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HBO's Harry Potter Series Casts Harry, Ron & Hermione
The HBO Harry Potter series has found its three leads. Newcomers Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton have been cast as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They will play the starring roles in a TV epic that will span at least a decade. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint did the same for the hit blockbuster movies. More from Deadline 'Harry Potter' TV Series Due To Hit HBO In 2026: Everything We Know About The Cast, Who's Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More Ralph Fiennes Set For Villain Role Of President Snow In 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' 'The Last Of Us' Season 2 Finale Draws 3.7 Million Cross-Platform U.S. Viewers For HBO Showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod said: 'After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to announce we have found our Harry, Hermione, and Ron. The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen. We would like to thank all the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It's been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there.' A whopping 32,000 kids had auditioned for what are undoubtedly three of the biggest TV roles of the coming decade. McLaughlin, Stanton and Stout will now prepare for cameras to roll, which will happen this summer at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden with the first season set to air in 2026. They are all relative TV newcomers. McLaughlin has a role in the BBC's upcoming action adventure series Gifted while Stanton played Matilda in Matilda The Musical in London's West End across several months. The process to find the Boy Who Lived and his two best friends has gone on for months and months, we revealed in our deep dive several weeks back, following a much-publicized open callout published by the show's casting director Bevan, which asked for children aged between nine and 11 as of April 2025 who were residents of the UK and Ireland. The call specified a commitment to 'inclusive, diverse casting' and asked that, for each role, agents 'submit qualified performers, without regard to ethnicity, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation and gender identity.' The initial round asked candidates to submit two videos, one performing a short story or poem and the second asking them to talk about themselves as well as 'a family member, friend or pet that you are particularly close to.' Adult cast so far revealed for the high-profile HBO adaptation include Paapa Essiedu taking on potions master Snape, John Lithgow as head master Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. Given the number of audition tapes that were submitted for Harry, Ron and Hermione, sources have previously told us it is likely that many other young cast members will be drawn from said tapes, allowing Bevan's team to more easily locate the future Draco Malfoy, Dean Thomas and Cho Chang. Some of the Weasley's in particular, of which there are six brothers including mischievous twins Fred and George, could be drawn from those who didn't quite make the cut as Ron. The series has been described as a 'faithful adaptation' of the beloved books and is being exec produced by the source material's author J.K. Rowling, who has attracted controversy aplenty for remarks around trans rights over the past few months. It will land on the recently re-rebranded HBO Max (formerly HBO Max then Max). The series is written and executive produced by Gardiner. Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. The series is executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films. Stanton is represented by Gavin Mills and Julie Gordon at Olivia Bell, and Public Eye. Best of Deadline 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2
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23-05-2025
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Lionsgate's Staggered ‘Ballerina' Embargo For 'Enthusiastic' & 'Critical Sentiment' Irks Reviewers
We're all atune to the increasingly curated early responses to movies from distributors but this was beyond the pale for many. Lionsgate yesterday sent out an email to Ballerina critics and reviewers in which it told them that 'spoiler-free enthusiasm' on social media is allowed starting on May 22 and that 'critical social sentiment & formal reviews are embargoed until' June 4. More from Deadline Lionsgate Confirms It May Split Michael Jackson Biopic Into Two Movies As Release Is Pushed - Update New Lionsgate Studios Swings To The Black, Revenue Pops In First Quarterly Report As Standalone Company Kieran Culkin Joins 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' As Caesar Flickerman Quite rightly, this bent many out of shape. That's an unethical demand for most. Critics we spoke to hadn't heard of an embargo edict going that far before. Many online were also perturbed. The BALLERINA embargo notice is absolutely unethical: An embargo hold on negative reactions?! Only positive reactions are okay?!Certainly hope none of you will be complicit in this buffoonery. If any of you value your dignity (I know, it's a tough ask), you won't cave. — Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) May 22, 2025 This is the review embargo for Ballerina. Negative reactions being on hold is absolutely insane. Regardless if the reaction is positive or negative, wouldn't you want people talking about your film anyways? — Mission