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Vogue Arabia
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
Everything We Know About The Harry Potter Series—Cast, Crew, Filming and more
This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Also part of the cast are John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Perpa Essidou as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Tallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Argus Filch as Paul Whitehouse is set to play Argus Filch. Lithgow, who plays Dumbledore, principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is an Emmy Award winner for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in "The Crown," a Netflix series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth, despite his American origin. He is known as a Tony Award-winning and twice Academy Award-nominated actor. McTeer, who was chosen to play McGonagall, the housemaster of Gryffindor, where Harry and his friends belong, is from England. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for "Tumbleweeds" (2000) and Best Supporting Actress for "The Life of Albert" (2012), and has also appeared in TV dramas, including the Emmy Award-winning drama "Welcome to the Ozarks. Essiedu, who was chosen to play Snape, played by Alan Rickman in the film version, is also from England. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for "I MAY DESTROY YOU" and an Academy Award nomination for "The Lazarus Project" and for "Turn Back the Clock, Save the World! for which he received a British Academy Award nomination, and the stage production of "A Doll's House," for which he won a Tony Award and an Olivier Award. What are the chances of the original cast appearing in the drama version of "Harry Potter"? LONDON - OCTOBER 25, 2002: Actors Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint attend a photocall for the movie "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" at the Guildhall October 25, 2002 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by)Daniel Radcliffe seems unlikely to make a cameo appearance. In an interview with " E!" he was asked about appearing in the series, and he replied, "I don't think so. I don't think so. The producers want to make it completely different from the movie version. I don't know if our cameo will have a positive effect. I would like to watch it with you guys too," he replied. Article originally published on Vogue Japan
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dumbledore and Dr Dre star at scarecrow festival
Straw versions of famous titled figures have been created as part of a village scarecrow festival. Thousands of people visited Urchfront in Wiltshire over the bank holiday weekend to see scarecrows in the shape of Prof Dumbledore from Harry Potter, Prof Stephen Hawking and rapper Dr Dre. The annual event has raised around £250,000 for organisations like the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance charity and Devizes Opendoors. Steve Osborne, chairman of the festival charity, said: "It's such a pleasure going around the festival incognito and listening to people trying to figure out the clues and just getting really positive reactions from them." The theme for the 26th festival was titles and about 55 scarecrows took part, each with a clue to help people guess who it resembled. "They could be a dame, a professor, a doctor, a sir, a princess," said Mr Osborne. "We have quite a big range - we've got Doctor Who, Professor Stephen Hawking, Dame Kelly Holmes and Dr Dre." More news stories for Wiltshire Listen to the latest news for Wiltshire Previous themes have included icons of the silver screen, to mark the festival's 25th anniversary last year, as well as occupations and adverts. Many villagers took a sustainable approach this year, with old curtains used to craft Dumbledore's robes and a piece of straw plaited together to make his hair and beard. Sesame Street's Count von Count's organ was made using recycled items including carpet tubes and a pallet. The head for Prof Hawking had previously been used for scarecrows of Robocop, Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Michael Eavis. For the Marie Antoinette scarecrow, Parisian grain sacking was used to pay homage to the crop failure that led to the famine which triggered the French Revolution in the 18th century. Mr Osborne said the quirky event has a "positive" effect on villagers as well as people from further afield. "The festival's just grown and grown and grown," he added. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Scarecrows take over village for festival Sci-fi scarecrows on show in annual village event Thousands raised for charity from scarecrow event Urchfront Scarecrow Festival
BBC News
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Dumbledore and Dr Dre star at Urchfront Scarecrow Festival
Straw versions of famous titled figures have been created as part of a village scarecrow festival. Thousands of people visited Urchfront in Wiltshire over the bank holiday weekend to see scarecrows in the shape of Prof Dumbledore from Harry Potter, Prof Stephen Hawking and rapper Dr annual event has raised around £250,000 for organisations like the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance charity and Devizes Osborne, chairman of the festival charity, said: "It's such a pleasure going around the festival incognito and listening to people trying to figure out the clues and just getting really positive reactions from them." The theme for the 26th festival was titles and about 55 scarecrows took part, each with a clue to help people guess who it resembled."They could be a dame, a professor, a doctor, a sir, a princess," said Mr Osborne. "We have quite a big range - we've got Doctor Who, Professor Stephen Hawking, Dame Kelly Holmes and Dr Dre." Previous themes have included icons of the silver screen, to mark the festival's 25th anniversary last year, as well as occupations and villagers took a sustainable approach this year, with old curtains used to craft Dumbledore's robes and a piece of straw plaited together to make his hair and beard. Sesame Street's Count von Count's organ was made using recycled items including carpet tubes and a pallet. The head for Prof Hawking had previously been used for scarecrows of Robocop, Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Michael Eavis. For the Marie Antoinette scarecrow, Parisian grain sacking was used to pay homage to the crop failure that led to the famine which triggered the French Revolution in the 18th Osborne said the quirky event has a "positive" effect on villagers as well as people from further afield."The festival's just grown and grown and grown," he added.
