Harry Potter

paws up lil zazzters Dec. 5, 2024

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, Daniel Radcliffe, 2001.

HBO Is Making a Decade-Long Harry Potter SeriesAnd has reportedly offered Paapa Essiedu the role of Severus Snape.

By Rebecca Alter

tributes Oct. 2, 2024

11 Essential Maggie Smith Movie PerformancesThe late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation.

By Christina Newland

rip Sept. 27, 2024

Acting Legend Dame Maggie Smith Dead at 89“An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end.”

By Jason P. Frank

vulture lists Sept. 13, 2024

Forgotten YA Adaptations, Ranked by Cultural ImpactWill Netflix’s Uglies leave a bigger mark than these 15 Twilight–Harry Potter–Hunger Games rip-offs?

By Rory Doherty

nerd alert Mar. 17, 2024

Miriam Margolyes Drags Adult Harry Potter Fans (Again)“If your balls have dropped, then it’s time to forget about it,” the actress who played Professor Sprout says.

By Tom Smyth

sirius-ly Dec. 29, 2023

Gary Oldman Dogs His Own Performance in Harry PotterHe thinks he was “mediocre” as Sirius Black.

By Jennifer Zhan

the boy who lived Nov. 16, 2023

‘You Call It Handicapped. I Call Myself Handicapable.’David Holmes, Dan Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double, suffered a life-altering injury on set. But that’s not the most remarkable thing about him.

By Kate Lindsay

‘arry potter Nov. 1, 2023

Daniel Radcliffe Is Producing a Documentary About His Harry Potter Stunt DoubleDavid Holmes: The Boy Who Lived premieres in November with behind-the-scenes material.

By Rebecca Alter

rip Sept. 28, 2023

Sir Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in Harry Potter, Dead at 82Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and more have paid tribute to their late co-star.

By Jason P. Frank

chapters Apr. 27, 2023

A Harry Potter Fan’s Dilemma‘What role does shame play in this dynamic between fan and fallen artist?’

By Claire Dederer

to the max Apr. 13, 2023

Is This (HBO) Max News Real or Did We Make It Up?Do you know enough Max news to earn a kiss from Daddy?

By Jason P. Frank

yelling Apr. 12, 2023

There Is No Such Thing As a Faithful AdaptationWhat if adaptations had to have original ideas? What if that was a good thing?

By Kathryn VanArendonk

video games Feb. 23, 2023

Hogwarts Legacy Is J.K. Rowling’s Legacy, Summed Up in a Dud of a GameThe feverishly anticipated Harry Potter video game can’t muster the fantasy escapism it so desperately wants.

By Lewis Gordon

accio Feb. 13, 2023

Is Harry Potter on HBO Max or Peacock Right Now?Wingardium leviosa!

By Josef Adalian

power rankings Nov. 10, 2022

Which Young Harry Potter Star Is Having the Best Career Now?The once-rising stars have gone on to play Batman, work with the Coen brothers, and, as for Daniel Radcliffe, lead a weirdo biopic about Weird Al.

By Jackson McHenry

jk rowling this is on you Nov. 3, 2022

Harry Potter Fans Are Probably Killing Seals in Dobby’s NameThey’re leaving socks at the elf’s oceanfront “grave.”

By Rebecca Alter

trans rights Nov. 1, 2022

Daniel Radcliffe Addresses J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia“I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way.”

By Alejandra Gularte

snape’s snipes Oct. 24, 2022

Alan Rickman’s Decades-Old Diaries Are Still Hot GossSnape snipe snippets.

By Rebecca Alter

y2k Oct. 18, 2022

Cameron Diaz Helped Harry Potter FlyWell, a photo of her on a green screen set did.

By Wolfgang Ruth

rip Oct. 14, 2022

Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Dead at 72He also starred in two James Bond films and the TV series Cracker.

By Justin Curto

into it Aug. 11, 2022

Damon Lindelof Knows When to Wrap Up the Party“People don’t want things to end,” says the Lost and Watchmen showrunner. “I do.”

By Sam Sanders

jk rowling June 24, 2022

J.K. Rowling on Changing Harry Potter’s Scar: ‘I Will Look Into That’During a prank Zoom call, she believed she was talking to the Ukrainian president.

By Alejandra Gularte

movie review Apr. 15, 2022

The Dour Secrets of Dumbledore Doesn’t Know Why It’s Here EitherIt’s the product of a lucrative fictional universe that no one seems to know how to build on but keeps going anyway, a franchise in search of a story.

By Alison Willmore

never say never Mar. 18, 2022

Ask Daniel Radcliffe About Playing Harry Potter Again in a Couple Decades“It’s not something I’m really interested in doing right now.”

