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You Know Their Faces, But Let’s Find Out If You Can Guess Their Real Names: 30 Stars Quiz

Would you change your name? Most stars change their birth names to stage names to make it easier for fans to remember and pronounce them. In fact, we’re so used to knowing famous faces by their stage names that identifying them by their birth ones becomes unfamiliar. Seriously, how many…

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25 books that should have never been made into movies

It's a wonder Hollywood even bothered adapting these novels, writes Jacob Stolworthy and Adam White

The Independent UK

World Book Day: Rochelle Humes and Coleen Rooney among celebrities whose children are dressing up

Never one to miss out on an opportunity to dress up, BGT judge Amanda Holden also got involved

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World Book Day: top tips for last-minute costumes

From Halloween-inspired Harry Potters to toilet roll-wrapped Mr Bumps, writers and booksellers share their ideas for kitting out your child for WBD at the 11th hour

The Guardian - UK

Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs says the films weren't "much fun to make" because "it's quite boring making big special effects films"

Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy

Total Film

The Harry Potter TV show's Dumbledore star John Lithgow says it "was not an easy decision" to sign on to the HBO reboot

"I'll be about 87 years old at the wrap party"

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Harry Potter star shares ‘terrible confession’ about film franchise

It might ruin the magic of the JK Rowling adaptations

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John Lithgow to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter reboot series: 'It wasn't an easy decision...'

John Lithgow is to star as Albus Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' reboot series after months of negotiations.

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The New Dumbeldore Actor Is A Sci-Fi And Fantasy Legend

John Lithgow is almost certainly playing the new Dumbledore in the HBO 'Harry Potter' series. Here's why his sci-fi/fantasy cred makes him great for the part.

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John Lithgow confirms Dumbledore casting, says role will ‘define the last chapter of my life’

Lithgow will take on the role of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, previously played by Richard Harris, Michael Gambon and Jude Law

The Independent UK

Grandmother who suffered crushed spine on Harry Potter ride awarded $7.25 million in damages

‘The belt was still moving, and so my foot went on that belt, and then [...] my other foot went onto the stationary floor, and it knocked me off my feet’ stated the 74-year-old

The Independent UK

Iconic visual effects studio Technicolor begins shutting down operations

Majority of the Group’s 440 workers in UK have been ‘made redundant’, company says

The Independent UK

Ben Shephard Looks Unrecognizable as He Reveals Surprise Role in Harry Potter Film

Television presenter Ben Shephard has left fans in shock after revealing his unexpected cameo in a Harry Potter film. The revelation came during an episode of

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Harry Potter’s Rupert Grint ‘starstruck’ as he meets footballer James Maddison

It came before Maddison’s team Tottenham Hotspur beat Ipswich Town 4-1 in the Premier League.

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“Sue Them”: Owner Of Harry Potter AirBnB Left Heartbroken After Guests Left It In Terrible Conditions

"The most heartbreaking thing, how someone can be so cruel to do this to a place which was thoughtfully made to make young children smile." The post “Sue Them”: Owner Of Harry Potter AirBnB Left Heartbroken After Guests Left It In Terrible Conditions first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Harry Potter star makes ‘terrible confession’ about working on the films

‘It's quite boring, to make these big special effects films,’ said the Lucius Malfoy actor

Evening Standard

Who was Warwick Davis' wife and who are their children? Actor pays emotional tribute to Samantha Davis

The star broke down as he paid tribute to his late wife at the Baftas

The Independent UK

Warwick Davis leaves Bafta viewers in tears with tribute to his late wife Samantha

‘Warwick Davis and his kids have me BAWLING,’ said one viewer

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Warwick Davis leaves viewers in tears as he dedicates Bafta film fellowship award to late wife

Davis, who is known for fantasy film Willow and the Harry Potter movies, received the award for his performing and advocacy work

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Warwick Davis found out about his Bafta fellowship award while ‘on the toilet’

Davis got his first break in 1983’s Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi at the age of just 11.

The Guardian - UK

Second Best review – Asa Butterfield excels as the boy who was nearly Harry Potter

Adapted from a French bestseller, this fictional story of Martin, who missed out on the role of a lifetime, becomes a meditation on how lives are changed

The Independent UK

Harry Potter series zones in on actors who’ll play Snape and McGonagall

All the famous names rumoured for HBO’s high-profile TV adaptation

The Independent UK

Actors be warned: the Harry Potter remake should be avoided like the plague

STATE OF THE ARTS: John Lithgow is the latest star tipped to feature in the lavish new adaptation of JK Rowling’s books. For any actor to get involved at this point would be a grave error for so many reasons, writes Louis Chilton

The Independent UK

15 best things to do in London with the kids this summer

From mesmerising museums to animal encounters, we’ve selected some of the best things to do in London with children, whatever your budget

Evening Standard

Stephen Fry eyes up Harry Potter TV role as he backs former co-star for Dumbledore role

Sir Stephen, who has previously worked with Lithgow, has thrown his full support behind the actor taking on the headmaster in the highly-anticipated TV reboot

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