<p>Good news for Harry Potter fans as HBO Max announces an anniversary special with the original cast from all eight films of the franchise as they recount their journey together.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-daniel-radcliffe-is-‘busy’-to-attend-harry-potter-20th-anniversary-reunion-apologizes-397203">Daniel Radcliffe</a>, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other cast members from the Harry Potter films for this retrospective special that will celebrate the franchise’s first film ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ which premiered 20 years ago today.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Touted as a feature that will “tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new, in-depth interviews and cast conversations”, the ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’ will premiere on HBO Max on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-at-20-the-film-that-started-it-all-428785" hreflang="en">'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' at 20: The film that started it all</a></p>

<p>The anniversary special Harry Potter will air on WarnerMedia’s TBS and Cartoon Network in spring 2022 ahead of the Warner Bros. Pictures theatrical debut of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’.</p>

<p>The others who we will see from the original films include Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-tom-felton-wants-to-be-draco-malfoy-again-in-new-harry-potter-movie-389816">Tom Felton</a>, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Ian Hart.</p>

<p>As for the films, all eight are streaming currently on HBO Max.&nbsp;</p>

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Good news for Harry Potter fans as HBO Max announces an anniversary special with the original cast from all eight films of the franchise as they recount their journey together.

Good news for Harry Potter fans as HBO Max announces an anniversary special with the original cast from all eight films of the franchise as they recount their journey together. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other cast members from the Harry Potter films for this retrospective special that will celebrate the franchise’s first film ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ which premiered 20 years ago today. Touted as a feature that will “tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new, in-depth interviews and cast conversations”, the ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’ will premiere on HBO Max on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022. 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' at 20: The film that started it all The anniversary special Harry Potter will air on WarnerMedia’s TBS and Cartoon Network in spring 2022 ahead of the Warner Bros. Pictures theatrical debut of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’. The others who we will see from the original films include Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Ian Hart. As for the films, all eight are streaming currently on HBO Max. Also read: Watch new 'Spider Man: No Way Home' trailer as it unveils villainous multiverse Vijay Deverakonda comes face to face with Mike Tyson as they begin US schedule of 'Liger'

Harry Potter original cast to reunite for anniversary special; details inside

<p>It's been 20 years since Harry Potter and his wizarding world hit the big screen. To mark the 20th anniversary of the first film of the hit franchise 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone', HBO max announced that the cast of the film would be coming together for a reunion.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The news, which was announced on Tuesday, was obviously welcomed by eager fans the world over.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Interestingly, while the announcement mentioned the names of almost the entire cast and crew of the film coming together, it did not mention writer JK Rowling's name. Rowling wrote the hugely successful 'Harry Potter' books- on which the films were based.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-harry-potter-original-cast-to-reunite-for-anniversary-special-details-inside-429935" hreflang="en">Harry Potter original cast to reunite for anniversary special; details inside</a><br />
<br />
So far no reason has been cited for Rowling's absence from the reunion but it is now a well-known fact that the author has faced a lot of bad press in the recent past.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/rupert-grint-reveals-why-he-spoke-out-on-jk-rowlings-anti-trans-comments-371862">Rupert Grint reveals why he spoke out on JK Rowling’s anti-trans comments</a><br />
<br />
In 2020, Rowling faced major backlash for speaking out <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jk-rowling-compares-transgender-hormone-replacement-to-gay-conversion-therapy-draws-criticism-311070">against the trans-inclusionary language</a> used in an article that referred to people<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/harry-potter-author-j-k-rowling-receives-flak-for-transgender-tweet-269282"> who menstruate instead of women.&nbsp;</a><br />
<br />
The author had tweeted which suggest that the men who transition to women aren't truly women because the 'lived reality' of being a woman is inherently different to being born a man and then changing biological sex later in life.<br />
Having faced severe backlash for her tweet, Rowling later clarified that she did support transgender people but the explanation came too late, many felt.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Her doubled downed comments were rebuked by her Harry Potter stars including actor Daniel Radcliffe.<br />
<br />
"Transgender women are women," he said. "Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jk-rowling-to-return-human-rights-award-over-transgender-backlash-323950">JK Rowling to return human rights award over transgender backlash</a><br />
<br />
Emma Watson and Rupert Grint too spoke in support of the trans community.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will feature in HBO Max's 'Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts'. The reunion will also feature Sorcerer's Stone director Chris Columbus, and actors Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Ian Hart.</p>


It's been 20 years since Harry Potter and his wizarding world hit the big screen. To mark the 20th anniversary of the first film of the hit franchise 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone', HBO max announced that the cast of the film would be coming together for a reunion.

It's been 20 years since Harry Potter and his wizarding world hit the big screen. To mark the 20th anniversary of the first film of the hit franchise 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone', HBO max announced that the cast of the film would be coming together for a reunion. The news, which was announced on Tuesday, was obviously welcomed by eager fans the world over. Interestingly, while the announcement mentioned the names of almost the entire cast and crew of the film coming together, it did not mention writer JK Rowling's name. Rowling wrote the hugely successful 'Harry Potter' books- on which the films were based. Harry Potter original cast to reunite for anniversary special; details inside So far no reason has been cited for Rowling's absence from the reunion but it is now a well-known fact that the author has faced a lot of bad press in the recent past. Rupert Grint reveals why he spoke out on JK Rowling’s anti-trans comments In 2020, Rowling faced major backlash for speaking out against the trans-inclusionary language used in an article that referred to people who menstruate instead of women. The author had tweeted which suggest that the men who transition to women aren't truly women because the 'lived reality' of being a woman is inherently different to being born a man and then changing biological sex later in life. Having faced severe backlash for her tweet, Rowling later clarified that she did support transgender people but the explanation came too late, many felt. Her doubled downed comments were rebuked by her Harry Potter stars including actor Daniel Radcliffe. "Transgender women are women," he said. "Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I." JK Rowling to return human rights award over transgender backlash Emma Watson and Rupert Grint too spoke in support of the trans community. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will feature in HBO Max's 'Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts'. The reunion will also feature Sorcerer's Stone director Chris Columbus, and actors Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Ian Hart.

