Postman Pat: The Movie, which features the voice talents of Rupert Grint, Jim Broadbent and David Tennant, has been acquired by Shout! Factory and will be released in New York and Los Angeles on June 27th. A trailer for the film may be seen below:

A new trailer for Paddington, which features Harry Potter actors Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent has been released today. The film will be released on November 28, 2014 and was produced by David Heyman.

Paddington has journeyed from Darkest Peru, wearing a duffle coat, hat and Wellington boots, carrying a suitcase containing an empty jar of marmalade and wearing a label around his neck that reads “Please look after this bear, thank you.” His arrival in the household of the Brown family leads to comic mishaps and misadventures for the well-meaning but accident-prone young bear.

Reading Groups For Everyone is offering the chance for you to win tickets to see Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) at Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival in Harrogate. You can also complete a survey for the chance to win one of five reading group sets (10 copies) of The Silkworm, which will be released June 19 in the UK and June 24 in the US.

As we posted back in February, on Friday 18 July Robert Galbraith will be in conversation with Val McDermid to talk about The Silkworm at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival.

To enter the giveaway:

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, we’re challenging you to come up with a cryptic crossword clue to the title of your favourite crime novel. The best clue, as judged by us, will win the prize.

To enter this competition, send us your cryptic crossword clue along with the answer (the full title of your favourite novel and the author’s name) by 22 June.

Make sure that you join Reading Groups for Everyone and then add your reading group to be in with a chance of winning a book set.

Thanks to Mugglenet for the tip!

This summer, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter invites visitors to enjoy two special activities over the holiday period. From 7th July until 26th August, Harry Potter fans will be able to watch their favourite films at the series’ production home each Monday and Tuesday evening as the Studio Tour launches its first ever Harry Potter Summer Screenings. Then from Friday 18th July to Monday 1st September, the Studio Tour will reveal how magical sports and wizarding games came to life on screen during its first Bludgers and Broomsticks feature.

Harry Potter Summer Screenings:

Harry Potter fans will be able to watch their favourite films at the series’ production home as Warner Bros. Studio Tour London launches its first ever Harry Potter Summer Screenings.

Every Monday and Tuesday from 7th July until 26th August, visitors to these exclusive screenings will begin by exploring the Studio Tour (which includes a chance to taste Butterbeer), before grabbing a hot snack, popcorn and a drink and then settling down in the Studio Tour’s cinema to watch their chosen film*.

Authentic sets, props and costumes from all eight films are showcased at the Studio Tour, including Harry Potter’s very first set of school robes, the wizarding shopping street Diagon Alley and the breathtaking model of Hogwarts itself.

Tickets must be pre-booked at www.wbstudiotour.co.uk and are priced at £45 per adult and £37.50 per child. The package includes a ticket to the Studio Tour, a Butterbeer, a film ticket, a snack, popcorn or sweets and a soft drink.

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th July
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th July
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th July
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th August
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th August
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1: Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th August
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2: Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th August

Bludgers and Broomsticks:

This summer, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter will reveal how magical sports and wizarding games came to life on screen during its first Bludgers and Broomsticks feature. From Friday 18th July to Monday 1st September, visitors will discover how a combination of special and visual effects were used to create the illusion of flight and to make chess pieces move – and will get the chance to test green screen technology for themselves.

Head Prop Maker Pierre Bohanna’s team will demonstrate the techniques used to hand-craft broomsticks throughout the Harry Potter film series. After the debuts of the Nimbus 2000 and the Firebolt, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets respectively, brooms were made to match their owners’ personalities – Arthur Weasley’s even features pedals and a seat from a Muggle bicycle!

The life-size wizard chess pieces from one of the many chambers that Harry encountered as he tried to find the Philosopher’s Stone will be on display in the Studio Tour’s backlot and a pawn will move across a checked board. A board game homage to Quidditch, entitled Snitch Snatcher!, was designed especially for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Graphic Designer Miraphora Mina and this will be on display for the first time. Featuring a miniature replica of the Hogwarts pitch, the game includes cardboard models of the spectators’ stands for all four houses.

Some of the attraction’s knowledgeable staff members will don authentic Quidditch robes used in the Harry Potter film series. Visitors will get the chance to examine the costumes of Gryffindor and Slytherin players up close and fly on a broomstick in front of a green screen like a member of the cast.

The rattling ball crate, built by the Special Effects Team and used in the scene where Harry is first introduced to Quidditch by Gryffindor Captain Oliver Wood, will be showcased and the Bludgers will move as they did on set.

Thanks to SnitchSeeker we know that Helena Bonham Carter, everyone’s favorite Death Eater, will be attending the VIP preview of Diagon Alley later this month. Unfortunately they have also confirmed that Matthew Lewis and Jessie Cave will not be there.

As fans who are keeping up with theme park news will know, Bellatrix Lestrange is featured in the much anticipated Escape from Gringotts ride and filmed some new scenes specifically for it.

We have not heard news on any of the other actors so we will reveal and any all information as it comes!

Universal Orlando has released a new video showing Bonnie, James and Oliver exploring Diagon Alley. Thierry Coup and Alan Gilmore gave them a tour of the new expansion and they loved it!

“I was amazed when I walked into Diagon Alley,” Bonnie said. “The attention to detail is just above and beyond. It’s [Diagon Alley] even more real and immersive than it was on the set…It’s what we had and more,” Bonnie said.

“My favorite food from the Leaky Cauldron…can I say all of it?” James asked.

Oliver said: “The guests, especially the guys who know their stuff, are absolutely going to be blown away.”