Today is the birthday of Severus Snape, just five days before the first anniversary of the death of Alan Rickman, the actor who portrayed him with such incredible depth and accuracy. Since much of the fandom considered Rickman to be the embodiment of their favorite character they loved to hate, we look back at how …read more!

It’s been over five years since fans were entranced by the movie magic of the final chapters in the Harry Potter series. But the lure of the wizarding world remains powerful, continuing to mesmerize and intrigue viewers with their outstanding special effects. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I opened in 2010, followed a year later by the …read more!

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone book – and, if you’re like me, it makes you feel older than Nicholas Flamel. To reminisce, we’re using our pensieves to look back to when the film was first released in 2001. There was a lot of time invested in …read more!

Emma Watson, who we all know and love for her role as the “brightest witch of her age,” Hermione Granger, teamed up with Disney to promote this year’s “Magic of Storytelling” campaign. Emma narrates Disney’s beautifully crafted campaign video, which promotes their cause and encourages viewers to donate. Along with her two most popular film roles being bibliophiles, Hermione …read more!

Eddie Redmayne, who starred as Newt Scamander, the magizoologist, in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a.k.a one of our favorite gingers, (other than the Weasleys of course), celebrates his 35th birthday today, January 6th. Despite not being in the Potter-verse for very long, Eddie has become a quick fan favorite. Who could resist him when …read more!

J.K. Rowling took to twitter again yesterday, teasing fans with a delightfully-cryptic reference. She suggested that a 17th Century painting closely describes her work at present. The painting, Harmen Steenwyck’s 1640 piece “Still Life: An Allegory Of The Vanities Of Human Life,” features, among other things, a skull, book, sea shell, and what appears to be …read more!

The producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sonia Friedman, has been named the most influential person in the London theater community for 2017 by The Stage magazine, a British publication devoted to the performing arts. Friedman is number one atop the magazine’s annual “Stage 100”, a list of the most prominent people in …read more!

Today we discovered a new edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is set for publication, which will feature a foreword by Newt, line illustrations, and six new beasts! J.K. Rowling herself updated the original copy, resulting in a new, collectible hardback edition which will be part of the Hogwarts Library. Proceeds will still go …read more!

David Tennant, known to Harry Potter fans as the Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr., brings another radical to life in the film biopic Mad to Be Normal. The film will feature in the esteemed closing slot at the Glasgow Film Festival (GFF), which opens February 15th, and covers the unusual, envelope-pushing life of Scottish psychiatrist …read more!

The 32nd annual Artios Awards are fast approaching and the Casting Society of America has just announced the nominations for the feature film categories. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was awarded a nomination among other top contenders for its outstanding achievement in casting! Fantastic Beasts fell into the big-budget drama category and will be up against Arrival, Hidden Figures, …read more!