Archive for the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Category

Eddie Redmayne on Researching how to be a Zoologist to Play Newt

Feb 21, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Movies, News, Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne sat down with the Telegraph for a very lengthy interview looking at his career thus far. Arguably, it is quite an impressive one. Among his many awards and nominations, Redmayne has won a Tony, Olivier, Best Shake­spearean Performance from the Critics’ Circle Awards, Golden Glob, SAG, and an Oscar for his role as Stephen …read more!

Pottercast #256 “The 8th Book”

Feb 11, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Audio, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, iTunes Downloads, News, PotterCast, Pottermore

That’s right, ladies and gentleman, after a long and earned-filled wait, your Pottercast withdrawals are over! Pottercast is BACK! The gang is back and discussing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The release of the “eighth story,” and now “the eighth book,” has stirred up a lot of conversation and debate. In the latest episode of …read more!

UPDATE: ‘Cursed Child’ Script to be Published in July, and Jim Kay’s Illustrated ‘Chamber of Secrets’ Announced!

Feb 10, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Companion Books, Exclusives, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, Movies, News, Pottermore, Publishers

Following speculations, Pottermore and Little Brown UK have just announced that the script book for Cursed Child will be released July 31st – Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s birthday AND during GeekyCon! Pottermore reports: A host of new print and digital publishing has been announced from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, including a Special Rehearsal Edition of the script …read more!

Analysis of Newest “Fantastic Beast” Clip, Everything We Know so Far

Feb 03, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, News, Opinion, Pottermore, Redmayne

This last weekend, Pottermore released a new clip from behind the scenes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at the 3rd annual Harry Potter Celebration. They also included an analysis of the video, that basically reiterated what the video showed. However, we Potter fans know that these things reveal much much more, if …read more!

More Info on Newt’s Wand!

Feb 01, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, News

During the Celebration of Harry Potter, many news sites got the opportunity to sit down for exclusive interviews with many of the film experts that were there. Blastr and other interviews there released some vital information about Newt Scamander’s wand in the up coming wizarding world films, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.   “Bonus: In …read more!

David Heyman talks “Fantastic Beasts” with THR

Jan 23, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Heyman, Heyman Interviews, News

David Heyman, who will be receiving the Producers Guild Awards’ David O. Selznick Achievement Award later this month (reported first on TLC by Katie), sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Two of the biggest movie projects Heyman has produced is the Harry Potter series and the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find …read more!

Entertainment News Interviews Eddie Redmayne on ‘The Danish Girl’

Jan 18, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts, News, Redmayne, Redmayne Interviews

Entertainment News interviewed Fantastic Beasts Eddie Redmayne on the process of filming The Danish Girl, for which he has just been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. Eddie spoke about how the long it took to make The Danish Girl a reality – saying the whilst filming Les Misérables (which came out in 2012),  he spoke to director Tom …read more!

Pottermore Interviews “Fantastic Beasts” Stunt Coordinator

Jan 17, 2016

Posted by: Katie Eller

Crew Interviews, Fantastic Beasts, News, Pottermore

Pottermore has released a new interview with a Fantastic Beasts crew member.  Acclaimed stunt coordinator, Eunice Huthart spoke with the Pottermore Correspondent about the fantastic stunts in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  Unfortunately, the correspondent “can’t, in good conscience, tell you about them.” What the interview does tell us is that Huthart and …read more!

Pottermore’s Talks Wands with Molly Sole: Harry Potter Wand Designer

Jan 10, 2016

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, News, Props-Sets

Pottermore had the opportunity to sit and talk with Molly Sole, the woman who has designed all of the character wands for the Fantastic Beasts films. Ms. Sole talked of how the wand designs came to be, how they were made to reflect the character they belonged to (the wand chooses the wizard, remember), and …read more!

Pottermore on MACUSA and Harry Potter Emblems

Dec 18, 2015

Posted by: Catherine

Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, News, Pottermore

Pottermore tweeted that in 2016 we should look out for more writings from J.K. Rowling–one of the few important elements of the old site we all miss dearly. Until then, Pottermore has been releasing articles that do give us more insight into the details of the Harry Potter books, and now Fantastic Beasts and Where …read more!



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