000 kids aged 6-16 who answered this question in a recent survey conducted by English Heritage.  Hogwarts easily topped the list, followed by Cinderella’s Castle and Elsa’s Ice Palace from Frozen.  See the top ten castles from the survey results below: …read more!

It’s been exactly one week since the exciting announcement that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will come to San Francisco, California in 2019, but the news just keeps coming. The magical production will now come to Hamburg, Germany in 2020 as well! It seems the wizarding show is officially on track for successful world …read more!

When Harry first encounters a Chocolate Frog Card on the Hogwarts Express, his recent exposure to the magical world has him leery about eating the frog.  Ron assures him it’s just a spell (and Harry loses his first frog when it leaps out the open train window), and suggests he could start collecting the cards.  Later, …read more!

Leaping liquorice wands, that’s a lot of galleons! A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was recently snapped up by an American collector for £56,250 at Bonhams auction house in London.  The hardcover book, published by Bloomsbury in 1997, was purchased, appropriately enough, by an 11-year-old schoolgirl at Harrowgate railway station in North Yorkshire.  She …read more!

As the Wizarding World grows ever-larger, The Leaky Cauldron is becoming busier and more exciting by the day. We’re looking for volunteer writers, editors, designers and reporters from across the world to help us deliver timely, accurate and creative news, exclusives and features to a global audience. Think you’re the witch or wizard (or non-binary magical human) we’re …read more!

This week, amongst a brand new production of Cursed Child being announced for San Francisco in 2019, we’ve also received updates from LEGO and more, news that Butterbeer ice cream is now being sold at Universal Studios Hollywood, MinaLima’s illustrated edition of The Secret Garden release date, and CinceConcerts announcing their performance of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire …read more!

Another Wizarding World merchandise update is in order, as Harry Potter dolls become available for pre-order, Funko reveal plans to release ghostly Harry Potter figures exclusively at San Diego Comic Con, and LEGO release images of their upcoming Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts minifigures line from a Warner Bros Studio Tour photoshoot! Recently, Leaky had the opportunity to attend Warner Bros’ product …read more!

Waterstones Booksellers Limited recently announced that one lucky entrant will win two tickets to the London premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald! The draw coincides with the upcoming release of the hardback edition of J.K. Rowling’s original screenplay for the film. The book features the incredible art of renowned designers Miraphora Mina and …read more!