It was revealed by the producers of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” today that the production will hold its press performance a week earlier than scheduled. The embargo on press reviews for the play, which has been holding preview performances since Tuesday, July 7, will now lift at 12:01 a.m. BST on Tuesday, July 26.
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.
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you will know that “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” finally opened for previews last night. Alas, it’s safe to say that the lucky fans who got to watch Part 1 were very pleased indeed! (The following audience reactions are completely spoiler-free!)
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“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, playwright Jack Thorne, director John Tiffany, and actors Jamie Parker and Noma Dumezweni, who will be playing Harry and Hermione, respectively, have given a little more insight into the eagerly awaited play’s origins.
J.K. Rowling has again spoken out in support of Noma Dumezweni’s casting as Hermione in the hotly anticipated new play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”. She revealed her frustration at online reaction by a “bunch of racists” who vocalized their disapproval of a black actress playing the character.
J.K. Rowling has spoken at length about the new play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, alongside playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany in their only interview before the show begins previews at the Palace Theatre in London next week.
Potterheads in China are in for a treat! Organizers of the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival have announced that they will be screening all eight films as part of this year’s event. In addition, the organizers have also let slip that a “surprise” is in store from none other than J.K. Rowling herself.
This is sweet! As we all know, Emma Watson will be taking on the iconic role of Belle in Disney’s upcoming live-action take on “Beauty and the Beast”. Now, she’s even got the seal of approval from the original Belle!
Last week, we showed you the official poster for Daniel Radcliffe’s latest film, “Swiss Army Man”, and now the film has gotten its first red band trailer! Check out the new trailer (which, we must mention, is definitely NSFW) right here.
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