Muggle Quidditch is the fast-paced and high-energy game right out of the Harry Potter books and into the international spotlight. This April, nearly 100 teams will be facing off against each other in order to be crowned “King of the Pitch.”
We recently reported on the premiere of Daniel Radcliffe’s new film, Kill Your Darlings, that occurred at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Now, it has been revealed that Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to the film and could be releasing it to theaters as early as this coming fall.
Several Harry Potter stars are participating in this year’s National Doodle Day, a fundraising event that raises money for the charity Epilepsy Action, an organization that works to improve the lives of those living with epilepsy. As part of their campaign, National Doodle Day will feature an auction, beginning Februrary 8, where doodles of celebrities will be listed on eBay.
If you are one of the thousands of fans headed to Kissimmee, Florida, this April for the Quidditch World Cup VI, you can now enter a special code with the OFFICIAL travel agent All About Group Travel and save extra money on your registration.
Eighteen years ago today, Harry Potter entered the prefects’ bathroom on a tip from Cedric Diggory. He started the water running and submerged the mysterious Golden Egg in the bath at Moaning Myrtle’s suggestion, for she had seen the other boy do the same.
Today we’re featuring a clock one fan has manufactured to keep watch on his family, which looks and functions almost exactly like Molly Weasley’s magical clock in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series. The “Harry Potter Wherabouts Clock” is nearly identical to the Burrow clock in every respect, in fact, except it doesn’t use magic to locate family members – it uses Twitter.
MuggleNet was at the London Critics’ Circle’s 33rd annual film awards to talk to “Potter” alumni Toby Jones, Mike Newell, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Sir Michael Gambon, also known as Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, will take on his next role in Love Is Strange. ComingSoon.net reports that the film will be directed by Ira Sachs, known for Keep the Lights On, and will also star Alfred Molina.
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