The LEGO Group has unveiled its Summer 2026 wave of sets from the LEGO Harry Potter theme which includes a buildable Dobby the Free Elf (76469), Forbidden Forest: Expecto Patronum (76475)_ inspired by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Hogwarts House Crest (76462), Norbert: Hagrid’s Baby Dragon (76477) which is modelled from the […]
The magic returns with trailer for HBO’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
HBO has released the first trailer and promotional images for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first season of the small screen adaptation of the beloved magical book series from J.K. Rowling, which follows young Harry’s first year at Hogwarts. The cast includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Alastair […]
LEGO Harry Potter Winter 2026 sets officially revealed
The LEGO Group has officially unveiled its LEGO Harry Potter Winter 2026 selection, which includes Hogwarts Castle: Sorting Hat Ceremony (76460), Hagrid & Harry’s Privet Drive Escape (76459), Cornish Pixie (76461), Cauldron: Secret Potions Classroom (76464), Weasleys’ Enchanted Flying Ford Anglia (76470), Luna Lovegood’s House (76467), and Hogwarts Castle Hospital Wing (76463); check out the […]
LEGO unveils new Harry Potter Wizarding World sets for March 2024
LEGO has unveiled six new additions to its Wizarding World line which gives fans the chance to recreate scenes from their favourite Harry Potter movies when they hit shelves on March 1st and includes the Flying Ford Anglia, Hedwig at 4 Privet Drive, Hogwarts Castle Boathouse, Hagrid’s Hut: An Unexpected Visit, Hogwarts Castle Owlery, and […]
Ranking the Harry Potter Films from Worst to Best
Flickering Myth ranks the Harry Potter films… With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hitting cinemas [read our review here], we asked the Flickering Myth writing staff to rank the original Harry Potter series from worst to best. We then took those results and added them all together to create our official ranking, which […]
Harry Potter and the Newfound Appreciation
Tom Jolliffe picks up a Nimbus 2000 to take a trip back to Hogwarts for a newfound appreciation of the Harry Potter franchise… When Harry Potter first came out, it felt like a shallow breath of fresh air. I’d grown up as a fan of fantasy films. My childhood was defined by Labyrinth, Willow, Krull, […]
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts first look teaser debuts
Get ready to feel old: the Harry Potter film series is turning twenty. At least HBO Max is bringing fans a reunion to make them feel better. The retrospective special will be part of a 20th-anniversary celebration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts sees the film franchise […]
Chris Columbus wants to see his 3-hour Peeves the Poltergeist cut of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone released
Having just passed the twenty-year milestone of the Philosopher’s Stone (or ‘Sorcerer‘ depending on your Muggle address), we’re getting a lot of Harry Potter chat swooping online like a pre-Christmas owl-post depot. So following on from the news that the film series’ main trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were reuniting for […]
Harry Potter director Chris Columbus opens up about the pressure of helming the first film
The Harry Potter film franchise is one of the most successful and most beloved book-to-screen adaptations ever since it began in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and now, the original director Chris Columbus has opened up about his experience on helming the first instalment in the franchise. In an interview with Collider to promote […]
The Top 5 Film Scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Hasitha Fernando on the top five film scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World… Author J.K. Rowling literally created magic when she penned the first few sentences of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But even she might have been unprepared to believe, back then, what a pop-culture phenomenon it would go onto become eventually. The […]
