Alan Rickman

Stranger Things 5 Goes Full Harry Potter: Is Will the Mind Flayer's Horcrux?

Stranger Things season 5 drops a shocker: a Harry Potter crossover vibe, zeroing in on Will Byers’ painful bond with Vecna that mirrors one of J.K. Rowling’s most iconic twists.

December 2, 2025 11:03 am

Why J.K. Rowling Refused to Let Any Harry Potter Heroine Eclipse Hermione

J.K. Rowling says she brushed off fan demands and kept Emma Watson’s Hermione Granger front and center in Harry Potter — and she explains why in a candid new interview.

November 28, 2025 2:43 pm

Harry Potter Cast a 37-Year-Old as a Teen—and You Never Noticed

At 37, Shirley Henderson walked into a Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets audition and walked out as a 14-year-old Hogwarts ghost — after the casting team urged her to lean even harder into the teen act.

November 25, 2025 1:29 pm

This Harry Potter Theory Finally Explains Why Fred and George Never Caught Peter Pettigrew — 21 Years Later

Two decades after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a revived fan theory is finally plugging a glaring plot hole: how did Fred and George, practically glued to the Marauder’s Map, miss Peter Pettigrew sharing a dorm with Ron?

November 19, 2025 10:29 pm

The Horcrux That Almost Ended Voldemort Years Before Deathly Hallows

With the new Harry Potter series looming, Reddit is ablaze with a chilling what-if: could a Dementor’s Kiss in Prisoner of Azkaban have wiped out the Horcrux inside Harry years before Deathly Hallows? The fan theory is splitting the fandom and rewriting the rules of soul magic.

November 19, 2025 3:31 pm

Hugh Grant's Breakout Rom-Com Returns to Theaters for a 30th Anniversary Encore

Sense and Sensibility is heading back to the big screen as Sony Pictures celebrates the beloved Jane Austen adaptation’s 30th anniversary with special theatrical screenings, reuniting audiences with Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman.

November 14, 2025 7:46 pm

The Real Reason Alan Rickman Almost Quit Harry Potter

Alan Rickman’s journals reveal he wrestled with his Harry Potter commitment, describing returns to set as dreamlike, as if filming never stopped—until a single day changed everything.

November 12, 2025 11:59 am

HBO’s Harry Potter Must Keep the One Storyline That Doomed Fred Weasley From the Start

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot has a bigger mission than page-by-page fidelity: reclaim the lore the films cut. Start with the Prewett family—Molly Weasley’s brave twin brothers, Fabian and Gideon—whose sacrifice deserves the spotlight.

November 11, 2025 4:43 am

Frankenstein Director Guillermo del Toro Is the Reason the Best Harry Potter Movie Exists

Alfonso Cuarón almost passed on directing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, saying he was initially baffled and ready to decline. He only signed on after Guillermo del Toro pushed him to take it, a move that kept the third film from landing with someone else.

November 8, 2025 1:14 pm

One HBO Harry Potter Change Makes the Female Voldemort Report Look Tame

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot is already a lightning rod: after headlines over Black Snape and talk of a female Voldemort, Redanian Intelligence now reports the series may add a narrator — a twist poised to ignite the fandom anew.

November 5, 2025 10:06 am

HBO's Harry Potter Reboot Goes All-In on the Books — Why That Could Backfire

Nostalgia is the hottest ticket in town, and Hollywood knows it—doubling down on reboots and revivals for audiences convinced yesterday’s stories still outshine today’s.

November 2, 2025 8:45 am

Sigourney Weaver Reveals Benedict Cumberbatch Nearly Took Over Alan Rickman's Role in Galaxy Quest Sequel

By Grabthar's hammer, Sigourney Weaver reveals the long-delayed Galaxy Quest sequel nearly cast Benedict Cumberbatch in the role originated by Alan Rickman.

October 21, 2025 9:33 am

Sweeney Todd’s Razor-Sharp Plot and Ending Explained: Why Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter’s Gothic Classic Demands a 2025 Rewatch

Sharpen the razors: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street erupts in vengeance, blood, and meat pies as Johnny Depp carves a chilling Benjamin Barker in Tim Burton’s operatic spin on Stephen Sondheim’s macabre musical—an adaptation that slashes straight to the bone and never loosens its grip.

October 10, 2025 10:06 pm

WB Revives Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Amid the Rowling-Watson Rift: What's the Real Strategy?

Warner Bros is rolling out a global rerelease of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for its 25th anniversary—news dropping just as the J.K. Rowling–Emma Watson feud goes viral, raising eyebrows over the timing.

October 8, 2025 1:23 pm