First picture released from production of new Harry Potter series
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Several new cast members were also revealed alongside the photo.Rory Wilmot has been cast as classmate Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson will play Harry's cousin Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey will take on Quidditch flying professor Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser is wand-seller Garrick Ollivander.They join an already packed line-up including John Lithgow, who will play Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.
And the new trio of troublemakers were cast in May, after more than 30,000 children turned up for open auditions.As well as Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger.
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