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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harry Potter TV Show Cast Guide: All the Characters in Hogwarts
It's almost time for a whole new generation of wizards and witches to be welcomed into Hogwarts. More from Variety 'Harry Potter' HBO Series Casts Harry, Ron and Hermione Warner Bros. Discovery Ready to Offer Batman, Harry Potter, 'Friends' as Figures for Ads J.K. Rowling Says 'I Wouldn't' Fire Paapa Essiedu From HBO's 'Harry Potter' for Supporting Trans Rights: 'I Don't Have the Power' and 'Wouldn't Exercise It If I Did' 'Harry Potter,' the beloved fantasy book series from author J.K. Rowling that was turned into a blockbuster film franchise, is coming to HBO as a new TV series. Each of the seven books in the series, 'Sorcerer's Stone,' 'Chamber of Secrets,' 'Prisoner of Azkaban,' 'Goblet of Fire,' 'Order of the Phoenix,' 'Half-Blood Prince' and 'Deathly Hallows,' will each be adapted into one season of TV. In May 2025, the trio of lead roles had finally been unveiled: Dominic McLaughlin will play the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will play Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout will play Ron Weasley. The three are largely newcomers with few prior acting credits. McLaughlin acted in 'Grow,' a comedy on Sky with Nick Frost and Golda Rosheuvel, Stanton starred as Matilda in the musical of the same name in the West End, and Stout had no prior acting credits. HBO auditioned more than 32,000 children for the lead role of Harry Potter, famously originated by Daniel Radcliffe. Executive producer Mark Mylod said that the casting team had been reviewing between 500 and 1,000 audition tapes per day. '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,' said showrunner Francesca Gardiner and executive producer and director Mark Mylod in a statement revealing the three actors. Other series regulars include 'Conclave' star John Lithgow as Album Dumbledore, 'I May Destroy You' breakout star Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, 'Tumbleweeds' Oscar nominee Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall and 'Shaun of the Dead' comedian Nick Frost as Hagrid. Meanwhile, Paul Whitehouse (Tom Stoppard's 'Leopoldstadt,' Rupert Goold's 'Patriots') and Luke Thallon ('The Fast Show,' 'Harry & Paul') take on recurring roles as Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch and Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Quirinus Quirrell, respectively. The 'Harry Potter' series is written and executive produced by Gardiner, who also serves as showrunner. 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 author J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films. See who all of the confirmed 'Harry Potter' cast members are below. Young actor Dominic McLaughlin will star as Harry Potter, aka the Boy Who Lived, the role that launched Daniel Radcliffe to global fame. McLaughlin previously acted in 'Grow,' an upcoming comedy on Sky starring Nick Frost — who, coincidentally, will play Hagrid in 'Harry Potter' and Golda Rosheuvel. Alastair Stout will play the red-headed wizard Ron Weasley and Harry's best friend at Hogwarts. 'Harry Potter' will be a huge breakout for Stout, who doesn't have any prior acting credits. With his red hair, Stout looks nearly identical to a young Rupert Grint, who starred as Ron in the original movies. Arabella Stanton is the new Hermione Granger, one of the smartest students at Hogwarts and close friend of Harry and Ron. She previously starred as Matilda in 'Matilda: The Musical' on the West End, which was also her debut. Stanton inherits the role from Emma Watson, who hasn't acted much since 'Harry Potter' ended but has since starred in 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Little Women.'Original Actor: Richard Harris and Michael Gambon The Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Dumbledore is a powerful wizard, the most senior professor at Hogwarts and an early mentor figure for Harry. Prior to the events of 'Sorcerer's Stone,' Dumbledore (with the help of Minerva McGonagall) takes baby Harry to live with the Dursleys at Privet Actor: Alan Rickman The potions professor at Hogwarts, Severus Snape is the head of the Slytherin House and an early adversary of Harry and his friends. Snape is cold towards his students (particularly Gryffindors) and many of his fellow professors, and soon Harry begins to suspect Snape may have ties to the dark Lord Actor: Maggie Smith The head of the Gryffindor House at Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall is a transfiguration professor and an early ally of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Unbeknownst to Harry, McGonagall helped Dumbledore bring him to live with the Dursleys when he was a baby. She is also an animagus and can transform into a house cat at Actor: Robbie Coltrane The half-giant Hagrid is a Hogwarts gamekeeper. He is the first to inform young Harry that he's a wizard and remains