Miriam Margolyes is the latest 'Harry Potter' alum to take a stance against J.K. Rowling's ongoing anti-transgender rhetoric.

Jason Isaacs has jumped to the defence of Harry Potter newcomer Paapa Essiedu, after he was cast as Hogwarts ... over their involvement in the show from some critics due to JK Rowling’s involvement.

In this clip Kristian Harloff and Steph Sabraw discuss recent calls to remove actor Paapa Essiedu from the role of Snape in HBO's Harry Potter series. #wb #harrypotter #snape #clips #podcast FACTOR: ...

All the cast of the new Harry Potter TV series are amazing. They will be swallowing their tongues, hopefully—you know, their digital tongues—when they see what [Paapa] does on screen.” Back in May, ...

Paapa Essiedu attends the 2024 Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards on Nov. 5, 2024, in London. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Harper’s Bazaar UK) ...

In May, Essiedu and over 400 others in the film industry, including Fantastic Beasts' Eddie Redmayne, signed an open letter condemning the U.K. Supreme Court for ruling that the definition of a woman ...

The series is also executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news of Essiedu ...

J.K. Rowling at Kings Cross Station in central London in 2001.© REUTERS Paapa Essiedu attends The Olivier Awards 2025 in London.© Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images ...

With HBO’s “Harry Potter” series nearing a production start date, J.K. Rowling has taken to X to give the series her full-blown support. She confirmed that she’s “worked closely with the ...

As many Harry Potter fans boycott the new HBO series over J.K. Rowling‘s aggressive anti-transgender stance, the author is hyping up her loyalists for the show. With the latest adaptation of her ...

M iriam Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in the original Harry Potter series and is well-known in her native Britain, ...