It’s obvious that Emma Watson has been the most successful out of the Golden Trio in landing roles post-Harry Potter, and after trying out a variety of roles from the shockingly tongue hanging and pole dancing Nicki to the heavy drama role of Noah’s adopted daughter Ila, Emma will be returning to the Young Adult genre…
New Information on the Film Some new information has been released about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the upcoming Harry Potter universe film. The three films are going to be shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, in Southeastern England, the same studio where all the Harry Potter movies were filmed. This is a good…
Resurgence in Harry Potter? Well so much has been done with The Harry Potter series, which has dominated the childhoods of children from multiple nations (myself included). We’ve had the books, the audiobooks, the movies and even a trilogy of musical plays parodying the series! It seems like there is no where else to go,…
Emma Watson has moved on from the Harry Potter franchise to star in films such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Noah but she’ll always be Hermione Granger in the hearts of many geeks. Like her character, Watson has always been devoted to her academics. Therefore, it’s no surprise that she graduated on…
The news that JK Rowling’s short novella Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them would be adapted into three features film scared a lot of fans of the series but they may have reason to be hopeful. In fact, if the current rumors that Alfonso Cuaron is in talk to direct are true, Harry Potter fans may be…
Before everyone screams blasphemy at me and proclaims me a filthy Muggle, let me preface this with the statement that I adore the Harry Potter series, books and movies. I cried on my eleventh birthday when I didn’t get my letter to Hogwarts, and I will defend my House affiliation to the death. Don’t even…
Dear Secret Fan Fictioner, I get it. I understand. Sometimes reality isn’t interesting enough, and sometimes it’s a little too hectic for your liking. Sometimes all you need is a couple hours in another reality to recuperate and find some peace. Maybe that other reality involves running alongside Katniss on the battlefield or spending some…
Hogwarts fans rejoice! J.K. Rowling has announced that she, along with Sonia Friedman (Book of Mormon, La Cage aux Folles revival) and Colin Callender (the 2003 Angels in America HBO miniseries) will be co-producing a prequel stage-play to her successful Harry Potter series to begin production in 2014. The prequel play, which has nothing to…
Many people claim to be Harry Potter fans, but how do you distinguish the true fans from the posers? A hardcore HP fan has several qualities that make them stand out among the fakes. If these apply to you, you are a hardcore fan. If they do not apply to you, well, you are a…
The depth and complexity of the Wizarding World is more than you can absorb in one read-through of this beloved series. Now that the companion books and Pottermore have come out, new facts have come to light. This list is only a scratch on the surface. It would be impossible to name all the little…
While there are tons of heartbreaking moments to choose from in the Harry Potter series, we have dug up the top five. These five are the ones that when read, the book ends up flying through the air and hitting the wall because there are too many emotions keeping us from reading and our eyes…
Fact: 4% of Americans believe that lizard people control politics. Another fact: less than 100% of culturally aware humans understand that just because you catch the snitch, DOES NOT MEAN that you win the match. Harry Potter ignorance is real, and it’s growing faster than lizards are taking over the White House. It might seem…
Harry Potter, “the boy who lived.” He survived seven books, eight movies, confrontations with Voldemort, being discredited by the Ministry of Magic and the awkwardness of the Yule Ball. But nothing could save Harry from the inevitable end. The series is over. We got a complete story arc and a happy ending as he and…
Broadway is where the stars converge for big stage productions and the thrill of a live audience. Theater may not be for everyone, but the cultural influence of the large New York shows is significant. In addition to the many professional stage actors who make careers out of perfecting their live craft, many Hollywood actors…
A lot of film people complain about the number of comic book movies that are released every year. Of course that’s not a problem for us at Geek Insider. But in terms of blockbuster source material, people often overlook the constant presence of another genre, young adult fantasy. Maybe the general public doesn’t know where…