Wizarding World

Good news, Harry Potter fans, it looks like Fantastic Beasts 3 resumed production according to star Eddie Redmayne. While promoting his latest film, The Trial of the Chicago 7, the actor spoke with Cinemablend about the Warner Bros project. "It's interesting because we've started shooting now," Redmayne said. "We're two weeks in, and again, it's […]

Over the weekend, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was back on her bullshit again. Rowling took to Twitter this weekend to talk about the concept of gender in a way that could only be problematic toward trans people yet again. This is far from the first time Rowling has done this; in fact, it's not even […]

It seems that Warner Bros. is taking the same route as other studios and stopping production on their movies. In the last few days or so, according to Deadline [one, two], Warner Bros. has decided to halt production on three more of their movies. The third movie in the Fantastic Beasts series was set to start […]

The Fantastic Beasts series hit a bit of a stumbling block when the second movie got a critical mauling and didn't do that well at the box office. When the third movie got delayed people started to wonder about the future of this franchise. The cast tried to assure fans that everything is going to be okay […]

Long after the final Harry Potter novel was published, fans are still enjoying new books in the Wizarding World from one J.K. Rowling. We've had several tie-in tomes, some manuals and Fantastic Beasts materials, not to mention the followup stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Turns out, in 2019 we're getting 4 new e-books set in […]

If you loved the first two installments of Warner Bros. Pictures' Wizarding World continuation films, we've got some good news for you. If you DIDN'T like the first two-of-five Fantastic Beasts films, we've got some not so great news for you. In an official press release shared out this morning, WB revealed that production is ramping […]

J.K. Rowling has been making small changes to the Harry Potter mythos since she wrapped up the last book. Some of these changes haven't meant or changed much but the one that has been the most divisive among fans is the revelation that Dumbledore was gay. This went over about as well as everyone could […]

Universal Studios has conjured up an all-new nighttime event at their Wizarding World of Harry Potter themepark area which will see the infamous Dark Mark of He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named front and center on Hogwarts Castle. There isn't much information about the new nighttime show, but the official announcement of the new visual entertainment from Universal Studios sounds […]

Warner Bros. likely went into Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald thinking they had an easy hit on their hands. The previous entry in the series made over $800 million at the worldwide box office and while it wasn't critically beloved everyone more or less seemed to like it. The fact that The Crimes of […]

The Fantastic Beasts series is something of an odd duck in terms of franchises. They aren't commercial or critical failures by a long shot, but they aren't exactly beloved either. The second entry in the series, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, received a particularly hard kicking from critics. Back in January, it was announced […]

Warner Bros. Pictures most recent entry in the Wizarding World franchise Fantastic Beasts: The Grimes of Grindelwald is getting a home release, and we've got some of the details on what will be available. Perhaps the biggest thing, the 4K will come with an extended cut of the film, which will add 7 minutes to the original […]

When it comes to the end of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald there are a lot of questions and very little in the way of answers. This might make some fans very annoyed but there is one star who thinks we need to trust J.K. Rowling and that it noted Harry Potter fanboy Ezra […]

If you didn't know, the Wizarding World will be getting even bigger, as there are a total of 5 Warner Bros. Fantastic Beasts films planned. There is a new theory about the possible settings for the remaining 3, 4, and 5 films, and it directly ties into a tweet from "Harry Potter" author and Wizarding World creator JK […]

Yes, we believe in #KeepTheSecrets, the official hashtag following Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald following opening weekend. This of course is an attempt by Warner Bros. to keep spoilers to a minimum in the Wizarding World. This post will contain a pretty sizable spoiler for Crimes of Grindelwald, and if you don't want to know, you […]

It would appear Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has some serious box office magic this weekend, bringing in a global total (as of today) of around $253 million. This of course is likely to go up as the weekend progresses- there *is* a full Sunday for them to up that number.  Reportedly, the by-country-box office-breakdown looks […]

Readers of this are going to wonder- is it true? Is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald as lackluster and joyless as the prior films? We can cut right to the chase and say no, that's not the case. Crimes isn't one of the best of the films, but neither is it terrible by any stretch […]