JK Rowling will not be part of Harry Potter reunion special. Here's why

<p>'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone'&nbsp;ruined Daniel Radcliffe’s expectations for what is normal on a film set.<br />
<br />
The Great Hall, where he shot many of the scenes from the first of eight films based on the J.K. Rowling series, was a phantasmagoria of detail. Platters of real lamb chops, roasted potatoes and puddings sat alongside 400 hand-lettered menus and — for at least one scene — hundreds of real, glowing candles. The hall set took 30 people a little more than four months to construct.<br />
<br />
“I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of sets I’ve been on since in my career that are of that scale,” Radcliffe said in a video interview from his New York apartment in October.<br />
<br />
Directed by Chris Columbus, the story of a boy who, upon turning 11, discovers he’s a wizard and goes off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opened Nov. 16, 2001, and went on to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.<br />
<br />
When Radcliffe and the young actors who played his friends, Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), were making the film, they weren’t just pretending to have the time of their lives — they were, Columbus said.<br />
<br />
“That’s why we shot with three or four cameras — if one of the kids looked into the camera or smiled like they couldn’t believe their good fortune, I had something else to cut to,” he said in a phone conversation on a walk near his home in Malibu, California, in September.<br />
<br />
That joy was in large part thanks, Radcliffe said, to Columbus’ infectious passion for his work.<br />
<br />
“Chris approaches set in the correct way, in my opinion, which is the attitude that we are the luckiest people in the world to get to do this for a living,” he said.<br />
<br />
Columbus wasn’t initially sure he wanted to do a film about wizards, but after his daughter Eleanor (who has a cameo as Susan Bones) kept bugging him to read the books, he finally cracked open the first installment and read all 223 pages in a day.<br />
<br />
“I thought, ‘I have to make a movie out of this,’ ” he said.<br />
<br />
But when he called his agent to set up a meeting with Warner Bros., “She said, ‘Yeah, you and about 30 other directors,’ ” Columbus said.<br />
<br />
So he came up with a strategy: He asked for the last meeting slot with studio executives and spent about 10 days writing a script from the director’s point of view.<br />
<br />
“I think the most impressive thing about that to them was that I did something for free,” he said, laughing. “No one in Hollywood does anything for free.”<br />
<br />
About six weeks later, he learned the job was his — with one condition: He had to fly to Scotland to meet Rowling.<br />
<br />
“I sat there for two and a half hours, talking nonstop, explaining my vision for the movie,” he said. “And she said, ‘That’s exactly the same way I see it.’ ”<br />
<br />
Radcliffe, now 32, said that although he does not consider his performance in the film brilliant acting, he’s no longer embarrassed by some of the scenes the way he was in his late teens.<br />
<br />
“Now I’m able to look back and go, ‘OK, you were a kid, it’s fine,’” he said, laughing. “It’s still a lovely memory.”<br />
<br />
In separate interviews, Radcliffe and Columbus recalled what it took to shoot four key scenes. Here are edited excerpts from our conversations.<br />
<br />
<strong>— The Great Hall</strong><br />
<br />
<em>Creating the main gathering place at Hogwarts, where the students eat all their meals at House tables, was a mammoth undertaking.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS: </strong>When the actors walk into the Great Hall for the first time, what you see on their faces is the genuine reaction to seeing this incredible set for the first time.<br />
<br />
<strong>RADCLIFFE:</strong> It never really lost that power.<br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS<strong>:</strong></strong> The production designer Stuart Craig and [the set decorator] Stephenie McMillan had such an incredible eye for detail. I opened up one of the menus, and realized they’d handwritten all 400 on parchment paper. I thought, “Oh, my God, this is the real deal.” I’ve since never had such extraordinary production design.<br />
<br />
<em>But there were a few hiccups.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS<strong>:</strong> </strong>The food came in — an American Thanksgiving feast — and it was meant to last for eight to 10 hours. I came back the next day, and it was still the same food! By Day 3, I can only say the scent of the Great Hall was getting a little funky.<br />
<br />
<em>There was also a mishap.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS<strong>:</strong> </strong>When all the kids file into the Great Hall for the first time, we see hundreds of floating candles in the air. And then something horrible happened — the flames of the candles started to burn through the clear string holding them and started to drop! We had to get everybody out of the set — and then we shot it two more times, telling ourselves, “We’re just going to add CGI candles.”<br />
<br />
<strong>RADCLIFFE<strong>:</strong> </strong>We scattered! I’m sure Chris was more stressed out by it, but as a kid, you’re like, “This is really funny.”<br />
<br />
<strong>— Quidditch</strong><br />
<br />
<em>The Quidditch scenes are some of the most exciting parts of the film. But the rigs the actors rode were a little, </em><em>erm</em><em>, bumpy.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS: </strong>Our stunt coordinator, Greg Powell, came up with these brilliant rigs that gave all the actors a sense of almost being on an amusement-park ride. What you see on their faces a lot of times, particularly in the Quidditch match, is real — they were a little terrified, but for the most part, as 11-year-old kids, they were having the time of their lives.<br />
<br />
<strong>RADCLIFFE<strong>:</strong></strong> Looking back, it would have been totally acceptable for me as an 11-year-old in interviews to go, “Yeah, the Quidditch scenes are pretty painful.” But at the time, it was like, “I can’t say anything bad or negative about anything,” so you’re just like, “No, no, no, it’s great.” It was a broomstick with a thin seat in the middle, and you didn’t have stirrups — or, if you did, they were very, very high up — so you were basically leaning all your weight onto your junk when you leaned forward.<br />
<br />
<strong>— The Troll Attack</strong><br />
<br />
<em>When Harry and Ron are fighting the troll in the girls bathroom, Ron casts a spell to drop a club on the troll’s head — but not before it flips Harry upside down and swings him around by his ankles.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS: </strong>Whatever CGI character couldn’t be there in person, I had to be. So in the second film, I was Dobby, the Basilisk — and here, I was the troll. In the wide shots, I could only shout and act like a maniac off camera, but in the close-ups, I could actually be next to the camera pretending to be a troll. It was one of the most intense physical workouts I’ve ever had.<br />
<br />
<strong>RADCLIFFE<strong>:</strong></strong> One of the great things about the films early on was that a huge amount of the effects were practical. The shot of us ducking as the bathroom stalls explode when the troll hits them with the club — some of that was very real. It’s always better to react to something that’s there.<br />
<br />
<strong>— The Chess Game</strong><br />
<br />
<em>One of the obstacles guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone is a giant </em><em>wizard’s chess</em><em>board, which Harry, Ron and Hermione must play their way across. The film’s designers created 32 pieces, which were up to 12 feet tall and weighed as much as 500 pounds.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>COLUMBUS<strong>:</strong> </strong>Stuart and I thought it would be interesting to build as much as possible so we could get the kids’ actual reactions of being on these enormous chess pieces. The only things that were augmented in CGI were some explosions — though we did some practical ones, too — and some scenes where the pieces actually had to move. I think it was the pawns that had to draw their swords.<br />
<br />
<strong>RADCLIFFE<strong>:</strong> </strong>Of course, they got an international master to devise a chess puzzle. The attention to detail was really cool.</p>


'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone' ruined Daniel Radcliffe’s expectations for what is normal on a film set. The Great Hall, where he shot many of the scenes from the first of eight films based on the J.

