In this week’s theater news, rehearsals for Jack Thorne’s King Kong are underway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates an exciting two years on the stage with another round of tickets and special upcoming performances, John Tiffany discusses the Cursed Child transfer to Melbourne, Australia, Warwick Davis’ musical, Eugenius!, returns for a limited run …read more!

Today marks the birthdays of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, and to celebrate we’re bringing you a magical timeline of milestone events in the history of Harry Potter, all the way from 1996 to 2018. Throughout the timeline you’ll find interviews with J.K. Rowling, book releases, film premieres, the days we found out Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts …read more!

It’s no surprise we’ve had another magic-packed week in the Wizarding World. The Crimes of Grindelwald cast interviews continued to role in after the film’s second trailer premiered at San Diego Comic Con. There was discussion surrounding the new Chinese beast revealed in the trailer and what it implies for the future of the Fantastic …read more!

Big news for those Potterheads lucky enough to be heading to Dallas, Texas next month for LeakyCon. Dan Fogler, Fantastic Beasts resident No-Maj Jacob Kowalski, will be joining an already Grawp-sized line up at the 9th annual celebration of the Boy Who Lived. Fogler, who’s just off a spellbinding San Diego Comic Con appearance with the …read more!

It’s no secret that there’s a BBC adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series on the way, penned by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright Jack Thorne, and directed by Academy Award-winning Tom Hooper (Les Miserables, The King’s Speech). Today the core cast and creative have been unveiled on this exciting project – and what …read more!

Pottermore caught up with the cast of Crimes of Grindelwald at San Diego Comic Con to discuss new and old characters alike, similarities between Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter, and – most importantly – Nifflers! Various interviews with the cast have surfaced since the Fantastic Beasts Comic Con panel revealed the official Crimes of Grindelwald trailer at the event. Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), …read more!

We’ve been busy theorising where the wizarding world could be going in future Fantastic Beasts instalments after J.K. Rowling discussed the newest beast in series, the Chinese Zouwu. Reaching beyond Europe and the U.S., this expansion could very well be taking place not just on film, but at Universal Orlando’s Resort as well. Leaky recently engaged in extensive …read more!

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!

Starting Oct. 5, U.S. Potter fans will be able to experience the incredible Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition at the New York Historical Society Museum and Library after its hugely-successful run at the British Library, and now Pottermore has confirmed there will also be a U.S. edition of the official Harry Potter: A …read more!

On the heels of some incredible brick-built displays at San Diego Comic Con, LEGO has revealled the ultimate brick set for Harry Potter fans. To add to the growing number of Wizarding World-themed sets on the way, including scenes from the first three installments of Harry Potter, as well as from Fantastic Beasts, LEGO has …read more!