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the Guardian. “He portrayed him with an intense and brittle spirit. I asked if Snape continued in future stories.“ ‘Well,’ he said, ‘the latest book has just come out, ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ then he quietly added: ‘And I — I am the Half-Blood Prince,’ ” she said.

Deadline.Zeiler specifically mentioned “Harry Potter,” as well as “Game of Thrones” and DC movies, to be part of the future endeavors that will bring the company success.While there were no specifics of what the “Harry Potter” franchise will look like in the future, there has long been talk of a TV series circulating — although Warner Bros. and HBO Max both have previously denied rumors.“There are no ‘Harry Potter’ series in development at the studio or on the streaming platform,” Warner Bros. and HBO Max said in a joint statement in January 2021.However, it is unclear whether or not that has changed, or if there are any updated developments to a “Potter”-verse, as Zeiler suggested.Later that year, Daniel Radcliffe expressed what role he would want to play in the event of a reboot.“I would probably want to go with like, Sirius [Black] or [Remus] Lupin,” he said at the time.Most recently, HBO Max released the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” documentary in January to celebrate the franchise’s two decades of success.Late “Harry Potter” star Alan Rickman, who played professor Severus Snape, left behind memories from the original franchise before he died.

Gerhard Zeiler has talked up the “development of franchises” including Harry Potter, DC and Game of Thrones as the key priority for the merged entity six months after he was handed the top international role.

Naman Ramachandran Propstore has revealed details of its annual live action auction of film and TV memorabilia, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of $12.6 million. Over 1,500 lots will be sold during the auction. Top items to be sold at the auction – with estimated sale prices – include: • Superman’s (Christopher Reeve) complete costume from the Superman franchise (1978-1987): $287,270-574,540. • Darth Vader’s (Dave Prowse) gloves from “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977): $172,362-287,270.

Professor Severus Snape, portrayed by the late Alan Rickman, is an intricate part of the "Harry Potter" legacy. However, in revealing new diary entries meticulously kept by the actor and shared with The Guardian, the infamous Snape almost never was – as Rickman wanted out of his role as the devious dark-sided wizard.  Rickman passed away in 2016 after battling cancer. In an excerpt dated Dec.

British actor’s death from pancreatic cancer, excerpts from his journals are set to be published in a book titled “Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman.”In the book — out Oct. 4 — Rickman noted how he wanted to leave the wizarding franchise after the release of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” back in 2002.Rickman went on to play the part in six subsequent films in the series, ending in 2011.Parts of the diary were published recently by the Guardian. In an entry dated Dec.

Alan Rickman, the late Harry Potter star, is making his mixed feelings about sticking with the franchise known through diary entries published Saturday by The Guardian.

Over the weekend, Variety (via The Guardian) offered a preview for Alan Rickman‘s “Madly Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman,” a collection of excerpts from the late actor’s handwritten journals, out next month. The upcoming book offers a distinct look into Rickman’s personal life, not to mention his succinct and scathing movie reviews.

BreAnna Bell Excerpts from Alan Rickman’s diaries published by The Guardian offer a glimpse into the late actor’s decade-long journey through the “Harry Potter” franchise, with insight into why he decided to continue playing the role of Severus Snape across all eight films. Prior to production beginning on the series’ fifth entry “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” Rickman was forced to confront health issues. The actor was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in 2005 and began to receive treatment. Doctors later decided to remove his entire prostate, with surgery occurring at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. in January of the following year.

Star Wars composer John Williams is reported to have been made one of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s very last knights, with the honour one of the final awards approved by the late monarch before her death a fortnight ago.

Married At First Sight UK has got us absolutely hooked at the moment as the trials and tribulations of eight couples who met for the first time when they walked down the aisle play out on our screens.Among this year’s couples are dental hygienist Jess Potter and her Dreamboys stripper husband Pjay Finch, who have been having a dramatic old time of it lately.Despite their mutual attraction and shared love of Harry Potter, Jess and Pjay hit the rocks when he revealed that he worked as a stripper and she stormed out of their wedding. Although she gave him another chance, Pjay then found himself firmly in the friend zone after their honeymoon.Whether Jess and Pjay remain in the experiment and find love or call it quits and leave before the show ends remains to be see, but it turns out that this isn’t the first time that Jess has appeared on a dating show.Jess has a reality TV past – much like her fellow bride April Banbury – after appearing on the second series of Netflix's, frankly, bizarre dating show Sexy Beasts.