'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone' ruined Daniel Radcliffe’s expectations for what is normal on a film set. The Great Hall, where he shot many of the scenes from the first of eight films based on the J.K. Rowling series, was a phantasmagoria of detail. Platters of real lamb chops, roasted potatoes and puddings sat alongside 400 hand-lettered menus and — for at least one scene — hundreds of real, glowing candles. The hall set took 30 people a little more than four months to construct. “I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of sets I’ve been on since in my career that are of that scale,” Radcliffe said in a video interview from his New York apartment in October. Directed by Chris Columbus, the story of a boy who, upon turning 11, discovers he’s a wizard and goes off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opened Nov. 16, 2001, and went on to gross more than $1 billion worldwide. When Radcliffe and the young actors who played his friends, Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), were making the film, they weren’t just pretending to have the time of their lives — they were, Columbus said. “That’s why we shot with three or four cameras — if one of the kids looked into the camera or smiled like they couldn’t believe their good fortune, I had something else to cut to,” he said in a phone conversation on a walk near his home in Malibu, California, in September. That joy was in large part thanks, Radcliffe said, to Columbus’ infectious passion for his work. “Chris approaches set in the correct way, in my opinion, which is the attitude that we are the luckiest people in the world to get to do this for a living,” he said. Columbus wasn’t initially sure he wanted to do a film about wizards, but after his daughter Eleanor (who has a cameo as Susan Bones) kept bugging him to read the books, he finally cracked open the first installment and read all 223 pages in a day. “I thought, ‘I have to make a movie out of this,’ ” he said. But when he called his agent to set up a meeting with Warner Bros., “She said, ‘Yeah, you and about 30 other directors,’ ” Columbus said. So he came up with a strategy: He asked for the last meeting slot with studio executives and spent about 10 days writing a script from the director’s point of view. “I think the most impressive thing about that to them was that I did something for free,” he said, laughing. “No one in Hollywood does anything for free.” About six weeks later, he learned the job was his — with one condition: He had to fly to Scotland to meet Rowling. “I sat there for two and a half hours, talking nonstop, explaining my vision for the movie,” he said. “And she said, ‘That’s exactly the same way I see it.’ ” Radcliffe, now 32, said that although he does not consider his performance in the film brilliant acting, he’s no longer embarrassed by some of the scenes the way he was in his late teens. “Now I’m able to look back and go, ‘OK, you were a kid, it’s fine,’” he said, laughing. “It’s still a lovely memory.” In separate interviews, Radcliffe and Columbus recalled what it took to shoot four key scenes. Here are edited excerpts from our conversations. — The Great Hall Creating the main gathering place at Hogwarts, where the students eat all their meals at House tables, was a mammoth undertaking. COLUMBUS: When the actors walk into the Great Hall for the first time, what you see on their faces is the genuine reaction to seeing this incredible set for the first time. RADCLIFFE: It never really lost that power. COLUMBUS: The production designer Stuart Craig and [the set decorator] Stephenie McMillan had such an incredible eye for detail. I opened up one of the menus, and realized they’d handwritten all 400 on parchment paper. I thought, “Oh, my God, this is the real deal.” I’ve since never had such extraordinary production design. But there were a few hiccups. COLUMBUS: The food came in — an American Thanksgiving feast — and it was meant to last for eight to 10 hours. I came back the next day, and it was still the same food! By Day 3, I can only say the scent of the Great Hall was getting a little funky. There was also a mishap. COLUMBUS: When all the kids file into the Great Hall for the first time, we see hundreds of floating candles in the air. And then something horrible happened — the flames of the candles started to burn through the clear string holding them and started to drop! We had to get everybody out of the set — and then we shot it two more times, telling ourselves, “We’re just going to add CGI candles.” RADCLIFFE: We scattered! I’m sure Chris was more stressed out by it, but as a kid, you’re like, “This is really funny.” — Quidditch The Quidditch scenes are some of the most exciting parts of the film. But the rigs the actors rode were a little, erm, bumpy. COLUMBUS: Our stunt coordinator, Greg Powell, came up with these brilliant rigs that gave all the actors a sense of almost being on an amusement-park ride. What you see on their faces a lot of times, particularly in the Quidditch match, is real — they were a little terrified, but for the most part, as 11-year-old kids, they were having the time of their lives. RADCLIFFE: Looking back, it would have been totally acceptable for me as an 11-year-old in interviews to go, “Yeah, the Quidditch scenes are pretty painful.” But at the time, it was like, “I can’t say anything bad or negative about anything,” so you’re just like, “No, no, no, it’s great.” It was a broomstick with a thin seat in the middle, and you didn’t have stirrups — or, if you did, they were very, very high up — so you were basically leaning all your weight onto your junk when you leaned forward. — The Troll Attack When Harry and Ron are fighting the troll in the girls bathroom, Ron casts a spell to drop a club on the troll’s head — but not before it flips Harry upside down and swings him around by his ankles. COLUMBUS: Whatever CGI character couldn’t be there in person, I had to be. So in the second film, I was Dobby, the Basilisk — and here, I was the troll. In the wide shots, I could only shout and act like a maniac off camera, but in the close-ups, I could actually be next to the camera pretending to be a troll. It was one of the most intense physical workouts I’ve ever had. RADCLIFFE: One of the great things about the films early on was that a huge amount of the effects were practical. The shot of us ducking as the bathroom stalls explode when the troll hits them with the club — some of that was very real. It’s always better to react to something that’s there. — The Chess Game One of the obstacles guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone is a giant wizard’s chessboard, which Harry, Ron and Hermione must play their way across. The film’s designers created 32 pieces, which were up to 12 feet tall and weighed as much as 500 pounds. COLUMBUS: Stuart and I thought it would be interesting to build as much as possible so we could get the kids’ actual reactions of being on these enormous chess pieces. The only things that were augmented in CGI were some explosions — though we did some practical ones, too — and some scenes where the pieces actually had to move. I think it was the pawns that had to draw their swords. RADCLIFFE: Of course, they got an international master to devise a chess puzzle. The attention to detail was really cool.

'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' at 20: The film that started it all

<p>Scottish actor Alan Cumming apparently asked the producers of the famous ‘Harry Potter’ franchise when they had offered him a role in one of the movies.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
Cumming was considered for the role of Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’—the second film from this eight-part franchise.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
“I didn't turn it down. I told them to f--- off!” Cumming, known for his part in ‘The Good Wife’, reportedly told a global daily.</p>

<p><br />
“They wanted me and Rupert Everett to do a screen test, and they said they couldn't pay me more than a certain sum, they just didn't have any more money in the budget. And I had the same agent as Rupert, who of course, they were going to pay more. Blatantly lying, stupidly lying, as well. Like, if you're going to lie, be clever about it,” he went on to explain to the same newspaper.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
“I said, tell them to f--- right off. And thought, well Rupert's going to get the part. They made him screen test, and I remember he brought his own wig. And then they f---ing gave it to Kenneth Branagh, came out of the shadows,” Cumming added.</p>

<p><br />
The franchise, based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling and distributed by Warner Bros. for the visual format, released its first installment ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ in on November 4, 2001. Over the years, just like the book, the franchise has been a raging success the world over and has turned the three central characters into huge celebrities.</p>

<p><br />
‘Harry Potter’ is all set to mark its 20th anniversary in November this year.&nbsp;</p>


Scottish actor Alan Cumming apparently asked the producers of the famous ‘Harry Potter’ franchise when they had offered him a role in one of the movies. Cumming was considered for the role of Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’—the second film from this eight-part franchise.

Scottish actor Alan Cumming apparently asked the producers of the famous ‘Harry Potter’ franchise when they had offered him a role in one of the movies. Cumming was considered for the role of Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’—the second film from this eight-part franchise. “I didn't turn it down. I told them to f--- off!” Cumming, known for his part in ‘The Good Wife’, reportedly told a global daily. “They wanted me and Rupert Everett to do a screen test, and they said they couldn't pay me more than a certain sum, they just didn't have any more money in the budget. And I had the same agent as Rupert, who of course, they were going to pay more. Blatantly lying, stupidly lying, as well. Like, if you're going to lie, be clever about it,” he went on to explain to the same newspaper. “I said, tell them to f--- right off. And thought, well Rupert's going to get the part. They made him screen test, and I remember he brought his own wig. And then they f---ing gave it to Kenneth Branagh, came out of the shadows,” Cumming added. The franchise, based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling and distributed by Warner Bros. for the visual format, released its first installment ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ in on November 4, 2001. Over the years, just like the book, the franchise has been a raging success the world over and has turned the three central characters into huge celebrities. ‘Harry Potter’ is all set to mark its 20th anniversary in November this year.

‘Harry Potter’ casting trivia: Alan Cumming asked producers to ‘Ef off!’ over a role offer

<p>Daniel Radcliffe&nbsp;shot to stardom as a child when he landed the lead role in the ‘Harry Potter' franchise. Daniel recently shared which Harry Potter characters he’d want to play in a potential reboot of the series.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The actor, famously known as the 'Boy Who Lived' in the beloved franchise, doesn't want to reprise his role but wants to step into another interesting character from the Potter films.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
In an interview with Josh Horowitz on his 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast this week, the actor revealed and told, “I would probably want to go with like, Sirius [Black] or [Remus] Lupin,”.</p>

<p>In the wizards series, Gary Oldman played Sirius Black while David Thewlis played Remus Lupin.<br />
<br />
“Those were always the two characters that I was like,&nbsp;They’re great.”</p>

<p>“And also, I’m obviously biased by my experience of filming those scenes with those people, and they’re like some of my favourite memories,” he added. “I thought those guys were really cool.”<br />
<br />
While there has been no confirmation about a Harry Potter reboot being in the works, although recently there were some reports about HBO Max planning to make a series around the JK Rowling books.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Radcliffe'&nbsp;was promoting his 'Miracle Worker's upcoming season with his co-stars, Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni, who were part of the interview, also shared what they want to play in the series reboot.&nbsp;<br />
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"I want to play Hermoine. That's the character I related to the most," Soni replied, while Viswanathan said Hagrid.</p>

<p>The film franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year but Daniel has no plans to mark the occasion and said that&nbsp;he is busy at the moment and may not be able to join his co-stars— Rupert Grint (who played Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (who played Hermione Granger)—for the upcoming 20th anniversary.</p>

<p>The franchise, based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling and distributed by Warner Bros. for the visual format, released its first instalment ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ on November 4, 2001.&nbsp;</p>


Daniel Radcliffe shot to stardom as a child when he landed the lead role in the ‘Harry Potter' franchise. Daniel recently shared which Harry Potter characters he’d want to play in a potential reboot of the series.

