Harry Potter News

Matthew Lewis Talks Post Potter, Learning from Fear, and Being a Hufflepuff

Feb 25, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Interviews, Conventions, Enoch, Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Felton, Lewis, Lewis Interviews, News, Radcliffe, Richardson, Television Programmes, Watson

Matthew Lewis, the face of beloved Dumbledore’s Army leader Neville Longbottom, brought Lumos to the stage of Planet Comicon Kansas City last weekend when he shared stories of his years on the set of the Harry Potter films and how the experience shaped his career and his life. The Midwest’s premiere pop culture convention was …read more!

Rep Your Hogwarts House with Steps for Charity

Feb 24, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Charity, Events, Fans, Fun, Interactive, Lumos, Misc, News, Pottermore, Tech

Most Potter fans know that Gryffindors are brave, Slytherins are cunning, Hufflepuffs loyal, and Ravenclaws astute, but have you ever wondered which House would take the cup in a race to get moving? Soon you’ll have the chance to find out, as well as contribute to a good cause, through Sport Relief’s 2018 campaign Billion …read more!

Happy Birthday, Eduardo Lima!

Feb 24, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Birthdays, Filmmaker Birthdays, MinaLima, Movie Art, News

One half of graphic design duo MinaLima, the lovely Eduardo Lima, celebrates his 44th birthday today! Recently celebrating his British Citizenship at The House of Mina Lima in London, the team held a competition to celebrate all things British, and many entries chose to also celebrate Eduardo himself: @minalima currently working on my lino cut to …read more!

Happy Birthday, Newt Scamander!

Feb 24, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Birthdays, Books, Character Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Fun, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” ~Albus Dumbledore Newt Scamander is an exceptionally talented wizard and Magizoologist, far more able than he might get credit for, but, as his former headmaster and good friend Albus Dumbledore said to Harry, his abilities are actually the least …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Brendan Gleeson to Join Irish Folk Album, Alison Sudol’s Antarctic Antics & More!

Feb 23, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bradley, Events, Fry, Gleeson, HP Cast, News, Pattinson, Phelps, Sudol

Firstly, we were sorry to hear of Stephen Fry’s experience with prostate cancer, however, we’re glad to report that he is recovering from a recent operation which “seemed to go pretty well.” Fry is beloved in the acting community and the Potter fandom for voicing the British version of the Harry Potter series audiobooks. We …read more!

Emma Watson Edits Vogue Australia’s Sustainability-Themed March Issue

Feb 23, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Watson

Most recently, Emma Watson has called for support of victims of sexual harassment via the #TimesUp campaign, which she helped to promote at the BAFTAs last weekend. Raising almost 1.6 million pounds in one day after promoting the campaign at the BAFTA awards, Emma Watson’s helping to raise awareness and support of sexual harassment victims …read more!

Happy Birthday, Julie Walters!

Feb 22, 2018

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Actor Birthdays, News, Walters

It’s hard to imagine any actress other than Julie Walters as Mrs. Weasley.  I don’t know that I would have thought of her for the role initially—I still think of her as the young Open University student in Educating Rita—but, having seen her embody the plump, devoted mother of the Weasley brood, I think she …read more!

Eddie Redmayne Talks ‘Early Man,’ ‘The Aeronauts’ and ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’

Feb 22, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, Movies, News, Potter News, Props-Sets, Redmayne, Redmayne Interviews

Eddie Redmayne is making the rounds to promote Early Man, the latest film from Aardman Animations, which is now in theaters, and it’s only natural that his upcoming projects will come up in the course of conversation. In a recent phone interview with Collider he not only discussed the stop-motion film and the voiceover process, …read more!

Matthew Lewis Charms Potter Fans at Planet Comicon Kansas City

Feb 22, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Interviews, Bonham Carter, Book Seven, Conventions, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fandom, Fiennes, Grint, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Isaacs, Lewis, Lewis Interviews, News, Pottermore, Walters

Matthew Lewis, the actor best known to fans as endearing Gryffindor Neville Longbottom, absolutely charmed a Great Hall full of Potter aficionados this past weekend at Planet Comicon Kansas City – and Leaky was lucky enough to be there! The premiere fan event in its 19th year welcomed thousands of attendees to see many of …read more!

‘Harry Potter’ Actors Stanislav Yanevski and Ellie Darcey-Alden Announced As LeakyCon 2018 Special Guests, Along With PotterCast & MuggleCast!

Feb 21, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Audio, Conventions, Events, Fan Events, Fans, HP Cast, Ianevski, LeakyCon, News, PotterCast

Exciting LeakyCon 2018 updates! After revealing that Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) and several Wizard Rock bands would be joining the biggest Harry Potter fan convention in Dallas this August, more special guest announcements have been released today: Stanislav Yanevski, who portrayed Viktor Krum in the Potter series and attended A Celebration of Harry Potter this year (and also …read more!



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