The Wizarding World Takes Shape: HBO Announces Key “Harry Potter” Series Casting Updates
HBO’s Harry Potter series is coming into focus. Following the casting news of the core three—Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Scout as Ron Weasley—nine new cast members have just been revealed.
The new cast includes the Malfoys and Dursleys, crucial characters in the Potterverse. The first season of the HBO series will cover the events in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
HBO’s “Harry Potter” Series Casts its Young Harry, Hermione, and Ron
A trio of young wizards has just earned admission to Hogwarts.
HBO’s Harry Potter series has found its Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley in Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Scout, respectively. These three newcomers will take the roles made famous by Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, Emma Watson as Hermione, and Rupert Grint as Ron across eight feature films.
“After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann,
Fellow Stars Pay Tribute to the Late, Great Maggie Smith
The great Maggie Smith passed away on Friday, September 27, at the age of 89. Her astonishing career on stage and screen played out over seven decades, as she became one of Britain’s most beloved, recognizable, and prolific performers and a two-time Oscar winner to boot—she’s one of the few actresses to win both a Best Supporting Oscar and Best Actress Oscar. Her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin shared this statement with the BBC said on the day of her passing: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.
You Can Live in the House Where Voldermort Killed Harry Potter’s Parents
There are a lot of ways to get the full Harry Potter experience – take the studio tour in London, visit the Orlando theme park, spend two days watching the Cursed Child stage play. Now you can add live in the house where the boy who lived got his name.
The English cottage featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One where Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter is up for sale.
Let’s Discuss J.K. Rowling’s History of Harry Potter Death Apologies
Spoiler alert: the entirety of this article is exploring deaths in Harry Potter. If you’re one of the few people left in the world who hasn’t completed the series yet, you’ve been warned.
For anyone not keeping diligent tabs on anniversaries within the Harry Potter universe, this past May 2 marked 19 years since the Battle of Hogwarts, the climactic war at the end of book seven,