Empire magazine hosted its 22nd Three Empire Awards ceremony, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came away as one of the biggest winners of the night, taking home four major awards! And this is exactly how we feel about it. #FantasticBeasts has won 4 #EmpireAwards for Best Actor, Production Design, Make Up and Costume! …read more!

As Beauty and the Beast approaches its opening weekend, Emma Watson is making the rounds in the final marketing push for Disney’s live-action remake of their animated classic. Watson spoke with Entertainment Weekly’s Sirius XM show last Thursday and, in addition to discussing the upcoming film, cleared the air about the unflattering rumors that had been circulating regarding …read more!

The greatly anticipated Forbidden Forest expansion at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London opens March 31st. The tour will include a full size model of Buckbeak and Aragog, as well as nineteen massive (over 12-ft diameter!) trees. Four Harry Potter actors gave the tour a test run before it opens to the public, and shared a sneak peak …read more!

Break out the birthday cake and celebrate another year for Eduardo Lima! (And let’s do better than Hagrid on this one, Potter fans. We’re sure it tasted fine–Dudley didn’t seem to mind–but in all fairness, the birthday cake he brought Harry looked quite rough.) So in honor of his day, let’s recognize Eduardo Lima for his significant contributions to the …read more!

So much work went into Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to make it the incredible cinematic experience it is, it’s no surprise there are so many behind-the-scenes details still coming out, as industry veterans proudly discuss their craft and contributions to the film. Most recently, costume designer Colleen Atwood and Framestore creative director …read more!

The second day of A Celebration of Harry Potter was an eventful one, with guests attending a Q&A panel, participating in numerous exciting giveaways and contests, and plenty of magical sights, and secrets, for the O.W.L and N.E.W.T.-level–witch or wizard to find! It ended with a fantastic program, covered by Leaky, featuring a message from the Cursed …read more!

Gary Oldman is best known to Harry Potter fans as Harry’s godfather, Sirius Black. Black was a bit of a renegade in his time, rejecting his family’s pureblood mania, joining the Order of the Phoenix and, though wrongly-convicted of murder, risking the danger of capture to come out of hiding and fight for Harry. Oldman now stars as Winston Churchill in the upcoming …read more!

School may have been out for the Christmas holiday recently, but one thing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them taught us is that school was out permanently for Newt Scamander. Or so we thought. Recently, one of the team at Leaky finally managed to get their hands on a copy of the Fantastic Beasts …read more!

Stuart Craig is nominated for his amazing contributions to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by the Art Directors Guild, which sponsors the 21st annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. His recognition comes as no surprise, though, considering his history with the wizarding franchise and the award-winning quality of his work. Craig, who has been nominated for 10 …read more!

Dobby remains a Harry Potter series favorite. Fans love the house elf’s unexpected appearances, quirky outbursts, and fierce loyalty to Harry. So many were understandably distraught when Dobby gave his life in one final act of service to his friends. Now Dobby returns with a hero’s welcome, however, popping into Warner Bros. Studio Tour London in a new exhibit …read more!