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First photos from ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’
First photos from ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Get a first look at Newt Scamander in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ sequel.
Second ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film titled ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’, cast photo revealed
Second ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film titled ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’, cast photo revealed The second ‘Beasts’ film is titled ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ and will be set just months after the first film.
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ coming to Australia
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ coming to Australia Melbourne’s Princess Theatre will play host to the ‘Harry Potter’ play from 2019.
New images from the ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition
New images from the ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition A first look at Professors Lupin and Trelawney and Buckbeak the Hippogriff.
‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ companion books to be published
‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ companion books to be published Bloomsbury will publish two books to accompany the upcoming 20th anniversary exhibition.
Bloomsbury to commemorate 20th anniversary of ‘Philosopher’s Stone’ with house editions
Bloomsbury to commemorate 20th anniversary of ‘Philosopher’s Stone’ with house editions The 20th anniversary of the first ‘Potter’ novel will be marked with new coloured house edition books.
Jude Law will play young Albus Dumbledore in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ sequels
Jude Law will play young Albus Dumbledore in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ sequels Jude Law will portray the transfiguration teacher turned Hogwarts headmaster.
‘Potter’ stars help launch Forbidden Forest studio tour expansion
‘Potter’ stars help launch Forbidden Forest studio tour expansion Jason Isaacs, Evanna Lynch and the Phelps twins helped launch the Forbidden Forest expansion at Leavesden Studios.
First images from the ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition
First images from the ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition Our first look at Jim Kay’s artistic take on Azkaban prison is here.
Cover artwork, release date, revealed for ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition
Cover artwork, release date, revealed for ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition The purple triple-decker Knight Bus features on the cover of the ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’ illustrated edition.
Remembering Toni Gras
Remembering Toni Gras Toni Gras, a long-time friend and contributor to HPFZ, has sadly passed away.
‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ textbook to be published with new covers
‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ textbook to be published with new covers ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ will soon be published with new cover artwork.
Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) visits the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park in Hollywood
Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) visits the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park in Hollywood Bonnie Wright had a magical day at the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park in Hollywood.
Composer James Newton Howard confirms involvement with ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’
Composer James Newton Howard confirms involvement with ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Composer James Newton Howard will return to score the second ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film.
Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) talks about ‘Harry Potter’ love triangle cut from ‘Deathly Hallows’
Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) talks about ‘Harry Potter’ love triangle cut from ‘Deathly Hallows’ Stanislav Ianevski talks about his shelved ‘Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ cameo.
Johnny Depp will reportedly play Gellert Grindelwald in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series
Johnny Depp will reportedly play Gellert Grindelwald in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series Johnny Depp will place the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in J.K. Rowling’s new prequel series.
David Yates doesn’t believe ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ should be a film
David Yates doesn’t believe ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ should be a film The four-time ‘Potter’ director believes Rowling’s eighth story should stay on the stage.
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster revealed
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster revealed A new poster celebrating the film’s IMAX release has been unveiled.
Ranking the top 5 ‘Harry Potter’ soundtrack songs (that aren’t ‘Hedwig’s Theme’)
Ranking the top 5 ‘Harry Potter’ soundtrack songs (that aren’t ‘Hedwig’s Theme’) We attempt to whittle (whistle?) down 10 hours of ‘Harry Potter’ music and rank the top 5 tracks.
J.K. Rowling announces ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series will span five films, new poster revealed
J.K. Rowling announces ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series will span five films, new poster revealed The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ prequel trilogy will now span five films.

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