More wizarding world closures and delays have been announced as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, meaning fans are going to rely on online communities more than ever before. Fantastic Beasts 3 filming / principal photography was due to begin yesterday, Monday 16th March, but Deadline, a reliable source of film and entertainment news, has reported that production has …read more!

Universal Orlando Resorts announced it will temporarily close its theme parks after close of business this Sunday, March 15. The move comes after organizations around the United States began taking a proactive approach to minimize the spread of the coronavirus by suspending events and closing public facilities. Colleges and schools around the country are extending …read more!

Quick!  What are the twelve uses of dragon’s blood?  What are the names of all the behind-the-scenes creative careers that make the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films look and sound so amazing?  Bet you could rattle off the answer to the first question easily but get Ron’s “Bloody hell, Professor McGonagall is calling on …read more!

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!

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!

New evidence appears to have emerged in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard domestic abuse case, prompting #JusticeForJohnnyDepp to trend on Twitter. Audio recordings appear to suggest Heard once struck Fantastic Beasts‘s Depp, who plays dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, as well as photos and alleged testimonials related to the complex case which has seen Depp deny claims of abuse and insist Heard …read more!

The first full week of the new decade was a spellbinding one in the Wizarding World. Producer David Heyman took home a Golden Globe and Leaky announced the winners of the 2019 Golden Cauldron Awards, we announced our giveaway of the new Harry Potter: Knitting Magic book and shared news from MinaLima about their illustrated …read more!

Leaky recently hosted The Golden Cauldron Awards, a new annual online interactive tradition helping us decide some fan favorite moments from the previous year. Voting closed yesterday, and we have our winners! Best Screen Project The Best Screen Project category celebrates on-screen projects starring Wizarding World actors. Nominations included Little Women (Emma Watson), Miracle Workers (Daniel Radcliffe), …read more!

It may be the start of a new decade, but we find ourselves looking back through our pensieve today and recounting the highlights of our Wizarding World journey from 2010-2020. From the premiere of both Deathly Hallows films, and the opening of theme parks, plays, tours, exhibits and celebrations, to navigating the ‘end of Potter’ and the various new content from Rowling and …read more!

We’ve come to the end of 2019, and our review is as full of flavour as a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, regardless of there being no big Wizarding World film or book release this year! The Leaky Cauldron are celebrating a little differently this year, with The Golden Cauldron Awards being our way …read more!