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When Harry Potter films’ 20th anniversary reunion special aired earlier this year, it brought back almost the entire cast and crew of the films, with many reuniting after years. However, many viewers noted a conspicuous absence. The character’s creator JK Rowling--who wrote the bestselling book series on which the films are based--was not part of the special. Many speculated the author was asked to refrain from participating due to recent controversies on her views about the LGBTQ community. Also read: Why JK Rowling…

J.K. Rowling has finally opened up about her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special. In an interview on Graham Norton's Virgin Radio UK show, the controversial author revealed that it was her choice not to appear on the special. “I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn't want to do it,” said Rowling, shutting down claims that she was excluded from the reunion. Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts premiered on HBO Max (in the US) and Amazon Prime Video (in India), on New Year's Day, and featured…

Johnny Depp may end up returning as wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series. And this is something Mads Mikkelsen, the actor who replaced him in the role, has said. Johnny played Grindelwald in the Harry Potter spinoff in the first two films. Thereafter, he was replaced with Mads in the wake of the domestic abuse allegations levelled against him by his ex-wife Amber Heard. Also read: Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny Depp in Fantastic BeastsMads Mikkelsen played the famous dark wizard in the third film…

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore — the new Harry Potter spin-off movie, part of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World — has leaked onto torrent sites and other networks that enable piracy, in differing versions of quality and file size (from 847MB to 2.46GB). While most copies are arguably genuine, given the attached screenshots and user comments attesting to their legitimacy, some are fraudulent and merely exist as a trap to load viruses and malware onto the computers of unsuspecting individuals. But even with those…