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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Harry Potter fans brand Emma Watson replacement 'perfect' after clip resurfaces
Arabella Stanton will take over from Emma Watson in the TV adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter books, with a resurfaced clip showing her in action Harry Potter enthusiasts are all echoing the same sentiment after a video of the young actress set to play the new Hermione Granger resurfaced. Arabella Stanton is stepping into Emma Watson's shoes in the television adaptation of JK Rowling's series, alongside Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Joining them will be John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu and Janet McTeer, who will portray Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall, respectively. Meanwhile, Luke Thallon will play Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher Quirinus Quirrell, Nick Frost will embody Hagrid, and Paul Whitehouse will portray Squib caretaker Argus Filch. While some viewers have already threatened to shun the new series due to Rowling's anti-trans views, others are eagerly awaiting further details. Most recently, the actors playing Harry, Hermione and Ron were unveiled, and Arabella's impressive acting career has been thrust into the spotlight. The star portrayed Matilda in the West End musical production, and fans have unearthed a clip from her performance of When I Grow Up, which was broadcast on The One Show in March 2024 to commemorate World Book Day. The clip shows her taking centre stage in a blue pin-striped dress, walking towards the stage down the audience aisle, before her fellow young cast members burst into song on stage. Fans are in a frenzy over Arabella's casting in a new role. A clip of her performance has gone viral, currently boasting over 33,000 views. Admirers are unanimous in their praise, calling her portrayal of Hermione "perfect". One remarked, "From this alone, I can tell she's going to be an amazing Hermione. " Another enthused: "So everyone ran here after learning she's playing Hermione, right? Sorry, not sorry, but I think they're perfect." "I can actually see her as Hermione!! Nice casting," chimed in another fan. A fourth contributed: "Well done, Ms. Granger. 10 points for Gryffindor." "SHE WAS PERFECTLY CAST AS HERMIONE," declared another supporter. One person added: "Cryingggg I'm so happy everyone is accepting her as Hermione. She's perfect." The up-and-coming actress also made waves starring in the 2024 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express, where she played Control. Last year, Arabella paid homage to her performance as Matilda on an Instagram account run by her parents, recalling: "I started auditioning for Matilda the Musical the week after my 9th birthday and feel so lucky and honoured to have spent the age of 9 being able to play Matilda Wormwood at the Cambridge Theatre, London for the Royal Shakespeare Company (and at Buckingham Palace for an extra special performance at the BBC 500 Words Final)." Expressing her gratitude, she added: "Being able to play the part of Matilda as my West End debut has been incredible .. dreams really can come true!" The Harry Potter TV series will land on HBO in 2026.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Harry Potter fans say same thing about casting as clip of new Hermione actress resurfaces
Harry Potter fans have all been left saying the same thing after a clip of Arabella Stanton playing the new Hermione Granger resurfaced. Harry Potter enthusiasts are all echoing the same sentiment after a video of the young actress set to portray the new Hermione Granger resurfaced. Arabella Stanton is stepping into Emma Watson's shoes in the television adaptation of JK Rowling's series, alongside Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. The trio will join an impressive cast that includes John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu, and Janet McTeer, who will portray Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, and Minerva McGonagall, respectively. In addition, Luke Thallon will play Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher Quirinus Quirrell, Nick Frost will embody Hagrid, and Paul Whitehouse will play Squib caretaker Argus Filch. While some viewers have already threatened to boycott the new series due to Rowling's controversial views on transgender issues, others are eagerly awaiting further details. Most recently, the actors playing Harry, Hermione and Ron were unveiled, and Arabella's remarkable acting career has come into focus. The star previously portrayed Matilda in the West End musical production, and fans have unearthed a clip from her performance of When I Grow Up, which was broadcast on The One Show in March 2024 to commemorate World Book Day. The clip shows her taking centre stage in a blue pin-striped dress, walking towards the stage through the audience aisle, before her fellow young cast members burst into song on stage. After the performance went viral with over 33,000 views on YouTube, fans unanimously praised Arabella's casting as "perfect". "From this alone, I can tell she's going to be an amazing Hermione," one admirer remarked. "So everyone ran here after learning she's playing Hermione, right? Sorry, not sorry, but I think they're perfect," another fan expressed. "I can actually see her as Hermione!! Nice casting," commented a third viewer. A fourth enthusiast shared: "Well done, Ms. Granger. 10 points for Gryffindor." "SHE WAS PERFECTLY CAST AS HERMIONE," another person exclaimed. "Cryingggg, I'm so happy everyone is accepting her as Hermione. She's perfect," another person added. Arabella also took to the stage in Andrew Lloyd Webber's roller-skating musical Starlight Express in 2024, portraying the character Control. Last year, she reflected on her role as Matilda on an Instagram account managed by her parents, posting: "I started auditioning for Matilda the Musical the week after my 9th birthday and feel so lucky and honoured to have spent the age of 9 being able to play Matilda Wormwood at the Cambridge Theatre, London for the Royal Shakespeare Company (and at Buckingham Palace for an extra special performance at the BBC 500 Words Final). "Being able to play the part of Matilda as my West End debut has been incredible .. dreams really can come true!" The Harry Potter TV series will land on HBO in 2026.