Impossible – The Final Alex (@Alex_Madden_) May 22, 2025 The Lionsgate split embargo on BALLERINA has me fired up and I wrote a little rant about the slow death of film — devincf (@devincf) May 22, 2025 We hear from studio sources that this was a case of poor wording and that following the outcry marketers reached out to those who received the note to let them know that they're welcome to express whatever opinion they have of the movie. That would be a good outcome if it came to pass. Hopefully the rowing back wasn't only a result of the outcry. The early reaction and influencer curated responses to movies have been growing in the wrong direction for a while. We don't need anymore blurring of the critical boundaries. Best of Deadline Every 'The Voice' Winner Since Season 1, Including 9 Team Blake Champions Everything We Know About 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' So Far 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
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19-05-2025
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Mark Ruffalo & Tucker Pillsbury Join Natalie Portman In Lena Dunham's Netflix Rom-Com ‘Good Sex'
Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things) and Tucker Pillsbury (aka Role Model) are set to star alongside Natalie Portman in Good Sex, writer-director Lena Dunham's new romantic comedy for Netflix. The film centers on pragmatic couples' therapist Ally, who after spending a decade in a failed relationship, is turning 40 and reluctantly dipping her toe back into the New York dating scene. But she gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men — one in his twenties and one in his fifties — who show her there is no set formula for good sex. More from Deadline Ralph Fiennes Set For Villain Role Of President Snow In 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Jay Duplass Joins Jessica Chastain In Rob Savage's Universal/Atomic Monster Horror Pic Based On Josh Malerman Novel 'Incidents Around The House' 'Sesame Street' Heads To Netflix With Streaming Deal For PBS Children's Series Portman and Sophie Mas are producing for MountainA, alongside Dunham and Michael Cohen for Good Thing Going Productions. Tim Bevan and Michael Sledd are exec producing, along with Michaela Celella for MountainA. Good Sex is one of two rom-com projects Dunham has coming to Netflix, the other being series Too Much, starring Will Sharpe and Megan Stalter, which is slated to premiere on the service on July 10. Coming off of Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 and an Oscar nomination for his work in Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, Ruffalo stars opposite Cooper Raiff and Lili Reinhart in Raff's independently produced TV series Hal & Harper, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. His new HBO miniseries Task, a crime drama from Mare of Easttown's Brad Ingelsby, is set to premiere in September. Upcoming, he'll also be seen in Amazon MGM's Crime 101 and Lionsgate's Now You See Me: Now You Don't. He is repped by UTA, Lighthouse Management & Media, and attorney Keith A. Klevan. Pillsbury is a singer-songwriter better known by stage name Role Model, who has put out the albums Rx and Kansas Anymore. He is repped by Paradigm, Wasserman Music, and Myman Greenspan Fox. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Men of Steel: Every Actor Who Has Played Superman - Photo Gallery 'Michael' Cast: Who's Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic
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29-03-2025
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Josh Hutcherson 'Would Happily' Reprise ‘Hunger Games' Role, Tells Suzanne Collins To 'Write A Book'
Although Josh Hutcherson is preparing to survive another night at Freddy's, he's up for a return to his first major franchise. The Hunger Games alum recently gave fans hope that he might reprise his role as Peeta Mellark if author Suzanne Collins gives the character a worthy return in a future installment of her dystopian book series. More from Deadline 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping': Lionsgate Sets Fall 2026 Release For New Prequel, Director Francis Lawrence In Talks To Return 'The Hunger Games: On Stage' Sets October London Debut Martin Freeman, Josh Hutcherson, Malin Akerman & Jess Weixler Unveiled As Cast On Jamie Adams' 'Let's Love' With Film Underway In Wales 'I would happily play Peeta again. The story is incredible. The Hunger Games was incredible,' said Hutcherson at Dream It Con in Paris. 'I think Peeta's an incredible person to get to bring to life. I'm curious to know what happens between when they have their family and when the story ends, just to understand what happened in the world, how they got to that place. But I'm down. If you can talk to Suzanne Collins and tell her to write a book, I'm in. Sign me up.' Hutcherson's comment comes after Collins released the fifth book in the franchise, Sunrise on the Reaping, which marks the second prequel after 2020's The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. A feature adaptation is set for a fall 2026 release. The actor previously portrayed Peeta in The Hunger Games (2012), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015), alongside Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne. Premiering Dec. 5, Hutcherson reprises his role as night security guard Mike Schmidt in Five Nights at Freddy's 2, reuniting with director Emma Tammi and co-star Matthew Lillard. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