a close friend to the boy, as well as to Ron and Hermione, throughout the trio's time at school. Hagrid, though sometimes clumsy, deeply cares for living creatures. He watches over everything from dragons to Actor: David Bradley Argus Filch is a caretaker at Hogwarts who couldn't care less about the students. A strict disciplinarian, Filch works with his cat, Mrs. Norris, to sniff out misbehaving kids. He is known as a 'squib,' which is someone who has no magic powers despite being descended from wizard Actor: Ian Hart Quirinus Quirrell is an anxious Defense Against the Dark Arts professor when Harry begins attending Hogwarts. The professor previously taught Muggle Studies and also went on a search for Voldemort to learn more about the evil wizard. By the time Harry gets to know him, Quirrell turns out to be far more complicated than he seems on the surface. 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France 24
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
Gerard Depardieu: a tarnished French film icon
The 76-year-old has been accused of sexual assault or rape by around 20 women. On Tuesday, in the first of these cases to go to trial, Depardieu was convicted of sexually assaulting two women during a 2021 film shoot in Paris for French director Jean Becker. One of the two victims said Depardieu grabbed her, groped her breasts and made "obscene remarks" about wanting to penetrate her. His lawyer said he will appeal. In 2020, he was also charged with raping actor Charlotte Arnould when she was in her 20s. He denies the allegations. Depardieu's prolific career spans more than 200 films, making him one of the best-known French faces on the silver screen. French audiences long appreciated his brash, unfiltered and frequently offensive character. But this is now often seen in a strikingly different light in the #MeToo era. 'Fall of the Ogre' A 2023 television investigation entitled "The Fall of the Ogre" revealed images shot five years earlier in North Korea, in which Depardieu can be heard making obscene sexual remarks about an under-age girl. When then-culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak called the recording of Depardieu in North Korea a "shame for France", President Emmanuel Macron jumped to his defence. He remained a "towering actor" who "makes France proud", Macron said. Around 60 film and art figures signed a petition to support the "cinema giant" in 2023, entitled "Don't Cancel Gerard Depardieu". Ahead of the sexual assault verdict, fellow film icon Brigitte Bardot also leapt to his defence, saying: "Those who have talent and put their hands on a girl's bottom are thrown in the gutter." While he attended the start of the trial, Depardieu was not in court for the verdict. He had in April been working on a new film directed by another of his supporters, actor Fanny Ardant, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. 'Hero with a thousand faces' Depardieu was born December 27, 1948, in Chateauroux, central France. Although his teenage years were marked by delinquency, he went on to discover the theatre in Paris and appeared in his first film in 1965. One of Depardieu's breakthrough roles came as a violent small-time crook in 1974's "Les Valseuses" ("Going Places") directed by Bertrand Blier -- a film that drew criticism for its on-screen depictions of sex. The controversy did nothing to harm Depardieu's career. He went on to be crowned with France's version of an Oscar, the Cesar award, for "Le Dernier Metro" ("The Last Metro") by New Wave icon Francois Truffaut. US magazine Newsweek called Depardieu a "hero with a thousand faces" in 1987, when he was on a successful run that peaked with 1990's "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. He began dipping into Hollywood in the years after, with movies such as "Green Card" and "1492" which won him new audiences. But his reputation took a blow in 1991 -- just before the Oscars ceremony where Depardieu was nominated for Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac -- when Time magazine printed an interview where he admitted to rapes during childhood. There was anger in the French government about an alleged conspiracy to deprive him of the Oscar and Depardieu denied having made the remarks, although Time stood by the interview. 'Provocative, excessive' While Depardieu's other antics -- such as urinating on board a plane in 2011 -- had once drawn laughs, he now became a liability for film studios. Pleading before the court of public opinion in an open letter in 2023, he swore that he was "neither a rapist nor a predator". "I've been provocative, excessive, sometimes crude throughout my life... If when I thought I was living intensely in the present moment, I have hurt or shocked anyone at all, I never meant to do harm and I apologise," Depardieu wrote. The father-of-three, whose son Guillaume died in 2008, has undergone a quadruple heart bypass and suffers from diabetes that has been aggravated by the stress of the trial, according to his lawyer. In 2013, he received a Russian passport personally from President Vladimir Putin. But he has criticised Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Epoch Times
