Nov 27, 2017
Over the last few days, Entertainment Weekly has leaked some enticing snippets from an exclusive interview with Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts executive producer David Heyman. The interview–featured in the issue on news stands today!–includes details about the highly-anticipated sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which fans around the world now know …read more!
Nov 17, 2017
Nine previously unseen Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them prints by MinaLima will be released today (17th November), in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the film. True to MinaLima’s style, the prints aren’t just beautiful to look at – the genius is in the finer details of each piece. We know the Mira and Eduardo undertake huge amounts of historical research …read more!
Nov 16, 2017
We finally have a title for the second Fantastic Beasts film! Yesterday, Warner Bros teased us with a shot of two wands – one of these is, of course, the Elder Wand, which we know Grindelwald stole when he was young and eventually loses to Dumbledore. The wand on the right, however, is pretty sleek, sophisticated and mysterious. …read more!
Nov 10, 2017
This week has seen a huge announcement for Potter fans: a confirmation that there will, in fact, be a Pokémon GO style app for fans of the wizarding world! On top of this, Evanna Lynch’s podcast The ChickPeeps launched, we released our exclusive interview with Hero Fiennes Tiffin at LeakyCon, PotterCast released their first LeakyCon episode with members …read more!
Oct 29, 2017
Since the announcement that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would not be a stand-alone film but the first entry in a series of five, the fandom plunged into a frenzy of speculation over everything from plot possibilities to film titles. With little to go on initially and no reveal on the horizon, media …read more!
Oct 27, 2017
Today is the 55th birthday of one of the newest additions to the Wizarding World, French-Mexican actor Brontis Jodorowsky, who’s been cast as Nicolas Flamel in the Fantastic Beasts sequel. Considering Jodorowsky’s character permeates one of the most iconic books, in one of the most beloved book series of all time, and Flamel is …read more!
Oct 15, 2017
Last month, Dan Fogler took part in a Q&A panel at LeakyCon 2017 in Dublin to talk about Fantastic Beasts, and certainly did not disappoint! Between telling us that he’ll be rocking his moustache for the next few years (‘I’ve become a real moustache connoisseur’) and inviting Q&A host Josh Wittge to do a podcast with him, Dan …read more!
Oct 12, 2017
Emma Watson led the way in speaking out on the news that Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein had been accused by several women of harassment, groping and sexual assault over a period of several decades. Ronan Farrow published the piece on The New Yorker (see another on The New York Times here), after a months-long investigation …read more!
Oct 06, 2017
Remember in our summary of everything we know of the next Fantastic Beasts film, we hypothesised that Nicolas Flamel could make an appearance in these movies? Well, turns out he is! To add to the excitement of finding out that we could be seeing the Ministry of Magic in Fantastic Beasts 2, and being given Newt’s birthday and address …read more!
Oct 04, 2017
The official Fantastic Beasts twitter account just delivered a clue as to where we might be headed in the next Fantastic Beasts film, with a travel application from Newt: Name of Applicant: Newt Scamander, Profession or Occupation: Magizoologist. #MagicInProgress #FantasticBeasts #WizardingWednesdays pic.twitter.com/oMarZbY285 — Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) October 4, 2017 First we saw MACUSA, now it’s the Ministry …read more!