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'Hogwarts Legacy': Harry Potter-themed game faces criticism

Tanya Ott
Posted at Feb 09 01:55 PM

Fans of "Harry Potter" are looking forward to a new game release from that franchise. But there have been calls for a boycott as author J. K. Rowling is accused of transphobia. Read more »

Harry Potter video game gets bumper sales despite LGBTQ backlash

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 08 12:02 PM

The "Harry Potter" universe welcomes its latest edition on Friday, the "Hogwarts Legacy" video game, which provides a big test of the resilience of a franchise hit by criticism from some LGBTQ activists over the views of author JK Rowling. Read more »

The world's most expensive Harry Potter books at auction

Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Dec 17 07:51 PM

A very rare edition of "The Philosopher's Stone" won by a competition winner sold for £8,000 at auction following a year of record sales for first edition copies. Read more »

J.K. Rowling launches a service to help victims of sexual violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 03:20 AM

'Harry Potter' author J. K. Rowling on Monday launched an organization for women who have been victims of sexual violence. Read more »

Why Daniel Radcliffe spoke up vs JK Rowling

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 05:57 PM

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe explained Tuesday why he spoke up against the views of book author JK Rowling about the transgender community. Read more »

Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies aged 72

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 07:59 AM

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday. Read more »

Where you can find the iconic Harry Potter train

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Aug 25 11:41 AM

If you're one of the millions dreaming of a Harry Potter-themed holiday, head to Scotland and ride the Jacobite, the setting of the iconic Hogwarts Express. Read more »

Third installment ng 'Fantastic Beasts' mapapanood na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 08:13 PM

Mapapanuod na ang third installment ng global hit na Fantastic Beasts. Read more »

China censors gay storyline from 'Fantastic Beasts'

South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 13 07:20 AM

The film studio behind Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has caved into a Chinese Government demand to delete references to a gay relationship from the film. Read more »

Jude Law on playing a wizard and returning to Hogwarts

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Apr 12 10:42 PM

The star of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ talks about playing J.K. Rowling’s incomparable wizard and inhabiting that magical world. Read more »

'Harry Potter' actress Bonnie Wright is now married

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 12:38 PM

Actress Bonnie Wright, best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the 'Harry Potter' movies, has married her boyfriend Andrew Lococo. Read more »

UK school drops J.K. Rowling name amid trans row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 07:53 AM

A British school has dropped J.K. Rowling's name from one of its houses because of the "Harry Potter" author's controversial views on transgender issues. Read more »

'Harry Potter' cast recalls first kisses, horrible haircuts in reunion special

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 12:35 PM

Daniel Radcliffe remembers the embarrassing haircuts, Emma Watson found meeting up with her "Harry Potter" cast mates "an unexpected joy," and director Christopher Columbus recalls the sets for the movies as "the greatest playground in the world." Read more »

Harry Potter stars return to Hogwarts in official trailer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 11:40 AM

The official trailer for the upcoming "Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts" special has finally been released. Read more »

'Harry Potter' first edition sells for smashing $471,000

Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 01:46 PM

A first edition of "Harry Potter" sold for $471,000 (P23,710,846.50) in the United States on Friday in what the auctioneers said was a world record price for a 2Oth century work of fiction. Read more »

HBO drops teaser for 'Harry Potter' reunion special

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 02:54 PM

HBO Max has finally dropped the teaser for the much-awaited reunion of the stars of the Harry Potter franchise. Read more »

Sky celebrates 20 years of Harry Potter via HBO Go

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 01:29 PM

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the very first Harry Potter movie, Sky is bringing fans of the hit franchise the commemorative quiz show "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses" and the airing of the first four Harry Potter films. Read more »

'Harry Potter' stars, but not J.K. Rowling, to reunite for TV special

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 17 06:41 PM

LOS ANGELES, Nov 16 (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are reuniting with other cast members from the blockbuster film franchise for a special 20th anniversary TV retrospective, movie studio Warner Bros said on Tuesday. Read more »

No more 'Harry Potter', 'Friends'? Hungary’s anti-LGBT law may target films, TV shows - broadcasters

Marton Dunai, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 10:49 AM

BUDAPEST - The largest broadcasters in Hungary criticized a new law banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” among under-18s as a threat to freedom of expression, and one said it could impact showings of some Harry Potter films and classic TV shows. Read more »

‘Really magical’: Huge Harry Potter store opens in New York

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 04:36 AM

Fans of the boy wizard queued for hours in heavy rain to be among the first inside the three-story shop that hosts the largest collection of Potter products anywhere. Read more »