Amongst what looks to be an engaging winter lineup, a plethora of actors from the Harry Potter universe will be gracing stages of London’s West End in early 2017. As reported by Leaky in October, Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, will be returning to the UK stage as Rosencrantz in the 50th Anniversary Celebratory Production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern …read more!

Ezra Miller’s superpowers extend beyond the role of Credence Barebone and the wizarding world of Fantastic Beasts. He will also appear in the upcoming Justice League as the Flash. According to a previous Leaky Cauldron report, making both films work, however, was a feat worthy of Superman. While Superman may be the only one strong enough to move …read more!

IncrediBuilds, a company known for its DIY model kits, has released two new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them kits. The two beasts you can now build at home include a Niffler and a Swooping Evil. These magical beasts join a collection of Harry Potter themed IncrediBuilds models that the company already offers, including Aragog, …read more!

**Warning: Fantastic Beasts spoilers below** Even Professor Trelawney couldn’t have seen this coming! Following on from last week’s announcement that Gellert Grindelwald is an Occlumens, J.K. Rowling has given fans another exclusive tidbit of information concerning the dark wizard’s true powers. One fan decided to pick up on another unexplained scene that revolves around Grindelwald …read more!

To round out what has been an unbelievably busy year for J. K. Rowling and and the Potterverse, the announcement of a new jkrowling.com came yesterday via a tweet from its proprietor: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/811319241089699841 I think it got hugged too hard and panicked. It’ll be back. — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 20, 2016 The website is polished …read more!

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, in hopes of starting a new Christmas tradition, performed the film score for Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone along with a screening of the movie this past weekend. The show was part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Tour that was reported on earlier this year. The show took place at the Riverside …read more!

Harry Potter fans have put the print versions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and more recently, the screenplay of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at the top of many best seller lists for 2016, as reported by Leaky last week. W.F. Howes Ltd., a UK publisher of large print and audiobooks, has now released …read more!

After the horrific mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub June 12 of this year, comic book author and screenwriter Marc Andreyko felt moved to help. He decided to create a comic book, eventually titled “Love is Love,” that would benefit the victims. Andreyko wanted well-known, recognizable contributors–names that would draw fans and attention to his project, reaching the …read more!

Many of you are already familiar with Rowling’s charity, Lumos, committed to deinstitutionalizing orphanages and bringing those children into much-needed and desired homes. She posted a special message on the site calling for the continued partnership of supporters and fans. She says: “Lumos is working to change the lives of these children every single day. …read more!

The Quarry Theatre in Bedford will be bringing J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ to life in a stage adaptation. Three of the five tales from the book are to be recreated for the performance. The only story definitively announced to be included is ‘The Fountain of Fair Fortune,’ but hints were given …read more!