Japan Times
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire' comes to Tokyo
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' turns 20 this year (yes, millennials, we're that old), and to celebrate with a good dose of nostalgia, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo is staging its first-ever special exhibition based on the movie from April 18 through Sept. 8. Following a successful run at the sister Studio Tour in London, the Tokyo event located a few steps from Toshimaen Station starts with the Great Hall of Hogwarts, where a familiar sight beckons: the Goblet of Fire, blue flames turning red and spewing pieces of parchment with the names of chosen champions. There's the age line drawn by school headmaster Dumbledore to prevent underage students from entering the Triwizard Tournament, and dummies of the mischievous Weasley twins, white-haired and sprawled on the floor after having tried to fool the barrier with an aging potion. For Harry Potter fans, it's all just like the movie, but this limited-time event adds never-before-seen content to an already impressive collection, including the enchanted water taps of the prefects' bathroom, as well as props and behind-the-scenes footage of underwater scenes in Hogwarts' lake. Visitors can also get up close and personal with a 3-meter-wide replica of Tom Riddle's gravestone, and the meticulously detailed model of Hogwarts Castle at the end of the tour has been turned into a backdrop for projection mapping, culminating in a dazzling reenactment of the dragon chase from the eponymous movie. Diagon Alley is remade at the "Goblet of Fire" exhibition, giving visitors the chance to peek into some of the iconic shops of the Harry Potter series. | GENDEL GENTO Of course, everything that has made the general exhibition great since its opening in 2023 is still there, including many of the real costumes worn by actors during filming. But this is no mere museum. There are a myriad of interactive activities: Insert yourself into one of the school's animated paintings as a moving staircase pivots overhead; join spectators in the first movie's quidditch match and see your reaction shots seamlessly edited together into the actual scenes; or attend a Defense Against the Dark Arts class and fend off a dastardly Death Eater. You can also fly around film locations on a broomstick, but should you want the photos and video of your flight, that'd be 5,000 galleons — I mean, yen. All of the texts and videos accompanying the exhibition items have English translations, but explanations and activity instructions from staff (friendly and expressive though they are) are given in Japanese. The "Goblet of Fire" exhibition turns Hogwarts Castle into a projection mapping backdrop to portray scenes from the same movie. | GENDEL GENTO The tour is especially successful in making visitors feel like they're stepping into the locations and even specific scenes from the series. Take the Ministry of Magic set, which is exclusive to the Tokyo exhibition. As you walk into the imposing atrium as Harry did in the fifth movie (the film's soundtrack playing in the background), it's hard not to be transported into that very scene. The centerpiece of this area is what stays seared into your brain: the Magic Is Might monument, with its mass of nonmagical 'muggles' being crushed under the weight of Voldemort's magical fascism, carved with unsettling detail. Such large-scale sets abound. There's Platform 93⁄4, where you can board the Hogwarts Express after taking the obligatory photo pushing a luggage cart through a brick wall. Then wander the Forbidden Forest and meet Aragog and his spider children, or take a stroll along Diagon Alley and peek into iconic shops like Ollivander's. In all, it takes 3 to 4 hours to go through everything the expanded exhibit has to offer, and if you feel like snacking after all this walking around, popular classics include Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans (they do mean every flavor, so beware the ear wax ones!); chocolate frogs (look inside the package for a collectible card featuring a famous character); and butterbeer, the non-alcoholic refreshment of choice of the budding witch or wizard. If you prefer something more filling, new limited-time meals include two premium burgers based on Hogwarts' rival schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, with Instagrammable blue and red buns, respectively. With food offerings ranging from ¥1,000 to ¥3,000 per item, the victuals at the exhibition aren't cheap. | WARNER BROS. STUDIO TOUR TOKYO — THE MAKING OF HARRY POTTER When you're done, the exit takes you through the largest Harry Potter store in the world, selling every imaginable merch you might desire. It'll cost you, though: Get your very own Hogwarts robes for ¥13,000, which you can personalize at no extra cost. Add the magic wand of your favorite character for about ¥4,500. Aforementioned snacks and meals are around ¥1,000 to ¥3,000 a pop. Admission alone is ¥7,000 for adults, but ¥5,000 evening tickets are available until June. All in all, there's much to like about the tour, except maybe the assault on your wallet. The abundance of activities ensures that even those who are not hardcore Harry Potter fans can enjoy themselves. And the grand scale and attention to detail is likely to impress — just make sure to withdraw some galleons at Gringotts before coming.
CNN
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
John Lithgow addresses concerns over ‘Harry Potter' series casting
John Lithgow has said that he's 'very excited' to be joining the upcoming 'Harry Potter' series as Albus Dumbledore, brushing off criticism that the role of the wizarding headteacher has been given to an American actor. The six-time Emmy Award winner will play Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in HBO Original's adaptation of the beloved books. (HBO, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) 'Very excited. Very intimidated,' Lithgow said, describing how he was feeling about the casting on the BBC's 'The One Show' on Wednesday. Dumbledore is most famously associated with the late actor Michael Gambon, who portrayed the venerable wizard across most of the 'Harry Potter' movies. He took over the role from Richard Harris from the third movie. Lithgow will be the first American actor to play the major role on screen. And while there has been some skepticism over the casting of an American actor, Lithgow remains confident he'll be able to embrace the role. 'I will be following the great Michael Gambon. I'm not an Englishman, although I've played one on TV,' the 79-year-old said. 'I remind everyone that I did play Winston Churchill on 'The Crown' and did just fine,' he continued. 'But yes, I mean, it's an enormous thrill. But I know there were plenty of people appalled that an American should be hired to play the ultimate English wizard. But, I will do my best,' he added. Lithgow has also previously made light of his age – with the 'Harry Potter' series set to be a decade-long project, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. Talking about the role to Screen Rant, he said that choosing to accept it 'was not an easy decision because it's going to define me for the last chapter of my life,' adding: 'I'll be about 87 years old at the wrap party, but I've said yes.' Other stars confirmed for the reboot include British actor Janet McTeer as Hogwarts professor Minerva McGonagall, London-born actor Paapa Essiedu as bullying wizard Severus Snape and English actor Nick Frost as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid. 'We're delighted to have such extraordinary talent onboard, and we can't wait to see them bring these beloved characters to new life,' HBO said in the official announcement Monday. It added that the cast will 'lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail and much-loved characters Harry Potter fans have adored for over 25 years.'
