Byline: Toni Louise Cooper
That’s right, folks. Dan Radcliffe will be returning to Broadway in April to once again play “Cripple” Billy Claven in The Cripple of Inishmaan. The Martin McDonagh play hit the West End, London last year and earned rave reviews, especially for Radcliffe’s performance.
A trailer for Alan Rickman’s (Severus Snape) new film, A Promise, has now appeared online for our viewing pleasure. Directed by Patrice Leconte, the film is set in Germany just before WWI and revolves around a married couple with the wife falling in love with her husband’s protege.
Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) has expressed her opinions on how the British government should do more to help out the UK film industry, especially for working class people who are looking to start their careers.
ITV reports that Rupert Grint was just one of many who made an appearance at Downing Street for its annual Christmas party, hosted by Chancellor George Osbourne. The party, which was held in the state rooms at Number 11, had its very own Santa’s grotto to entertain children from the Starlight charity.
To help celebrate its third birthday, Oliver and James Phelps recently paid a visit to one of the Teenage Cancer Trust units at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham. They even presented the teenagers with something very special in honor of the celebrations: an arcade machine.
BBC News has reported that J.K. Rowling is one of first, along with nine other recipients, to have been awarded with the honor of being a Literacy Hero. She has been named so for “turning a generation of children into readers.”
Great news! “Mojo,” the dark comedy that stars our very own Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) has extended its run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End. The play will continue to run for an extra two weeks after its original finish date.
Tune in, folks! Harry Potter’s very own Warwick Davis (better known as Ravenclaw Head, Professor Flitwick, and cunning Gringotts goblin, Griphook) puts his acting shoes aside for one night to host the British comedy game show.
Entertainment website CraveOnline caught up with “Goblet of Fire” and “Great Expectations” director Mike Newell while he attended the AFI Fest to promote his adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.