Actress Keira Knightley said she was “not aware” of fan calls to boycott the new “Harry Potter” Full Cast audiobooks and said she was “very sorry.” “I was not aware of that, no. I’m very sorry,” Knightley told Decider when asked about the calls to boycott Rowling. Some “Harry Potter” fans were calling for the new audiobooks to … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” went after J.K. Rowling. The Season 51 premiere hosted by Bad Bunny featured a “Weekend Update” segment where Bowen Yang played Dobby the House Elf to mock the “Harry Potter” author, 60, for her controversial views on the transgender community. Yang’s Dobby joined Michael Che and Colin Jost at the table and … Read more
J.K. Rowling bluntly trashed Emma Watson as being “ignorant of how ignorant she is” after the Harry Potter actress recently broke her silence on a years-long public rift with the famed author about their opposing trans views. The “Harry Potter” creator slammed the 35-year-old actress, who played Hermione Granger in the franchise, after Watson suggested … Read more
Muggles rejoice: we have found our new trio. HBO’s new “Harry Potter” series has cast Dominic McLaughlin to play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton in the role of Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. In the original movie franchise, the roles were played by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, respectively. Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout. Aidan … Read more
Hogwarts will not be welcoming Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson home anytime soon. After JK Rowling shared a recent review “of the medical evidence for transitioning children” that found that NHS did not know the longterm effects of gender-affirming healthcare for minors, fans were curious if the report could change the author’s relationship with the former … Read more
Drew Barrymore’s alleged stalker, Chad Michael Busto, was arrested again, this time during New York Fashion Week, after allegedly barging into a dressing room and demanding to see Emma Watson. Court documents obtained by TMZ accuse Busto, 43, of entering a room with models and makeup artists preparing for a show at the Brooklyn Navy … Read more
Emma Watson revealed the reason she decided to take a step away from acting over 20 years since she first appeared on the silver screen. The actress, who has enjoyed a glittering career after she landed the role of Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” franchise, hasn’t appeared onscreen since the 2019 film “Little Women.” … Read more
When Sara Maliki turned 27 in 2020, her life seemed to be coming together — but she was miserable. So, she looked to the stars. “I said, ‘Why am I so unhappy?’ I was engaged, living in Los Angeles, everything was perfect,” Maliki, who was working as an interior designer at the time, told The … Read more
Rupert Grint may have landed the role of a lifetime in the famed “Harry Potter” franchise, but the actor admits not all was what it seemed. The 34-year-old, who found global stardom starring as Harry Potter’s best friend Ron Weasley from 2001 to 2011, said the experience was “suffocating” at times. “Potter was so full on … Read more
More “Harry Potter” movies may not be a fantasy. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav wondered Thursday if the company “can do something” more with the franchise with controversial “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. Variety reported that during Thursday’s earnings call, Zaslav was asked how content will be “different” under Warner Bros. Discovery compared to the AT&T-run … Read more