Daniel Radcliffe shot to stardom as a child when he landed the lead role in the ‘Harry Potter' franchise. Daniel recently shared which Harry Potter characters he’d want to play in a potential reboot of the series. The actor, famously known as the 'Boy Who Lived' in the beloved franchise, doesn't want to reprise his role but wants to step into another interesting character from the Potter films. In an interview with Josh Horowitz on his 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast this week, the actor revealed and told, “I would probably want to go with like, Sirius [Black] or [Remus] Lupin,”. In the wizards series, Gary Oldman played Sirius Black while David Thewlis played Remus Lupin. “Those were always the two characters that I was like, They’re great.” “And also, I’m obviously biased by my experience of filming those scenes with those people, and they’re like some of my favourite memories,” he added. “I thought those guys were really cool.” While there has been no confirmation about a Harry Potter reboot being in the works, although recently there were some reports about HBO Max planning to make a series around the JK Rowling books. Radcliffe' was promoting his 'Miracle Worker's upcoming season with his co-stars, Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni, who were part of the interview, also shared what they want to play in the series reboot. "I want to play Hermoine. That's the character I related to the most," Soni replied, while Viswanathan said Hagrid. The film franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year but Daniel has no plans to mark the occasion and said that he is busy at the moment and may not be able to join his co-stars— Rupert Grint (who played Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (who played Hermione Granger)—for the upcoming 20th anniversary. The franchise, based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling and distributed by Warner Bros. for the visual format, released its first instalment ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ on November 4, 2001.

Daniel Radcliffe wants to play these 'Harry Potter' roles in a series reboot

<p>Explaining the reasons why he might never join social media, Hollywood superstar Daniel Radcliffe admits that he is not mentally strong enough to be available online.<br />
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According to People Magazine, Radcliffe opened up about on why he might never join Twitter or Instagram on First We Feasts` Hot Ones with host Sean Evans while promoting his film `Escape From Pretoria` while eating spicy hot wings. The `Harry Potter` star revealed that he once considered signing up for a Twitter account.<br />
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"I would love to say there`s some sort of intellectual, well-thought-out reason for this because I considered getting a Twitter and me, 100 per cent know that if I did, you all would be waking up to stories like, `Dan Radcliffe gets into a fight with a random person on Twitter,`" he said.<br />
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Continuing the thoughts he had while signing up for Twitter he said, "When I was younger, not anymore thank God, I would like to look up comments about myself on the internet."<br />
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"That is an insane and bad thing to do, and to me, like Twitter and everything just sort of feels like an extension of that. Unless I`m going to go on to just read all nice things about myself, which also feels like another kind of unhealthy thing to do," he added.<br />
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The `Horns` star said that he is honestly unsure about his mental ability to hold the strain of social media life and thinks that he is alright with that.<br />
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As per the reports from People, the actor, in February 2019, revealed that he turned to an alcohol addict to deal with his massive Harry Potter fame as a young man." Then as you get very drunk, you become aware, `Oh, people are watching more now because now I`m getting very drunk, so I should probably drink more to ignore that more,`" he joked.<br />
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"It can affect your psyche. Part of the thing is the expectation that you should just be delighted all the time. You have a great job, you`re wealthy, you don`t have the right to not be excited about the thing all the time," Radcliffe added. The 31-year-old star explained in an interview that he felt a lot of pressure for not being able to handle the fame and took a few years with a couple of attempts to stop using alcohol as a way to deal with his emotions, according to People.<br />
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"I have been unbelievably lucky with the people I had around me at certain times in my life," he admitted. "I met some really key people, some actors, some of them not, who just gave me great advice and really cared for me. Ultimately, it was just my own decision. I woke up one morning after a night, going, `This is probably not good.`"<br />
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Explaining the reasons why he might never join social media, Hollywood superstar Daniel Radcliffe admits that he is not mentally strong enough to be available online.

Explaining the reasons why he might never join social media, Hollywood superstar Daniel Radcliffe admits that he is not mentally strong enough to be available online. According to People Magazine, Radcliffe opened up about on why he might never join Twitter or Instagram on First We Feasts` Hot Ones with host Sean Evans while promoting his film `Escape From Pretoria` while eating spicy hot wings. The `Harry Potter` star revealed that he once considered signing up for a Twitter account. "I would love to say there`s some sort of intellectual, well-thought-out reason for this because I considered getting a Twitter and me, 100 per cent know that if I did, you all would be waking up to stories like, `Dan Radcliffe gets into a fight with a random person on Twitter,`" he said. Continuing the thoughts he had while signing up for Twitter he said, "When I was younger, not anymore thank God, I would like to look up comments about myself on the internet." "That is an insane and bad thing to do, and to me, like Twitter and everything just sort of feels like an extension of that. Unless I`m going to go on to just read all nice things about myself, which also feels like another kind of unhealthy thing to do," he added. The `Horns` star said that he is honestly unsure about his mental ability to hold the strain of social media life and thinks that he is alright with that. As per the reports from People, the actor, in February 2019, revealed that he turned to an alcohol addict to deal with his massive Harry Potter fame as a young man." Then as you get very drunk, you become aware, `Oh, people are watching more now because now I`m getting very drunk, so I should probably drink more to ignore that more,`" he joked. "It can affect your psyche. Part of the thing is the expectation that you should just be delighted all the time. You have a great job, you`re wealthy, you don`t have the right to not be excited about the thing all the time," Radcliffe added. The 31-year-old star explained in an interview that he felt a lot of pressure for not being able to handle the fame and took a few years with a couple of attempts to stop using alcohol as a way to deal with his emotions, according to People. "I have been unbelievably lucky with the people I had around me at certain times in my life," he admitted. "I met some really key people, some actors, some of them not, who just gave me great advice and really cared for me. Ultimately, it was just my own decision. I woke up one morning after a night, going, `This is probably not good.`"

Daniel Radcliffe on not joining social media: 'It's unhealthy'

A statue of Harry Potter, flying a Nimbus 2000 broom over the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, was unveiled in London's Leicester Square. The bronze statue, which shows Potter, played by Daniel Radcliffe, is just a few steps from where the film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" had its world film premiere in November 2001.

Harry Potter flies in London, playing Quidditch over Leicester Square

<p>JK Rowling's<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jk-rowlings-tweet-about-people-who-menstruate-slammed-by-followers-called-transphobic-304137"> tweet over an article about 'people who menstruate' </a>has been a point of discussion this past week with most calling the author 'transphobic'.&nbsp; A day after her tweet went viral, 'Harry Potter' star <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-reacts-to-jk-rowlings-controversial-tweet-says-transgender-women-are-women-304478">Daniel Radcliffe </a>had weighed in and spoken in support of the transgender community. Now, his co-star from the film, actress Emma Watson too has weighed in on the controversy.<br />
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In a series of tweets, Watson has shown support to the community and said, "Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are," the 30-year-old actress wrote.<br />
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"I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are."<br />
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Watson then added she donates to a pair of charities -- Mermaids and Mama Cash -- that support transgender individuals.<br />
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"Happy #PRIDE2020," she concluded. "Sending love x."</p>

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<p>Agreeing with Radcliffe and Watson, Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne too spoke out in support of the transgender community. Redmayne who is part of the 'Fantastic Beasts' films written by Rowling- disagreed with her and said, "Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative, and over the years I have been trying to constantly educate myself,” Redmayne told Variety. “This is an ongoing process. As someone who has worked with both JK Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand. I disagree with Jo’s comments."</p>

<p>Rowling on Wednesday<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jk-rowling-defends-her-right-to-speak-on-trans-issues-in-powerful-essay-reveals-details-of-her-abusive-past-304985"> tried to defend her tweets and wrote a powerful essay </a>about her troubled past where she was subjected to domestic abuse and reasoned as to why she spoke in favour of women.</p>

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JK Rowling's tweet over an article about 'people who menstruate' has been a point of discussion this past week with most calling the author 'transphobic'. A day after her tweet went viral, 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe had weighed in and spoken in support of the transgender community.

