#442: Harry Potter Screenwriter Returns, Cursed Child Inside Look

MuggleCast: the Harry Potter podcast

• Finally... some Fantastic Beasts 3 news!
• What bigger role will Eulalie Hicks play in the upcoming film?
• Steve Kloves returns to his screenwriting role. What does it mean for Potter fans?
• We're going to Rio! Will we see Castelobruxo?
• Why did Crimes of Grindelwald fall flat at the box office? Let's not forget the controversies that preceded it!
• Fantastic Beasts 3 is taking the series back to its Hogwarts roots! Is this a good thing?
• Is there such a thing as too much Hogwarts? We spent seven films there, isn't it time to explore the larger wizarding world?
• Was J.K. Rowling unfairly blamed for the writing in Crimes of Grindelwald?
• Yummy! Fantastic Beasts 3 will provide more breadcrumbs for Potter fans!
• Patrons share how they would like to see Hogwarts and Dumbledore be further incorporated (without it feeling like it was done just to please the fans)
• We give our early predictions for the title of Fantastic Beasts 3!
• We review Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production. It makes a great holiday gift!
• It was predestined! The story behind J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany!
• Why did parenting play such a big role in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
• Why was Goblet of Fire such a big focus?
• The story behind Dobby, Sirius Black, McGonagall, Luna and Astoria Malfoy!
• Box office woes: why are Cursed Child tickets slumping in Year 2?
• We take voicemails on Dumbledore's middle names and running Dementors
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• This week's episode of MuggleCast is brought to you by AWAY Travel, a favorite company of Micah and Andrew's. Get $20 off one of their amazing suitcases by visiting AWAYTravel.com/muggle and using code 'muggle' at checkout.

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