John Lithgow has responded to the backlash over his participation in the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series. The Conclave actor joined the cast as Albus Dumbledore despite anti-trans rhetoric from author J.K. Rowling, who is an executive producer on the show. Lithgow told The Times in the U.K. over the …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In celebration of “Butterbeer Season” (officially between March 1 and May 31), the wizarding world is finding even more ways to keep your drinks as chilly as a …
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Albus Dumbledore’s half-moon spectacles will be handed down to none other than John Lithgow. The six-time Emmy winner confirmed the news to ScreenRant, saying he would be taking on the role for HBO‘s Harry Potter television series. Richard Harris and Michael Gambon previously played the beloved Hogwarts headmaster in the …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the latest book in the series to get the illustrated edition treatment from Scholastic, following 2023’s release of The Prisoner …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve been patiently waiting since your 11th birthday for your letter from Hogwarts to arrive (but it never came), then listen up, muggles and mortals, because we …
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Ed Sheeran slammed rumors that he was one of the attendees at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling‘s New Year’s Eve party at her estate. Sheeran also corrected a story about performing for wounded IDF soldiers in the same post. Sheeran’s statement on Instagram was in direct response to a post …
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The Harry Potter original motion picture soundtrack will be available in a 16-LP box set on Nov. 29. The massive box set features more than 10 hours of music from all eight films with music composed by John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat, Warner Music Group’s catalog …
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In the movie Hook, Steven Spielberg’s 1991 Peter Pan sequel starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, Williams’ Peter visits the London home of his wife’s family, where he reconnects with her grandmother, a very grown up Wendy Darling played by Dame Maggie Smith. She first appears as a ghostly silhouette …
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Maggie Smith, the Oscar-winning British actress who starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter series, has died at the age of 89. Smith’s sons announced her death Friday morning in a statement. No cause of death was revealed, but the actress was at a British hospital at the time …
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On Friday, Daniel Radcliffe shared a sweet tribute for Maggie Smith, who died earlier in the day at age 89. The actors appeared together in the Harry Potter films, in which Smith played Professor McGonagall. In his missive, he recalled the first time he met the actress, years before their …
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