Alan Rickman Once Lauded J.K. Rowling — Would He Call Her a Death Eater Today?
Alan Rickman Once Lauded J.K. Rowling — Would He Call Her a Death Eater Today?
Alan Rickman’s 2011 farewell to Snape and Harry Potter fans—published in Empire—hailed J.K. Rowling as a great storyteller. As the cultural ground around Rowling has shifted, the resurfaced letter lands differently and is reigniting debate among fans.
The Harry Potter Deaths the Movies Rewrote — And What the Books Really Showed
The Harry Potter Deaths the Movies Rewrote — And What the Books Really Showed
For die-hard Harry Potter fans, Warner Bros’ big-screen detours from J.K. Rowling’s canon still sting—here are the missteps that hurt most.
Stranger Things 5 Goes Full Harry Potter: Is Will the Mind Flayer's Horcrux?
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.
Rupert Grint’s Post-Potter Plot Twist: Masterstroke or Misstep?
Rupert Grint’s Post-Potter Plot Twist: Masterstroke or Misstep?
Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson chased blockbusters; Rupert Grint took the exit, slipping from the spotlight to craft the franchise’s most surprising second act.
I Can't Stop Thinking About When Rowling Admitted She Wronged Hermione — And How Deathly Hallows Almost Set It Right
I Can't Stop Thinking About When Rowling Admitted She Wronged Hermione — And How Deathly Hallows Almost Set It Right
A decade on, JK Rowling’s 2014 Wonderland reveal still ignites debate over Hermione Granger’s endgame, as the author admits she may not have done right by Hermione and even weighed pairing her with Harry while writing Deathly Hallows.
J.K. Rowling Finally Clears the Air About Steven Spielberg — Here’s What Really Happened
J.K. Rowling Finally Clears the Air About Steven Spielberg — Here’s What Really Happened
Before Christopher Columbus brought Harry Potter to theaters, J.K. Rowling had early talks with Steven Spielberg—and, despite persistent rumors, there was no feud. In a 2000 interview with The Times, she sets the record straight on those conversations and the path that led to the franchise’s first director.
J.K. Rowling Stunned by Harry Potter Fans Demanding the Major Character She Thought No One Wanted
J.K. Rowling Stunned by Harry Potter Fans Demanding the Major Character She Thought No One Wanted
Washington, D.C. stunned J.K. Rowling on her 1999 tour, drawing her biggest crowd — all united by one plea on The Diane Rehm Show: don't kill Hermione Granger.
Stranger Things Star Says Vecna and Will Mirror Harry and Voldemort — The Side-by-Side Is Uncanny
Stranger Things Star Says Vecna and Will Mirror Harry and Voldemort — The Side-by-Side Is Uncanny
Stranger Things season 5 could be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 3: a supersized, all‑in farewell that goes beyond the final battle.
Why J.K. Rowling Refused to Let Any Harry Potter Heroine Eclipse Hermione
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.
Millie Bobby Brown Is Staying With Netflix After Stranger Things 5 — It’s Time This Franchise Hit Theaters
Millie Bobby Brown Is Staying With Netflix After Stranger Things 5 — It’s Time This Franchise Hit Theaters
Stranger Things Season 5 just dropped its first half, with part two due next month — and Millie Bobby Brown is already onto her next Netflix case as Enola Holmes returns for a third film.
From Hogwarts to Hawkins: The Rise and Fall of Bonnie Wright and Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower’s Engagement
From Hogwarts to Hawkins: The Rise and Fall of Bonnie Wright and Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower’s Engagement
Harry Potter collided with Stranger Things off-screen when Bonnie Wright and Jamie Campbell Bower fell for each other on the Deathly Hallows set in 2010 — a whirlwind that led to a brief engagement and a fairytale that didn’t last.
Forget Vecna: Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower’s Harry Potter Character Deserves a Wizarding World Spinoff
Forget Vecna: Stranger Things Star Jamie Campbell Bower’s Harry Potter Character Deserves a Wizarding World Spinoff
After blink-and-you-miss-it turns in Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Jamie Campbell Bower’s young Gellert Grindelwald stands out as the Wizarding World’s most tantalizingly underused villain — and begs for his own spinoff.
J.K. Rowling Ally Tom Felton’s Harry Potter Show Breaks Box Office Records as Emma Watson Fans Push Back
J.K. Rowling Ally Tom Felton’s Harry Potter Show Breaks Box Office Records as Emma Watson Fans Push Back
Tom Felton’s comeback as Draco Malfoy is working real magic at the box office: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child just scored its biggest week ever, packing the house and pulling in about $2.97 million, according to THR.
J.K. Rowling Explains Why Harry Potter Had to Fall for a Classic Fairy Tale Trap
J.K. Rowling Explains Why Harry Potter Had to Fall for a Classic Fairy Tale Trap
Harry Potter opens with storytelling’s oldest spell: the mistreated orphan hero, a classic beat from Cinderella and Snow White to James and the Giant Peach — a choice J.K. Rowling says powers his entire saga.
Harry Potter’s Greatest Movie Scene Lives Only Onscreen
Harry Potter’s Greatest Movie Scene Lives Only Onscreen
One of Harry Potter’s most unforgettable scenes wasn’t in the books: Deathly Hallows Part 1 invented a wordless tent dance for Harry and Hermione, a bold flourish from Steve Kloves and David Yates that became a franchise touchstone.
Harry Potter Fans: Your Zodiac Reveals Your Hogwarts House — Where Do You Truly Belong?
Harry Potter Fans: Your Zodiac Reveals Your Hogwarts House — Where Do You Truly Belong?
Pottermore sorted you once—now the stars get a say. A new zodiac-to-Hogwarts house guide is shaking up fandom, matching each sign to Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff and daring fans to see if their celestial Sorting Hat agrees.
Wicked: For Good Surges Past Disney’s Biggest 2025 Flop In Just 72 Hours
Wicked: For Good Surges Past Disney’s Biggest 2025 Flop In Just 72 Hours
Wicked: For Good casts a box-office spell with a colossal $223M global debut, opening No. 1 worldwide—the biggest launch ever for a Broadway musical—and putting Disney to shame. Released Nov. 21, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s sequel is already rewriting the record books.
Harry Potter Cast a 37-Year-Old as a Teen—and You Never Noticed
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.
Original Harry Potter Trio Star Weighs Return After Tom Felton — Is a Reunion Next?
Original Harry Potter Trio Star Weighs Return After Tom Felton — Is a Reunion Next?
As HBO readies its new Harry Potter series with a fresh cast, one of the original trio finally answers whether he’ll return to the Wizarding World — especially after Tom Felton slipped back into Draco Malfoy on Broadway.
From Hogwarts to the Sex Offenders Register: The Harry Potter Star Whose Career Collapsed
From Hogwarts to the Sex Offenders Register: The Harry Potter Star Whose Career Collapsed
Once poised for Wizarding World stardom as Abernathy in Fantastic Beasts, Kevin Guthrie saw his ascent collapse after a 2021 sexual assault conviction.