Harry Potter

Time flies! Rupert Grint and more Harry Potter stars are all grown up with kids of their own. The actor, who played Ron Weasley in the famous franchise, first opened up in December 2018 about wanting to become a father. “I’d like to settle down and have kids soon,” the Servant star told The Guardian […]

Courtesy of Bonnie Wright/InstagramAccio husband! Bonnie Wright revealed she married boyfriend Andrew Lococo. “Yesterday was the best day of my life 💙 thanks to my husband!!” the former Harry Potter star, 31, captioned a photo via Instagram. The snap showed her and her new spouse’s wedding rings. Wright stepped into the spotlight at age 11 […]

No, thank you! Daniel Radcliffe does not plan to return to his Harry Potter role for a Cursed Child film adaptation in the future. “This isn’t the answer that anybody’s going to want, but I think I was so able to go back and enjoy it because it’s not a part of my day-to-day life […]

Not a fan? Celebrities including Constance Wu, Rupert Grint and Andrew Lincoln have all chosen not to watch their own projects over the years — even if they were hits. Lincoln, who has starred on The Walking Dead since 2010, refuses to watch himself on the show and has even boycotted the AMC series as […]

Things are about to get weird. Daniel Radcliffe will play Weird Al Yankovic in an upcoming biopic about the musician and comedian. Yankovic, 62, wrote the script for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which will be available exclusively on The Roku Channel. The film’s official description humorously notes that it will “hold nothing back” as […]

A difficult relationship. Rupert Grint opened up about his “tricky” relationship with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in the wake of her controversial anti-trans comments. “I liken J.K. Rowling to an auntie,” Grint, 33, wrote in a piece for the UK’s The Times on Saturday, January 15. “I don’t necessarily agree with everything my auntie […]

Staying close! While it’s been nearly 20 years since Emma Watson first acted with Tom Felton, the Harry Potter costars still make it a habit to stay in touch. “We speak most weeks, and we just think it’s sweet,” the Little Woman star, 31, told British Vogue of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor, 34, in […]

Hide the Amortentia! Emma Watson and Tom Felton are BFFs now, but back in their Harry Potter days, there seemed to have been potential for more. The Beauty and the Beast star admitted in 2011 that she carried a childhood torch for her costar when they filmed the early Potter films, the first of which, […]

Shutting down drama. Jon Stewart cleared the air after his comments about the potentially anti-Semitic imagery in J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter series made headlines. The former Daily Show host, 59, took to Twitter on Wednesday, January 5, in an attempt to further explain his thoughts about the beloved fantasy novels and their author, 56, whose […]

Spotted! After HBO Max included a throwback childhood photo of Emma Roberts instead of one of Emma Watson during the Harry Potter reunion special, the England native has responded about the case of mistaken identity. “I was NOT this cute, @emmaroberts 😂,” the Bling Ring actress, 31, captioned an Instagram snap of the included photo on Wednesday, January 5. She […]

UPDATE: “Well spotted Harry Potter fans!” Warner Bros. said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Sunday, January 2. “You brought an editing mistake of a mislabeled photograph to our attention. New version up shortly.” Original story: A case of mistaken identity. HBO Max accidentally used a photo of actress Emma Roberts instead of Hermione […]

Magical memories! Emma Watson, Tom Felton and more of the Harry Potter cast spilled their biggest on-set secrets during the 20th anniversary reunion — and even dished about who they were crushing on. For years, fans of the franchise have wondered whether the Little Women actress, 31, and Felton, 34, had more than just a […]

Laughing through the tears. HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special featured some emotional moments between the stars, and Rupert Grint knew exactly how to make Emma Watson smile when they both started crying. In the reunion, released on Saturday, January 1, the Ron and Hermione actors had a chance to sit […]

Mischief managed! The Harry Potter universe is full of colorful characters — but some of the franchise’s stars are better known for their work outside of Hogwarts. Regé-Jean Page made a big splash in Hollywood after the December 2020 premiere of Netflix’s Bridgerton, in which he played royal heartthrob Simon Basset. Before taking the role […]

Hogwarts without Hermione? Emma Watson opened up about why she almost walked away from the Harry Potter franchise after 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. “You were considering pulling out,” Rupert Grint, who played Watson’s friend and eventual love interest, Ron Weasley, said during a sneak peek of HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th […]

It’s back to school time for these witches and wizards! The Harry Potter cast will reunite in 2022 for a special to celebrate 20 years of Wizarding World movies. Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is a retrospective special that will tell fans how Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (or Philosopher’s Stone, to […]

A sly Slytherin! Olivia Jade Giannulli revealed that Tom Felton once slid into her DMs — but his Harry Potter reference didn’t get her attention. “I’m really sorry I’m going to expose you, but I think you’re probably a really nice person,” the Dancing With the Stars alum, 22, said during the Thursday, December 23, […]

Newt Scamander is back! The third movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise has been delayed repeatedly, but the fantasy film, set in the Wizarding World decades before Harry Potter was born, will finally hit theaters in 2022. The Warner Bros. movie — which is officially titled Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets […]

J.K. Rowling is considered one of the most prolific authors of all time for writing the fictional Harry Potter series, but her real-life opinions have been marred with controversy. The U.K. native first came under fire in 2007 shortly after the series’ final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published. Rowling revealed to […]

Not staying quiet. J.K. Rowling faced backlash from social media users after sharing another controversial tweet about trans women. The Harry Potter author, 56, reacted to a report by The Sunday Times alleging that Scottish police will “record rapes by offenders with male genitalia as being committed by a woman if the attacker ‘identifies as […]