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Warner Bros. has revealed the latest trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. This is the third movie from the Harry Potter prequel franchise. Read more: Marvel releases final trailer for Jared Leto-lead ‘Morbius’—watch The movie is set in the 1930s and follows Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) as he tries to stop dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) from taking control of th

J.K. Rowling is again facing backlash for more anti-transgender behavior. JK Rowling has faced criticism a number of times in the past for similar occurrences. She previously liked a tweet stating transgender women are “men in dresses” which a representative clumsily tried to cover up. As well as for ...

Social media has helped shape many elements of our culture from fashion to humor, which is often a result of memes.  Any Twitter user can scroll through their timeline for less than five minutes and probably stumble across an entertaining meme that might actually make them laugh out loud.  R...

J.K. Rowling may try to put out that she's supportive of the LGBT community, but she's shown she clearly has a problem with transgender people. The Harry Potter author is facing criticism for following "self-professed transphobe" Magdalen Berns on Twitter and supporting anti-trans sentiments. Read Mo...

It's May 2 and all you Potterheads out there know what that means: Time for J.K. Rowling's annual apology for a character killed during the #BattleofHogwarts. If you follow her Twitter account you know that last year she made her public apology for killing Severus Snape. But this ye ...

Last week, the cast of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child got a surprise visit from series' author J.K. Rowling just a few days before their opening night on Broadway. Watch below as the novelist drops in on the shocked actors! Read more: A rare 'Harry Potter' book has been... stolen? ...

What better way to prepare for taking on the role of young Albus Dumbledore than to talk with the creator of the magical series herself? Read more: This ‘Harry Potter’ reunion at the Golden Globes was magical for Potterheads  Jude Law, who is set to play the younger verison of Dumbledore in the upcoming sequel to 2016's Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, went directly to J.K. Rowling in ord

Wizards and Muggles rejoice! It looks like we'll be getting two new Harry Potter books this fall! The fresh tomes will reportedly accompany the British Library's upcoming 20-year anniversary Potter exhibit, according to BuzzFeed News. Read ... Read More ...

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 Imogen Heap. Check out Row

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 details about the school, but she’s keeping mum on most points (including

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.  Rowling ...

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 through scenes from the films, including a Quidditch

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 di ...

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. Jus ...

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 rec ...