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‘Fantastic Beasts’ Nominated for Casting Award!

Jan 04, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Casting, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Film Awards, Films, GoFFilm, HBP Film, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Media, Movies, News, OotP Film

The 32nd annual Artios Awards are fast approaching and the Casting Society of America has just announced the nominations for the feature film categories. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was awarded a nomination among other top contenders for its outstanding achievement in casting! Fantastic Beasts fell into the big-budget drama category and will be up against Arrival, Hidden Figures, …read more!

2016: A Magical Year for ‘Potter’ Fans

Dec 31, 2016

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Broadway, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, JKRowling.com, Media, Movies, News, Potter News, Pottermore, Release Parties, Rickman, Theme Park, Warner Bros.

For the entire Harry Potter fandom, which refuses to ever lose hope and fizzle out, 2016 has been an incredibly fulfilling year. When Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two opened in theaters five and a half years ago, it was a bittersweet moment for all of us. To see a series most of us grew up with, whose …read more!

Rowling Teases New Books are On The Way!

Dec 21, 2016

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

Career of Evil, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cuckoo's Calling, Info, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, Media, News, The Silkworm

On Wednesday, Rowling tweeted a lot, revealing quite a bit! When Twitter user @sharonshh tweeted at Rowling about loving the Fantastic Beasts screenplay, she also asked about any other books being written. We don’t know whether it will be a Cormoran Strike novel (under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith), a Potter related book, or something else …read more!

Harry Potter star David Thewlis cast in Fargo

Dec 19, 2016

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

HP Cast, Media, News, Thewlis

Season Three of Fargo starts in the spring, and it’s added Remus Lupin to its cast. David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) is set to play V.M. Vargas, and according to Entertainment Weekly, he’ll play: “A mysterious loner and true capitalist who delivers Emmit (Ewan McGregor), the Parking Lot King of Minnesota, the bad news that he has just become …read more!

Miriam Margolyes Performs Dickens’ Women

Dec 18, 2016

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Margoyles, Media, News

Miriam Margolyes, Harry Potter’s Professor Sprout, performed her one-woman show, Dickens’ Women, at the Christmas Dickensian Festival this past week in Malton. Dickens’ Women was also co-written by Margolyes herself, with help from Sonia Fraser, and was first debuted in 1989 for the Edinburgh Festival. It has since gone on two very popular world tours …read more!

‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ Coming to the Stage

Dec 18, 2016

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

J.K. Rowling, Media, News, Potter News, Tales of Beedle the Bard

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!

David Tennant cast as voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney’s ‘DuckTales’

Dec 17, 2016

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Media, News, Tennant

David Tennant, who played Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as well as one of the many Doctors on Dr. Who, has been cast to voice one of the main characters, Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Disney’s revival of  their classic animated series ‘DuckTales.’ The series, for those who never watched …read more!

Mark Williams to voice Dad in ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’

Dec 17, 2016

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Actor Interviews, Media, News, Williams, Williams Interviews

  Mark Williams, the actor who played the lovable Arthur Weasley, will be the voice of Dad in ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,’ a Channel 4, Lupus Films and Walker Productions’ animated adaptation of the best-selling children’s book. The book, by the same name, was written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It is, …read more!

Fantastic Beasts Sequel Plot Summary Revealed!

Dec 15, 2016

Posted by: Patrick Byrne

Book Reviews, Books, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Filmmaker Interviews, Films, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, MinaLima, Movies, News, Posters, Props-Sets, Publishers, Redmayne, Videos, Warner Bros.

It seems that Newt Scamander isn’t the only one letting things loose lately. Thanks to a slip up from IMDB (who have now corrected the premature error), Potterheads have finally been given a brief plot summary of the wizarding sequel. According to the film website, Newt Scamander, having been back home in Britain for two years …read more!

Daniel Radcliffe Cover Shoots & Commitment to Nude Scenes

Dec 12, 2016

Posted by: Sydney Dean

HP Cast, Media, Movies, News, Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe was many a Potter fan’s first crush. Regardless of gender or sexual orientation, how could you not fall for those baby blue eyes? Well breaking news folks, the kid’s still got it. He recently appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine for men, L’Officiel Hommes Netherlands, for their fall-winter 2016 issue: (Pictures courteous …read more!



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