Dec 02, 2017
Matthew Lewis, best known to Potter fans as the actor who played Neville Longbottom in the films, is set to join a full schedule of special guests from all walks of popular culture at Planet Comicon Kansas City. There’s no doubt that Lewis’s role as Neville, the clumsy little Gryffindor who grew into a valiant yet …read more!
Dec 02, 2017
Today, we celebrate the birthday of Harry Potter alum Alfred Enoch, known to fans as Gryffindor Dean Thomas. He’ll always hold a special place in our hearts for so gracefully portraying one of Harry’s chums, Ginny’s first date, a fellow member of Dumbledore’s Army, and a brave participant in the Battle of Hogwarts. After completing …read more!
Nov 28, 2017
BBC released their documentary Harry Potter: A History of Magic on DVD in the U.K. yesterday, 27th November, and we’ve got a copy to giveaway! The documentary – which we covered here – gives a behind-the-scenes look at The British Library’s current exhibition, combining early annotated drafts and drawings from J.K. Rowling’s archives with the library’s own …read more!
Nov 27, 2017
Get ready for a magical movie marathon to celebrate the arrival of 2018 Harry Potter fans! For the first time in history, all eight Harry Potter films, as well as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be aired together on one network. The nine movies will be shown consecutively throughout New Years Day …read more!
Nov 24, 2017
During all the visits Molly Weasley made to Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station with her seven children, do you think she ever thought about boarding the Hogwarts Express herself to head back to the Britain’s finest school of witchcraft and wizardry? Molly may never have had the chance in the Harry Potter series, …read more!
Nov 20, 2017
This week in theater news we get to see a few of the many ways the Harry Potter story continues to impact performing arts around the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child shows no sign of diminishing success in London as a new round of tickets will be released in December! The production, moving …read more!
Nov 06, 2017
In this week’s theater news, Harry Potter fans have the opportunity to purchase tickets to a special performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Girl From the North Country, starring Shirley Henderson and Ciarán Hinds, moves to a new theater and begins a winter run, and Jack Thorne’s latest drama, Kiri, for Channel 4 airs …read more!
Oct 14, 2017
BBC One’s TV adaptation of J.K. Rowlings’ Cormoran Strike Series earned high praise from critics and viewers alike earlier this fall. Now the public has a chance to name the series and its leads as their small screen favorites. The National Television Awards or NTA’s have nominated The Cuckoo’s Calling for Best Crime Drama as …read more!
Oct 10, 2017
Rupert Grint is, by now, well accustomed to the promotional circuit. He’s familiar with the expectations, that along with a discussion of current projects will inevitably come questions about past experiences and career choices. For him, probably more so than others. He was, after all, part of one of the greatest film series adaptations of …read more!
Oct 08, 2017
English stage, television and film actor Ian Hart, who is best known to the fandom as Harry Potter’s first Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Quirinus Quirrell, celebrates his 53rd birthday today. Though Hart’s time in the Potterverse was cut short by his disintegrated demise in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, he made quite …read more!