JK Rowling's tweet over an article about 'people who menstruate' has been a point of discussion this past week with most calling the author 'transphobic'. A day after her tweet went viral, 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe had weighed in and spoken in support of the transgender community. Now, his co-star from the film, actress Emma Watson too has weighed in on the controversy. In a series of tweets, Watson has shown support to the community and said, "Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are," the 30-year-old actress wrote. "I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are." Watson then added she donates to a pair of charities -- Mermaids and Mama Cash -- that support transgender individuals. "Happy #PRIDE2020," she concluded. "Sending love x." I donate to @Mermaids_Gender and @mamacash. If you can, perhaps you’ll feel inclined to do the same. ❤️ — Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020 × Agreeing with Radcliffe and Watson, Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne too spoke out in support of the transgender community. Redmayne who is part of the 'Fantastic Beasts' films written by Rowling- disagreed with her and said, "Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative, and over the years I have been trying to constantly educate myself,” Redmayne told Variety. “This is an ongoing process. As someone who has worked with both JK Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand. I disagree with Jo’s comments." Rowling on Wednesday tried to defend her tweets and wrote a powerful essay about her troubled past where she was subjected to domestic abuse and reasoned as to why she spoke in favour of women.

Emma Watson comments on JK Rowling's controversial tweet: Trans people are who they say they are

<p>Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who shot to fame for playing Harry Potter in the films based on JK Rowling's books, has now weighed in on the author's controversial tweet.<br />
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Reacting on the same, Radcliffe said that "transgender women are women" and it has now become more important than ever to "not cause further harm" to the community.<br />
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Over the weekend, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jk-rowlings-tweet-about-people-who-menstruate-slammed-by-followers-called-transphobic-304137">Rowling faced severe backlash on Twitter </a>after she criticised an opinion piece that used the phrase "people who menstruate" and posited that discussion of gender identity invalidates biological sex.<br />
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Radcliffe penned his thoughts in an essay for the website of the Trevor Project, a non-profit dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ community.<br />
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The article that was published on Monday had the actor admitting that the essay may be used by the media as "in-fighting" between him and Rowling.<br />
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While he was clear that the writer was "unquestionably responsible" for the course of his life, he felt the need to speak out.<br />
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"As someone who has been honored to work with and continues to contribute to The Trevor Project for the last decade, and just as a human being. I feel compelled to say something at this moment."<br />
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"Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I," Radcliffe added.<br />
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The actor also highlighted that&nbsp; 78 per cent of transgender and nonbinary youth have reported that they have been discriminated against due to their gender identity.<br />
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"It's clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people, not invalidate their identities, and not cause further harm," he wrote.<br />
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Following criticism over her tweet, Rowling had later tried to explain herself but that led to further criticism. "If sex isn't real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn''t hate to speak the truth," she wrote.</p>

<p>"The idea that women like me, who've been empathetic to trans people for decades, feeling kinship because they're vulnerable in the same way as women — ie, to male violence — ''hate'' trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences — is a nonsense," she further said.<br />
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Not only did her statement anger the LGBTQ community but avid fans of the 'Harry Potter' series admitted to have been let down by their favourite author.</p>

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Radcliffe addressed to the fans and said "sorry"&nbsp; for the pain these comments have caused, hoping that those words won't too much "taint" the meaning of the Harry Potter books for them.<br />
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"I really hope that you don't entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you.<br />
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"If these books taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe, capable of overcoming anything; if they taught you that strength is found in diversity, and that dogmatic ideas of pureness lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups; if you believe that a particular character is trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid, or that they are gay or bisexual; if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life — then that is between you and the book that you read, and it is sacred. And in my opinion nobody can touch that," he said.</p>

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Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who shot to fame for playing Harry Potter in the films based on JK Rowling's books, has now weighed in on the author's controversial tweet.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who shot to fame for playing Harry Potter in the films based on JK Rowling's books, has now weighed in on the author's controversial tweet. Reacting on the same, Radcliffe said that "transgender women are women" and it has now become more important than ever to "not cause further harm" to the community. Over the weekend, Rowling faced severe backlash on Twitter after she criticised an opinion piece that used the phrase "people who menstruate" and posited that discussion of gender identity invalidates biological sex. Radcliffe penned his thoughts in an essay for the website of the Trevor Project, a non-profit dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ community. The article that was published on Monday had the actor admitting that the essay may be used by the media as "in-fighting" between him and Rowling. While he was clear that the writer was "unquestionably responsible" for the course of his life, he felt the need to speak out. "As someone who has been honored to work with and continues to contribute to The Trevor Project for the last decade, and just as a human being. I feel compelled to say something at this moment." "Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I," Radcliffe added. The actor also highlighted that 78 per cent of transgender and nonbinary youth have reported that they have been discriminated against due to their gender identity. "It's clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people, not invalidate their identities, and not cause further harm," he wrote. Following criticism over her tweet, Rowling had later tried to explain herself but that led to further criticism. "If sex isn't real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn''t hate to speak the truth," she wrote. "The idea that women like me, who've been empathetic to trans people for decades, feeling kinship because they're vulnerable in the same way as women — ie, to male violence — ''hate'' trans people because they think sex is real and has lived consequences — is a nonsense," she further said. Not only did her statement anger the LGBTQ community but avid fans of the 'Harry Potter' series admitted to have been let down by their favourite author. Radcliffe addressed to the fans and said "sorry" for the pain these comments have caused, hoping that those words won't too much "taint" the meaning of the Harry Potter books for them. "I really hope that you don't entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you. "If these books taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe, capable of overcoming anything; if they taught you that strength is found in diversity, and that dogmatic ideas of pureness lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups; if you believe that a particular character is trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid, or that they are gay or bisexual; if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any time in your life — then that is between you and the book that you read, and it is sacred. And in my opinion nobody can touch that," he said.

Daniel Radcliffe reacts to JK Rowling's controversial tweet, says 'transgender women are women'

<p>Here's just another reason to stay home. As most of the world population is still in the confinement of their home owing to the lockdown, JK Rowling`s Wizarding World has come up with something interesting for all Potter heads.<br />
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The official Twitter account of Wizarding World on Tuesday shared a video featuring seven of the celebrities, including actor Daniel Radcliffe who have been line up to read chapter-by-chapter of `Harry Potter`, in a series of video recordings. Radcliffe became famous for playing Harry Potter on screen.<br />
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"Surprise! We`ve got a treat for you...From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one. And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you`ll agree we have the perfect narrator...#HarryPotterAtHome" read the tweet.</p>

<p>The video began with Eddie Redmayne followed by Dakota Fanning, and Claudia Kim, saying that they are "at home."<br />
The brief video then features Stephen Fry, Noma Dumezweni, and David Beckham explaining that they are at their respective homes sitting in the "living room, book room, cosy corner" and so on.</p>

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<p>The stars further said that they are really excited to read 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone' by JK Rowling."<br />
Towards the end of the 34-second long video, actor Daniel Radcliffe introduces himself and begins to say, "This is chapter one of Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone."<br />
Each of the stars will read different sections of the book for all the fans of `Harry Potter` across the globe.<br />
All 17 chapters of the book will be released between now and the middle of the summer. Videos will be posted weekly on harrypotterathome.com, with an audio-only version available for free on Spotify.<br />
The special series is part of the `Harry Potter At Home` project, an initiative developed by Wizarding World Digital and Rowling`s agency, to bring cheer among the people during these trying times.</p>

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Here's just another reason to stay home. As most of the world population is still in the confinement of their home owing to the lockdown, JK Rowling`s Wizarding World has come up with something interesting for all Potter heads.

