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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThey say never meet your heroes. But sometimes you don’t even need to meet your hero for them to slag you off. This is what the Harry Potter fandom discovered last week, when Miriam Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in the wizarding film adaptations, let loose on the franchise’s adult devotees. “If your balls have dropped, then it’s time to forget about it. You know, go on to…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMiriam Margolyes has told adult Harry Potter fans to “grow up” and “get over it”.The actor, 82, who played Professor Pomona Sprout in the film series, has said in two recent interviews that she worries about adult fans of the 25-year-old franchise because “they should be over that by now”."It was 25 years ago, and I think it’s for children," Margolyes told New Zealand’s 1News.“I do…

A former professor from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had a rather harsh message to Harry Potter fans.Miriam Margoyles, also known as Professor Sprout, who taught the then second-year students of Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger how to re-pot mandrakes during her Herbology class, has told Potterheads to “f*****g grow up.”The English-Australian actor isn’t a fan of nostalgia, as she has expressed while speaking to New Zealand journalist Hilary Barry for 1 News.In a viral clip shared on X (formerly…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHarry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon has left the entirety of his fortune to his wife of 61 years, Anne Gambon. The 82-year-old star of stage and screen, who was most loved for his role as Dumbledore in the hit movies based on the novels by JK Rowling, passed away in September last year after a bout of pneumonia. After his will was published on Tuesday (5 March), it was revealed that…

Throughout her tenure as Harry Potter’s Professor Sprout legendary actor Miriam Margolyes played a vital part in bringing J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World to life in some of the best 2000s movies. While it has been some time since those films were in theaters, the new Harry Potter TV show is set to debut in 2026. That occasion is something hardcore adult Potter fans are undoubtedly going to continue fanning out over, but it also ties into a concern of Miriam’s, one that she recently expressed through an interview shown in…

Is Deadpool 3 going to make years-long dreams come true by bringing Daniel Radcliffe into the MCU? It’s not long until we get to find out, but in the meantime it’s just possible that a different Harry Potter alum is switching sides from the Wizarding World to the Marvel universe instead. The former Boy Who Lived himself, Radcliffe has been batting away claims that he’s replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine for the longest time now, so that’s what leads credence to the demented rumors that Radcliffe could turn up as a…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHarry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon has left the entirety of his fortune to his wife of 61 years, Anne Gambon. The 82-year-old star of stage and screen, who was most loved for his role as Dumbledore in the hit movies based on the novels by JK Rowling, passed away in September last year after a bout of pneumonia. After his will was published on Tuesday (5 March), it was revealed that…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHarry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon has left the entirety of his fortune to his wife of 61 years, Lady Anne Gambon. The 82-year-old, who was most loved for his role as Dumbledore in the hit movies based on the novels by JK Rowling, passed away in September last year after a bout of pneumonia. After his will was published on Tuesday (5 March), it was revealed that his long-term…

There will never come a time when diehard Harry Potter fans won’t re-watch the beloved classic in its entirety. As a new generation of kids learn about “the boy who lived” and his epic quest to vanquish “He Who Must Not Be Named,” the movies continue to live on beyond their first iteration of fans. The first book, The Sorcerer’s Stone (or The Philosopher’s Stone in the United Kingdom), was published in 1997, followed by the movie adaptation in 2001. Magic never dies in the Wizarding World, which means this timeless…

The late actor Alan Rickman was loved across the world for bringing powerful characters to life with a beautiful intensity that only he could add to the screen.One of his most lauded roles is the mysterious, enigmatic, and brooding Potions Master Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films. Alan’s depiction of the iconic character is truly an element that brought the entire Harry Potter saga to life.The actor passed away in 2016 at the age of 69, and his portrayal of Severus Snape is cherished by fans even today. But have…