Happy New Year! A Review of a Year of Potter
2012 was the first year in which neither a new Potter novel nor Potter film was released, but that has not slowed us--the mighty fandom--down one bit. In fact, we thrived on a year full of Harry Potter news and excitement. Pottermore kept the fandom feed with new content from J.K. Rowling in its releaseContinued...
Harry Potter Cast reunites for "mini-film" for Wizarding World
Harry Potter cast-members, officially including the trio (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint) and Helena Bonham Carter thus far, have been reunited to shoot a "mini-film" for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion. The film is set to be shown at the extension beingContinued...
Charlie Redmayne (CEO of Pottermore) Interview
Charlie Redmayne, the CEO of J.K. Rowling's Pottermore, sat down for an interview with Bookseller. Mr. Redmayne is going to be a keynote speaker for The FutureBook Conference. Charlie Redmayne talks about all the work that has gone into Pottermore this past year, the Wonderbook: Book of Spells,Continued...
Pottermore: House Cup
UPDATE: Pottermore has announced that the House Cup will be awarded on the 5th of July!
The hard work Pottermore users have been putting into their potion making and dueling skills is finally going to be rewarded. The house points that have been accumulating are now being tallied toward the Pottermore House Cup! PottermoreContinued...
Celebrating Wizarding World's 2nd Anniversary
Monday, June 18, marks the second anniversary of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Universal Studios is celebrating with the promise of treats and discounted tickets. Orlando Fun Tickets wrote:
Bringing to life the wonder, excitement and adventures of the Harry Potter books and films, this spectacularContinued...
Pottermore: Chamber of Secrets Update
Pottermore recently tweeted an update on the progress of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The tweet read:
@ pottermore : Chamber of Secrets update: this week we're recording audio for the Moments
Pottermore insider gave more details on this porgress of Chamber of Secrets, stating:Continued...
Alan Rickman to Play as Hilly Kristal in Biographical Film
Alan Rickman has officially signed to play the role of Hilly Kristal in a new biographical film. Hilly Kristal was the founder of CBGB, a famous punk rock venue. The film currently has no title, and is set to begin production June 25, in Georgia and New York City. The film has an estimatedContinued...
Daniel Radcliffe doing well in "Kill Your Darlings", says co-star Ben Foster
Daniel Radcliffe is at it again--breaking out of his role as Harry Potter in a thriller and nailing the role. Even though his role in Kill Your Darlings involves a pair of black-rimmed glasses, Radcliffe is doing well in personifying Allen Grinsberg. Co-star Ben Foster told The Sun that DanielContinued...
Leaky Facebook Application
If you use Facebook, the popular social networking site, we have something for you: Super!Alex Robbin, one of our senior staff programmers, had a few extra minutes (we are out of supleratives for the kid, seriously) and so created a Facebook application for the Leaky countdowns and PotterCast. You can add it to yourContinued...
J.K. Rowling Updates Diary Regarding Spoilers
J.K. Rowling has updated her diary this morning, with a note about her stance on spoilers and how she has appreciated our spoiler policy from April 28 (which said, essentially, if you spoil us we'll hurt be very upset with you). She says:
"I want the readers who have, in many instances, grownContinued...
PotterCast 88: Road Trip!
First, have you hear the news? We're going on tour! And doing live shows with Harry and the Potters! Check it out! And hear more about it right now on our 88th PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online: To listen, just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (--->), or use iTunes,Continued...
Part 2 of the Ultimate Deathly Hallows Predictions Quiz - Bugs Fixed, New Look, New Questions!
Only 80 days to go now, and to celebrate, we have added 100 more questions to our Ultimate Deathly Hallows Predictions Exam. Not only that: It's at a new address, it has a great new look (designed by John Noe and programmed by Nick Poulden and Alex Robbin,Continued...
Prophecy Announces Keynote Speakers
Prophecy 2007, the Harry Potter convention taking place in Toronto, Canada, in August, has announced its slate of keynote luncheon speakers - and among them is our own very lovely Sue Upton!
Sue will be taking part in a discussion on "the unique experience of being an HP fan: the fun, fantasy, and fanaticismContinued...
New Stills from Order of the Phoenix Trailer
WB has released 16 new stills from the domestic and international trailers of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which you can see starting on the fourth line of this album, or by clicking the links below:
Ron with wand poised
Ron signaling Harry in the DA
Bellatrix in chains
Bellatrix free
VoldemortContinued...
Introducing Michael Goldenberg: The OotP scribe on the Harry Potter films, franchise, and fandom
Last night, Leaky had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Goldenberg, the screenwriter for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. After an untrue report surfaced online yesterday claiming that the scribe had said the the fifth film wouldContinued...