Here's just another reason to stay home. As most of the world population is still in the confinement of their home owing to the lockdown, JK Rowling`s Wizarding World has come up with something interesting for all Potter heads. The official Twitter account of Wizarding World on Tuesday shared a video featuring seven of the celebrities, including actor Daniel Radcliffe who have been line up to read chapter-by-chapter of `Harry Potter`, in a series of video recordings. Radcliffe became famous for playing Harry Potter on screen. "Surprise! We`ve got a treat for you...From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one. And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you`ll agree we have the perfect narrator...#HarryPotterAtHome" read the tweet. The video began with Eddie Redmayne followed by Dakota Fanning, and Claudia Kim, saying that they are "at home." The brief video then features Stephen Fry, Noma Dumezweni, and David Beckham explaining that they are at their respective homes sitting in the "living room, book room, cosy corner" and so on. Surprise! We've got a treat for you…From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one. And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you’ll agree we have the perfect narrator...⚡️ #HarryPotterAtHome https://t.co/w9K77akbou pic.twitter.com/Q03PmjeD5d — Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) May 5, 2020 × The stars further said that they are really excited to read 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone' by JK Rowling." Towards the end of the 34-second long video, actor Daniel Radcliffe introduces himself and begins to say, "This is chapter one of Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone." Each of the stars will read different sections of the book for all the fans of `Harry Potter` across the globe. All 17 chapters of the book will be released between now and the middle of the summer. Videos will be posted weekly on harrypotterathome.com, with an audio-only version available for free on Spotify. The special series is part of the `Harry Potter At Home` project, an initiative developed by Wizarding World Digital and Rowling`s agency, to bring cheer among the people during these trying times.

Harry Potter comes home! Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and others to read JK Rowling's books for fans amid lockdown

<p>With China recuperating fast from coronavirus, according to the authorities, there is news that the theatres in the country could reopen by the end of this month. While there will be a battle of films at the box office considering so many films had to drop because of the pandemic spread, there is also a report that the theatres will balance between various films, to ease their reruns and releases.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Among some films, there are ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’, ‘Detective Chinatown 3’, ‘The Rescue’ and more. According to a report in Deadline, the first film that will open Chinese theatres once all halls reopen, will be a 3-D and 4K reissue of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’.</p>

<p>While the first eight Harry Potter movies had a mixed run in China, the ‘Sorcerer’s Stone and Half-Blood Prince’ had not played.&nbsp;</p>

<p>‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ earned $974 million worldwide in 2001/2002, becoming the second-biggest global grosser ever behind ‘Titanic’ at the time.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-ranveer-singh-starrer-83-postponed-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-287525">Also read:&nbsp;Ranveer Singh starrer '83' postponed amid coronavirus outbreak</a></p>

<p>In addition, it’s reported that the theatres will keep 100% of the ticket sales and will be allowed to set variable pricing if they choose. This will apparently be done not for boosting the respective global grosses of Harry Potter 1 and the likes but to get the Chinese audience back to the theatres for new movies like ‘1917’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and others.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A global pandemic now, novel COVID-19 has so far taken the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-coronavirus-cases-in-india-live-news-latest-updates-one-intel-employee-potentially-exposed-to-coronavirus-under-quarantine-284099">lives of 10,000 people</a> with several thousands still being treated in different parts of the world.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/8-new-web-shows-films-to-watch-as-you-quarantine-at-home-287555">In Pictures:&nbsp;8 new web shows, films to watch as you quarantine at home</a></p>


With China recuperating fast from coronavirus, according to the authorities, there is news that the theatres in the country could reopen by the end of this month.

With China recuperating fast from coronavirus, according to the authorities, there is news that the theatres in the country could reopen by the end of this month. While there will be a battle of films at the box office considering so many films had to drop because of the pandemic spread, there is also a report that the theatres will balance between various films, to ease their reruns and releases. Among some films, there are ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’, ‘Detective Chinatown 3’, ‘The Rescue’ and more. According to a report in Deadline, the first film that will open Chinese theatres once all halls reopen, will be a 3-D and 4K reissue of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’. While the first eight Harry Potter movies had a mixed run in China, the ‘Sorcerer’s Stone and Half-Blood Prince’ had not played. ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ earned $974 million worldwide in 2001/2002, becoming the second-biggest global grosser ever behind ‘Titanic’ at the time. Also read: Ranveer Singh starrer '83' postponed amid coronavirus outbreak In addition, it’s reported that the theatres will keep 100% of the ticket sales and will be allowed to set variable pricing if they choose. This will apparently be done not for boosting the respective global grosses of Harry Potter 1 and the likes but to get the Chinese audience back to the theatres for new movies like ‘1917’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and others. A global pandemic now, novel COVID-19 has so far taken the lives of 10,000 people with several thousands still being treated in different parts of the world. In Pictures: 8 new web shows, films to watch as you quarantine at home

Chinese theatres set to open by month-end with ‘Harry Potter’ in 3D: Report

<p>Sanya Malhotra celebrated her 28th birthday and received warm wishes from friends including one from actor Daniel Radcliffe. A video featuring the Harry Potter star accompanied by Sanya's friend Junaid Hussain has been doing the rounds of the internet ever since.<br />
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In the video, Radcliffe can be seen saying, "Hi there I am here with Junaid, Hello Sanya ...Happy Birthday ...wherever you are, hope you're having a great day."</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_A80LhR1p/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Daniel wishes for @sanyamalhotra_ . #spotted #prettyfit #SanyaMalhotra #Sanya #ludo #pagglait #beautywithbrains #Beauty #outfitgoals #Gorgeous #NewDelhi #sanyamaniacs #beautiful #stunning #picoftheday #beauty #Bollywood #bollywoodactress #instadaily #instapic #instabollywood #bollywoodlovers #india #instalove #instafashion #instamoments #instacute #happybirthdaysanyamalhotra #happybirthdaysanya #28thbirthday</a></p>

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<p>Later the actress too shared the video on her Instagram story.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sanya, who made her debut in 'Dangal' was last seen 'Photograph' for which she earned critical praise. The actress will be reuniting with her 'Dangal'co-star Fatima Sana Shaikh in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/anurag-basus-ludo-featuring-abhishek-bachchan-sanya-malhotra-and-rajkummar-rao-to-release-on-january-24-2020-270623">Anurag Basu's 'Ludo'.</a> The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rohit Saraf and Pankaj Tripathi as well.&nbsp;</p>


Sanya Malhotra celebrated her 28th birthday and received warm wishes from friends including one from actor Daniel Radcliffe. A video featuring the Harry Potter star accompanied by Sanya's friend Junaid Hussain has been doing the rounds of the internet ever since.

Sanya Malhotra celebrated her 28th birthday and received warm wishes from friends including one from actor Daniel Radcliffe. A video featuring the Harry Potter star accompanied by Sanya's friend Junaid Hussain has been doing the rounds of the internet ever since. In the video, Radcliffe can be seen saying, "Hi there I am here with Junaid, Hello Sanya ...Happy Birthday ...wherever you are, hope you're having a great day." View this post on Instagram Daniel wishes for @sanyamalhotra_ . #spotted #prettyfit #SanyaMalhotra #Sanya #ludo #pagglait #beautywithbrains #Beauty #outfitgoals #Gorgeous #NewDelhi #sanyamaniacs #beautiful #stunning #picoftheday #beauty #Bollywood #bollywoodactress #instadaily #instapic #instabollywood #bollywoodlovers #india #instalove #instafashion #instamoments #instacute #happybirthdaysanyamalhotra #happybirthdaysanya #28thbirthday A post shared by Dance Like Sanya (@dancelikesanya) on Feb 25, 2020 at 1:20am PST × Later the actress too shared the video on her Instagram story. Sanya, who made her debut in 'Dangal' was last seen 'Photograph' for which she earned critical praise. The actress will be reuniting with her 'Dangal'co-star Fatima Sana Shaikh in Anurag Basu's 'Ludo'. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rohit Saraf and Pankaj Tripathi as well.

