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Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has received a public threat from an Iran-backing extremist, following her denunciation of yesterday's attack on fellow British author Salman Rushdie. Rowling – who has previously been targeted by some trans activists for her beliefs on gender – had published a post expressing her…

UPDATE, 07:45: JK Rowling responded to Vladimir Putin’s TV broadcast today in which the Russian president defended her as a victim of cancel culture and claimed the West was attempting to cancel his country. On Twitter, the Harry Potter author posted the below message in which she tried to distance herself from Putin…

UPDATED, 12:45 PM: Jon Stewart took to social media today to clarify his podcast comments about the goblins of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. "I do not think J.K. Rowling is anti-Semitic,” Stewart said in a video he shared today on social media (watch it below). “I did not accuse her of being anti-Semitic. I do…

A live-action TV series based on the world of Harry Potter could come to HBO Max, Deadline has learned. At this time there is no concept for adapting J.K. Rowling’s work as a TV and there is no team in place but the streamer has been holding  “exploratory conversations,” according to a source. A spinoff series is a…

JK Rowling took another tossing on Twitter on Sunday as she tweeted that “many health professionals are concerned that young people struggling with their mental health are being shunted towards hormones and surgery when this may not be in their best interests.” The comment was one of a string as she defended herself…

Eddie Redmayne, the star of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff franchise Fantastic Beasts, has spoken out against the Wizarding World architect after anti-trans comments she made on Twitter over the weekend. “Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative, and over the years I have been trying to…

J.K. Rowling has launched an online Harry Potter hub for kids, families and fans to tap into during the coronavirus lockdown. According to the site, the hub will include “special contributions from Bloomsbury and Scholastic, nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes…

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…