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Your Portkey to the Wizarding World is Coming Soon: Harry Potter AR Game is a Go

Nov 08, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

BigNews, Fun, Games, Interactive, News, Pottermore, Products, Tech, Warner Bros.

It looks like the world of gaming is about to become a whole lot more magical. Pottermore made two giant-sized announcements today sure to excite fans who have been waiting for a Harry Potter AR game comparable to last year’s mammoth craze, Pokemon Go. After rumors of a “Harry Potter Go” equivalent surfaced last year, …read more!

FIRST LOOK: Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle

May 31, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

News, Tech, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is currently preparing to launch its first night show using new projection mapping technology. The light show will take place in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and will feature the towering turrets of Hogwarts Castle. According to “Slash Film“, annual pass holders were given a sneak peek of the show during a technical rehearsal …read more!

Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle to Launch June 23

May 21, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

Composers, Music, News, Tech, Theme Park, Williams, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood has designed an immersive light show using 3D projection mapping that will envelop Hogwarts castle in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this summer. Guests at the park will be drawn in by a new arrangement of themes from the Potter films composed by John Williams himself, piped in through a 27.5 surround-sound system. The park’s …read more!

How the Fantastic Beasts Came to Life On-Screen

Jan 18, 2017

Posted by: Storie Chastain

Crew Interviews, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Film Images, Filmmaker Interviews, Interviews, Movie Art, News, Tech, Yates

Within the latest installment in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, viewers had the chance to see many magical creatures come to life before their eyes. But these beasts may be more complicated than one might assume. The people responsible for creating and perfecting the beasts so that we might …read more!

Knight Bus added to Warner Bros. ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Mobile Game!

Jan 04, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, Fantastic Beasts Movie, News, Products, Tech, Video Games, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. announced a Fantastic Beasts mobile game back in October, Fantastic Beasts: Cases From the Wizarding World, which we had the pleasure of previewing in November. The object-hunting game starts you off as a new Ministry of Magic official in the Beasts Division – which means plenty of Harry Potter crossovers, and plenty of investigations involving your favourite beasties. …read more!

Cinesite Creates Visual Effects Magic for “Fantastic Beasts”

Dec 16, 2016

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, GoFFilm, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, HBP Film, Movies, News, PoA Film, Tech

Cinesite contributed to over 2,000 visual effects shots over the course of all eight Harry Potter films and brought that wealth of experience to recreating wizarding magic in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Cinesite created just under 100 shots for Fantastic Beasts, including the unforgettable dinner sequence in Tina and Queenie’s apartment. Viewers …read more!

‘Fantastic Beasts’ at MCM London Comic Con 2016!

Oct 30, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Events, Fan Events, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Interactive, Movies, News, Tech, Warner Bros.

London’s MCM Comic Con took place at the Excel this weekend, and the Fantastic Beasts panel was – as expected – hugely popular! Stop by the wizarding world stand at @MCMComicCon this weekend to celebrate #FantasticBeasts #IWantToBeAWizard #Breaktherules #Daydream pic.twitter.com/CfaivXrWvO — Fantastic Beasts (@BeastsMovieUK) 28 October 2016 We got to play wizard 2day with #FantasticBeasts #GoogleDaydream …read more!

Warner Bros. Announces ‘Fantastic Beasts: Cases From the Wizarding World’

Oct 18, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, Movies, News, Products, Tech, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment recently announced the newest addition to the Fantastic Beasts line-up: a game! Fantastic Beasts: Cases From The Wizarding World is a ‘hidden objects mobile game’, which will be available for download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play for Android devices from November 17th (a day before the movie’s …read more!



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