8 h. ago Keira Knightley says she ‘was not aware’ of Harry Potter boycott before joining new audiobook series

The Atonement actress apologised after learning about the ongoing controversy surrounding JK Rowling’s gender-critical views

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9 h. ago Harry Potter TV series hires a SECOND child star to play lead role with 'perfect mop of hair and boyish looks' as mystery behind new face on set is solved

The job of playing the boy wizard, who is character from JK Rowling 's books, was originally given to Dominic McLaughlin, who was unveiled earlier this year - but now a second Harry has been spotted.

Society

30 h. ago Keira Knightley says she was ‘not aware’ of JK Rowling boycott calls before joining Harry Potter audiobooks

Actor, who voices Dolores Umbridge in the new full-cast recordings, says she hopes ‘we can all find respect’ amid renewed controversy over Rowling’s views on trans rightsKeira Knightley said that she was “not aware” of demands to boycott JK Rowling prior to joining the cast of the new audiobook versions of the Harry Potter series.Knightley was speaking to Decider to promote her new Netflix movie The Woman in Cabin 10 (in which she plays a Guardian reporter), and was asked if she knew that “some fans are calling for a Harry Potter boycott”. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Could Harry Potter rescue Cornwall's tourism industry? The locations, including a 300

With tourism figures down and tourist board Visit Cornwall no more, could the Harry Potter series, coming in 2027, help a new audience fall in love with the region?

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5 d. ago Magical Harry Potter village being constructed for the new HBO TV series is pictured for the first time in Hertfordshire

The Harry Potter village being constructed for the new HBO TV series has been pictured for the first time in Hertfordshire.

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6 d. ago John Lithgow is seen as Dumbledore for the first time as he sports the sorcerer's white beard and wizard robes to film the Harry Potter TV series in Cornwall

John Lithgow is seen as Dumbledore for the first time as he arrived on the Harry Potter TV series set in Cornwall on Wednesday morning.

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6 d. ago Harry Potter TV series moves filming to fishing village in Cornwall where dramatic scene is staged

The quiet fishing village of Cadgwith on The Lizard was transformed into the wizarding world of Harry Potter on Tuesday as they continued to film the HBO series. 

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6 d. ago Harry Potter TV series moves filming to Cornwall as HBO producers go to extreme lengths to keep the plot a secret

The quiet fishing village of Cadgwith on The Lizard was transformed into the wizarding world of Harry Potter on Tuesday as they continued to film the HBO series. 

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton narrowly misses awkward Prince Andrew visit as staff left 'stunned'

Princess Kate reportedly took her children on a very special VIP visit to the set of the new Harry Potter TV series, narrowly avoiding bumping into Prince Andrew

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2 w. ago Businesses in leafy Hertfordshire town cash in on HBO's Harry Potter series... but not all residents welcome film crew amid high street shutdown

HBO - who are said to have a rumoured eye watering budget of $1.2billion for the adaption of JK Rowling's original novels - contacted several shops and businesses in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.

Culture

2 w. ago Emma Watson admits she 'misses acting profoundly' but slams promoting movies as 'soul

The actress, 35, is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

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3 w. ago HBO's Harry Potter series transports Hertfordshire town back to the 1980s as Daniel Rigby films scenes as gruff Vernon Dursley (with a very familiar newspaper on the stands!)

Given its vast budget, it's no surprise that HBO's much-anticipated adaptation of the Harry Potter book series will be heading to unlikely places, with production of the first series well underway.

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