Harry Potter: Last News

Cillian Murphy to play Voldemort in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series.Fans have been discussing the possibility of the Oppenheimer star in the role since September and now Fiennes, who played the villain from Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire onwards in the original films, has endorsed Murphy.When asked by a fan while making an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live what he thought about the possibility, Fiennes replied: “Cillian is a fantastic actor. That’s a wonderful suggestion.

Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film saga, has an idea about who should play the villain in the HBO TV series.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Alfonso Cuarón had the audience of the Marrakech Film Festival in stitches during a wide-ranging conversation in which he revealed that he had never read a Harry Potter book before shooting “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” He also recalled turning down an offer to shoot a James Bond movie after having dinner with filmmaker Joel Coen. Asked by Moroccan directors Alaa Eddine Aljem and Talal Selhami how he managed to put his personal stamp on the third “Harry Potter” film which, the moderators noted, is considered by many fans the best installment in the franchise, Cuarón replied that he basically had to pay the bills. “I had written ‘Children of Men’ that nobody wanted to do.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left stunned as they spotted Harry Potter's Argus Filch in the audience. Actor David Bradley, who played the Hogwarts caretaker in the hit film series, was there last year to support his pal Nigel Harman on the BBC show.

LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the magical film franchise, was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after H.M. Revenue and Customs, the U.K.

Warwick Davis, the 64-year-old actor known for his roles in Star Wars and Harry Potter, has been a familiar face in Cornwall, being snapped around the area multiple times throughout 2024.

Despite roles in such major franchises as Harry Potter, MCU and most recently, Star Wars, Jude Law is nostalgic for a bygone era of Hollywood.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been ordered to pay £1.8million in tax after losing a legal dispute with HM Revenue & Customs.The actor, who starred as Ron Weasley in all eight films, was originally told to pay the sum in 2019 after an HMRC investigation disputed one of his tax returns.Grint’s lawyers launched an appeal, arguing that money he received from a company had been correctly taxed as a capital asset, but HMRC said it should have been taxed as income at a higher rate.As reported by the BBC, Grint’s claim has been dismissed by a tax tribunal judge and he will now have to pay a total fee of £1.8million.During the 2011-2012 tax year, Grint received £4.5million from a company that managed his business, and for which he was the sole shareholder. The payment was described as being “likely residual income and bonuses” for the Harry Potter films.The actor argued he could pay capital gains tax on the sum at a rate of 10%, rather than income tax and national insurance at a top rate of 52%.In the ruling, tribunal judge Harriet Morgan dismissed Grint’s appeal and said the money “derived substantially the whole of its value from the activities of Mr Grint”, which was “otherwise realised” as income.In 2019, the actor lost another, separate court case concerning a £1million tax refund.In other news, Warner Bros.

The Chase star Mark Labbett, who is known on the show as The Beast, was all smiles as he reunited with his ex-wife Katie for a family day out this weekend.The pair, who split in 2020, met up to take their seven year old son, Lawrence, to a theme park. Mark shared a selfie on his Instagram Story of them at The Making of Harry Potter tour in Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

Scottish radio DJ and podcast host Arielle Free has surprised her fans by posting photos of her early screen role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.The 36-year-old BBC Radio 1 presenter was 17 when she appeared as one of the French Beauxbaton students visiting Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament in the 2005 movie. Arielle shared photos from the movie, and also included pictures in which she modelled her costume from the movie for Halloween this year, including a video of her in the outfit performing as a DJ in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

It’s a death-defying act to split one property into two movies.

Love Actually.The actor played rock legend Billy Mack in Richard Curtis’ 2003 festive romantic comedy alongside the likes of Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman and Keira Knightley.The following year, he won a Bafta for his role, which he said “changed everything for me” in a new interview with The i.He said: “The biggest developments were that what I was paid for a job quintupled and I never had to audition again. If you asked any actor what their top five things to wish for, one of them would be, ‘Please don’t let me have to audition any more.’”After Love Actually, every meeting he went to he never had to audition.

Reigning King of the jungle Sam Thompson has headed off back to Australia for a second year in a row, but this time, to front I'm A Celebrity's relaunched spin-off show. Despite the amazing opportunity for the Made in Chelsea star, he’s opened up about the ‘tough’ sides to stardom. Taking to Instagram, Sam posted an adorable carousel of pics and vids with his nephew Leo to celebrate his third birthday.

the iconic troublemaking twins, Fred and George Weasley, host a new Food Network show called “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.”“Baking shows are always on in both our households,” Oliver told The Post. James agreed. “My wife loves them.

the upcoming HBO series based on the fantasy books — despite her history of anti-transgender rhetoric. HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed at a press event Tuesday that while Rowling, 59, is an executive producer on the show, her controversies have not affected the development process.“She’s been fairly involved — she was very involved in the process of selecting the writer and the director,” Bloys told reporters at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.“I imagine she’ll have opinions on casting,” Bloys continued.

J.K. Rowling still remains “fairly involved” in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, it has been confirmed.HBO CEO Casey Bloys gave an update on the author’s involvement during a press preview event for the company’s upcoming 2025 slate.

A fresh fantasy series is on the horizon, ready to challenge the likes of Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.

Tulisa Contostavlos, the former X Factor judge and N Dubz singer, has revealed she plans to step away from the spotlight within the next two years.The 36 year old star is currently in Australia preparing for her stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! However, instead of using the show as a platform for a career comeback, Tulisa has other plans. She told Fearne Cotton on the latter's Happy Place podcast: "The music industry is wild, it is ridiculous.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is putting sweetheart scammers in the spotlight in a documentary series from Twenty Twenty, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned producer behind First Dates.

Harry Potter fans spotted a 'hidden theme' in the opening credits of every film – as the Warner Bros. logo gets 'darker' in each movie, reflecting the growing darkness of the storyline.

Harry Potter franchise will have longevity like the Batman one with fans one day asking “what Harry are you?” as they do with the various incarnations of Batman, a studio executive from Warner Bros. has said.It comes as a new Harry Potter spin-off series is in the works, which is slated to land in 2026.