By Jennifer Zhan

whoops Jan. 2, 2022

Does HBO Max Know the Difference Between Emma Watson and Emma Roberts?An honest mistake!

By Bethy Squires

hp reunion Jan. 1, 2022

Emma Watson Reveals When She Fell In Love With Tom Felton“I just don’t know how to say it, I just fell in love with him!”

By Alejandra Gularte

10 points to slytherin Jan. 1, 2022

Helena Bonham Carter Is the Most Spellbinding Part of the Harry Potter Reunion“I stole quite a lot.”

By Rebecca Alter

dementors Jan. 1, 2022

Is J.K. Rowling in the New Harry Potter Special? Yes and No.They bring out Joanne B-roll.

By Rebecca Alter

reunions Nov. 16, 2021

Harry Potter Cast to Return to Hogwarts for 20th AnniversaryDaniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint to reunite without She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

By Alejandra Gularte

obits Apr. 16, 2021

Helen McCrory, Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter Actor, Has Died at 52She also had a prolific stage career, appearing in over 25 productions since 1990.

By Charu Sinha

lgbtq Mar. 17, 2021

Voldemort Himself Defends J.K. Rowling“I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her,” Ralph Fiennes said.

By Charu Sinha

video games Mar. 3, 2021

Hogwarts Legacy Can’t Escape J.K. RowlingAdding a trans-inclusive character creator doesn’t make up for the author’s transphobia.

By Luke Winkie

accio Jan. 25, 2021

A Harry Potter TV Series Might Come to HBO Max Because Original Ideas Are DeadThe streaming service is now denying its existence.

By Devon Ivie

chat room Dec. 2, 2020

Harry Melling on His Queen’s Gambit Teeth and Post-Potter Career“What I really enjoy about this job is the transformation of it. When I’m playing with that, I’m really excited.”

By Jackson McHenry

casting Nov. 25, 2020

Mads Mikkelsen Will Replace Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in Fantastic BeastsAvada Kedavra, Johnny Depp.

By Chris Murphy

casting Nov. 10, 2020

Mads Mikkelsen Might Replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic BeastsMikkelsen is reportedly in early talks.

By Charu Sinha

fantastic beasts Nov. 9, 2020

Warner Bros. Gives Johnny Depp the Boot From Fantastic BeastsNew reports say that Depp had shot just one scene before leaving.

By Justin Curto

‘#canceled’ Aug. 28, 2020

J.K. Rowling Says She’s Returning Her Kennedy Human Rights AwardRowling’s is “a position that I categorically reject,” Kerry Kennedy said in a statement.

By Zoe Haylock

the streaming wars Aug. 5, 2020

Harry Potter Movies Apparate Over to PeacockBut you may have to watch with commercials.

By Josef Adalian

streaming July 20, 2020

The Harry Potter Movies Will Be Disappearing From HBO MaxPoof.

By Josef Adalian

terfs July 3, 2020

Harry Potter Fan Sites Disavowa Kedavra J.K. Rowling for Her Anti-Trans StanceConsider her She Who Must Not Be Named.

By Rebecca Alter

the industry June 16, 2020

Hachette U.K. Stands by J.K. Rowling After Anti-Trans CommentsThe group plans to publish Rowling’s new children’s book The Ickabog.

By Justin Curto

lgbtq June 14, 2020

Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Say Expelliarmus to J.K. Rowling’s TransphobiaThe Harry Potter stars have condemned her comments.

By Devon Ivie

jk rowling June 10, 2020

Warner Bros. Responds To J.K. Rowling’s Shocking Commitment to Being Transphobic“The events in the last several weeks have firmed our resolve as a company to confront difficult societal issues.”

By Chris Murphy

we regret to inform you June 10, 2020

J.K. Rowling Explains Her Anti-Trans Comments With More Anti-Trans CommentsShe wrote a 3,670-word blog post. Like half her books, it’s simply too long.

By Justin Curto

trans rights June 8, 2020

Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Tweets“Just as a human being, I feel compelled to say something at this moment.”

By Halle Kiefer

not now June 6, 2020

J.K. Rowling Somehow Decides Now’s a Good Time to Double Down on Her TransphobiaIt’s never the time, but now is very much not the time.

By Charu Sinha

accio May 24, 2020

J.K. Rowling Fact-Checks Some ‘Utter Nonsense’ About Harry Potter’s Origins“I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter.”

By Devon Ivie

story time May 5, 2020

Let Daniel Radcliffe Read the First Chapter of Harry Potter to YouWe demand a celebrity reading of “My Immortal” next.

By Rebecca Alter

deaths Oct. 14, 2019

Literary Critic Harold Bloom Dead at 89He taught his last class at Yale last week.

By Charu Sinha

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