Harry Potter News

New Scholastic Special Editions of the Harry Potter Series to be Released August 27th

Mar 05, 2013

Posted by: Mel

Cover Art

UPDATE: Apologies and thanks to SnitchSeeker for the news about the release date.In honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the release of Sorcerer’s Stone, Scholastic is releasing all new covers of the entire series, illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi. These special edition covers will be available to own on August 27th. You can preorder the box …read more!

Movie Rumors for Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson

Mar 03, 2013

Posted by: Catherine

News

Rumors have been flying about the mill. Variety has started a buzz that Emma Watson is in “very early talks” for an adaptation of Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart). According to Variety, the film will hopefully go into production later this year, and be released in 2014. Variety has also reported that Daniel …read more!

“The Bling Ring” to be Released on June 14th

Mar 03, 2013

Posted by: Mel

Watson

“The Bling Ring,” the Sofia Coppola directed film which stars Emma Watson, will have June 14th limited release in the United States: The film is based on Nancy Jo Sales’ Vanity Fair article “The Suspects Wore Louboutins’ and is about a group of teenagers who stole from Hollywood A-listers like Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, Paris …read more!

Happy Birthday, Ron Weasley!

Mar 01, 2013

Posted by: Mel

Character Birthdays

March 1st marks the birthday of Ron Weasley! Please join us at Leaky in wishing Ron Weasley a very happy birthday! Many happy returns, Ron!

Daniel Radcliffe Performs at the Oscars (UPDATED)

Feb 25, 2013

Posted by: Catherine

News

Daniel Radcliffe performed a song and dance with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth MacFarlane during the Oscar introduction ceremony. He also presented an award to Lincoln with Kristen Stewart. Movie clips from YouTube can be seen below. There are many clips of Daniel Radcliffe’s red carpet interviews that will be posted soon! UPDATE: E! Online …read more!

Harry Potter Stars Raise 1,000 Pounds for National Doodle Day

Feb 24, 2013

Posted by: Mel

Charity

As readers may recall, several Harry Potter actors donated doodles for National Doodle Daywotsearchtarget=”doodle.epilepsy.org.uk” style=”position: absolute; visibility: hidden; line-height: normal; cursor: pointer; width: 16px; height: 16px; display: inline-block;”>, which was February 8th. An auction for the doodles ran on E-bay until February 17th and the doodles made by the Harry Potter actors raised almost £1,000 …read more!

Happy Belated Birthday Julie Walters

Feb 23, 2013

Posted by: Catherine

News

February is quite the month for birthdays! Julie Walters also turned 63 on February 22. Please join us in wishing the actress, who played the amazing Molly Weasley, a very happy birthday! (Thank you Valeria-Johanna for the reminder).

Tom Felton to attend Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con

Feb 22, 2013

Posted by: Catherine

News

Tom Felton has been added to the guest list of the Wizard World Comic Con in St. Louis, Missouri. The Wizard World puts on conventions and conferences for all pop-culture media (tv shows, movies, games, social networks, toys, technology, etc.). Tom Felton will be representing the Harry Potter franchise the weekend of March 23-24. You …read more!

Happy Belated Birthday Alan Rickman

Feb 22, 2013

Posted by: Catherine

News

Alan Rickman, the beloved actor who played Professor Severus Snape, turned 67 yesterday. Please join us in wishing Mr. Rickman a very happy birthday!

James and Oliver Phelps joke about signing autographs

Feb 20, 2013

Posted by: Catherine

News

James and Oliver Phelps enjoyed themselves as they signed autographs at the Harry Potter Exhibition in New York’s Time Square. The strangest piece of material they were asked to autograph: a toilet seat. Entertainment Weekly caught up with the twins on their post-Potter lives and their favorite memories, reporting: [I]n New York City for a …read more!



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