Archive for the ‘Television Programmes’ Category

Happy Birthday, David Thewlis!

Mar 20, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Films, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Radcliffe, Television Programmes, Thewlis, Warner Bros.

In honor of David Thewlis’ birthday, today, let’s celebrate not only another year, but also an excellent acting career–just another thing that gets better with age! And since we’re on topic, we’d be remiss in not mentioning the casting twist that saw Thewlis miss out on one Harry Potter role (Professor Quirrell) only to be …read more!

Catching Up With Rupert Grint

Mar 17, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Interviews, Grint, Grint Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Television Programmes, Theater

Rupert Grint, the Potterverse’s favorite BFF, Ron Weasley, has spent a few very visible weeks in the spotlight talking about his new TV series Snatch and sharing a few other tidbits that are most definitely of interest to Harry Potter fans. As reported here by Leaky recently, Grint, who plays lovable con man Charlie Cavendish, …read more!

‘Harry Potter’ Alums Score Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and Other News!

Mar 17, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadbent, Coltrane, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, News, Potter News, Television Programmes, Walters

The Broadcasting Press Guild named this year’s award winners, including Robbie Coltrane for Best Actor and Toby Jones’ Witness for the Prosecution for Best Single Drama! Jones, known for voicing the house elf, Dobby, in the Harry Potter series, played solicitor John Mayhew in the made-for-television adaption of an Agatha Christie short story classic, which aired December …read more!

Happy Birthday to Harry Melling

Mar 17, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Book Seven, Films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Melling, Movies, News, Pattinson, Television Programmes

Harry Melling, best known to the Potterverse as spoiled cousin Dudley Dursley, celebrates his 28th birthday today. Since he was last seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Melling has been in various  BBC television series such as Just William, Garrow’s Law and the Three Musketeers, as well as a few short …read more!

Happy Birthday, Sean Biggerstaff!

Mar 15, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Biggerstaff, Films, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, HP Cast, Movies, News, Rickman, Television Programmes, Thompson, Trailers

Today we celebrate the birthday of Sean Biggerstaff, best known to fans as Oliver Wood. But before he won us over as captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Biggerstaff already had envious Harry Potter connections. And since it’s his day (and you can never know too much about the Harry Potter world), let’s do a little fly-by of the career, past and …read more!

J.K. Rowling Reveals Title of Fourth Cormoran Strike Novel

Mar 14, 2017

Posted by: Ashley Kurtz

BigNews, Books, Burke, Career of Evil, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Cuckoo's Calling, Fans, Grainger, J.K. Rowling, Lethal White, News, Television Programmes, The Silkworm

The word is out… https://t.co/0GortYkD09 — Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) March 14, 2017 Lots of news about all things Cormoran Strike have been released lately, so here’s a quick round up! The new BBC Cormoran Strike series crew was seen in Hatfield, filming at the local Potters Bar in High Street at the end of February. …read more!

Rupert Grint Discusses Life and Career After ‘Harry Potter’

Mar 14, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Films, Grint, Grint Interviews, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Rupert Grint is best known for playing Ron Weasley in all eight films of the Harry Potter series. But, after inhabiting one character for so long, and at such a relatively young age, he struggled with whether to continue pursuing a career he grew into, rather than chose. In an interview featured in the new issue of …read more!

‘National Treasure’ is a Harry Potter Hat-Trick

Mar 09, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Coltrane, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Jack Thorne, News, Television Programmes, Walters

The British television show National Treasure starring Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane and Molly Weasley, Julie Walters has received four Royal Television Society Award nominations this year including best mini-series. In addition to the well-known Potter actors receiving nods for best actor and best actress, Jack Thorne, acclaimed writer of Harry Potter and the Cursed …read more!

Who’s Excited for Another ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Round-Up?!

Feb 25, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Charity, Conventions, Events, Fandom, Fans, Films, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, LeakyCon, Movies, News, Oldman, Rickman, Spall, Television Programmes, Tennant, Thompson, Watson, Watson Interviews

Harry Potter news abounds this week, including an update on the Love Actually reunion, coverage of the upcoming Leaky Con event, a look at the splendid Emma Watson’s premiere of Beauty and the Beast, an honor for Timothy Spall, more from David Tennant, and a potential new project for Gary Oldman. Leaky recently reported on the …read more!

David Tennant Talks Final Season of ‘Broadchurch’

Feb 18, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP Cast, Interviews, News, Television Programmes, Tennant

David Tennant, known to Harry Potter fans as the wily and erratic Barty Crouch Jr., returns for the third season of Broadchurch as DI Alec Hardy. The cast and crew are typically secretive when it comes to the hit show, but Tennant recently spoke about what fans can expect in the final series, the first episode of which airs on ITV, Monday, February …read more!



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