Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are well known for their role as the Golden Trio in the Harry Potter movies, but they’ve been busy in other roles of late, and are being recognised for their work in various ways! Emma Watson has just finished up on Beauty and the Beast, and she’s making a comeback in …read more!

Long before Warwick Davis joined the Harry Potter series as Professor Flitwick and the goblin Griphook, he had a magical connection with the Star Wars universe. It began in 1977 when he fell in love with Star Wars: A New Hope, little knowing that Star Wars would, only a few years later, kick off his professional career and …read more!

Before Alison Sudol became known for portraying Queenie Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, she was already well established in the performing arts, putting out music under the name A Fine Frenzy. Her songs have long highlighted her close personal connection to the natural world, so it seems fitting that she not only …read more!

James and Oliver Phelps have always been fan favorites at conventions, bringing the cheeky wit and affable demeanors that made them so endearing as the Weasley twins to the stage time after time.  Their visit to MegaCon in Florida last June was no exception, and they threw out some exciting news while there, hinting at a potential upcoming …read more!

Tonight, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios Japan unveiled their brand new Expecto Patronum Night Show, the biggest show by far in the park. Over 200 fans attended the preview performances, joined by special guest and huge Harry Potter fan Saori Yoshida, who commented on the show, “All the experiences in the Wizarding …read more!

Who are we celebrating today?! The Doctor, that’s who. David Tennant turns 46, and we’re duly impressed by how much he’s already accomplished in his acting career, racking up three decades of steady work in theater, television, and film. Tennant is best known to Potter fans as the sly and squirrelly Barty Crouch Jr., a devoted …read more!

Admit it: You always wondered what the Harry Potter theme music would sound like as a fugue.  So did composer Alexander Wollheim.  Luckily for the rest of us, he was bored on a long flight and used the time to rework various Harry Potter motifs into a fugue. Wollheim posted a video of Hedwig’s Fugue (kidding—that’s …read more!

Today the Harry Potter fandom celebrates David Bradley’s 75th year! Portraying the character of Argus Filch across eight films was by no means glamorous, but Bradley did it with aplomb, embracing every unlikeable quality and somehow managing to make him more empathetic than he might otherwise have been. So we can’t celebrate the man without also celebrating …read more!

Leaky rounded up some bits of news on stage veterans Maggie Smith, Dan Radcliffe, and Imelda Staunton this week. Smith appeared at the BFI and Radio Times Television Festival and discussed her work on the popular series, Downton Abbey, as well as the prospects for a reunion film. Smith also joined Radcliffe at the memorial …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast a spell over audiences and critics alike from the moment it debuted on the London stage, taking fans both old and new back into the wizarding world of JK Rowling’s invention. Through the production of Sonia Friedman, the set design of Christine Jones, the sound magic of Gareth Fry, the …read more!