Evanna Lynch says ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling helped her through an eating disorder at 11 — before the actress was cast as Luna Lovegood

David Livingston/Getty Images and Chris Jackson/Getty Images Evanna Lynch opened up about how JK Rowling and the “Harry Potter” series helped her overcome an eating disorder when she was 11 or 12 years old. The actress shared the story on the latest episode of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” which she is competing on. “The […]

Fantastic Beasts 2 Harry Potter SHOCK theory: Nagini is Voldemort’s real MOTHER

Reddit user soupycutie writes: “People have speculated that Fantastic Beasts will tie in to Voldemort’s birth, due to the fact first movie takes place in 1926. Voldemort (Tom Riddle) is born of Merope Gaunt on December 31st 1926. “A poster seen in the first Fantastic Beasts movie speaks of a circus called the Circus Arcanus moving from […]

Daily Podcast: Guardians 3, Michael Moore, Making a Murderer, Harry Potter, Wild Bunch, Girl in the Spider’s Web, Apple & Bumblebee

On the September 25, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk what the latest film and tv news, including Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Michael Moore, Making a Murderer Part 2, Fantastic Beasts 2, The Wild Bunch, The Girl in the […]

Cool Stuff: The LEGO Harry Potter Collection Hits Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in October

The LEGO Harry Potter video games have been around for years. The entire franchise was split into two parts with the first game release in 2010 cover The Sorcerer’s Stone through The Goblet of Fire while the second game that came out in 2011 covers The Order of the Phoenix through The Deathly Hallows. They’ve […]

eBay: Rare Beatrix Potter 50p selling for hundreds – do you have this coin in your wallet?

eBay seller chpa-pch-fywzyta has listed the 50p coin, which they describe as “rare”, for a whopping £249 starting bid. Interested buyers can make an offer if they don’t want to pay quite so much money. The listing is called: “Rare Beatrix Potter 50p – Mr Jeremy Fisher 2017 – Circulated Collectors Coin.” Describing the item, […]

15 actors you never knew turned down roles in ‘Harry Potter’

Warner Brothers “Harry Potter” is one of the most influential film franchises, but not everyone wanted to be a part of it. Actors have refused roles in everything from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” to the latest “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” From Kate Winslet to Tilda Swinton, here are actors you never knew turned down […]

A Journey Through Time: Examining ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway

Broadway’s two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child production is a fascinating beast. It brings with it most of its West End cast, acting as direct sequel to the books yet trading on the iconography of the film series, all while making its own unique mark on Harry Potter canon. Picking up from the originals’ […]

eBay: Rare 50p Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit coin sold for £585 online – do you have one?

A rare Beatrix Potter 50p coin has sold online for a huge sum recently. The 2016 Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter coin depicts one of the best-loved characters of British children’s fiction. The image, which is a face on portrait of the bunny, is rendered in colour on this silver proof version of the coin. Sold […]

Daily Podcast: Avengers 4 Theories, Does Death Even Matter in the MCU? Fast and the Furious, Harry Potter and more

On the May 4, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the new Fast and Furious Supercharged ride at Universal Studios Orlando, an update on the future of the Fast and the Furious franchise, and more Avengers: Infinity War […]

Harry Potter: JK Rowling apologises for killing off [SPOILER] on Battle of Hogwarts 20th

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book and two-part film in Rowling’s best-selling series, a number of beloved characters kick the bucket. Taking place – fictitiously – on May 2, 1998, today marks the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, when Harry Potter defeated Lord Voldemort. And over the last few […]