07-05-2025
- General
- Epoch Times
Simple Organization and Storage Tips
'Sorry my place is such a mess!' If you have to pull out that one every time you welcome friends or family into your house, it might be time to get organized. Marla Cilley, also known as the FlyLady, calls that CHAOS: Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome! Organization is an important aspect of any home. And we're quite familiar with the rule: a place for everything and everything in its place. Right? The challenge is finding that place and then actually following through! What follows is a random selection of tips and tricks I've received over the years from my dear readers. Undoubtedly, some will have a ring of familiarity, while others will have you smacking palm to forehead wondering, 'Why didn't I think of that?!' Reading all the way to the end just might give you an uncontrollable urge to get started. You might come up with your own organization and storage tips and tricks, which we hope you'll share! Cord Corral Computer cords and charging cables make homes and offices unsightly. Camouflage the cords by threading them through a length of a 1/2-inch PVC pipe you've attached to the wall. Drainer Do-Over Take a forgotten dish drainer that's most likely stashed under your kitchen sink, and give it a new life in the office. Use it for organizing paper, pencils, pads, cards, and envelopes. It works great and will save you a few bucks from buying a desk organizer. Earring Organization Clearly, there is no single way to accomplish the matter of keeping earrings organized and not hopelessly orphaned! Here's one more: Are you always rummaging through your jewelry box in the morning to find a matching pair of earrings? Purchase a 28-day pill organizer from a dollar store to organize your earrings. The box is clear plastic, so you can easily see all of your earrings at a glance. Cabinet Storage Guide Once you have your kitchen cabinets organized, take photos of every item that goes into each of your kitchen cabinets and drawers. Then print them in thumbnail view, one page per cabinet. Tape each handy reference guide to the inside of the cabinet door, and now your family is perfectly clear about what goes where. It's a quick guide to finding what you have stored in deep or low cabinets as well. Golf Bag Revival An old golf bag makes a great caddy for all of those long-handled tools in your garage or garden storage shed. It looks cool, too. Safekeeping For things you would hate to lose in a fire or tornado but won't fit into a safety deposit box, do this: Put them in freezer bags, and store them in the freezer. Chances are they will survive a disaster quite nicely. Storage Space Solution If your storage space is limited and you have to stack several boxes on top of one another, make a diagram on an index card, and keep it in a handy place. When you look for something, you'll know exactly where it is. Store items that you're more likely to use often toward the front, with less frequently used items at the back. Stored Cords Tangled, unorganized cords can quickly clutter your space. Use empty paper towel and tissue rolls to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat, and you can write on the roll the appliance or item it belongs to. The Law To keep your possessions from overtaking your life and your space, declare a new personal dictum: For every new thing that comes in, something old must go out. You must obey The Law. It'll work. In fact, there will be times that you'll really want to bring home something new, but the thought of getting rid of something of equal size or value will help you distinguish between a true need and a passing desire. Flower Power Use a terra-cotta flowerpot (super inexpensive in the garden department) to hold all your kitchen-cleaning tools under the sink. The terra cotta absorbs moisture, which will help to keep your tools dry and rust-free. The Perfect Box Buy milk from Costco, and recycle the box they come in, which is perfect for storing 8-by-11 sized documents and magazines. These sturdy boxes are easy to manage because they are smaller and hold less than typical storage boxes. Dear Readers: We would love to hear from you. What topics would you like to read about? Please send your feedback and tips to Related Stories 4/25/2025 4/20/2025
NZ Herald
01-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Cullen: Have faith in my star's standing start manners
