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2016

The biggest Wizarding World news, opinions and exclusives from 2016.

Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) visits the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park in Hollywood
Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) visits the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park in Hollywood Bonnie Wright had a magical day at the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park in Hollywood.
Composer James Newton Howard confirms involvement with ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’
Composer James Newton Howard confirms involvement with ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Composer James Newton Howard will return to score the second ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film.
Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) talks about ‘Harry Potter’ love triangle cut from ‘Deathly Hallows’
Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) talks about ‘Harry Potter’ love triangle cut from ‘Deathly Hallows’ Stanislav Ianevski talks about his shelved ‘Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ cameo.
Johnny Depp will reportedly play Gellert Grindelwald in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series
Johnny Depp will reportedly play Gellert Grindelwald in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series Johnny Depp will place the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in J.K. Rowling’s new prequel series.
David Yates doesn’t believe ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ should be a film
David Yates doesn’t believe ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ should be a film The four-time ‘Potter’ director believes Rowling’s eighth story should stay on the stage.
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster revealed
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster revealed A new poster celebrating the film’s IMAX release has been unveiled.
Ranking the top 5 ‘Harry Potter’ soundtrack songs (that aren’t ‘Hedwig’s Theme’)
Ranking the top 5 ‘Harry Potter’ soundtrack songs (that aren’t ‘Hedwig’s Theme’) We attempt to whittle (whistle?) down 10 hours of ‘Harry Potter’ music and rank the top 5 tracks.
J.K. Rowling announces ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series will span five films, new poster revealed
J.K. Rowling announces ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series will span five films, new poster revealed The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ prequel trilogy will now span five films.
New character banners for ‘Fantastic Beasts’, the ‘Deathly Hallows’ symbol returns
New character banners for ‘Fantastic Beasts’, the ‘Deathly Hallows’ symbol returns The iconic ‘Deathly Hallows’ symbol is visible in a new series of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ character posters.
First track from ‘Fantastic Beasts’ soundtrack revealed along with tracklisting, artwork
First track from ‘Fantastic Beasts’ soundtrack revealed along with tracklisting, artwork Artwork and a tracklist for James Newton Howard’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ score has been released.
Exclusive Exclusive ‘Chamber of Secrets’ illustrated edition trailer
Exclusive ‘Chamber of Secrets’ illustrated edition trailer Get an exclusive look inside the second ‘Harry Potter’ full-colour illustrated edition.
New image from the ‘Chamber of Secrets’ illustrated edition
New image from the ‘Chamber of Secrets’ illustrated edition Gnomes run rampant in the Weasley garden in this new illustration from artist Jim Kay.
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster A new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ poster has been released to accompany the new trailer.
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ trailer released today
New ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ trailer released today A new trailer for the ‘Harry Potter’ prequel film has dropped.
‘Harry Potter’ 20th anniversary to be celebrated by British Library
‘Harry Potter’ 20th anniversary to be celebrated by British Library A new British Library exhibition will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first ‘Harry Potter’ book.
First portraits of ‘Cursed Child’ cast in costume
First portraits of ‘Cursed Child’ cast in costume The first in-character portraits of the West End ‘Cursed Child’ cast are here.
First ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ trailer released
First ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ trailer released The first trailer for Newt Scamander’s ‘Harry Potter’ prequel film has been released.
‘Chamber of Secrets’ illustrated edition cover artwork revealed
‘Chamber of Secrets’ illustrated edition cover artwork revealed The flying Ford Anglia features on Jim Kay’s second ‘Potter’ illustrated edition jacket.
Cursed Child, the eighth ‘Harry Potter’ story to be released in July
Cursed Child, the eighth ‘Harry Potter’ story to be released in July A companion script book for ‘Cursed Child’ will be published on 31 July.
Alan Rickman, Severus Snape in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, passes away at age 69
Alan Rickman, Severus Snape in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, passes away at age 69 Alan Rickman has sadly passed away after a short illness.

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