Harry Potter
Netflix Poised to Snag Warner Bros. After Weighing a Disney Buyout
Netflix once weighed the unthinkable: buying Disney—one of several media companies it explored as potential acquisitions.
December 10, 2025 10:56 am
Emma Watson’s Exit: Her Choice or Hollywood’s Failure?
Emma Watson only signs on when she can fully disappear into a character—and after a long film hiatus, audiences are primed for her comeback. From her star-making turn as Hermione Granger to whatever reinvention comes next, anticipation is surging.
December 10, 2025 8:18 am
Warner Bros. Founder’s Grandson Blasts Netflix Sale, Calls Content-Only Approach a Low Bar for Film and TV
Hollywood royalty raises alarm as Gregory Orr, grandson of Warner Bros. founder Jack Warner, warns the studio’s Netflix sale puts its legacy on the line.
December 8, 2025 10:13 pm
Why One Harry Potter Star Skipped J.K. Rowling’s Books—and Still Delivered an Acting Masterclass
Potter fans still do a double-take: Michael Gambon revealed in a 2009 Los Angeles Times interview he never read a single J.K. Rowling novel before playing Dumbledore, insisting the films were all he needed and that any missing book scenes didn’t faze him.
December 7, 2025 10:16 pm
Netflix’s Warner Bros. Acquisition Unlocks HBO’s Deep Film and TV Vault
In an $82.7 billion megadeal, the streamer snaps up DC, Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, supercharging its lineup with the world’s biggest franchises.
December 6, 2025 6:39 pm
Netflix Boss Backs Warner Bros. Theatrical Releases — But Pushes for Shorter Windows
Netflix will keep putting Warner Bros. movies on the big screen, but the length of their exclusive theatrical window is in play—potentially reshaping how quickly they reach streaming.
December 6, 2025 12:37 pm
Is HBO Losing the New Harry Potter Series to Netflix?
Netflix’s $82.7 billion takeover of Warner Bros. — including HBO and HBO Max — jolts the streaming landscape and throws the future of flagship franchises into play, with the upcoming Harry Potter series suddenly at the center of the fight for viewers.
December 6, 2025 12:31 pm
Hideo Kojima Crowns a Surprise Netflix Limited Series as His Favorite Show of 2025
A near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score says it all: Hideo Kojima was right.
December 6, 2025 2:41 am
Stranger Things Star Noah Schnapp Keeps Getting Mistaken for a Beloved Wizard
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp says 2024 has brought a recurring mix-up: fans keep confusing him with Daniel Radcliffe and gushing about Harry Potter, a case of mistaken identity he’s run into at least three times this year.
December 6, 2025 2:36 am
Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion—Is This the End of HBO Max as You Know It?
Netflix is set to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max for $82.7 billion, a blockbuster deal poised to upend Hollywood and rewrite the streaming-versus-theatrical playbook.
December 6, 2025 2:30 am
MobLand Ups the Ante: Johnny Flynn and Ophelia Lovibond Join Season 2 on Paramount+
Paramount+'s gritty crime saga MobLand stacks the deck for season 2, tapping Johnny Flynn and Ophelia Lovibond as cameras roll.
December 6, 2025 2:14 am
J.K. Rowling Didn’t Fight for the Harry Potter Movies’ Most Overlooked Magic
At Hogwarts on film, class is dismissed: Astronomy vanishes so completely you’d never know Harry crammed under the stars, mapped the skies, and even sat an OWL.
December 5, 2025 4:59 pm
Netflix Buys Warner Bros — But Its Theater-Saving Promise Hinges on a Faustian Bargain
Netflix is closing in on a blockbuster deal, entering exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and TV studio—plus HBO Max—after outgunning Paramount, Skydance, and Comcast, according to Variety.
December 5, 2025 3:05 am
Cynthia Erivo as Female Voldemort in HBO's Harry Potter Reboot? Here's What We Know
Viral chatter that Cynthia Erivo will play a female Voldemort in HBO’s Harry Potter reboot looks like smoke, not spellwork—there’s no confirmation from HBO, Warner Bros., or Erivo.
December 4, 2025 2:08 am
Harry Potter HBO Series Just Dropped the Update Book Fans Have Been Waiting For
HBO Max is moving its Harry Potter series forward, as head of original content Sarah Aubrey used Content London to tease fresh progress and an adaptation aimed squarely at book fans.
December 3, 2025 7:47 pm
Alexander Skarsgård’s Unexpected Link to a Harry Potter Star Comes to Light
On The Graham Norton Show, Alexander Skarsgård jolted Miriam Margolyes with a forgotten first-meeting reveal, turning the couch into a chorus of laughter.
December 3, 2025 4:54 pm
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.
December 2, 2025 1:28 pm
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.
December 2, 2025 1:01 pm
