LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities. Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the magical film franchise, was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after H.M. Revenue and Customs, the U.K. tax agency, investigated … Read more
Riddikulus! Jessie Cave, 36, who played Lavender Brown in the “Harry Potter” movies, is slamming her co-star, Miriam Margolyes, 82, who played Professor Sprout. “I worry about Harry Potter fans because they should be over that by now,” Margolyes said during a recent interview with New Zealand’s 1News network. “It was 25 years ago, and … Read more
J.K. Rowling has made a shocking revelation about her past controversial comments, claiming her statements about transgender people have been “profoundly” misunderstood. “I never set out to upset anyone,” she said in the trailer for her forthcoming podcast, “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.” “However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal.” Rowling, … Read more
To watch an M. Night Shyamalan movie today involves asking yourself the same question over and over again: Is this good — or is it garbage? With him the line between the two is floss-thin, and usually the honest answer doesn’t matter. “Old,” his 2021 film about a mysterious beach that rapidly ages anybody who … 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
Alan Rickman had a career full of eclectic characters, however, probably one of his most memorable ones was playing professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” series. Six years after the 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 … Read more