Nov 17, 2019
Holiday magic is beginning to appear worldwide. Warner Bros Studio Tour is getting ready for the Christmas season and the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan, Wizarding World Gold, has launched. A Utah fan built his own miniature Hogwarts and Diagon Alley and the Hamburg cast of the Cursed Child was revealed. This week in …read more!
Nov 13, 2019
Just in time for the holiday season, Wizarding World Gold is now available for annual subscription purchases in the UK and US. Enhancing the free Official Harry Potter Fan Club experience, the new membership plan promises to deliver even more magic, more surprises, and more exclusive content. So grab your coziest knit jumper, pour a …read more!
Nov 12, 2019
Imagine having access to your favorite wizarding world settings–from Hogsmeade to Diagon Alley, the Burrow and Hogwarts!–any time you liked. Tony Rigby has worked a bit of his own magic in this regard, and with no need for Floo Powder or Portkey. He and his family can peruse the streets and courtyards to their hearts’ …read more!
Nov 11, 2019
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is opening its first non-English production in Hamburg, Germany in Spring 2020. Recently, the production’s social media accounts allowed us to meet the main cast, and we’re hugely excited to see their take on the characters next year! View this post on Instagram Es ist soweit! ? Wir sind unglaublich stolz und aufgeregt, …read more!
Nov 10, 2019
Holiday season is on the way and magical gifts are already rolling in from the Potterverse. Emma Watson graced the cover of British Vogue and spoke candidly in an interview with journalist and activist Paris Lees, Harry Potter illustrated edition artist Jim Kay talked to the New York Times, and the Wizarding World announced the …read more!
Nov 08, 2019
We originally got to know artist Jim Kay’s work when he was chosen by J.K. Rowling to provide the illustrations for a new edition of the Harry Potter series. This lavishly illustrated edition will be available in over 20 languages using the same art. The first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was …read more!
Nov 07, 2019
Being the brightest witch of your age never goes out of fashion. What we meant is that Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, is back on the cover of British Vogue for its December issue. Wearing a silly confection of a dress that resembles a giant red carnation, and slicked back wet …read more!
Nov 04, 2019
In a production update on WizardingWorld.com, we found out today that Fantastic Beasts 3 will, indeed, be heading to Brazil! The film will begin production in Spring 2020 (Dan Fogler told us at LeakyCon that filming begins in February!) and will also be directed by David Yates, confirmed in the article. The film will bring back Eddie Redmayne …read more!
Nov 04, 2019
In this week’s wide-ranging theater news, Jack Thorne discusses his adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, which aired in the UK yesterday and premieres in the U.S. today, John Steiger talks about playing Scorpius Malfoy in the San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and master magician James Harrison shares insight …read more!
Nov 03, 2019
There is always magic in the air the week of Halloween in the Potterverse and this year was no different. J.K. Rowling wrote a love letter to Europe to be included in a collection of essays published in response to Brexit, we reported what we learned at Leakycon on Wand Lore, fine art photography company Classic Stills …read more!