In a 2018 conversation with journalist Vir Sanghvi at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Nair shared how she was approached to direct “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. At the time, however, she was grieving the sudden loss of her mother-in-law, Kulsoom Alibhai, whom she fondly called “Ammie”. The death occurred while Alibhai was visiting New York for medical treatment.
The announcement follows an exhaustive casting process that saw thousands of young hopefuls auditioning for the beloved roles first brought to life by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint more than two decades ago.
HBO’s decision to reboot the beloved “Harry Potter” series as a television show has generated massive interest, and while Fiennes hasn’t confirmed his own involvement, he has previously expressed interest in returning to the role.
HBO is searching for the perfect Severus Snape for its upcoming Harry Potter TV series and believes “I May Destroy You” star Paapa Essiedu could be an ideal fit.
BRAC University is set to organise “Harry Potter Fest 2024” on its campus in Merul Badda from December 7 to 9.
Warner Bros has been quietly working on a film set in George RR Martin’s fantasy world as HBO/Max and Warner Bros start merging their major fantasy franchises.
It’s a curious thing, the emotional weight we feel when an actor we admire passes away. The grief feels strange and quiet, almost disproportionate. We’ve never met them, and there was never any real possibility of a personal connection. Yet their absence feels profoundly real, as though someone who had unknowingly become a part of our lives is suddenly gone. It’s far from the raw, visceral pain of losing someone close, but very close to a slow, simmering sadness, more like the loss of a distant but cherished companion. I’ve asked myself this question each time I’ve felt this quiet sense of loss from the passing away of a favourite artiste—why does it feel like losing a personal connection? Why does it resonate so deeply? And I find myself asking it again today, with the passing of the...
For many younger fans in the 21st century, she was best known as Professor McGonagall in all seven "Harry Potter" movies, and the Dowager Countess in the hit TV series and movie spin-offs of "Downton Abbey," a role that seemed tailor-made for an actress known for purse-lipped asides and malicious cracks.
In a candid revelation, renowned actor Gary Oldman opened up about his perceived shortcomings in his portrayal of Sirius Black in the iconic "Harry Potter" film series. Oldman, speaking on Thursday's episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, expressed his belief that his work in the beloved wizarding world was "mediocre."
“Harry Potter” fans who are missing the wizarding world introduced in JK Rowling's books may be comforted by the newly released images from...
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality.
There is now a Harry Potter-themed bar in Toronto, as if alcohol needed to be more magical.
The Internet is going wild over the weekend when Harry Potter fans discovered Afshan Azad, a Bangladeshi origin British who played one of the Patil twins in the Harry Potter movies, has totally transformed.
JK Rowling has confirmed that the Harry Potter play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, will open in London next year.
Katherine Waterston will play the lead role opposite Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the "Harry Potter" spin-off from Warner Bros.
The Oscar-winning actor will play Newt Scamander in the film series, which takes place 70 years before the Harry Potter films.
