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‘Wizarding World’ Actors to Narrate ‘Tales of Beedle The Bard’ Audiobook

Feb 26, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Audio, Audio Books, BigNews, Books, Companion Books, Davis, Fantastic Beasts Movie, HP Cast, Isaacs, J.K. Rowling, Law, Lumos, Lynch, News, Noma Dumezweni, Publishers, Tales of Beedle the Bard, Wright

A big Wizarding World project has been secretly in the works with Audible! A Tales of Beedle The Bard audiobook, featuring the voices of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stars, will release this year. Noma Dumezweni (the original Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) , Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), …read more!

A Celebration of Slytherin Coming to Warner Bros Studio Tour London!

Feb 26, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News, Potter News, Props-Sets, Stuart Craig, Studio Tour, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. announced that The Making of Harry Potter Studio Tour London will undergo a green and silver makeover in April, just in time to celebrate the highly-underrated house of Slytherin. Say what you will about the infamous wizards who hail from this house, and its notorious links to dark magic, many of its members …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Victoria Yeates Talks ‘The Dog Walker,’ Rhys Ifans, Geraldine Somerville and Jamie Parker Return to the Stage

Feb 24, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Broadway, Casting, Events, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, News, Round-Up, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater news covers the upcoming theater work of Fantastic Beasts’ Victoria Yeates, Harry Potter’s Rhys Ifans and Geraldine Somerville and Cursed Child’s Jamie Parker. It also touches on two new Jack Thorne projects: Netflix series The Eddy and the stage production After Life. Cursed Child Melbourne gets a new cast for its second …read more!

Breaking News: The fifth Cormoran Strike novel has a name and a release date!

Feb 20, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

BigNews, Books, Books - Release Dates, J.K. Rowling, News, Titles

The fifth crime novel from J.K. Rowling’s alter-ego Robert Galbraith will be called Troubled Blood, and it will be released on September 29, 2020. The fifth Robert Galbraith crime novel, TROUBLED BLOOD, will be published on 29th September! Are you excited for the next chapter in #StrikeandRobin’s story? — Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) February 19, 2020 …read more!

David Tennant returns to London’s West End!

Feb 12, 2020

Posted by: Becki Osborne

Actor Interviews, BigNews, Events, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Isaacs, Media, Misc, News, Tennant, Theater, West End

David Tennant, the Scottish actor best know for his roles as Barty Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Dr Who‘s Tenth Doctor and most recently, Crowley in Amazon Prime’s Good Omens, will return to London’s West End for a limited 10-week run of Cecil Philip Taylor’s original play, Good. Set in the 1930’s, Good …read more!

You can now add Yiddish to the languages into which the Harry Potter books have been translated

Feb 11, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Publishers, Translations

As reported in Jewish newspaper The Forward, the First Edition of the Yiddish translation of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, comprising 1,000 copies, sold out within two days of publication, with orders coming in from the United States, Israel, Poland, Sweden, Morocco, Australia, and China.  1,000 copies may not sound like very many, given the typical …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Daniel Radcliffe Talks ‘Endgame’ in Voices Off Q&A, Trailer Released for Anthony Boyle’s ‘Plot Against America’ and More!

Feb 10, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Anthony Boyle, BigNews, Bonham Carter, Bonham Carter Interviews, Broadway, Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Media, Miller, News, Noma Dumezweni, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Interviews, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater news may be eclipsed by the Academy Awards, but golden statues notwithstanding, there are some exciting developments for Potter alums connected to the industry. Daniel Radcliffe will join Endgame costars in a Voices Off Q&A about the production, the trailer for HBO’s The Plot Against America, featuring Cursed Child’s Anthony Boyle, released …read more!

NEW “Philosopher’s Stone” edition illustrated & signed by MinaLima available for pre-order!

Feb 06, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Art, BigNews, Bloomsbury, Books, Books - Release Dates, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, MinaLima, News

We wish we had a Time-Turner that we could use to jump ahead to October 20 and get a sneak peek at the new edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone featuring the iconic styling of MinaLima. According to MinaLima’s website: With brilliant full-colour illustrations on nearly every page, this new edition also includes eight …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Imelda Staunton Confirmed as The Crown’s Last Queen, Jude Law Prepping for Fantastic Beasts 3 and More!

Feb 02, 2020

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Interviews, Davis, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Farrell, Fiennes, Film Awards, Films, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, Henderson, Herdman, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, Kravitz, Law, Melling, Movies, News, Pattinson, Radcliffe, Radcliffe Interviews, Rankin, Round-Up, Staunton, Television Programmes, Waylett

Hot off our weekend at Broadwaycon where we saw the New York cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, we’ve apparated home to news of a Wizarding World Funko pre-release exclusive, we remembered Lily Potter on her birthday and celebrated International LEGO Day looking at one of our favorite Harry Potter brick builds. This …read more!

MinaLima Releases Two New Prints in Honor of Miraphora Mina’s Birthday!

Jan 25, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, MinaLima, Movies, News, Products

The House of MinaLima released two new prints in honor of Miraphora Mina’s birthday today: a print of Arthur Weasley’s broom and a print of the Triwizard Tournament Golden Egg! Miraphora Mina is one half of the creative design team behind the wizarding world signs, posters, Daily Prophet spreads, Quibbler papers–and more!–featured in the Harry …read more!



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