Some new details pertaining to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood have surfaced, giving fans some insight into the attractions they can visit!
Since Emma Watson launched HeForShe last September, the program has become a global movement fighting for gender equality. Now, as announced on Watson’s Facebook page, HeForShe has a brand new website. The announcement is accompanied by a brief interview with Emma, which highlights that HeForShe is not an awareness campaign, but is mission-focused in its goal of achieving gender equality.
In “Norm of the North”, in theaters today, Billy Nighy voices Socrates, a sea bird that sends polar bear Norm on a mission to New York City. He recently spoke to “Entertainment Weekly” about that role, his experience in radio productions, and much more!
It is with great sadness that we must report that Alan Rickman has passed away at the age of 69. The “Guardian” reports that he had been suffering from cancer and passed away in London today.
After the resounding success of the London Studio Tour’s Christmas Dinner in the Great Hall – which sold out almost immediately despite high ticket prices – those who missed out during the holidays will have another chance to celebrate at Hogwarts, this time with a Valentine’s dinner.
In its tantalizing and yet not-too-informative way, Pottermore has shared with us another tidbit of information about “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” – this time concerning the main characters’ wands! In the most recent post, Molly Sole, a junior concept designer for the film who was responsible for taking what information was available about Newt, Queenie, Tina, Graves, and all other wand-bearing folk from J.K. Rowling’s screenplay talks about trying to imagine what their wands might look like.
The Internet has been abuzz since last month when the actors cast as Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” were announced, and most of the attention has focused on the fact that the actress cast as Hermione, Noma Dumezweni, is black. Dumezweni spoke to the “Standard” recently in response to her critics, saying that though she had previously experienced some “unconscious” prejudice while auditioning for roles, never before had anyone outwardly questioned her ability to play a character because of the color of her skin.
In March of 2016, Running Press will be releasing a beautiful deluxe Quidditch set, complete with lock and key.
I was gifted “The Sword of Shannara” by my brother, a child of the ’80s, when I was 10 or 11, and I devoured every Terry Brooks novel I could get my hands on after that. You can imagine my excitement when I learned that MTV was bringing “The Shannara Chronicles” to television in 2016, and I was even more excited to get the chance to review the first few episodes for MuggleNet!
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