Jan 26, 2021
BREAKING: The Hollywood Reporter claims to have heard from official sources that a Harry Potter TV series is in development for HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s streaming service. The Hollywood Reporter reported on January 25th: “A Harry Potter live-action TV series is in early development at HBO Max. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that executives at the WarnerMedia-backed streamer …read more!
May 14, 2020
Back in 2018, we posted that Universal Studios Orlando was rumoured to be building a new theme park on land that it had recently acquired. Prior to that, in 2017, we noted that Universal had applied for a patent for a potential new ride that resembled the Floo network fireplaces in the Ministry of Magic. …read more!
May 01, 2020
It’s a magical mystery: Three so-called “lands” have been revealed for Universal Orlando’s new park, Epic Universe. According to public records of recently filed permits, these three lands will be based on Nintendo, Universal Monsters, and How to Train Your Dragon (My personal favourite!!!). The park is expected to be designed with four lands around a …read more!
Sep 05, 2019
After a change in signage after months of subtly changing the logo for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, news broke today that Warner Bros. had reportedly bought the rights to Cursed Child, or at the very least, the name. We’re here to attempt to clear up a few things with some inside information, and a statement from a …read more!
Jun 23, 2019
There’s no doubt that summer’s heating up when we take a look back at the past week in the Potterverse. Harry and the Potters released their first album in 13 years, Funko revealed magical San Diego Comic Con exclusives, Pottercast recorded live at the first PodX, and the Wizarding World received multiple nominations from the …read more!
May 09, 2019
Warner Bros. finally announced the official release date for the yet-to-be named third installment in the Fantastic Beasts series last month, and fans and fan sites alike were initially stunned by the announcement of the November 2021 date. By the time we meet Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore again, three years will have passed since …read more!
Feb 13, 2019
Since Universal announced plans to dismantle the popular Wizarding World fixture the Dragon Challenge to begin construction on a new attraction in Hogsmeade, speculation over the thematic possibilities of such an endeavor have run rampant. Leaky regularly reported on progress in the Orlando theme park, discussing developments as major elements began to take shape, though …read more!
Oct 05, 2018
Leaked footage of an unconfirmed Harry Potter role-playing game – possibly named Magic Awakened – went viral this week, and though it looks INCREDIBLE, it’s not due in the near future! The footage first leaked on Reddit via ‘VapeThisBro’ who claimed they filmed the footage during part of a focus group survey at a mall. The footage was blocked …read more!
Jul 27, 2018
A Chinese film crew recently traveled to the U.K. to discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald with series creator and screenwriter J.K. Rowling, and she obligingly revealed previously unknown details about one of the beasts Newt Scamander encounters in the official new trailer–the Zouwu. She described the ancient mythological creature as follows: “The Zouwu …read more!
May 30, 2018
We recently announced that the original screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald will be released on November 16, to coincide with the release of the film. It’s available for pre-order now, but we’re all going to have to try to be patient for 5 ½ more months—no easy task! Just because we don’t have any …read more!