LeakyCon announced today that Sony Pictures will be bringing exciting new footage from the upcoming adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones at the conference in Portland. This glimpse at the eagerly awaited film will be accompanied More…
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The Bane Chronicles: The Runaway Queen Cover Released
Cassandra Clare just released the cover for the next installment of The Bane Chronicles on her Tumblr. The short story, titled The Runaway Queen, is coauthored by Maureen Johnson and is set to be published on May 21st, 2013. A plot summary More…
My Love Affair With Literature
One of the best descriptions I have heard about books is that they are just paper, ink and glue. It is the reader who gives the words life and meaning, making reading a very personal subject. For instance, you might More…
Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters In TFIOS
Holy crap! Entertainment Weekly today reports that the coveted and highly-speculated-upon role of August Waters in the film adaptation of the Fault In Our Stars is going to none other than Ansel Elgort! The role has been offered to him, and that More…
Devon Murray Blazes Into LeakyCon Portland
Leakycon Portland keeps on adding to the illustrious special guest list! This time it’s Devon Murray who played everyone’s favorite accidental pyromaniac, Seamus Finnigan, in the Harry Potter films. Other than HP, Murray has been in the film Angela’s Ashes and the TV More…
Going Back to Hogwarts: Expectations for Diagon Alley
Wednesday’s big Wizarding World of Harry Potter announcement was a long time coming. With strong rumors circulating as early as 2010, I’ve had quite a while to build up my wishes and expectations for the Diagon Alley expansion. This was More…
Jackie Emerson Stalking Into LeakyCon Portland
Welcome, welcome, to more news about LeakyCon Portland! LeakyCon announced this morning that Jackie Emerson – better known as Foxface from the Hunger Games film – will be joining the long list of con guests! From their announcement: Earlier this year, More…
LeakyCon Announces Amber Benson and Tom Lenk for Portland
To the surprise of many at LeakyCon 2012, Amber Benson popped up to join Maureen Johnson and Robin Wasserman for a pajama-clad lampooning of a certain blockbuster film. This year, she’s joining the con for a whole lot more! Having More…
WWoHP: Diagon Alley Officially Announced
Long-rumored and all but confirmed, the Diagon Alley expansion to Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter has been officially announced. This expansion will make its home in the resort’s Universal Studios park, connected to the Islands of Adventure area More…
Ender’s Game First Full Trailer
The first full trailer for Ender’s Game is here! Take a look at this beauty: We get to see the cast including Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. This movie is set to More…
Teen Wolf Star Nabs Maze Runner Lead Role
And in today’s second awesome piece of YA news, Dylan O’Brien has been cast as the lead in the upcoming film adaptation of James Dashner’s The Maze Runner. O’Brien is best known for playing Stiles on MTV’s Teen Wolf. You More…
Divergent Book 3 Finally Gets a Title
Do you read Divergent? No? Go home and rethink your choices. The bestselling dystopian series is coming to a conclusion on October 22nd and USA Today has revealed the long-awaited title for Book 3. Ready? Allegiant. There. Let that soak More…
Catching Fire: Trailer to Book Comparison
With the first Catching Fire trailer coming out at the MTV Video Awards two days ago, we here at Leaky News wanted to compare the events in the trailer to the events in the book. Did they stay close to More…
Now Entering Snitch Zone: Quidditch World Cup VI
Brooms up! LeakyNews spent an incredible two days at Quidditch World Cup VI in Kissimmee, Florida and it was an experience like no other. We definitely gained a new respect for the amazing athletes and the dedicated staff, refs, announcers, More…
Celebrating 88 Years of Gatsby with 8 Great Quotes
Today is the 88th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby, widely considered the Great American Novel (or the Greatest American Reason Since the Titanic to Create a Movie Around Leonardo DiCaprio). To celebrate, we present some of our More…

