Ezra Miller’s The Flash is going through a rocky pre-production phase, almost certainly ensuring we will have to wait longer than anticipated for his starring turn. The film is still without a director, since both Seth Grahame-Smith and Rick Famuyiwa exited the project. As a result, Variety broke the news Wednesday that Warner Bros. hired a …read more!

Recently Leaky reported on a new species of spider discovered in India that bore a striking resemblance to the Hogwarts Sorting Hat and was appropriately named “Eriovixia gryffindor”. Now researchers at the University of Singapore have found a tiny crab they have dubbed “Harryplax severus”. Yes, both the newly identified genus and species of this …read more!

Warwick Davis had several roles in the Harry Potter film adaptations. He appeared in all eight of the films, whether portraying Professor Filius Flitwick, or Griphook, the bank teller. He has also participated in Harry Potter video games as well as amusement park rides. His constant involvement in J.K. Rowlings Wizarding World made him the perfect candidate …read more!

Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Among this year’s star-studded accolades is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with nominations for Best Production Design and Best Costumes. British production designer and longtime Harry Potter collaborator, Stuart Craig received the nomination for Best Production …read more!

 The Harry Potter film franchise boasts an impressive list of alums. Between the renowned, award-winning composers, directors, the best of Britain’s deep well of acting talent, and the incredibly committed and creative production team, the Harry Potter films are a testament to the brilliant movie magic you can create when everything comes together seamlessly, a feat due in no small …read more!

Complementing the new cover for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them are coordinating covers for both  The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Quidditch Through the Ages. Sporting a charming (no pun intended) vintage look, these three volumes comprise the Hogwarts Library Box Set, which will be released in both hardback and ebook formats on …read more!

The people declared Johnny Depp their Favorite Movie Icon at the 2017 People’s Choice Awards Wednesday, cementing his status as one of the most versatile actors in film. Depp began his acting career in 1984, but his run on the popular television series 21 Jump Street (1987-1990) made him a household name. He then appeared in early-90s cult classics …read more!

School may have been out for the Christmas holiday recently, but one thing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them taught us is that school was out permanently for Newt Scamander. Or so we thought. Recently, one of the team at Leaky finally managed to get their hands on a copy of the Fantastic Beasts …read more!

Zoe Kravitz makes such a quick appearance in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that you may have actually missed her if you weren’t paying very close attention. She appears only for a moment in a photograph found among Newt’s possessions, as his former love interest, Leta Lestrange. Although her addition to the film was …read more!

Bonnie Wright, better known to Harry Potter fans as, their favorite Mrs. Potter, Ginny Weasley, will be a guest at the FanX event at Salt Lake Comic Con, March 17th and 18th.   Wright has stayed extremely busy since she was seen in the final frames of the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly …read more!