“Potter” veterans Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters star in “National Treasure”, a four-part drama that explore the events after a famous comedian is accused of sexual abuse. Coltrane plays Paul Finchley, the man accused of rape, and Walters plays Finchley’s wife. The drama is penned by “Cursed Child” playwright Jack Thorne, and all three recently spoke to the “Guardian” about the miniseries.
This has been one busy week! Some of our favorites like Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, and Gary Oldman have begun projects bound for the Academy Awards. Not to mention a film student in the UK is raising money to feature Emma Watson in his film for nine seconds. Find out why and what many other “Harry Potter” alumni are up to in this week’s Role Call!
This week’s Casting News has revealed several new castings, trailers, and projects. From Warwick Davis and Jason Isaacs to Ralph Fiennes and Julie Walters, this week’s Role Call covers it all!
“Cursed Child” feels a lot like StarKid’s “Potter” parody musicals, and here’s why. Spoilers for “Cursed Child” included in this post.
The script of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has been out for just over a week, and fan reactions have ranged from delight to utter horror at what J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany have unleashed upon the world. Today, two of MuggleNet’s book reviewers, Jessica and Tracey, are in conversation about the experience of reading the script and how “Cursed Child” fits into both fandom and canon.
It’s been three days since the script book of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was unleashed upon the world, and love it or hate it, you can’t deny one thing – the book’s tremendous selling power. This morning, Scholastic announced that sales within the first two days of release reached over 2 million copies.
Those of us who are unable to make it London to see “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” are counting down the days until the script is released – it won’t be long now! To celebrate this momentous occasion, Waterstones is hosting a drawing to win one of seven copies of the book signed by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne!
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In this week’s Casting News, we get our first look at Nat Tena’s “FishWitch”, find ourselves time traveling with a Death Eater, and getting hushed by Madam Pince … in Braavos?!? All that and more in this week’s MuggleNet Role Call!
J.K. Rowling has revealed how the new play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” made her “anxious,” in a new interview alongside playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.
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