Maggie Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio shared a kiss on Valentines Day?! Say What?! A lot of projects are in the works this week as well, with Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, and so many more about to step in front of the camera. See what our favorite “Harry Potter” alum are up to in MuggleNet’s weekly Role Call!
Let’s talk Lumos, Slytherins and hedgehog Vines in this week’s MuggleNet social roundup.
Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge in the “Potter” film series, can currently be seen treading the boards in the West End, in the critically acclaimed play “Good People”. In a new interview, Staunton discusses her life, illustrious career, and role of Margi in “Good People”.
With breaking fandom news, comes excitable speculation with the most of common of these discussions usually concerning casting – the Fantastic Beasts announcement was certainly no different. The news that the film would focus on the adventures of a young Newt Scamander put the casting hypothesising into over drive. MuggleNet is more than partial to a bit of debate, so we have decided to get in on the casting action.
It has recently been announced that Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films, will play an MI5 agent in two thrillers produced by BBC TV. The two films, called Turks & Caicos and Salting the Battlefield, are part of The Worricker Trilogy.
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Xenophilius Lovegood
Harry Potter
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Rose Granger-Weasley (CC – London)
2017
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