Oct 04, 2018
Harry Potter: A History of Magic opens at the New York Historical Society tomorrow, with a guide narrated by Natalie Dormer, and will bring together all audiobook readers for the first time ever. Though the New York City exhibition will contain different elements (Brian Selznick’s 20th anniversary illustrations for Scholastic, for example), it’s sure to give the same profound revelations …read more!
Sep 26, 2018
Following yesterday’s day-long fan event, J.K. Rowling and cast members Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler and Alison Sudol returned to the set of the Today Show for an extended interview before introducing the final Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer this morning. Hoda Kotb kicked off the interview by asking the cast about …read more!
Sep 24, 2018
The stars of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald congregated in New York outside the Today Show studio early this morning to kick off a day-long fan event building up to the release of the final trailer from Warner Bros. tomorrow! Who’s excited?!?! ? #WandsReady https://t.co/KTQG8thvnu — The Leaky Cauldron (@leaky) September 24, 2018 Fans screamed …read more!
Sep 24, 2018
This week’s theater news revolves around tickets. How else will theater-going fans be able to see long-running favorites, popular new hits or up-and-coming arrivals? First up, Daniel Radcliffe’s The Lifespan of a Fact opened with preview performances and announced a rush ticket policy, which should be of interest to fans. Second, Rowling made an appearance …read more!
Sep 18, 2018
The day has finally arrived! After months of teasing from J.K. Rowling, to the announcement that her close friend Robert Galbraith had finally finished the book and the release date reveal, it’s finally September 18th – meaning it’s publication day for the fourth Cormoran Strike novel, Lethal White! Publication day will always be a thrill for me, …read more!
Sep 05, 2018
Bloomsbury UK Publishing is partnering with Shakespeare’s Globe to hold a unique special event with the artist behind the upcoming illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard. According to the official Shakespeare’s Globe press release, Riddell will discuss the inspiration for his take on Rowling’s wizarding children’s stories and will also …read more!
Sep 01, 2018
Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne, set to portray an epic partnership which may rival the popularity of our beloved Harry Potter trio, surprised fans by apparating onto Platform 9 3/4 at the King’s Cross station in London this morning. Potter fans had gathered to celebrate the moment when The Boy Who Lived ran through the …read more!
Aug 28, 2018
Two new calendars featuring images from the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald film will be released through Amazon on Sept. 16! Both calendars are currently available for pre-order, and both would prove useful in the average Muggle household inhabited by wizarding world fans. The larger calendar is described as a “wall” calendar, and …read more!
Aug 24, 2018
Eddie Redmayne sneaks into the interview tent on the set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and immediately you see why he got the part of Newt Scamander – he epitomises the quintessentially British gentleman, and has such a love of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world that comes through with each and every one of his answers …read more!
Aug 23, 2018
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!