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In Defense of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
It’s wild that an eighth Harry Potter story exists in the world and almost no one talks about it. I’m referring, of course, to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the stage production that debuted in London back in 2016 and opened in New York earlier this year. The show is an official, J.K. Rowling-approved … Continued
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io9Trailer Frenzy
The Final Fantastic Beasts Sequel Trailer Teases a Surprising Character Reveal [Updated]
So far, the trailers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald haven’t so much actually shown us, well, the crimes of Grindelwald, as they have the ephemera surrounding them. This final trailer doesn’t just give us a better look at Newt Scamander’s new adventure (and those crimes), but a very weird Potter connection. Released this … Continued
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These Laser Tag Wands Deliver Some Hogwarts Fun Without as Much Studying
As a kid, I would have been ecstatic to attend Hogwarts instead of my boring public school. But given the choice as an adult, even the promise of magic isn’t enough to convince me to ever go back to school again. Why would I spend years studying textbooks and practicing potions when JAKKS Pacific’s new … Continued
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Unintentionally Creepy Halloween Costumes, Space Rovers, and All the Best Toys You Missed This Week
Ending the week without a list of new ways to blow your paycheck just feels wrong, so welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet. This week we’ve got some Star Wars-themed costume ideas that will unintentionally terrify your neighborhood, a fun Squirrel Girl doll from … Continued
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Never Make Fun of Harry Potter to Guillermo Del Toro’s Face, He Will Destroy You
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón learned the hard way: You don’t dismiss the idea of working on Harry Potter when hanging around Guillermo Del Toro, or admit you haven’t read or seen any of the series. Because you will get yelled at. A lot. In an interview with Vanity Fair, … Continued
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Pottery Barn Is Going to Bankrupt Harry Potter Fans Wanting to Redecorate Like Hogwarts
Almost a year after Pottery Barn revealed a massive collection of Harry Potter-themed paraphernalia, the decor-focused chain is back with new additions to the collection that will have lustful muggles wanting to redecorate all over again. But this isn’t Ikea, and even just a handful of these lavish items is enough to make a bank … Continued
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The Oft-Forgotten Architecture of Pop Culture Franchises
A memorable setting is a key component in any memorable story. This is especially true in popular science fiction and fantasy tales, where settings and locations have become as famous and crucial to their worlds as the characters in them. However, it’s easy to celebrate Star Wars or Harry Potter with a piece of art … Continued
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Cyclops’ Best Design Gets a Great Figure, and More Xcellent Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly round up of the best toys we’ve seen that are currently trying to swipe our hard-earned wages (earned by writing about toys, of course). This week: Tyrion Lannister gets the booze-wielding figure he deserves, Funko gets overtly muscular with retro Thundercats figures, and more! Threezero Game of Thrones … Continued
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A Wakandan Princess, the Dude, a Big Satisfying Pooh, and More of the Most Wallet-Draining Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the lovely toys and merchandise we’ve spotted on the internet recently. This week, Shuri gets the incredible action figure she deserves, Christopher Robin’s take on Winnie the Pooh gets an adorable toy, and the Dude almost certainly abides. Check it out! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale … Continued
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I Hope I Get an Acceptance Letter to Lego’s New 6,020-Piece Hogwarts Castle Set
If you thought Lego was out of surprises after all the sets it revealed leading up to San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, today the plastic brick-maker revealed it had one last giant Hogwarts-shaped ace up its sleeve with a new 6,020-piece Harry Potter castle set that includes 27 microscale figures. Yes, you read that … Continued
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This Kit Uses a Motion-Sensing Wand to Teach Kids Code – No Hogwarts Required
Kano’s first product was a computer that kids could build as easily as a Lego set, helping to demystify the technologies we obsess over. The company’s next product is a buildable, motion-sensing wand that swaps spells for simple programming making it easy for kids to conjure up magical interactions with a flick of the wrist—and … Continued
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In the New Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer, Danger Is Brewing for Wizards and Muggles
As popular as the Harry Potter films are, they oddly were never much of a mainstay at Comic-Con. That’s changed with the new Fantastic Beasts franchise, though, as the second film, The Crimes of Grindewald, arrived with a new trailer to dazzle the crowds. Did they succeed? Well, this new trailer, which debuted at the … Continued
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Dumbledore and Grindelwald Won’t Share a Single Scene Together in Fantastic Beasts 2
The Fantastic Beasts sequel is diving into the past of one of the Wizarding World’s biggest non-Voldemort bads: Gellert Grindelwald, who has a deep history with another titanic presence in the series, Albus Dumbledore. And yet, according to Jude Law, neither character will actually directly interact in the film. Law dropped this revelation while speaking … Continued
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Lego’s Next Minifigure Collection Is a Harry Potter Treasure Trove
It’s time to hone your squeezing and feeling skills because Lego’s next blind-bagged minifigures collection arrives August 1 with 22 new characters from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. If only “Aparecium,” the revealing charm, worked on tiny foil bags, too. Drawing from the Harry Potter books and movies, the new collection, which will set … Continued
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Warner Bros. Is Starting to Crack Down on Harry Potter Fan Events
Without much in the way of officially-sanctioned Harry Potter conventions, fans of the wizarding world have spent years running their own cons celebrating J.K. Rowling’s beloved book and film series—but that’s starting to change, thanks to a new crackdown being enforced by Warner Bros. The news comes out of a report this weekend by the … Continued
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A Deadpool Figure Fit for the Dance Floor, and More of the Greatest Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the neatest toys around. This week, Hot Toys gives us a Deadpool with killer footwear, the incredible Batman Ninja gets an equally worthy action figure, and more Harry Potter Lego than you can shake a whomping willow at. Check it out! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale Deadpool 2 … Continued
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Lego’s Harry Potter BrickHeadz Are Going to Avada Kedavra You With Cuteness
Lego is about to take its biggest bite yet out of Funko’s domination of the adorably-deformed, collectible figurine market with the addition of its first Harry Potter BrickHeadz characters. The new figures include Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, Harry himself, and his snowy owl, Hedwig. Harry Potter and Hedwig will be sold as a 180-piece two-pack for … Continued