Whispers had picked up pace in recent weeks, and now it is official: Warner Bros. Discovery will be rebooting the Harry Potter series alongside author and executive producer J.K. Rowling. The series will stream worldwide on the newly-rebraned Max streaming service and is described as a decade-long faithful take on the beloved book series featuring […]
Video Game Review – Hogwarts Legacy
Olly Dyche reviews Hogwarts Legacy… For years, fans have been clammering for a video game set in the Wizarding World that can recapture the magic of the movies and books, as well as making players authentically feel like a wizard or witch. Sure, we have seen many Harry Potter video games over the past two […]
Hogwarts Legacy cinematic trailer invites us to the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software have unveiled a new cinematic trailer for Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming open-world action RPG which invites players to live out their dreams of attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The trailer follows an owl as it soars across the castle rooftops and over The Great Hall, giving fans […]
Simon Pegg to play Sirius Black’s Great-Great-Grandfather in Hogwarts Legacy
Simon Pegg — star of the venerated Cornetto trilogy, the Kelvin timeline Star Trek movies, as well as every Mission: Impossible outing since 2006 — will soon be adding The Wizarding World franchise to his résumé of nerdy dream gigs. Today, it has been announced that the English actor, who is a known Potterhead, will […]
LEGO expands its Wizarding World with new Harry Potter 2023 sets
LEGO has revealed six new Wizarding World sets which go on sale March 1st, the wave includes the Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hogwarts: Room of Requirement from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, and House banner sets for Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin; […]
Fantastic Beasts 2 plot details revealed, Star Wars at SDCC, Edgar Wright in the DCEU and more – Daily News Roundup
FANTASTIC BEASTS ARE BACK Production has begun on the as-yet-to-be-titled sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and some plot details were revealed yesterday. “J.K. Rowling wrote the screenplay for the film, which opens in 1927, a few months after Newt helped to unveil and capture the infamous Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald,” the […]
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, […]
Warner Bros. Discovery boss wants more from the Harry Potter and Superman franchises
It’s fair to say popular characters like Superman and Harry Potter haven’t had the most spotlight in recent years. Due to polarizing movies or controversial creators, we’ve seen two of pop culture’s most prominent heroes on the back burner. It’s time for that to change however, says Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. In the […]
LEGO unveils new 5,129-piece Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Collector’s Edition set
LEGO has unveiled the new LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express – Collectors’ Edition. The 1:32 replica consists of over 5000 pieces and and comes with 20 minifigures allowing fans to recreate scenes from the Wizarding World. The set goes on sale on August 31st, priced at $499.99/£429.99; check out the promotional images here… Capture […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, 2022. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, Oliver Masucci, Richard Coyle, William Nadylam, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Victoria Yeates, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Dave Wong, Hebe Beardsall, and Fiona Glascott. SYNOPSIS: In an […]