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Carnie Wilson confesses she used to ‘get butterflies' around uncle, Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson: ‘Mysterious, sexy man'
Hold on. Baby, hold on. Carnie Wilson says she got 'butterflies' as a teenager when she was around her late uncle, Beach Boys band member Dennis Wilson. The Wilson Phillips singer, 57, shared her recollections of Dennis on the Wednesday episode of Billy Corgan's podcast, 'The Magnificent Others.' Advertisement 'He was always like this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle, but like, I'd get butterflies around him,' said Carnie, who was 15 when Dennis passed away in 1983 at the age of 39. 'He's very handsome. He was very sensitive,' she recalled. 8 Carnie Wilson says she got 'butterflies' as a teenager when she was around her late uncle, Beach Boys band member Dennis Wilson. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 8 Singer Dennis Wilson of American rock band The Beach Boys, during a reception at the Hilton Hotel in London, 18th December 1967. Getty Images Advertisement Dennis was the middle of the three Wilson brothers who formed the Beach Boys' original lineup. His older brother Brian, Carnie's father, co-founded the legendary California surf rock band in 1961. Their younger brother, Carl, completed the trio of siblings in the group, which would add Mike Love and Al Jardine. 'They all three had big, big talent,' Carnie said of her dad and her uncles. Dennis suffered from drug and alcohol abuse at the end of his life. He checked in to and out of detox just days before he drowned in the waters off of Marina Del Rey, Calif., in 1983. He was later buried at sea — an honor usually reserved for service members but which was granted by then-President Ronald Reagan, a Beach Boys fan. 8 June 1975: Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998), guitar and vocals, and Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983), drums, of the American surf group The Beach Boys, performing live. Getty Images Advertisement 8 The Beach Boys in 1964: From left to right, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983) and Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998). Getty Images 8 'They all three had big, big talent,' Carnie said of her dad and her uncles. Getty Images for Amazon Freevee Dennis' younger brother Carl died in 1998 from lung cancer. He was 51. 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie remembered. Advertisement 'Dad just wasn't … We just weren't spending time with him. But then he said to us, 'I follow you on the charts every week,' so he was watching [from] behind his door,' the 'Hold On' singer said of her band Wilson Phillips, which she founded with her sister Wendy and Chynna Phillips. 'But Carl was like, 'You guys just have to keep going.'' 8 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie remembered. Getty Images 8 1964: The Beach Boys pose around a dragster in London's West End during a visit to England in 1964 to promote their new single 'When I Grow Up'. From left to right, Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998), Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983) Mike Love and Al Jardine. Getty Images 8 (L-R) Melinda Ledbetter (who passed away in January 2024), Brian Wilson and Carnie Wilson on June 2, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images Carnie confessed, 'I miss him very much. I think about him all the time, and I have pictures around my house and I feel his spirit a lot. And my dad really misses his brothers, like a lot.' In 1993, Carl provided background vocals for Carnie and Wendy, 55, on their 1993 Christmas album 'Hey Santa!' Carnie also spoke about her dad Brian, who — in addition to losing his wife Melinda in January 2024 — is under a court-ordered conservatorship due to what legal filings listed as a 'major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia).' 'I'm so proud of him for being the survivor he is and the contribution to music,' she said. 'I don't want to cry, but his contribution is so beautiful and the layers of all his music is so beautiful, and what I want people to understand is he is so grateful. He is so grateful to the people that love his music and the lives that he's touched and he's aware of it all.'
