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Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts Round Up: Fiennes Possessive of Voldemort, Jared Harris Comments on Dumbledore Rumors, More

Dec 01, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fiennes, Fiennes Interviews, HP Cast, Movies, News

A lot has been happening in the Harry Potter world this year, both with Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts adding to the Wizarding World. Looking forward, it is just going to get crazier with four more Fantastic Beasts films and Cursed Child coming to America. Jared Harris commented on fans calling for him to reprise …read more!

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Box Office Update

Nov 30, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Movies, News

UPDATE: Fantastic Beasts has surpassed $500 million, as reported just a few hours ago. Half a billion dollars! Variety reported,   “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” has passed $500 million at the global box office in less than two weeks of release worldwide. The studio’s domestic distribution president, Jeff Goldstein, issued a bullish forecast: …read more!

Warwick Davis’s Harry Potter Documentary

Nov 28, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Davis, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Redmayne

Warwick Davis has been working on a Harry Potter documentary, learning more about the J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World and the massive fandom behind it. This last weekend, the documentary, Fantastic Beasts and J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World aired on ITV.   We met Warwick Davis several times during the press week for Fantastic Beasts in New York. …read more!

“Fantastic Beasts” Video Clip Round Up from Twitter!

Nov 28, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

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

Recently, the Fantastic Beasts twitter account has been releasing a series of video clips featuring the Fantastic Beasts cast. In short, twenty second clips, the cast plays little games, such as “Name that Spell,” “Magical This or That,” and “If I was a Wizard.” The tweets are below in chronological order. Magical this or that? …read more!

26 Fantastic Parallels to Harry Potter

Nov 26, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

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

As David Heyman, Yates, and Jo Rowling said countless times during the premieres of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, audiences don’t have to have any knowledge of Harry Potter to enjoy the film. Fantastic Beasts is designed to draw in a new generation to the Wizarding World, and still make Harry Potter fans …read more!

“Fantastic Beasts” Round Up: Sequel Titles, Heyman Interviews, Watson Loves It

Nov 23, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Filmmaker Interviews, Heyman Interviews, HP Cast, Movies, News, Redmayne, Watson

There has been a constant stream of Fantastic Beasts news since its release last weekend. Emma Watson tweeted about how much she loved the film, to J.K. Rowling’s great delight, and Eddie Redmayne announced that the remaining films will follow a similar title format as the Harry Potter series, i.e. “Fantastic Beasts and the…” Producer David …read more!

Let’s Talk About Young Albus Dumbledore

Nov 22, 2016

Posted by: Storie Chastain

Casting, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Interactive, Movies, News

There has been an ever-present question surrounding the Fantastic Beasts franchise about wether a young version of Albus Dumbledore will make an appearance in later films.  Since the press week surrounding the Fantastic Beasts World Premiere, we now know for sure that young Dumbledore will be a central character within the Fantastic Beasts series, beginning with the …read more!

J.K. Rowling Answers “Fantastic Beasts” Questions on Twitter

Nov 21, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

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

As Pottermore and other official Harry Potter accounts call for everyone to #KeepTheSecrets once again, J.K. Rowling took to Twitter and tried to answer as many “Fantastic Beasts” questions as possible, while hinting and more to come in the 4 coming movies in the series. Jo Rowling did not answer some of our most burning …read more!

First “Fantastic Beasts” Box Office Numbers!

Nov 20, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is penned by Jo Rowling and a spin off stemming from one of the largest franchises in the world. Yet, it’s been 9 years since the last Potter book and 5 years since the last Potter film. After such a time lapse, and a story largely having nothing …read more!

Eddie Redmayne and Children’s Charities

Nov 19, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Charity, Fantastic Beasts, News, Redmayne

Earlier this week, Eddie Redmayne appeared in a Fantastic Beasts themed awareness video for BBC’s Children in Need. BBC’s Children in Need supports a variety of projects throughout the United Kingdom, helping to better children’s lives. They use grants to support safe, happy, secure environments that allow children the chance to reach their full potential. Their …read more!



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