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Daniel Radcliffe found playing 'Weird Al' Yankovic to be a "liberating" experience. The 33-year-old actor stars as the singer in the new biopic film, 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story', but Daniel didn't feel under any extra pressure in the role. Daniel - who is best known for playing Harry Potter in the money-spinning film franchise - told the 'Backstage' podcast: "There was something quite liberating for us about how different the people we're playing are from their real-life counterparts.

Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise, says the “verbal abuse” directed at Potter author JK Rowling over her statements on trans women is “disgusting” and “appalling.”

It’s been more than two years since ‘Harry Potter’ creator J.K. Rowling went full transphobic on social media, alienating entire swaths of her fanbase and having multiple members of the film franchise speak out against her.

“But it’s not some obscene, uber right-wing fascist. It’s just a woman saying: ‘I’m a woman and I feel I’m a woman and I want to be able to say that I’m a woman’.“And I understand where she’s coming from.

“Robbie was a unique talent, sharing the Guinness Book of Records' Award for winning three consecutive Best Actor BAFTAs for his portrayal of Fitz in Granada TV's series Cracker in 1994, 1995 and 1996 with Sir Michael Gambon."He will probably be best remembered for decades to come as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, a role which brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years.”Belinda continued: “James Bond fans write too to applaud his role in GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough."For me personally I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client.“As well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being proud to be called his agent, I shall miss him.”The actor and comedian’s death sparked an outpouring of grief across the world as fellow stars and fans alike shared their tributes.Stephen Fry, with whom he starred in the comedy series Alfresco, led tributes for the star on social media.He tweeted: "I first met Robbie Coltrane almost exactly 40 years ago. I was awe/terror/love struck all at the same time."Such depth, power and talent: funny enough to cause helpless hiccups & honking as we made our first TV show, 'Alfresco'.

The new Harry Potter coin collection being released by the Royal Mint will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.

Cameron Diaz played a part in the “Harry Potter” movies, but she probably doesn’t know it.

Coleen Rooney and her son Kai have modelled together in a new fashion campaign. Coleen, 36, looked every inch the proud mum as she posed next to her eldest son, 12, for designer boutique Cricket. Coleen sported an oversized Balenciaga shirt with matching trousers and a neon green studded bag, while she rocked a slick ponytail with hooped earrings.

Harry Potter film series, revealed that he began “drinking to escape” and spent much of his 20s in bars, noting that his troubles often spilled into his professional life.“Drinking becomes a habit at the best of times,” Felton wrote in his newly-released book Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard.“When you’re drinking to escape a situation, even more so. The habit spilled out of the bar and, from time to time, on to set.”He continued: “It came to the point where I would think nothing of having a drink while I was working. I’d turn up unprepared, not the professional I wanted to be.

Harry Potter star Tom Felton has revealed that he went to rehab three times following a battle with substance abuse,. The actor, who played Draco Malfoy in the film franchise, discusses his struggles with alcohol addiction in his memoir Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem Of Growing Up a Wizard, which is out today. Tom, 35, shared in the book that he turned to drink in his twenties, after suffering mental health problems, and admitted that his substance abuse was just a “symptom” of his “deeper” struggles.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic “Harry Potter” has had many imitators, but none so blatant or irredeemably over-the-top as Netflix franchise starter “The School for Good and Evil,” an extravagant YA costume show from “Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig that follows two friends to an elite academy where the heroes and villains of future fairy tales are trained. The whole idea derives from a book series by Soman Chainani, though it’s obvious where it really comes from: the imagination of J.K. Rowling, who must be positively livid watching what looks like the most expensive episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” ever produced. Feig goes full camp here, casting Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron to play the decked-out divas who oversee the enchanted institution’s two sides. The former embodies Professor Dovey, a prissy headmistress in Tweety Bird-yellow threads, who’s always going on about the rules, while Theron’s evil-minded Lady Lesso takes her fashion cues from Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS. Joined by Laurence Fishburne (as the Morpheus-like School Master), Michelle Yeoh (largely wasted as some kind of beauty instructor) and Cate Blanchett (in voice only, as the film’s self-aware narrator), these stars have been given carte blanche to chew the scenery.

The feelings are mutual between Emma Watson and Tom Felton as they disclose more information about their enchanting yet difficult-to-describe connection. While their romantic relationship is about as real as the magical wizardry in the movie series that catapulted them to fame, "Harry Potter," there is, as Felton describes, "something unspoken" between the two co-stars.

