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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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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The Pope is dead. For years, his Holiness had helped to move the Catholic church toward modernity and serving its constituents in a manner befitting the 21st century. Now, however, “the throne of the Holy See is vacant,” and a group of high-ranking cardinals — some of whom called the …
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Benjamin Caron’s Sharper, Apple TV+’s sleek but unsatisfying new thriller, needed to be a little smarter to work. It’s more plain than titillating, more predictable than mysterious. But its opening stretch is pleasurably deceptive. Sandra (Briana Middleton) is a grad student at NYU who walks into a humble indie bookstore …
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