Weekly Round-Up: Rupert Grint in ‘The ABC Murders’, Emma Watson Leads Global Summit & More!

Jul 22, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

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This week has been absolutely monumentous in the realm of Wizarding World news and cast updates, so get ready for what’s probably our biggest and most exciting weekly recap yet! From San Diego Comic Con this past weekend, we not only saw the new Crimes of Grindelwald trailer, as well as a panel and interviews with the cast, …read more!

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

Jul 21, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Exclusives, Fan Events, Fan Sites, Fandom, Fans, GrandPre, Jim Kay, Leaky, News, Posters, Publishers

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!

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

Jul 21, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

BigNews, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Movies, News, Posters, Warner Bros.

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

BigNews, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Law, Miller, Movies, News, Posters, Potter News, Redmayne, Redmayne Interviews, Trailers, Warner Bros., Waterston

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!

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

Jul 20, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts Movie, MinaLima, Movie Art, News, Posters

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!

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

Jul 18, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, GrandPre, Harry, A History, Leaky, News, Posters, Publishers

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!

LeakyCon 2019 Venues Announced!

Jul 17, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Events, Fans, Leaky, LeakyCon, News

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!

Jude Law Talks Young Dumbledore in ‘Fantastic’ New Interview!

Jul 17, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Law, News, Warner Bros., Yates

As San Diego Comic Con approaches and summer turns the mid-year corner, Warner Bros. is gearing up for the Nov. 16 release of the highly-anticipated wizarding sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In the last week, we’ve seen an exclusive featurette on the upcoming film and exciting “sneak peek” images from Entertainment Weekly. We’ve …read more!

Time-travelling back to 2005: New J.K. Rowling interview material (Part 3)

Jul 17, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, News

Thirteen years ago today, Lev Grossman released his interview with J.K. Rowling, discussing all manner of plot points and theories after the long-awaited release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Thanks to guest writer Beatrice Groves, we’ve been bringing you exclusive new material from this interview, addressing J.K. Rowling’s response to readers, use of …read more!

Harry Potter Book Night 2019 Date & Theme Announced!

Jul 16, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bloomsbury, Books, Events, Harry Potter Book Night, News, Publishers

Aside from book and movie release dates, Harry Potter Book Night has to be the best day of the year for Harry Potter fans! Bloomsbury officially announced today that Harry Potter Book Night 2019 will take place on February 7th, and the theme will be Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! We're delighted to announce that …read more!



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