The BBC reported, Alan Rickman appeared on The Tonight Show to ‘confront’ Jimmy Fallon regarding his ‘Rickman-Off’ with Benedict Cumberbatch in 2013. Hilarity ensued as Rickman presented two ‘truth-telling machines’ (helium balloons) to Fallon, leading to them conversing in comically high-pitched voices. You can watch the segment below:

Sir John Hurt, who played the role of Mr. Ollivander in the Harry Potter movies, has announced that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Hurt said that he has always been open about his life, and the diagnosis of early stages of cancer won’t stop him from working and creating films. At 75 years …read more!

Jim Broadbent, the actor known to Potter fans as Professor Slughorn, has his first art exhibit this summer.  “The People,” a collection of wood-carved figures, are now on display at London’s Southbank Centre as part of the Festival of Love until August 31. According to The Guardian, Broadbent began carving the figures out of found …read more!

Broadway.com has released an interview with Imelda Staunton (the actress who portrayed Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films) about her current performance in the Broadway production “Gypsy.” In the interview, Staunton speaks to some of the unique challenges involved in acting in a Broadway production. She previously won Olivier Awards for her Baker’s Wife in the …read more!

Rupert Grint’s new movie, Moonwalkers, made its debut at the SXSW film festival, and was picked up by Alchemy. Alchemy bought all the North American rights to the movie upon seeing it’s world premiere. Variety reports: Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint and Robert Sheehan star in “Moonwalkers,” based on the premise that Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous …read more!

It is rumored that Harry Potter alum, Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney), may be joining her Harry Potter costar in Disney’s live-action Cinderella. According to the International Business Times, there are talks of Emma Thompson taking the part of Mrs. Pott’s, and singing the classic song, “Tale as Old as Time.” The IBT reports:   Now …read more!

Harry Potter’s Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas) has begun a new chapter in his career–as law student, Wes Gibbins, in ABC’s new original series How to Get Away with Murder. Enoch plays one of the lead roles as a (more humble) student in a very competitive law school class. He and a few other highly ambitious …read more!

Today, August 24th, marks the birthday of Rupert Grint, who plays faithful friend Ron Weasley. Please join us in wishing Rupert a very happy birthday and many happy returns.

Rupert Grint, who will be making his Broadway debut in “It’s Only a Play,” was recently interviewed about the play and about how acting on stage differs from acting for a film: Tell me about this guy you’re playing, Frank Finger. It’s a type of character that I’ve never had the chance to play before—he’s …read more!

The trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s upcoming film “Horns,” is now available to watch. You can see it here or below. Radcliffe attended Comic-Con to promote “Horns” and while he was there he also walked around the convention dressed up as Spider-Man. You can see that here and here.