"Harry Potter" star Tom Felton is spilling the details on his co-star Daniel Radcliffe’s celebrity crush.  In Felton’s new memoir, "Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard," he shared that Radcliffe used a photo of Cameron Diaz to help guide him on where to look while filming the flying broomstick scenes.  "The approach was that if a piece of magic or any kind of special effect could be achieved practically, that was the best way to do it," Felton explained, according to excerpts shared by Insider.   "This was especially true in the early days when the visual effects team had less-advanced technology at their disposal." Felton portrayed Draco Malfoy in "Harry Potter" – Radcliffe’s nemesis in the mega-hit franchise.

Harry Potter universe and Fantastic Beasts prequels.This comes shortly after Harry Potter actor Tom Felton, who portrayed Draco Malfoy in the hit films, was trolled by trans rights activists after he said her work should be celebrated.When asked if being a part of such a huge franchise is an enormous commitment as a highly sought-after actor, Eddie replied: “They’re marathons… but I love the characters and love Jo’s work.“I feel amazingly lucky.

Kate Bush has paid tribute to the late Robbie Coltrane.The actor, who was widely known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, passed away on Friday (October 14) at the age of 72.He also starred in the video for Kate Bush’s 2011 single ‘Deeper Understanding’, taken from her ninth studio album, Director’s Cut.“I was very upset to hear the news about Robbie,” said Bush in a statement posted on her official website.“I’m really grateful that he agreed to star in a video that we made some years ago. It was incredibly exciting to watch him at work and to be in the presence of his deeply profound intelligence and earthy wit.“He was so much fun.

Tom Felton gives fans a backstage pass to the magical wizarding world in his newly released memoir, .The 35-year-old British actor, who had several small parts as a child star before landing the coveted role of Slytherin bully Draco Malfoy, gives fans the ultimate lowdown on one of the biggest film franchises of all time. In his new memoir, Felton goes behind-the-scenes of the films, sharing set secrets and funny anecdotes about the cast and crew of the beloved movies, which were adapted from J.K. Rowling's seven best-selling novels. From Draco, Harry, and Dumbledore grabbing a smoke break together and Felton's secret arrest to Alan Rickman exploding at his co-stars for stepping on his «f**king cloak,» here are the most magical set secrets Felton reveals:1.

 star Tom Felton is opening up like never before in his new memoir, . While the 35-year-old British actor certainly gives his readers what they want and presumably expect with plenty of tidbits and set secrets and lots of details on his more-than-friends relationship with co-star Emma Watson, Felton also makes some shocking revelations toward the end of his book. He speaks about moving to Los Angeles and getting overwhelmed by a more glamorous, movie-star lifestyle. In searching for a bit of normality reminiscent of his upbringing, Felton writes that in his mid-to-late twenties, he «spent more hours, more nights, than I care to remember» at a Los Angeles dive bar called Barney's Beanery. Felton writes that he wasn't much of a drinker until he started frequenting Barney's while «craving normality.» «I went from being not particularly interested to regularly having a few pints a day before the sun had even gone down, and a shot of whiskey to go with each of them,» he writes, adding that he was «drinking to escape a situation.» He says he had drinks on set and would show up «unprepared» for work. Tom Felton and Jade OliviaFelton goes on to reveal that his managers, agents, then-girlfriend, Jade Olivia, lawyer, and more staged an intervention for him, demanding he go to a rehab facility in Malibu, California, that cost $40,000 a month immediately or they would drop him as a client. He says that at the facility, the nurse checking him in offered to give him an alias.

Harry Potter, Cracker and James Bond, died in a hospital near his home in Larbert, Scotland, on Friday his agent, Belinda Wright, confirmed. Vanessa Feltz has penned a heartfelt tribute to the Hagrid star, as the columnist recalled a brief moment with the comedy star.The 60-year-old said she has "never forgotten" an encounter with Coltrane in the makeup room of a Scottish TV studio.The This Morning star shared there was a side to the actor that many fans have never got a chance to see - often showcasing his comedic flair and ability to never stop performing.Vanessa suggested he must have been "exhausted" but with every laugh he received from the makeup artists he continued his "impromptu stand-up act".Writing in her column for The Express, she began: "I met Robbie Coltrane once.

Good Grief, the feature directorial debut from Schitt’s Creek multi-Emmy winner Dan Levy, has set its cast including Loving Oscar nominee Ruth Negga, Yesterday‘s Himesh Patel, Beauty and the Beast‘s Luke Evans as well as Celia Imrie(Better Things, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Arnaud Valois (BPM (Beats Per Minute), Spring Blossom),David Bradley (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones) and Jamael Westman.

 Mariella Frostrup, 59, has spoken up about the recent interview she had with Graham Norton, 59, at the Cheltenham Literary Festival.

half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, but for Robbie Coltrane’s daughter, the late actor was simply her dear dad.Alice McMillan posted a loving memory of her father — who passed away at 72 on Friday — on Instagram Saturday. In the tender picture, she is hugging Coltrane from behind and kissing him on his head.