UPDATED, 7:07 AM with Heard statement: In response to JK Rowling and Warner Bros backing Johnny Depp, Amber Heard took to Instagram to reiterate her and Depp’s joint statement submitted during their divorce, saying, “For the record, this was our FULL joint statement. To pick and choose certain lines and quote them out…

Warner Bros Pictures has unveiled a first-look at the 2nd film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, and set the movie’s title. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the follow-up to 2016’s $814M worldwide grosser Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which launched what will be a five film series of new…

September 1 is a special day for Harry Potter fans, and author J.K. Rowling’s pottermore.com just introduced a way to commemorate: It launched what it calls an “immersive digital experience” enabling visitors to take a virtual tour of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You need to be a registered user of…

Seven lead members of the original West End company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are set to reprise on Broadway when preview performances begin at the Lyric Theatre next March. The official opening at the renovated theater is slated for April 22, 2018. Broadway bound are Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Noma…

Principal photography begins today on the as-yet untitled Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them sequel at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden outside London. Along with the main cast from last year’s $814M grossing franchise-starter, and previously announced additions like Jude Law as a young Albus Dumbledore, new faces…

The 2017 Olivier Awards were held this evening in London with Harry Potter And The Cursed Child conjuring a record-breaking nine wins including Best New Play. Coming into tonight, it was already the most-nominated new play in Olivier history with 11 total. Its nine trophies see Cursed Child overtake Matilda and The Cur…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most-nominated new play in Olivier Award history, scoring a record-breaking 11 nominations for this year's edition. Nominees for the British theater's most prestigious prizes were unveiled Monday afternoon in London, seeing the two-part Potter extravaganza tie with the record…

Warner Bros said today that its new J.K. Rowling franchise Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them passed $500 million at the worldwide box office Tuesday following its second weekend in release. The Eddie Redmayne starrer has earned $161M domestically and $344M internationally for a global cume of $505M to date. Box…

UPDATE, SATURDAY AM PT: Climbing by $27.4M in 67 offshore markets yesterday, Warner Bros' Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them has cumed $227.1M at the international box office through Friday. China came in at a confirmed $11.1M debut yesterday (including sneaks) from over 11,600 screens. The opening ranks No. 1…

UPDATE, Saturday AM PT: Pulling another $30M out of Newt Scamander's magical case on Friday, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them has now grossed $53.6M at the international box office. Warner Bros' franchise-starter landed in 16 more markets yesterday, taking the total to 63 this weekend with play on 24,200…

JK Rowling told fans attending a global event for Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beats And Where To Find Them that the upcoming movie starring Eddie Redmayne will be the first of five total movies in the series spinoff of her Harry Potter stories. That’s new news as the author originally considered the spinoff idea to be a…