David Heyman is beyond familiar with J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. After convincing J.K. Rowling to trust film production companies with her stories, working closely with her as producer on every single Potter film and then continuing the series with Fantastic Beasts, it’s clear to anybody speaking to David about Potter that he has an intimate knowledge of not just …read more!

The Leaky Cauldron were lucky enough to visit the Leavesden set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald last year, and came across David Yates whilst walking the outdoor sets and exploring the French equivalent of Diagon Alley. It was a magical moment, as we weren’t expecting to catch him between shoots, let along in a small …read more!

Walking into the props department on set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was like walking into a store full of Wizarding World merchandise. Head Prop Maker Pierre Bohanna greeted us amongst shelves of textbooks, bottles, wands, bags, papers and odd parts for various scenes in the film. In front of him was a table of never-before-seen …read more!

Our introduction to the wizarding world in Paris will come mainly through exploring through magical Parisian high streets (much like Diagon Alley), the French Ministry of Magic, and Circus Arcanus, all of which we received more details on when exploring the sets of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. Art Director Martin Foley walked us through the process …read more!

Dan Fogler and Alison Sudol, who portray one of our favorite onscreen couples in the Fantastic Beasts film series, reunited on the MainStage at LeakyCon 2018 in Dallas. The panel, moderated by LeakyCon founder Melissa Anelli, treated fans to a wide-ranging discussion and, thanks to Leaky correspondent Kathy Paz, readers can catch up on every …read more!

After almost two full days of incredible guest panels, dozens of workshops, over 100 vendors selling magical merch and an evening of wizard wrock, Chris Rankin took the LeakyCon Mainstage for an hour of storytelling, candid conversation, and the importance of Potter in his life. Devon Murray Panel + Exclusive Interview    |    Alison …read more!

The very first day of LeakyCon 2018 kicked off on Friday with a bang, and as the Marketplace opened, we prepared ourselves for a weekend full of panels, discussions and Wrock. Leaky’s correspondent Kathy Paz was on the ground at LeakyCon to make sure readers didn’t miss a thing, including a panel with Harry Potter’s Seamus …read more!

Entertainment Weekly released exclusive first look photos of baby Nifflers from the highly-anticipated Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald today–and they are everything we could have hoped for. We already knew the wee Nifflers might make an appearance after Eddie Redmayne revealed the baby news in an interview with Pottermore. According to Leaky, Redmayne teased, …read more!

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London announced exciting new details about the next magical exhibit to take over the tour. Beginning Sept. 28, and perfectly coinciding with the Halloween season, the tour will explore the influence of the Dark Arts in the Wizarding World–an influence which will spread to the tour itself as it undergoes a …read more!

Today marks the birthdays of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, and to celebrate we’re bringing you a magical timeline of milestone events in the history of Harry Potter, all the way from 1996 to 2018. Throughout the timeline you’ll find interviews with J.K. Rowling, book releases, film premieres, the days we found out Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts …read more!