The Internet has gone wild over news that J.K. Rowling has published a short story which updates fans on the lives of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom. Rowling has written the story update as the character Rita Skeeter, a faux gossip columnist for The Daily Prophet at the official Harry Potter community site, Pottermore.
The musical duo of Scott & Brendo have released their latest dance battle parody titled 'Harry Potter vs. Twilight.' The comedic musical video has become a viral sensation since its release on July 3, which has amassed over 600,000 YouTube views in just four days.
Well this is kind of disappointing: for fans who were excited to see director Alfonso Cuaron return to the 'Harry Potter' universe to direct the spinoff film 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' you're out of luck. Turns out that the director will not be returning to the wonderful world of J.K. Rowling after all.
Well, this is an unexpected and perfect surprise: the latest internet buzz suggests that the absolutely brilliant 'Gravity' director Alfonso Cuaron is in talks to helm the Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.' Take all of this with a grain of salt until an official announcement arrives, but it's difficult to imagine a more perfect choice for the job.
The saga of Harry Potter may have come to a definitive end with 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2,' but his mysterious wizarding world will live on! We already knew that original Potter Author J.K. Rowling would be making her screenwriting debut with upcoming spinoff film 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' but now we know when we'll be able to see the movie!
Daniel Radcliffe has returned to the Big Apple once again to star on Broadway in the show 'The Cripple of the Inishmaan.' He may have moved on from his days as the Boy Who Lived, but in a recent visit to CBS New York's 'The Couch,' the British actor revealed that the idea of reprising the role in J.K. Rowling's new 'Harry Potter' spin-off trilogy, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' is still possibly on the table.
It was announced last September that 'Harry Potter' franchise author J.K. Rowling is working with Warner Bros. on a spinoff titled 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' and now comes word that the studio will follow in the footsteps of the 'Hobbit' franchise by making the exciting new project into an even more exciting new trilogy, milking every bit of of this magic for what its worth.
When Taylor Swift sang about being "enchanted," we bet she never expected the 'Harry Potter' cast to cover one of her greatest hits!
Talk about a 'Harry Potter' bombshell -- seven years after the final book's publication, author J.K. Rowling confesses in a new interview that Hermione Granger should have ended up with the series' hero, instead of with BFF Ron Weasley.
The boy who lived continues to live on. Two years after the last 'Harry Potter' movie hit theaters (and six years after 'Deathly Hallows' was published), author J.K. Rowling is working on a Potter prequel that would follow a young Harry as an orphan, before his time at Hogwarts.
While J.K. Rowling is one of the biggest selling (and richest) authors in the world, she has never written a movie screenplay. But, when you're the creator of the billion dollar 'Harry Potter' franchise, even a first time writer can make some creative demands.
Rowling will write the screenplay for the forthcoming 'Harry Potter' spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' and her contract with Warner Bros. stipulates that her script cannot be rewritten, doctored or polished without her explicit permission.
Good news for Potterheads! J.K. Rowling will pen yet another film for those in withdrawal after the conclusion of the 'Harry Potter' series. The British author announced that she'll make her screenwriting debut with 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.'