Archive for May, 2017

FIRST LOOK: Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle

May 31, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

News, Tech, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is currently preparing to launch its first night show using new projection mapping technology. The light show will take place in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and will feature the towering turrets of Hogwarts Castle. According to “Slash Film“, annual pass holders were given a sneak peek of the show during a technical rehearsal …read more!

J.K. Rowling Updates on ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Script & Cormoran Strike Progress

May 31, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News

J.K. Rowling recently took to Twitter to confirm some news about the progress of Fantastic Beasts, and alias Robert Galbraith’s progress on the Cormoran Strike series. One Twitter user couldn’t take the wait any longer, and demanded to know EVERYTHING about the Fantastic Beasts sequel, asking if Rowling had written the script. Of course, we’re not …read more!

How ‘Cursed Child’ Mega Producer Sonia Friedman Makes Stage Magic

May 29, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, News, Sonia Friedman, Theater, West End

Sonia Friedman, the producer of the award-winning  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was named the most influential person in UK Theater by The Stage 100 earlier this year. According to a recent interview with Vogue Magazine, Friedman is considered theater’s most powerful woman….period.  Based on the plethora of awards and honors she has received, …read more!

LeakyCon Announces POTTER WATCH!

May 28, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Films, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, HPPS/SS Film, LeakyCon, Movies, News, PotterWatch

Could there be anything more spellbinding for Potter fans than watching their favorite films together? Relive the magic of all eight Harry Potter films this summer with loads of your fellow Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws and Slytherins during Potter Watch. LeakyCon is excited to announce Potter Watch, a Harry Potter movie watch-along for the LeakyCon community and …read more!

Guests at Charity Dinner Could Win a Role in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel

May 27, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fun, Misc, News

A charity dinner hosted by The Hunter Foundation is auctioning off two walk on roles in the next Fantastic Beasts film to raise money for children’s charities. According to The Guardian, Barack Obama will be attending the event and delivering a speech to over 1,000 business leaders as well as the winner of a secondary school essay …read more!

Escape Rooms Styled After the Magic of ‘Harry Potter’ Becoming the Latest Trend

May 27, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Fans, Fun, Fun - Games, Games, Misc, News

With the latest announcement of yet another upcoming loosely Harry Potter themed escape room we’re starting to notice a new trend developing, and let’s just say we’re not complaining. Although these rooms are not directly tied to Warner Bros. or J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, they are definitely a fun experience for fans to pretend they’re wizards …read more!

‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Actor Round-Up: Cannes Festival, The Flash & More

May 27, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Felton, Films, Fogler, Harry Potter Round-Up, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Kravitz, Miller, Movies, News, Richardson, Round-Up, Shaw, Thewlis, Thompson, Watson

This week we’ve seen Julie Walters join the original cast in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, moving paper images as seen in Harry Potter become a real possibility with the help of new research funding, a change in cast at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and news of a new nighttime show at Universal Studios Hollywood! Catch …read more!

Happy Birthday Helena Bonham Carter!

May 26, 2017

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

Actor Birthdays, Bonham Carter, News

Portraying the nefarious Bellatrix Lestrange throughout the Harry Potter films, Helena Bonham Carter turns 52 today! The series would’ve never been the same if she hadn’t played Bellatrix with such enthusiasm.   via GIPHY While the films have been over for a good while now, it doesn’t mean that Bellatrix isn’t just as scary as she’s …read more!

‘Here We Go Again’ With Julie Walters

May 24, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Films, HP Cast, Movies, Music, News, Walters

In 2008, Julie Walters starred as Rosie in the hit musical Mamma Mia!, a tale of long-time friends reuniting for a weekend wedding in the Mediterranean–with a few surprises. Rosie joined Tanya (Christina Baranski) and mother-of-the-bride Donna (Meryl Streep) at her Greek hotel where they reminisce about the “old days” and talk about daughter Sophie’s …read more!

Happy Birthday to Jim Broadbent

May 24, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Broadbent, Film Awards, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, HP Cast, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Today we celebrate the 68th birthday of the talented British actor James “Jim” Broadbent, best known to the Potter fandom as Potions Professor Horace Slughorn. Whether this head of Slytherin was loathed, adored or something in between, the actor brought J.K. Rowling’s character to life in all of his humanness, (when he wasn’t a chair). …read more!



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