harry potter

You know those little pop vinyl figures by Funko? Well, we already have a special My Chemical Romance edition at Hot Topic, Babymetal versions, and plenty from your favorite TV shows, books and movies. Adding to its Harry Potter collection, Funko are releasing seven new figures, available for pre-order now here. Read more: Funko Pop! Rocks […]

Actor Alan Rickman, known most notably for his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, has died at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. “The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends,” his family said in a statement […]

Kevin Swanson, a crazed right-wing pastor, went on a bizarre tirade during this weekend’s National Religious Liberties Conference, in which he claimed that parents would be better off drowning their children in the sea than allowing them to be exposed to Harry Potter. “It would be better for them that a millstone be hanged around […]

Harry Potter's Rupert Grint will star in a new comic book-inspired drama series on NBC, reports Deadline. NBC has committed to a pilot for the new series, created by Ugly Betty creator Silvio Horta and Secrets & Lies producer Aaron Kaplan. Read more: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child play is the official “eighth story,” according to J.K. Rowling The series was […]

Get that hype train rolling: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has confirmed that the upcoming play, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child is the official eighth installment of the Potter franchise. Read more: J.K. Rowling shares new details about Harry Potter characters via Twitter Rowling confirmed the news via Pottermore. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is […]

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling often uses Twitter to update Potter fans on the unwritten futures of her beloved characters. The author made no exception for the canonical first day of school for Harry and Ginny's son, James Sirius Potter. Good news: he's a Gryffindor. Meanwhile, the son of Lupin and Tonks, Teddy, is a […]

A huge theme in Harry Potter is the dormant potential of evil within the titular character, which exists due to his extraordinary ability. A new fan-made trailer shows what would happen if Harry Potter were to use his powers for evil in a horror adaptation of the film. Check out the crazy trailer below. Read […]

Author J.K. Rowling announced on Twitter Friday that Harry Potter will return for a brand new adventure—this time, on the stage. The play, titled Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, follows our favorite wizard in an “untold part of Harry's story” and is currently being created by an unstoppable team: scriptwriter Jack Thorne, director John Tiffany and songwriter […]

Why should European wizards have all the fun? It’s a question many American Harry Potter fans have been asking for years, and much to our delight, author J.K. Rowling has just confirmed that there is an American wizarding academy. J.K Rowling confirmed the existence of an American version of Hogwarts on Twitter and even some […]

One curious Harry Potter fan remembered that Draco Malfoy's birthday was yesterday, June 5, and eagerly contacted J.K. Rowling on Twitter to decipher his age. Rowling responded, revealing that Malfoy is officially 35 years old.  [Photo via EW] Rowling tweeted: “I’m not invited to the party, mainly because I keep telling girls they’re misguided to fancy him.” The […]

Universal Studios announced on Tuesday that Harry Potter's adventures will be brought to life in the spring of 2016 in Hollywood, CA, EW reports. The biggest attraction is said to be the signature ride, Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey, an immersive theme park 3-D HD experience in which passengers wear Quidditich-inspired goggles and race […]

“Wait, AP. Halloween month? Isn’t Halloween just a day?” Psh! No! Halloween and punk rock go together like bloo-… milk and cookies, so we’re making a month of it with our SEVEN CIRCLES OF SCARE series, where we’ll be bringing you seven new frightful stories in the weeks leading up to October 31. With just a week until […]

As if defeating Lord Voldemort and saving the entire wizarding community wasn't enough, Harry Potter now has something else to add to his impressive resume: helping combat bigotry. According to a study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, young people who read the Harry Potter series had a better perception of stigmatized minorities like immigrants, homosexuals or […]

Warner Bros. Pictures have announced that J.K. Rowling’s first installment of the Harry Potter spinoff trilogy, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, will be released on November 18, 2016. The studio has yet to set a producer, direct or actors for the feature film, which was announced this past September. Set in New York […]

J.K. Rowling, creator and author of the popular Harry Potter book series, has confirmed that she will make her screenwriting debut to helm a new Potter-spinoff film series, starting with Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them. While Rowling did not script any of the previous Potter films, they were all based on her pre-existing books. Fantastic Beasts will instead be an original […]

When the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter opened in 2010 at Universal Orlando Resort, it gave fans a chance to experience some of their favorite places from the series: They could try out wands at Ollivanders, take a thrilling ride through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, send a postcard at the Owl Post and […]

J.K. Rowling published Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the final book in the world-renowned series more than three years ago. However, thanks to an epic marketing campaign not seen since, well, ever, the famous boy wizard lives on in bookstores and theme parks across the world. Just when you thought we couldn't get anymore Harry […]

It's been five years since the publication of the final installment of the Harry Potter series. Since then, its author, J.K. Rowling has moved on to other endeavors, like promoting her first book for adults, The Casual Vacancy. However, in a recent interview with the BBC News, Rowling mentioned the possibility of writing a director's cut of two of […]

ALBUMS By Scott Heisel JIMMY EAT WORLD Invented (DGC/INTERSCOPE) OUT: Sept. 28 Jimmy Eat World and Mark Trombino: Two great tastes that taste great together. While longtime JEW fans were bummed to see the band acrimoniously part ways with their longtime producer before 2004’s Futures, it appears all fences have been mended, as the former Drive Like […]