This Thursday, Leaky was invited to a very special event at the Warner Bros Studio Tour, London! ‘Hogwarts In The Snow’  – a mesmerising display of the iconic Harry Potter sets and props, only this time everything had been given a magical makeover resulting in the studios being perfectly set for the festive season! On …read more!

Stuart Craig’s soft-spoken voice welcomed us, and we hung onto every word he began to spill. As he pointed to the pictures around us and described how he built the world of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I couldn’t help but feel that I was listening the words of a Wise Man in the …read more!

You may remember when The Leaky Cauldron had the pleasure of attending San Diego Comic Con’s Fantastic Beasts Q&A panel from “The Making of Harry Potter” studio tour in Leavesden last month. Aside from speaking to the cast live on screen, our representatives were also able to view the costumes of the cast of Fantastic Beasts. Warner Bros. said this opportunity was “for …read more!

Fantastic Beasts has been taking San Diego’s Comic Con (SDCC) by storm! Introducing a new trailer, hosting live Q&A with fansites (Leaky, too!) and panels, the Fantastic Beasts cast and crew has been revealing a lot of new movie magic. Also, keep an eye on the new Wizarding World snapchat for more inside looks at …read more!

Pottermore are going behind the scenes of Harry Potter in the Cursed Child in the coming weeks, to learn more about how the unique set design of the play was constructed. Tony Award-winning set designer Christine Jones (Close to You, Spring Awakening and Let the Right One In)  introduces the Pottermore series by talking about bringing the set together …read more!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been fifteen years since the first Harry Potter film lit up our movie screens, but the minds behind the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London certainly haven’t forgotten. Since the beginning of the year, Warner Bros. has been delighting fans with a variety of exhibitions celebrating the fifteenth anniversary …read more!

Excalibur Auctions will be selling off a Sirius Black ‘wanted’ style poster from the promotion of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film in just a few days time. The promotional poster is one of less than ten of this kind known to be produced for the film, leading Excalibur Auctions to call this ‘one of the rarest posters …read more!

Fans of the Harry Potter films are no strangers to the work of Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, the design duo responsible for the design of iconic props such as the Hogwarts Express ticket, The Daily Prophet, the Marauder’s Map, and Harry’s Hogwarts acceptance letter. The pair–better known by the moniker MinaLima–will be showcasing their …read more!

Remember Hagrid (and Sirius’s) motorbike in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1? This infamous motorbike with a side-car has returned to Liverpool until 9th June, and is on display at the Museum of Liverpool – which you can access for free! The bike is a Royal Enfield, Bullet 500 with a 499cc petrol engine and a fitted sidecar. …read more!

Ever wondered what it’s like to be inside the studio of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts head graphic designers, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima? Pottermore gives us a sneak peak – describing the room as absolutely covered in ‘1920s maps, food labels, magazine covers, posters and sketches’. It’s clear that they’ve found a new favourite era of design: ‘The 1920s! What …read more!