'Dangal' star Sanya Malhotra gets a special birthday wish from 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe

<p>British singer Ed Sheeran has a lot to be happy about as he tops the list of UK’s richest celebrities aged 30 or under with an estimated fortune of £170 million ($219 million).&nbsp;</p>

<p>The ‘Shape of You’ singer is said to have nearly doubled his wealth over the past year, taking the spot from another singer, Adele. The list was put together by Heat magazine, reported BBC.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Coming nowhere close, second on the list is actor Daniel Radcliffe who boasts of an estimated fortune of £90 million ($115 million) while Harry Styles is third with close to £64 million ($82 million).&nbsp;</p>

<p>On the fourth position is Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Harry Potter’ co-star Emma Watson who is 29 and has amassed £57 million. Niall Horan, 26, comes in at fifth with £54.8 million while collectively Little Mix are sixth with a combined worth of £50 million.</p>

<p>Other names on the annual rich list include model Cara Delevingne and Little Mix. Some new entries on the list are Dua Lipa, Maisie Williams and George Ezra and Jess Glynne, who are in joint 27th place with an estimated wealth of £4.4 million.</p>

<p>In 2018, Adele topped the list with an estimated fortune of £147.5 million but she turned 31 in May so can no longer be included.</p>


British singer Ed Sheeran has a lot to be happy about as he tops the list of UK’s richest celebrities aged 30 or under with an estimated fortune of £170 million ($219 million).

British singer Ed Sheeran has a lot to be happy about as he tops the list of UK’s richest celebrities aged 30 or under with an estimated fortune of £170 million ($219 million). The ‘Shape of You’ singer is said to have nearly doubled his wealth over the past year, taking the spot from another singer, Adele. The list was put together by Heat magazine, reported BBC. Coming nowhere close, second on the list is actor Daniel Radcliffe who boasts of an estimated fortune of £90 million ($115 million) while Harry Styles is third with close to £64 million ($82 million). On the fourth position is Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Harry Potter’ co-star Emma Watson who is 29 and has amassed £57 million. Niall Horan, 26, comes in at fifth with £54.8 million while collectively Little Mix are sixth with a combined worth of £50 million. Other names on the annual rich list include model Cara Delevingne and Little Mix. Some new entries on the list are Dua Lipa, Maisie Williams and George Ezra and Jess Glynne, who are in joint 27th place with an estimated wealth of £4.4 million. In 2018, Adele topped the list with an estimated fortune of £147.5 million but she turned 31 in May so can no longer be included.

Ed Sheeran tops UK's under-30 richest celeb list, 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe on no 2

<p>In Daniel Radcliffe's latest film role, the 'Harry Potter'&nbsp;star goes in a split second from a normal, anonymous young man to a celebrity sensation whose life is turned upside-down.</p>

<p>Does that sound familiar to the former child actor who was plucked from obscurity to front one of the biggest movie franchises of all time?</p>

<p>"Yes I suppose so! I really hadn't thought about that," Radcliffe told AFP. "God I need to call my therapist!"</p>

<p>Fortunately for Radcliffe, his real-life journey was considerably more gentle than the protagonist of 'Guns Akimbo,'&nbsp;which had its world premiere at the Toronto film festival.</p>

<p>He plays a nerdy video game developer who wakes from a brutal attack to find guns have been surgically bolted to his hands, and he has been forced to fight to the death for the amusement of a sadistic online community.</p>

<p>Asked how he chose the role, Radcliffe said: "A lot of the things I've done have been like weird fairytales, like 'Horns' or 'Swiss Army Man.'</p>

<p>"They're all about somebody living a normal life and then something crazy and transformative happening to them.</p>

<p>"So I guess I enjoy those kind of stories, stories that take a crazy route into a thing we can relate to. And this film definitely falls into that category."</p>

<p>As the plot suggests, 'Guns Akimbo'&nbsp;is a more radical departure from Hogwarts than any of his projects yet.</p>

<p>Its darkly cartoonish approach to copious on-screen violence includes countless gory fight scenes and deaths in which the characters wield guns, hammers and even a bazooka.</p>

<p>Like 'The Running Man' or 'The Hunger Games,'&nbsp;ordinary people are cheered on by bloodthirsty crowds in their fights to the death -- with the millennial twist of live-streaming and YouTube-style trolls.</p>

<p>"This film is inspired by the darker corners of the internet and parts of social media and those ideas, but it's not necessarily making a massive point about them," said Radcliffe.</p>

<p>"Jason is somebody who has absorbed certain parts of the internet and '80s action movies and gaming, and this film is the result of all those things coming together," he said, referring to director Jason Lei Howden.</p>

<p>"I don't think anyone should get their moral code from this movie!"</p>


In Daniel Radcliffe's latest film role, the 'Harry Potter' star goes in a split second from a normal, anonymous young man to a celebrity sensation whose life is turned upside-down.

In Daniel Radcliffe's latest film role, the 'Harry Potter' star goes in a split second from a normal, anonymous young man to a celebrity sensation whose life is turned upside-down. Does that sound familiar to the former child actor who was plucked from obscurity to front one of the biggest movie franchises of all time? "Yes I suppose so! I really hadn't thought about that," Radcliffe told AFP. "God I need to call my therapist!" Fortunately for Radcliffe, his real-life journey was considerably more gentle than the protagonist of 'Guns Akimbo,' which had its world premiere at the Toronto film festival. He plays a nerdy video game developer who wakes from a brutal attack to find guns have been surgically bolted to his hands, and he has been forced to fight to the death for the amusement of a sadistic online community. Asked how he chose the role, Radcliffe said: "A lot of the things I've done have been like weird fairytales, like 'Horns' or 'Swiss Army Man.' "They're all about somebody living a normal life and then something crazy and transformative happening to them. "So I guess I enjoy those kind of stories, stories that take a crazy route into a thing we can relate to. And this film definitely falls into that category." As the plot suggests, 'Guns Akimbo' is a more radical departure from Hogwarts than any of his projects yet. Its darkly cartoonish approach to copious on-screen violence includes countless gory fight scenes and deaths in which the characters wield guns, hammers and even a bazooka. Like 'The Running Man' or 'The Hunger Games,' ordinary people are cheered on by bloodthirsty crowds in their fights to the death -- with the millennial twist of live-streaming and YouTube-style trolls. "This film is inspired by the darker corners of the internet and parts of social media and those ideas, but it's not necessarily making a massive point about them," said Radcliffe. "Jason is somebody who has absorbed certain parts of the internet and '80s action movies and gaming, and this film is the result of all those things coming together," he said, referring to director Jason Lei Howden. "I don't think anyone should get their moral code from this movie!"

Daniel Radcliffe has life turned upside-down in 'Guns Akimbo'

<p>JK Rowling may have put an end to her popular series 'Harry Potter' years back, but the legacy continues to live on.&nbsp;Rowling and Harry Potter celebrate their birthday on July 31. Harry Potter is now 39!<br />
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The much-loved and celebrated character has seen Daniel Radcliffe as it`s human counterpart since the first film from the series `Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone` hit the big screens in 2001. And since then people have lived with the character along til the last film from the series `Harty Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2` released in 2011.<br />
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The wizard boy started his journey as an 11-year old boy who is sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and spanned through eight films ending his trail as an adult seeing off his children at the station just as he left once.<br />
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To wish their loved character on his anniversary, fans flooded Twitter with praises for Harry while also reminiscing some childhood moments!<br />
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"Happy birthday to the boy who gave me the first magical experience in my life, to whom he taught me that you are always stronger than you think and also to always value family and friends," one user wrote on the micro-blogging site.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy birthday to the boy who gave me the first magical experience in my life, to whom he taught me that you are always stronger than you think and also to always value family and friends ❤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarryPotter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarryPotter</a> <a href="https://t.co/XwfEn0cdDV">pic.twitter.com/XwfEn0cdDV</a></p>
— Veronica Rojas (@Rojasv_17) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rojasv_17/status/1156432270695239680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Another user opted for a fun way of celebrating Harry`s legacy as he mentioned different phases of his life.</p>

