SDCC 2019 Day One: Panels and Announcements From ‘His Dark Materials,’ ‘Cursed Child’ and Hero Collector!
Jul 19, 2019
BigNews, Books, Books - Release Dates, Conventions, Cover Art, Events, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fogler, Fun, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter Wizards Unite, HP Cast, Jack Thorne, McCrory, News, Potter News, Pottermore, Products, Scholastic, Television Programmes
Welcome to day one of the con of all cons, Potter fans! San Diego Comic-Con 2019 got off to a cracking start on Thursday, July 18. And though Leaky correspondents were not yet on site, we’ve put together a recap of the day’s events and announcements for the fandom members who couldn’t make it. The …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: Film Updates for Robert Pattinson and Ezra Miller, Season 5 Premiere for Peaky Blinders with Helen McCrory and More!
Jul 07, 2019
Audio, Bonham Carter, Conventions, Events, Fan Events, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Film Images, Films, Fogler, Harry Potter Round-Up, Herdman, Home Video / DVD, Isaacs, McCrory, Miller, Movies, News, Pattinson, Rankin, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Tennant
It was a magical week at Leaky when we marked the website’s birthday 19 Years Later with a special post of thoughts and memories from the staff on their Potter journeys since the site was founded in July of 2000. In other Wizarding World news this week, we cast Lumos on an incredible Harry Potter …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: Bonnie Wright Named Greenpeace Oceans Ambassador, Emma Thompson Gets Rave Reviews for Late Night and More!
Jun 09, 2019
Depp, Events, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Films, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, Kravitz, Kravitz Interviews, McCrory, Movies, News, Radcliffe, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Tennant, Thompson, Trailers, Wright
Another week of spellbinding surprises in the Wizarding World as we prepare to head to Orlando for the HUGE Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Grand Opening next week!! We had the honor of attending the magical House of MinaLima’s third birthday celebration and we let you know about a free screening of Harry Potter and the …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: Bellatrix and Narcissa Reunite, ‘Willow’ Series Discussions Continue & More!
May 05, 2019
Bonham Carter, Casting, Davis, Depp, Events, Felton, Films, Harry Potter Round-Up, McCrory, Movies, Pattinson, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Thompson, Trailers
After a new PotterCast episode covering the future of the Fantastic Beasts series, Warner Bros delivered the news that the third instalment in the series would be arriving a year later than expected, November 12th 2021. LEGO announced new Harry Potter sets making their debut this summer, and we took a closer look at Hagrid’s Hut on the North …read more!
See Cursed Child with the Malfoys for Red Nose Day
Mar 20, 2019
Charity, Contests, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Isaacs, McCrory, News, Theater, West End
Yes, you read that correctly. It may be for Comic Relief, but it’s no joke–we’re about as serious as Voldemort in the Priori Incantatem stance. Thanks to their 2019 prize draws for Red Nose Day, you have a chance to win tickets to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in London …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: Jason Isaacs in Season 2 of The OA, a Closer Look at Jude Law in Captain Marvel, Harry Potter Alum Stand Up for Gender Equality & More!
Mar 03, 2019
Bonham Carter, Bradley, Events, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Films, Harry Potter Round-Up, Isaacs, Law, McCrory, Music, News, Pattinson, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Thompson, Walters
News arrived by owl post from all corners of the Wizarding World this week. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron wrapped up awards season by taking home three Oscars for his acclaimed autobiographical film Roma, Wizarding Wednesdays returned with the upcoming release of the Crimes of Grindelwald DVD and Universal announced …read more!
Weekly Round-up: Daniel Radcliffe Discusses Hogwarts Bathrooms, Jessica Williams at Sundance Film Fest & More!
Feb 03, 2019
Actor Interviews, Charity, Davis, Depp, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Film Images, Films, Harry Potter Round-Up, HP Cast, Isaacs, Kravitz, Leung, Lumos, McCrory, Movies, News, Radcliffe, Redmayne, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Trailers, Williams, Williams Interviews
This week in the Potterverse, we were treated to the reveal of a new surprise in store this April at Warner Bros Studio Tour London – Gringotts Wizarding Bank! We also celebrated special honors for production designer Stuart Craig and cinematographer Roger Pratt, got excited for the release of Harry Potter Pop PEZ coming soon from …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: David Tennant Launches New Podcast, Matthew Lewis Stars in YouTube Series & More!
Jan 27, 2019
Alfonso Cuaron, Coulson, Events, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Fiennes, Film Images, Films, Harry Potter Round-Up, Honors/Awards, Law, Leung, Lewis, Lynch, McCrory, Movies, Music, News, Richardson, Round-Up, Shaw, Television Programmes, Tennant, Thompson, Thompson Interviews, Trailers, Videos, Walters
This week in the Potterverse has been a success all round, as we celebrated ten Academy Award nominations for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and a nomination for Alexandre Desplat, and Cursed Child even made TIME’s list of Ten Best Plays. We also received the news that Warner Bros Studio Tour London had something very special planned for Potter …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: Tom Felton Says He’d Play Draco in Cursed Child On Screen, A New Look at Rupert Grint in The ABC Murders, Victoria Yeates Leaves Call the Midwife for Fantastic Beasts and More!
Nov 24, 2018
Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Felton, Film Images, Films, Grint, Harry Potter Round-Up, Interviews, Lynch, McCrory, Movies, Posters, Round-Up, Sudol, Television Programmes, Walters
One week after the wide release of Crimes of Grindelwald, reviews and box office numbers started rolling in. The cast finished off their press tour with the Japanese release of the film, Leaky attended the opening of the Crimes of Grindelwald gallery at the House of MinaLima , and we shared our take on some of …read more!
Weekly Round-Up: New Music from Alison Sudol, An Interview with Claudia Kim, Rupert Grint Surprises Fans, and a Wizarding World Christmas Album on the Way?
Sep 30, 2018
Actor Interviews, Bonham Carter, Branagh, Casting, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Fiennes, Film Images, Films, Films - Trailers, Fogler, Gleeson, Grint, Harry Potter Round-Up, Interviews, Kravitz, McCrory, Movies, Music, News, Round-Up, Smith, Staunton, Sudol, Trailers, Walters
This has been one of those landmark weeks in the Wizarding World. As all avid fans of the Potterverse do the year of a film release, we measure time relative to which trailer most recently dropped. That happened three weeks after the first trailer, or we heard that two weeks before the second trailer, etc, …read more!
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