'I think he can begin quickly,' says co-trainer Hayden Cullen, who with wife Amanda is in the best form of his career. 'He has only had the one stand and I know he only finished fifth but he was off a 30m handicap by himself, at Cambridge and once they began he had nothing to race so just mucked around. 'He was safe but not fast and ended up being last most of the way and never really got into it. 'But it wasn't his manners that cost him and being a good pacer I think he can use his draw this week so the stand doesn't bother me.' On his Taylor Mile win and fourth as the only horse coming wide in last Friday's Messenger, if We Walk By Faith leads or trails freegoers like Sooner The Bettor or Rakero Rocket, he will be the horse to beat. The Cullens also have the enigmatic Don't Stop Dreaming in the race and while Hayden opts for We Walk By Faith as their better hope Don't Stop Dreaming, like all those on the 10m mark, could win if the race gets turned on its head at the start. 'He was good last week and didn't have a hard run, which should suit him this time, and he can go close but of course that might depend how the race is run.' Republican Party looks the best placed of the pacers on the 10m mark as he is a great beginner and has been in wonderful form so he if can step quick enough to gain an advantage over some of the front markers, then the complexion of the race might change. That will also be the case for Mo'unga, although he is the horse who looks unluckiest to be back on the 10m mark while what Chase A Dream does tonight is anybody's guess. On a night with so many big trot races, the juvenile pacers have their autumn finals with Alecto (R8, No.2) looking to have a major advantage in the draws over unbeaten Australian filly Ripples (9), who beat her last Friday but raced erratically. In the boys final, Fugitive (R6, No.6) looks the most advanced but Andretti (4) should be a big improver on last Friday. The Cullen team also have high-class filly General Jen taking on the older horses in Race 2 and she prepares for the Sires' Stakes Final next Friday. Michael Guerin wrote his first nationally published racing articles while still in school and started writing about horse racing and the gambling industry for the Herald as a 20-year-old in 1990. He became the Herald's Racing Editor in 1995 and covers the world's biggest horse racing carnivals.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Goose euthanasia program receives criticism
LANSING Mich. (WLNS) — A controversial method of population control has those who oppose it demanding, 'Don't Gas the Geese'. said the number of geese in some areas of the state is out of control. So to help, it will euthanize flocks by gassing them. People urged officials to rethink this on Thursday at a DNR Natural Resource Commission meeting. A leader for the group In Defense of Animals said they designed a billboard reading 'Tell Governor Whitmer Don't Gas Geese'. The leader said that the sign was strategically put up on I-96 ahead of the meeting to spread awareness. The DNR said killing the birds is always the last option but sometimes has to be done. During public comment, Karen Stamper shared her concerns. 'Which is it? public health or just convenient justification.' Stamper continued, 'I mean there are so many things that are wrong with this.' The program has always offered multiple methods of population control like hunting, scare devices, dogs, fences, and egg and nest destruction. In the past, there was also an option to round up geese and relocate them. Barbara Avers with the DNR explained why they are taking that option away. 'We've found that relocating is really unsustainable and we were quite frankly just running out of suitable places to put them,' said Avers. Then came the , which officials said only made matters more serious. So the decision was made to euthanize geese rather than relocate. 'We didn't want to have this increased risk of moving Canada geese around the state and potentially increasing that transmission of the virus,' said Avers. The method will be used between June and July and involves carbon dioxide. Officials stress that getting a permit to gas geese is a last resort after they've exhausted all other options unless there is a health or safety situation. 'This isn't a program that's just open to anybody,' said Avers. Karen Stamper worries that putting these geese down will happen without officials checking to confirm that permit applications are truthful and that criteria are actually met. 'They better check and see if there are deterrents. cause if there's no deterrents, they shouldn't do it.' Stamper continued, 'And if they're going to deter the geese they need to do two or three methods they can't just do one, do it for a day and say I tried. That's what a lot of them do.' Stamper said she saw geese get gassed last summer and that it's not as humane as one may think. 'Geese can hold their breath for quite a long time. and they'll panic and will stay alive for up to 45 minutes in those chambers,' Stamper said. The DNR said that this method is approved by the . it added that federal hunting regulations don't allow for a bigger goose hunting season. The DNR also said it has plans to donate the meat from the geese killed to charitable organizations. Officials said that aspect is not ready for 2025 though. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
