Role Call: New Roles for “Potter” Alums!
In the post Potter era that we live in, it isn’t uncommon to read about the new roles our favorite stars have recently signed on for. This week was no exception.
Author: Jessica J.
WB signs on as global distributor for BBC’s “The Casual Vacancy” series
In the wake of last week’s enormous news about the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film franchise, Warner Bros. also made another announcement: The company will serve as the global distributor for the upcoming BBC series based on J.K. Rowling’s novel The Casual Vacancy (except in the UK, of course).
“Fantastic Beasts” shows MASSIVE search term increase on Google
All of us Potter fans were well aware of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them long before J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers announced the new film franchise, but Thursday’s announcement has caused a huge spike in the rest of the world catching up! Google Trends has shown a massive change in the amount of users searching for the phrase “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” over the past few days.
Newt Scamander fan fiction roundup!
In her own remarkable way, J.K. Rowling seems to have found one realm of her wizarding world that remains relatively untouched by the fan community. We scoured the internet to find fan fiction about the famous magizoologist and came up with only a few examples (although that’s sure to change over the next few months!).
Matt Lewis gives new interview about upcoming Great North Run
We posted a few weeks ago about some of Matt Lewis’s charity endeavors, including his participation in the Great North Run on September 15 to benefit the Leeds Rugby Foundation, of which he is vice president. With his race now just a couple of days away, Matt has been interviewed by the Yorkshire Evening Post about his preparation for the race.
“Fantastic Beasts” Print Soon Available from MinaLima!
In the wake of this morning’s incredible news, MinaLima, the amazingly talented graphic design team who worked on the Harry Potter films, has announced on their Facebook page a new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them print.
New photos of Wizarding World expansion!
The theme park blog Behind the Thrills recently posted some new photos of the Diagon Alley expansion in which you can see some completed walls!
Check out the first clip of Daniel Radcliffe’s “Horns”!
We previously posted an early review of Horns with our Toronto International Film Festival press roundup, but now you can watch a clip of Daniel’s performance for yourself!
Wizard’s Collection is 69% off on Amazon today!
The ornate Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection has been selected as Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day, which means that for today only, this set is 69% off the list price of $499.99. Although at $154.99 the collection still isn’t cheap, if you’ve been holding out because of the price tag, today you can get the collection at a significant discount.
