Taking a stand. J.K. Rowling‘s controversial transphobic remarks have left both Harry Potter‘s fans and cast members feeling conflicted.
12.01.2022 - 21:15 / usmagazine.com
Staying close! While it’s been nearly 20 years since Emma Watson first acted with Tom Felton, the Harry Potter costars still make it a habit to stay in touch.
“We speak most weeks, and we just think it’s sweet,” the Little Woman star, 31, told British Vogue of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor, 34, in an interview published on Wednesday, January 12, noting that Felton was the one who got the ball rolling for the cast’s recently televised reunion special. “Tom gave the game away by hosting a ’19-year reunion,’ so the 20th anniversary was definitely in my mind with a fair bit of run up!”
The Brown University alum gushed about all of her former costars, many of whom were involved in filming HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, which premiered earlier this month.
“[It felt] like heaven, honestly. I am just so happy they still exist,” Watson told the outlet about being back on the Hogwarts grounds. “Most film sets are torn down the minute a scene is finished. I am so happy they are still there for people to enjoy, me included. [Production designer] Stuart Craig is truly a genius. What he did is perfect.”
She continued: “It was emotional and also intense to have such an intimate moment so closely watched. Mostly, I was just so happy to have a mediator who could ask us these questions and get to be part of seeing how differently – and similarly – we had processed things. I love that we remembered different things.”
While many moments from the emotional special stood out to fans, Watson made headlines when she owned up to having a crush on the Message From the King actor, who played Draco Malfoy opposite her Hermione Granger in the franchise.
“I walked into the room where we were having tutoring. The
Taking a stand. J.K. Rowling‘s controversial transphobic remarks have left both Harry Potter‘s fans and cast members feeling conflicted.
James Snyder, the actor who starred as Harry Potter in Broadway’s production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” has been fired from the show following an investigation into misconduct.Reps for the show told TheWrap in a statement that the producers received a complaint on Nov. 19, 2021 from Diane Davis, who plays Harry’s wife Ginny in the show, regarding the conduct of Snyder. A third party investigation was conducted, and Snyder was suspended, but upon completion of the investigation, the producers decided he should not return and his contract should be terminated.
Actor James Snyder, who portrayed the lead role in Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has been fired from the production after a misconduct claim was leveled against him.
Jason Isaacs, best known for his role as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, addressed the controversy swirling around J.K. Rowling in an interview published today by The Telegraph regarding the author’s statements on the transgender community.
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is to re-shoot her last ever scene with Daniel Radcliffe - and she may need a wig to do it.
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint gave fans a rare glimpse of his baby Wednesday on Instagram.The 33 year old took an adorable snap of his baby daughter while she was sat in a directors chair. In his first post for a year, the actor also thanked fans for the support following the Harry Potter 20 year reunion show. He wrote: "Hello! Turns out I suck at Instagram.
Rupert Grint is one happy dad!The 33-year-old actor took to Instagram on Friday to share a rare photo of his 1-year-old daughter, Wednesday. He posted the sweet snap while reflecting on the recent reunion and celebrating the season 3 premiere of his show, In the pic, Wednesday is seen sitting in a tiny blue director's chair with her strawberry blonde hair in a mini pigtail with a pink bow.«Hello! Turns out I suck at Instagram. But Happy New Year anyway! Thank you all for watching The HP Reunion.
Rupert Grint has revealed he would return to his role of Harry Potter's Ron Weasley for a big screen adaptation of spin off play The Cursed Child.The 33 year old, who recently had a reunion with cast mates for The Return to Hogwarts, appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss TV show Servant when he was asked about a possible reprisal of JK Rowling's Ron. Richard Arnold, 52, brought the topic up on 20 January as he said: "Of course we couldn't let him go without finding out if he sees a future back in the bosom of the Weasley family with the potential big screen adaptation of spin off play The Cursed Child.
A difficult relationship. Rupert Grint opened up about his “tricky” relationship with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in the wake of her controversial anti-trans comments.
Eagle-eyed Harry Potter fanatics have reason to believe Rupert Grint never actually attended the recent TV reunion special in person after spotting a tiny continuity flaw.
It’s no secret Emma Watson was “in love” with her co-star Tom Felton back in the day — so how does she feel now that Harry Potter fans keep shipping them as a couple?!
Spotted! After HBO Max included a throwback childhood photo of Emma Roberts instead of one of Emma Watson during the Harry Potter reunion special, the England native has responded about the case of mistaken identity.
HBO Max has released a magically updated version of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts after the original drop was found to have editing errors. A photo of a young Emma Roberts was accidentally used and labeled as Emma Watson, and Oliver Phelps was misidentified as his identical twin brother, James.
A case of mistaken identity. HBO Max accidentally used a photo of actress Emma Roberts instead of Hermione Granger actress Emma Watson in the new special, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.
Laughing through the tears. HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special featured some emotional moments between the stars, and Rupert Grint knew exactly how to make Emma Watson smile when they both started crying.