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More Details on the Diagon Alley Expansion
InsidetheMagic has a new interview up with Thierry Coup, the senior vice president of Universal Creative, and has gotten some great new details on the exciting Diagon Alley Expansion in Universal Studios:
Q: How accurate is the Diagon Alley artwork to what will be built?
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Universal Orlando Announces Diagon Alley Expansion for 2014
Long-rumored and all but confirmed, the Diagon Alley expansion to Universal Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter has been officially announced.
This expansion will make its home in the resort's Universal Studios park, connected to the Islands of Adventure area by a Hogwarts ExpressContinued...
Dan Radcliffe to Star in "Tokyo Vice"
Dan Radcliffe will be starring in the upcoming film, "Tokyo Vice," where he will play an American journalist who goes up against a Japanese crime boss:
Radcliffe will play American reporter Jake Adelstein who, while working at the Yomiuri Shinbun newspaper in Tokyo, covered the crime beat and locked horns withContinued...
LeakyCon Announces Guests for London and Portland
LeakyCon is coming to Portland and London this year, and there are a bunch of announcements afoot: today, with 100 days to London, several guests were confirmed for the first ever Leaky in Europe, including:
Alfie Enoch (Dean)
Chris Rankin (Percy)
Author Elizabeth Wein (Code Name Verity)
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Royal Family Visits Warner Bros. Studio Tour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry visited the Warner Bros. Studio Tour today. J. K. Rowling was also there to greet them. While they were at the studio Prince William made a speech praising Harry Potter and Rowling:
He said: "The journey today began most obviously after the legendaryContinued...
Slytherin Wins Third Pottermore House Cup
Ambitious Slytherin has won the third Pottermore House Cup with 26,990,924 points. Ravenclaw came in second with 26,916,194 points, Gryffindor came in third with 26,740,444 points, and Hufflepuff came in fourth with 26,715,401 points.
Third Pottermore House Cup Winner to be Revealed on Thursday
The Pottermore Insider has announced via Twitter that tomorrow the House Points will be concealed on Pottermore, and the new House Cup winner will be announced on Thursday, April 25th.
Animal Actors to be Featured at Warner Bros. Studio Tour
From May 25th to June 2nd the Warner Bros. Studio Tour will be featuring some of the famous animal actors from the Harry Potter films, including the cats that played Mrs. Norris and Crookshanks. Julie Tottman, the head animal trainer for the films, will be on hand to answer questions. OtherContinued...
New Details on the Wizarding World Expansion
Mugglenet has received new information concerning the rumors of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion:
We were told that the Hogwarts Express will indeed be the link between the two parks, and in fact, there will be THREE trains running on monorail type tracks. There will not be windows on the train,Continued...
Potted Potter Returning to NYC in May
Potted Potter, a parody that summarizes all seven Harry Potter books in seventy minutes, is returning off-Broadway in May:
New York – The hit off-Broadway show Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff returns for a 13 week engagement to off-Broadway’s Little ShubertContinued...
Pottermore at PlayStation Home Now Available
The Pottermore Insider has announced that Pottermore is now available to play on the PlayStation Home:
As we previously announced on the Insider, we’ve been working with Sony to translate a selection of beautifully illustrated Moments from Pottermore.com into PlayStation Home, PlayStation® 3’s freeContinued...
Emma Watson in "This is the End" Trailer
A new trailer for comedy "This is the End," featuring Emma Watson playing herself, is now available online. Please be forewarned that this is a red band trailer - there is swearing, reference to drug use, and violence. You can watch the trailer here or below.
The comedy This Is The End follows six friendsContinued...
Happy Birthday, Fred and George Weasley!
April 1st marks the birthday of expert mischief makers Fred and George Weasley. Please join Leaky in wishing them a happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Robbie Coltrane!
Robbie Coltrane, who plays our favorite half-giant, is celebrating his birthday today. Please join Leaky in wishing Robbie Coltrane a happy birthday. Many happy returns!