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Wizarding World Gold Now Available in UK and US

Nov 13, 2019

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

Broadway, Events, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Info, Interactive, J.K. Rowling, Media, MinaLima, Movies, News, Potter News, Pottermore, Products, Studio Tour, Tech, Theater, Warner Bros., WB Shop, West End, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Just in time for the holiday season, Wizarding World Gold is now available for annual subscription purchases in the UK and US. Enhancing the free Official Harry Potter Fan Club experience, the new membership plan promises to deliver even more magic, more surprises, and more exclusive content. So grab your coziest knit jumper, pour a …read more!

Reducio! Utah Fan Creates Magical Scale Model of the Wizarding World!

Nov 12, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, Fan Art, Fandom, Fans, J.K. Rowling, News

Imagine having access to your favorite wizarding world settings–from Hogsmeade to Diagon Alley, the Burrow and Hogwarts!–any time you liked. Tony Rigby has worked a bit of his own magic in this regard, and with no need for Floo Powder or Portkey. He and his family can peruse the streets and courtyards to their hearts’ …read more!

‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Will Head To Brazil: Production Updates & More!

Nov 04, 2019

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, News, Yates

In a production update on WizardingWorld.com, we found out today that Fantastic Beasts 3 will, indeed, be heading to Brazil! The film will begin production in Spring 2020 (Dan Fogler told us at LeakyCon that filming begins in February!) and will also be directed by David Yates, confirmed in the article. The film will bring back Eddie Redmayne …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Jack Thorne on ‘His Dark Materials,’ John Steiger on Scorpius Malfoy, ‘Cursed Child’ Awards Noms and Other News!

Nov 04, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Broadway, Burke, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, Margoyles, Neil Austin, News, Round-Up, Sonia Friedman, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

In this week’s wide-ranging theater news, Jack Thorne discusses his adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, which aired in the UK yesterday and premieres in the U.S. today, John Steiger talks about playing Scorpius Malfoy in the San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and master magician James Harrison shares insight …read more!

PREVIEW: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey’

Nov 01, 2019

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Casting, Christine Jones, Exclusives, Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, Katrina Lindsay, Neil Austin, News, Sam Clemmett, Sonia Friedman, Steven Hoggett, Stuart Craig

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey is now available, and we’re absolutely loving our copy! Take a look at some of the revelations and interviews included in the book below: Aside from having a foreword by J.K. Rowling, who speaks of her pride in the team for having executed an idea she never would …read more!

A LeakyCon Lesson in Wandlore

Oct 30, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, J.K. Rowling, LeakyCon, News

While at LeakyCon Boston not too long ago, we had the privilege of attending numerous spotlight panels on the MainStage and, happily, our foray into the wizarding world didn’t end there. We discovered many other panels of interest, including “Wandlore: An Ancient and Mysterious Magic” with Greg Laslo. Laslo is the founder of The Hungarian …read more!

Read J.K. Rowling’s love letter to Europe

Oct 29, 2019

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

J.K. Rowling

As Leaky reported earlier this month, J.K. Rowling was invited to contribute to a collection of vignettes about feelings of connectedness with Europe, positioned as a lamentation on the UK’s decision to leave the EU.  The collection, “A Love Letter to Europe” is to be published on October  31,  2019, which was to be the …read more!

Epic Universe: Universal Orlando’s Fourth Theme Park Expected To Open 2023

Oct 25, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fun, J.K. Rowling, News, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Comcast NBCUniversal reportedly confirmed in a third-quarter earnings call with Orlando Park Stop yesterday that their new theme park, Epic Universe, will open in 2023. Universal officially announced the planned fourth park in August. At the time, Leaky reported the statement from Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Corporation, on the …read more!

Lumos launches campaign to end orphanage tourism

Oct 25, 2019

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Education, J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling’s children’s charity, Lumos, is dedicated to getting children out of orphanages and into families—their own families, where possible, or other loving families that will raise them in a home environment rather than an institutional setting.  Spending one’s formative years in an orphanage is both mentally and physically damaging to children, leaving deep emotional …read more!

Theater Round-Up: First Look at ‘Cursed Child’ San Francisco Cast, New ‘Cursed Child’ Trailer, New Details on ‘1917’ and ‘The Accident’

Oct 18, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Events, Films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Round-Up, Smith, Sonia Friedman, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, Trailers, West End

This week’s theater round-up covers this release of first-look photos for the San Francisco cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and includes the new trailer for Cursed Child featuring the London cast. It goes on to recap updates on alums’ other projects, including Jamie Parker’s 1917 and Jack Thorne’s The Accident and His …read more!



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