<p>With a creamy yet creepy birthday cake, a user showered his love on Harry. And what better than drinking butterbeer, playing Kahoot on this very day. One user did the same and shared the pictures."Happy Birthday Harry Potter!! We player Kahoot, drank butter beer, and enjoyed an Ollivanders wand!" the user tweeted.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Birthday Harry Potter!! We player Kahoot, drank butter beer, and enjoyed an Ollivanders wand! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weloveHarryPotter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weloveHarryPotter</a> <a href="https://t.co/ukNKXwI4bI">pic.twitter.com/ukNKXwI4bI</a></p>
— Franchesca Fresquez (@ffresquez_LMS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ffresquez_LMS/status/1156287286163542016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">happy birthday to one of my favorites heroes. to the boy who gave me the first magical experience. the one who stands up to protect who he loves. happy birthday harry james potter! ✨ <a href="https://t.co/nPerrz7sSj">pic.twitter.com/nPerrz7sSj</a></p>
— stasia loves sabrina (@brinascarpnter) <a href="https://twitter.com/brinascarpnter/status/1156499827376709632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">happy birthday to the boy who went through so much throughout his childhood and still remained good, pure and kind. happy birthday harry potter, i love you and i’m sorry you’re so underrated <a href="https://t.co/lNK7tCGiQN">pic.twitter.com/lNK7tCGiQN</a></p>
— jessie (@grangerslight) <a href="https://twitter.com/grangerslight/status/1156478162483712000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
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(illustration Mary Grandpré)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarryPotter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarryPotter</a> <a href="https://t.co/f2rM2Xhru6">pic.twitter.com/f2rM2Xhru6</a></p>
— Claudia (sshhh.... deine schewester) (@curlybaeholland) <a href="https://twitter.com/curlybaeholland/status/1156391978197819392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Meanwhile, JK Rowling celebrated 54th birthday on Wednesday.Actor Emma Watson, who played Hermione in the series wished Rowling on Instagram. Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/on-jk-rowlings-birthday-13-inspiring-quotes-from-harry-potter-to-make-you-believe-in-magic-all-over-again-156002">On JK Rowling's birthday, 13 inspiring quotes from 'Harry Potter' to make you believe in magic all over again</a></p>

<p>"Sexy and scary! You smashed this. All the love to you Jo. Happy Birthday!!!! Extra points to @msevylynch for being the most perfect cat," Watson wrote.</p>

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JK Rowling may have put an end to her popular series 'Harry Potter' years back, but the legacy continues to live on. Rowling and Harry Potter celebrate their birthday on July 31.

JK Rowling may have put an end to her popular series 'Harry Potter' years back, but the legacy continues to live on. Rowling and Harry Potter celebrate their birthday on July 31. Harry Potter is now 39! The much-loved and celebrated character has seen Daniel Radcliffe as it`s human counterpart since the first film from the series `Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone` hit the big screens in 2001. And since then people have lived with the character along til the last film from the series `Harty Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2` released in 2011. The wizard boy started his journey as an 11-year old boy who is sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and spanned through eight films ending his trail as an adult seeing off his children at the station just as he left once. To wish their loved character on his anniversary, fans flooded Twitter with praises for Harry while also reminiscing some childhood moments! "Happy birthday to the boy who gave me the first magical experience in my life, to whom he taught me that you are always stronger than you think and also to always value family and friends," one user wrote on the micro-blogging site. Happy birthday to the boy who gave me the first magical experience in my life, to whom he taught me that you are always stronger than you think and also to always value family and friends ❤#HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/XwfEn0cdDV — Veronica Rojas (@Rojasv_17) July 31, 2019 × Another user opted for a fun way of celebrating Harry`s legacy as he mentioned different phases of his life. With a creamy yet creepy birthday cake, a user showered his love on Harry. And what better than drinking butterbeer, playing Kahoot on this very day. One user did the same and shared the pictures."Happy Birthday Harry Potter!! We player Kahoot, drank butter beer, and enjoyed an Ollivanders wand!" the user tweeted. Happy Birthday Harry Potter!! We player Kahoot, drank butter beer, and enjoyed an Ollivanders wand! #weloveHarryPotter pic.twitter.com/ukNKXwI4bI — Franchesca Fresquez (@ffresquez_LMS) July 30, 2019 × happy birthday to one of my favorites heroes. to the boy who gave me the first magical experience. the one who stands up to protect who he loves. happy birthday harry james potter! ✨ pic.twitter.com/nPerrz7sSj — stasia loves sabrina (@brinascarpnter) July 31, 2019 × happy birthday to the boy who went through so much throughout his childhood and still remained good, pure and kind. happy birthday harry potter, i love you and i’m sorry you’re so underrated pic.twitter.com/lNK7tCGiQN — jessie (@grangerslight) July 31, 2019 × Happy Birthday Harry! (illustration Mary Grandpré)#HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/f2rM2Xhru6 — Claudia (sshhh.... deine schewester) (@curlybaeholland) July 31, 2019 × Meanwhile, JK Rowling celebrated 54th birthday on Wednesday.Actor Emma Watson, who played Hermione in the series wished Rowling on Instagram. Also read: On JK Rowling's birthday, 13 inspiring quotes from 'Harry Potter' to make you believe in magic all over again "Sexy and scary! You smashed this. All the love to you Jo. Happy Birthday!!!! Extra points to @msevylynch for being the most perfect cat," Watson wrote. View this post on Instagram Sexy and scary! 👻 You smashed this. All the love to you Jo. Happy Birthday!!!! Extra points to @msevylynch for being the most perfect cat. 🐯 A post shared by Emma Watson (@emmawatson) on Jul 31, 2019 at 12:58am PDT ×

As Harry Potter turns 39, fans flood social media with wishes!

Daniel Radcliffe says he has no interest in reprising his role as the boy wizard, but would love to do a cameo on HBO&#39;s epic fantasy drama &#39;Game of Thrones&#39;.<br />
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Speculations were rife that Radcliffe may essay the role of Harry Potter if the play &quot;Harry Potter and Cursed Child&quot; is turned into a movie.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;Nobody has said anything to me about ... revitalising the films, so I don&#39;t know,&quot; the &quot;Now You See Me 2&#39;&#39; actor told Reuters,<br />
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&quot;It&#39;s not something I think I&#39;d be interested in, and also if they do it now I feel they should just cast the people from the play,&quot; he added.&nbsp;<br />
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&nbsp;But he is interested in performing a cameo in the hit series &#39;Game of Thrones&#39;.<br />
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&quot;I would love to do (Game of Thrones). If they want to just bring me in and kill me, I would be so happy to do that,&quot; the Press Trust of India quoted him as saying.&nbsp;<br />
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Radcliffe however is not sure about commiting to long television shows.&nbsp;<br />
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(WION with inputs from agencies)

Radcliffe said he does not think he would be interested in, and 'if they do it now I feel they should just cast the people from the play'

Daniel Radcliffe says he has no interest in reprising his role as the boy wizard, but would love to do a cameo on HBO's epic fantasy drama 'Game of Thrones'. Speculations were rife that Radcliffe may essay the role of Harry Potter if the play "Harry Potter and Cursed Child" is turned into a movie. "Nobody has said anything to me about ... revitalising the films, so I don't know," the "Now You See Me 2'' actor told Reuters, "It's not something I think I'd be interested in, and also if they do it now I feel they should just cast the people from the play," he added. But he is interested in performing a cameo in the hit series 'Game of Thrones'. "I would love to do (Game of Thrones). If they want to just bring me in and kill me, I would be so happy to do that," the Press Trust of India quoted him as saying. Radcliffe however is not sure about commiting to long television shows. (WION with inputs from agencies)

Daniel Radcliffe not interested to reprise Harry Potter role

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