Archive for January, 2018

Celebration of Harry Potter Day One: Opening Ceremony, Nightime Lights at Hogwarts and Big Announcements

Jan 26, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Art, Audio Books, Books, Broadway, Celebration of Harry Potter, Companion Books, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter:The Exhbition, HP Cast, Ianevski, J.K. Rowling, MinaLima, Movies, News, Phelps, Pottermore, Publishers, Quidditch Through the Ages, Sam Clemmett, Tena, Theater, Theme Park, Warner Bros., Williams, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright

Universal Orlando Resort is hosting A Celebration of Harry Potter event this weekend and welcomed fans with a spectacular opening ceremony peppered with exciting announcements! Before the ceremony, Leaky had the chance to sit down with the cast in attendance at A Celebration – newcomers Natalia Tena (Tonks) and Stanislav Yanevski (Viktor Krum), along with a …read more!

Happy Birthday, Miraphora Mina!

Jan 26, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Birthdays, Celebration of Harry Potter, Crew Birthdays, Events, MinaLima, Movie Art, News

As we celebrate A Celebration of Harry Potter this weekend, let’s not forget the birthday of one half of the insanely talented graphic design duo Minalima, Miraphora Mina! Having worked with Eduardo Lima to design most of the props, posters, maps (pretty much anything visual, really) from the Triwizard Cup to Hermione’s Time Turner, it’s …read more!

February 1: Harry Potter Book Night meets World Read Aloud Day

Jan 26, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

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

World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) was created by LitWorld in 2010 as a way for young people around the world to create “a sense of belonging to stories, books and reading together.” Harry Potter is a story very much about belonging so it is fitting that WRAD has joined forces with Scholastic’s annual Harry Potter …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Eddie Redmayne’s Madame Tussauds Wax Figure Unveiled, Tom Felton Talks ‘Ophelia’ At Sundance Festival & More!

Jan 26, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Branagh, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Felton, Gleeson, Gleeson Interviews, Harry Potter Round-Up, Heyman, HP Cast, Jack Thorne, Lewis, Pattinson, Producers, Redmayne, Redmayne Interviews, Round-Up, Shaw, Tennant, Walters, Walters Interviews, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

From new ticket releases to Cursed Child to Eddie Redmayne discussing Jude Law as Dumbledore, it’s been another great week for Potter fans, and to top it all off, A Celebration of Harry Potter begins TODAY! Oscar nominations saw a multitude of Potter alumni recognised for their work, and Bloomsbury released their paperback edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to …read more!

Verified Fan Registration Open for Next Cursed Child Broadway Ticket Sale

Jan 25, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

BigNews, Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Sales, Theater

The opening of Cursed Child on Broadway is just around the corner and another group of lucky muggles are closer to scoring a ticket to the award-winning Harry Potter play. If you hadn’t downed your vial of Felix Felicis during the first ticket sale for the show last fall, another batch of tickets go on …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Evanna Lynch and Eddie Redmayne Attend Magical Productions

Jan 25, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Law, Lynch, Lynch Interviews, News, Redmayne, Round-Up, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

In this week’s theater round-up, Evanna Lynch not only saw continued success for her current project, Disco Pigs, but she also visited another Off-Broadway stage for a return to the magical world. Eddie Redmayne found himself in the theater as well, charmed back to Hogwarts–perhaps missing J.K. Rowling’s enchanting story now that shooting on his …read more!

Eddie Redmayne Hints at Jude Law’s Take on Albus Dumbledore

Jan 24, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Casting, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Heyman, Heyman Interviews, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Law, Movies, News, Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne is making the rounds to promote the upcoming release of his new film Early Man, and it’s no surprise his highly-anticipated return to the wizarding world as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald would come up. He and his fellow costars are no doubt under strict orders to carefully guard …read more!

2018 Oscar Nominations Have Arrived!

Jan 23, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Branagh, Davis, Film Awards, Films, Gambon, Gleeson, Honors/Awards, McCrory, News, Oldman, Tennant, Watson, Williams

The 2018 Academy Award nominations were announced earlier today and considering the abundance of talent related to the Wizarding World, it’s no surprise that this year’s list of Oscar nominees is loaded with Potter alumni. Many of these Oscar hopefuls have been recognized throughout the awards season, including Gary Oldman, best known to Potter fans …read more!

More Magic Announced for A Celebration of Harry Potter

Jan 22, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Celebration of Harry Potter, Events, Fans, Fun, Games, Ianevski, MinaLima, News, Phelps, Pottermore, Tena, Theme Park, Warner Bros., WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright

Are you ready for the most magical event of the year Potter fans? Universal Orlando Resorts A Celebration of Harry Potter starts this Friday, and now the weekend looks even more spellbinding than ever! In addition to all of the exciting panels, demonstrations, and fan favorite activities previously announced, including appearances from five of your favorite actors …read more!

Harry Potter first edition amongst rare books stolen in Norfolk

Jan 22, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Bloomsbury, Books, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News

A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, stored in a red box and thought to be worth about £40,000, was one of 12 rare books taken in a break-in at SN Books on the night of 8-9 January. First editions of The Hobbit and The Great Gatsby, as well as a signed copy …read more!



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