Happy Birthday, Remus Lupin!
March 10th marks the birthday of Remus Lupin. Please join us at Leaky in wishing this werewolf and expert Defense Against the Dark Arts professor a very happy day! Many happy returns, Moony!
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Staff Featured in Advertising
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour has launched a new ad campaign which features its hard-working staff:
Over 20 members of the Studio Tour’s staff worked on the Harry Potter film series as costume makers, extras, chaperones and members of the tech and catering teams. They won a national customerContinued...
What is Warner Bros. Leavesden Cooking Up?
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour at Leavesden has been a little mischievous today, teasing bits of an announcement over fan sites on the Web. Here's the bit of it we've got for you at Leaky:
First "Bling Ring" Trailer
A trailer for Emma Watson's new movie, The Bling Ring, was released yesterday. Emma Watson takes on a persona that fans have never seen before. She no longer plays a loving heroine, but the leader of a gang of Hollywood thieves. Sophia Coppola was inspired to create the The Bling Ring based on true events. The trailerContinued...
J. K. Rowling Says No Harry Potter Prequel
J. K. Rowling appeared at the Bath Literature Festival yesterday and announced that she has no plans to write a Harry Potter prequel. Specifically, she had no plans to write a story concerning the Marauders:
Rowling, speaking at the Independent Bath Literature Festival last night, said she was not planningContinued...
New clips from "Into the White" and "GBF"
New clips from Rupert Grint's Into the White and Evanna Lynch's GBF have been released. Both clips are intense, and for mature audiences only. MTV posted a clip from Into the White that shows a serious scene when the soldiers, struggling for survival, try to amputate the arm of one of theirContinued...
Sofia Coppola comments on "The Bling Ring"
The Examiner caught up with Sofia Coppola on the red carpet. Sofia Coppola commented on her new movie, starring Emma Watson, The Bling Ring. Ms. Coppola also talked about casting Emma Watson for the role. The Bling Ring will be released June 14. The Examiner reports:
Q: We are also very excitedContinued...
Hangover Part III creates a "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2" movie poster spoof
The Hangover Part III released its first movie poster, which looks scarily similar to the official movie poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2. Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong stare each other down, just as Harry and Voldemort wereContinued...
New Scholastic Special Editions of the Harry Potter Series to be Released August 27th
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 specialContinued...
Movie Rumors for Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson
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 releasedContinued...
"The Bling Ring" to be Released on June 14th
"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 LindsayContinued...
Happy Birthday, Ron Weasley!
Daniel Radcliffe Performs at the Oscars (UPDATED)
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 willContinued...
Harry Potter Stars Raise 1,000 Pounds for National Doodle Day
As readers may recall, several Harry Potter actors donated doodles for National Doodle Day
, 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 for the charity:Doodles drawnContinued...
Happy Belated Birthday Julie Walters
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).