Archive for July, 2016

The “Fantastic Beasts” Cast Talks to Pottermore about their SDCC 2016 Experience

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, HP Cast, Movies, News

The main Fantastic Beasts Quartet (similar to the Trio–Harry, Ron and Hermione),  Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler, sat down with Pottermore for an exclusive interview. The group was gathered in their bus at Comic Con in San Diego, which took place this last weekend, and discussed their weekend with the PMC. …read more!

USAopoly Introduces New Harry Potter Board Game!

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News, Sales, Toys, Warner Bros., WB Shop

USAopoly recently revived fan-favorite Harry Potter board games, Trivia Pursuit’s World of Harry Potter and Harry Potter CLUE. With multiple editions of well-loved Harry Potter games, it has been years since we’ve seen a brand new Harry Potter board game. With the resurgence of the Harry Potter franchise with the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed …read more!

Hufflepuff Parody Play ‘Puffs’ Set for Off-Broadway Run

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Sammie

Events, Fandom, News

While Harry Potter and the Cursed Child may be making magic across the pond, a decidedly different Potter-inspired play is stirring up success of its own in New York. Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic is a fan-created, unofficial play written by Matt Cox that follows the true Hogwarts underdogs–Hufflepuffs–as they …read more!

Jamie Parker Opens up on Playing Harry Potter in Cursed Child

Jul 29, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News

Jamie Parker recently sat down with The Stage to give an extensive interview on his acting career, including his latest mega-headliner, The Boy Who Lived. Playing the most well known boy wizard is a pretty daunting task, but Parker remarked that he was “under no illusion the role of Harry Potter belongs” to him.   …read more!

Scholastic Celebrates ‘Cursed Child’ with a ‘Muggle Mob’; ‘Cursed Child’ Book Breaks Pre-Sale Records

Jul 28, 2016

Posted by: Sammie

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

With mere days until the release of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts 1 & 2 script book, fans around the world are celebrating in ways we haven’t seen since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On July 21, hundreds of Potter fans descended on NYC’s SoHo neighborhood to put …read more!

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is “Intense” and “Ritualistic”

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Review

Reviews of Cursed Child have been dominating muggle news, and the Cursed Child Twitter page have not been ignoring the love. Following our pervious article on the review snippets that the @HPPlayLDN Twitter page has been sharing, we’re covering a few more of the newest reviews and photo releases from the Cursed Child website to get you excited for …read more!

A Closer Look at Newt’s Wand from Noble Collection

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

News

As we learned from our editors at SDCC 2016 and Leavesden Studios, fans, press and attendees were given limited edition Newt Scamander wands from Noble Collection. Eddie Redmayned lead a crowd in lighting up H Hall at Comic Con, as everyone said “lumos” with their Fantastic Beasts wands. He then show cased his wand for …read more!

Tom Felton on Joining CW’s ‘The Flash’

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Felton, Felton Interviews, News

Tom Felton visited San Diego Comic-Con last week to talk about joining CW’s show The Flash as Central City Police Department crime scene investigator, Julian Dorn. Entertainment Tonight managed to chat to the cast of The Flash at the event, and Tom says he’s settling into the show well. He’ll be joining as a season regular, so it’s a …read more!

Behind the Scenes of the Fantastic Beasts Q&A (From London to SDCC)

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Georgia Gates

Actor Interviews, Events, Films, Interactive, News

With the heavily anticipated and exciting launch of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ due to hit screens this November, Leaky was not only present at the San Diago Comic-Con event, but also lucky enough to get some behind the scenes action from our two representatives watching the live cast interviews unfold, from the …read more!

Critics Say ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is “Charmed”

Jul 27, 2016

Posted by: Sammie

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

The first official reviews for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are in, and it’s clear that audiences have been bewitched by the latest installment in the Potter story.   The reviews for #CursedChild are in!https://t.co/0IYj4dnwNm — Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) July 26, 2016 Five-star reviews have been flooding twitter all day–many accompanied by brand …read more!



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