Robbie Coltrane Dead: Actor Best Known for Playing Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films Dies at 72

Harry Potter coins will be released in a new collection to mark 25 years since the first book in the series. Royal Mint is launching the coins which will initially feature Queen Elizabeth II and later King Charles III.

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.

Elaine C Smith has told how Robbie Coltrane ’s comedy genius laid the groundwork for Rab C Nesbitt.

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

Harry Potter stalwart Robbie Coltrane had died. The Scottish star played Hagrid the Half-Giant in the enchanting Wizarding World series. But long before he was working alongside the likes of Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe in the magical series, he was a familiar face in the James Bond franchise.

James Bond instead of Daniel Craig.Appearing on the Acting For Others podcast, the Doctor Who star said he had no idea he was being eyed for the role until recently.Asked if he’d ever been in the running, Tennant said: “I never believed I had, until I worked with a director recently who had worked with the Broccolis who said, ‘Yeah, you were on the list that time.’“I was like, ‘What time? What are you talking about?’ He went, ‘Yeah, the last time.’ I suppose it must have been Daniel Craig, before that I would have been a child.”He added: “I think it was quite a long list and I don’t think I was ever very near the top of it. But apparently so.”The role of 007 went to Daniel Craig in 2006. The actor went on to play the secret agent for 15 years before bowing out in No Time To Die.Earlier this month, producer Michael G.

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.

Villagers have paid tribute to legendary Scots actor and Killearn resident Robbie Coltrane after he died last week aged 72.

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.

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.

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.

Robbie Coltrane had passed away. While Coltrane played a number of memorable roles in TV and on the big screen, he will forever be known most for his role as Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise, and co-star Tom Felton is remembering his friend with a quote that is likely to make even the coldest heart feel emotional. Felton shared an image on Instagram with a quote from Coltrane looking back on his time in the Harry Potter movies.

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Jason Isaacs has paid a unique tribute to his Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane following the star’s death on Friday aged 72.The Lucius Malfoy actor said he found it ‘unbelievable’ that the beloved Scottish performer even knew his name after looking up to him when he was younger.Taking to Instagram, he uploaded a photo of his two daughters smiling and posing next to a strikingly lifelike rubber prosthetic head of Coltrane’s, fashioned to look like his character, Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid.‘Rubber Robbie thrilling and delighting my girls almost as much as the real thing did me,’ the 59-year-old wrote.Talking about his lifelong fandom of Coltrane, Jason added: ‘That Robbie Coltrane even knew my name was unbelievable to the boy who’d laughed at and leant into everything he’d ever done for years.‘To pretend myself a colleague, to share gossip and gags, to be invited for a cuppa into his personally customized Silver Bullet Airstream was to experience a fanboy’s complete bliss.’‘RIP you lovely man,’ he added in his sign-off of the post.Coltrane appeared as Hagrid in all eight of the Harry Potter films, while Jason joined for the second film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in 2002.Skipping the third film in the franchise, he then returned for Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and both parts of the Deathly Hallows.Several of Coltrane’s other Harry Potter colleagues also joined in sharing kind words about the late GoldenEye star, with author JK Rowling branding him ‘a complete one-off’.Daniel Radcliffe spoke of his ‘fond memories’ from set with Coltrane and called him ‘one of the funniest people I’ve met’.‘I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that

Harry Potter stalwart Robbie Coltrane had died. The Scottish star had enchanted childhoods around the world as Hagrid, the half-giant, in the Wizarding World franchise. But long before he was working alongside the likes of Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe, he had been involved in the James Bond franchise.