The Harry Potter Classic That Ruled Streams Last Year Is Still 2025’s Coziest Christmas Rewatch
The Harry Potter Classic That Ruled Streams Last Year Is Still 2025’s Coziest Christmas Rewatch
Every Christmas, the return ticket is back to Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone remains the season’s coziest staple, its early magic outlasting the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling.
This Harry Potter Casting Was So Convincing It Unnerved Rupert Grint
This Harry Potter Casting Was So Convincing It Unnerved Rupert Grint
As HBO forges ahead with a Harry Potter reboot, the originals are being reappraised for their near-perfect casting—from Daniel Radcliffe’s boy wizard to Robbie Coltrane’s gentle giant. And one performance still casts the strongest spell.
Forget Dumbledore: The Harry Potter Icon Who Was Nearly Unrecognizable Until One Bold Choice
Forget Dumbledore: The Harry Potter Icon Who Was Nearly Unrecognizable Until One Bold Choice
Forget Dumbledore’s recast—Lucius Malfoy nearly hit the screen looking nothing like the sleek, silver-maned aristocrat fans know. Early plans reveal a radically different aesthetic that would have rewritten the Malfoy legacy.
Johnny Depp Unites Star Wars and Harry Potter Legends in A Christmas Carol
Johnny Depp Unites Star Wars and Harry Potter Legends in A Christmas Carol
Johnny Depp steps into Scrooge’s shoes in Paramount’s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol as Daisy Ridley boards the cast. Pearl director Ti West steers Nathaniel Halpern’s script toward a November release next year.
Rupert Grint Joins Johnny Depp for His Biggest Post-Harry Potter Film
Rupert Grint Joins Johnny Depp for His Biggest Post-Harry Potter Film
Rupert Grint is back on the big screen, joining Paramount’s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol with Johnny Depp — his biggest move since the Wizarding World and a marquee comeback for Depp, per Deadline.
Brandon Sanderson Calls Out J.K. Rowling: Snape Carried Harry Potter and Voldemort Was a Weak Villain
Brandon Sanderson Calls Out J.K. Rowling: Snape Carried Harry Potter and Voldemort Was a Weak Villain
Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells dive into the greatest villains in film and literature, sparking a sharp, surprising debate on what makes evil unforgettable in a new episode of Intentionally Blank.
The Best Harry Potter Christmas Movie Is Gloomy by Design — Here’s Why
The Best Harry Potter Christmas Movie Is Gloomy by Design — Here’s Why
When Chris Columbus passed the baton and Alfonso Cuarón took the reins with Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter shed its childlike glow, plunging into a darker, moodier world—a bold tonal pivot fans still can’t stop debating.
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.
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.
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.
Rupert Grint Breaks Silence on HBO’s New Ron Weasley: It Feels Strange
Rupert Grint Breaks Silence on HBO’s New Ron Weasley: It Feels Strange
Rupert Grint says watching HBO’s book-faithful Harry Potter reboot cast a new Ron Weasley is a surreal full-circle moment as the streamer locks in a fresh, young ensemble.
HBO’s Bold Harry Potter Season 2 Pivot Has Fans Cheering — and Could Dodge the Stranger Things Trap
HBO’s Bold Harry Potter Season 2 Pivot Has Fans Cheering — and Could Dodge the Stranger Things Trap
With cameras already rolling on season one, HBO’s Harry Potter series is charging ahead: CEO Casey Bloys said at a Nov. 20 press conference that season two is already in the works.
This Harry Potter Theory Finally Explains Why Fred and George Never Caught Peter Pettigrew — 21 Years Later
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?
The Horcrux That Almost Ended Voldemort Years Before Deathly Hallows
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.
HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Casts Star Who Delivered a Scathing Public Rebuke of J.K. Rowling
HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Casts Star Who Delivered a Scathing Public Rebuke of J.K. Rowling
The Harry Potter reboot is stirring more than nostalgia—new Hagrid Nick Frost is publicly distancing himself from creator J.K. Rowling, signaling their views are worlds apart.
Harry Potter Stars Who Still Stand With J.K. Rowling—Even as Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe Distance Themselves
Harry Potter Stars Who Still Stand With J.K. Rowling—Even as Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe Distance Themselves
J.K. Rowling’s 2020 essay on trans activism fractured the Harry Potter fandom and cast, with Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe condemning her remarks as Ralph Fiennes and others moved to defend her amid fierce online backlash.
HBO’s Harry Potter Must Keep the One Storyline That Doomed Fred Weasley From the Start
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.
Frankenstein Director Guillermo del Toro Is the Reason the Best Harry Potter Movie Exists
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.
One HBO Harry Potter Change Makes the Female Voldemort Report Look Tame
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.