Sep 26, 2017
Leaky was lucky enough to be invited to Bloomsbury’s preview event for the illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, both released next month. Jim Kay’s Prisoner of Azkaban continues his illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books, which he says are ‘like a welcome home’. Every character, he …read more!
Sep 22, 2017
It looks like we can put put another face with a character from the 2018 sequel to Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them. Danish-Japanese actor, director, writer and martial artist, David Sakurai is the newest addition to the cast of Fantastic Beasts 2, and it doesn’t sound like he’ll be one of the good …read more!
Sep 21, 2017
Last Saturday (16th September), graphic design duo Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima (MinaLima) gave a talk on ‘Telling Stories Through Design’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Leaky were lucky enough to attend, and hear from the pair on their beginnings on the Harry Potter films, the evolution of their working relationship, and …read more!
Sep 17, 2017
Exciting new information surfaced this week, which seems to confirm that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 will return to Hogwarts! In light of this, we can’t resist reviewing what we know about the movie so far–and speculating as best we can about the rest. Getting Back to Hogwarts: Leaky reported on some suspiciously coincidental …read more!
Sep 02, 2017
The final day of LeakyCon is almost upon us, but we’re not going down without some more amazing panels and performances! Day 2 was another day of celebrating the beauty, power and magic of the Harry Potter fandom, including panels with special guests, an amazing performance from Starkid and much more! Leaky started the day with an exclusive …read more!
Aug 30, 2017
Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts’ Newt Scamander has taken to social media today on behalf of JK Rowling’s children’s charity Lumos to send a message to fans about their current Crowdrise campaign and corresponding Fantastic contest. As reported by Leaky earlier this month, two of Redmayne’s Fantastic Beasts co-stars, Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler, announced via …read more!
Aug 29, 2017
Harry Potter fans know how to make good things happen in the world – we learnt from the best – Dumbledore’s Army, of course. J.K. Rowling’s Lumos recently launched an exciting campaign offering the chance to meet the cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts whilst helping to end the institutionalisation of children across the globe (more on that here). …read more!
Aug 25, 2017
After production began on the next Fantastic Beasts film, an apparent filming base at Lacock Abbey was spotted and shared on YouTube, leading fans to speculate that Hogwarts will feature in the sequel. **UPDATE** Filming at Lacock Abbey seemingly confirmed. More details at the end of this piece. See the video from the tweet below: Is #FantasticBeasts2 due to film scenes at Lacock …read more!
Aug 14, 2017
During a fantastic livestream with Lumos, Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler spoke about a new way to get involved with Lumos in the USA, and a special competition to win a set visit to Leavesden Studios, meet the cast and crew of the next Fantastic Beasts film and two tickets to the Warner Bros Studio tour in London! Lumos tweeted today …read more!
Aug 13, 2017
Lumos recently announced via Twitter that tomorrow (Monday 14th August) they will make a special announcement for all supporters. The announcement includes the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them logo, so potentially a promo for the new movie, or a message from a Fantastic Beasts actor? Eddie Redamayne has previously spoken with J.K. Rowling at a Fantastic Beasts screening about the …read more!