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Harry Potter cast: Where are Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and the others now?
IT’S been 21 years since the Harry Potter cast appeared in their first film as wizards in the world of Hogwarts.
The last film in the eight-movie series premiered over a decade ago, in 2011.
Scene from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). It’s been 20 years since the first Harry Potter film appeared on the big screen[/caption]
Scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010). See what the cast and crew are up to now[/caption]
The Harry Potter cast have stayed busy – with recent acting roles in films and TV series, weddings, and starting their own families.
What are the stars up to now that the decade-long franchise has wrapped up and they’re no longer using their wands to cast magic spells?
See what Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and the others are up to today…
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe has continued acting in a mix of TV series and movies[/caption]
Daniel Radcliffe, 33, made his big break starring in the Harry Potter series.
In his days since he played “the boy who lived,” Radcliffe has stayed busy acting in a mix of TV series and movies.
Radcliffe acted as Prince Chauncley in the TV series Miracle Workers, and Igor in the 2015 movie Victor Frankenstein.
He recently reprised his role and read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – the first book in the series.
As series author J.K. Rowling faced backlash for comments that were slammed as transphobic in 2020, Radcliffe penned a letter apologizing to the community and saying: “trans women are women.”
Emma Watson
Emma Watson has continued acting, and is an active feminist[/caption]
Emma Watson, 32, has kept herself busy starring in a number of movies since played the booksmart and quick-witted Hermione Granger.
She starred as Sam in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Belle in the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast, and Meg March in Little Women (2019).
Watson has been an active feminist – and in 2014 was appointed a United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador.
She made headlines in 2019 when she described herself as “self-partnered” –meaning she is committed to living happily without a romantic partner.
Although, ahead of the recent reunion, the Hermione Granger actress confessed when she was 11 she had a crush on Draco Malfroy star Tom Felton, who was 14 at the time.
Watson joined co-star Radcliffe in slamming Rowling’s tweets that were dubbed “anti-trans” last summer.
“Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are,” Watson said.
Rupert Grint
Rupert Grint recently welcomed a daughter into the world with his girlfriend, Georgia Groome[/caption]
Rupert Grint, 34, has started a family of his own since he played Ron, one of the seven Weasley kids in the Harry Potter series.
He and girlfriend Georgia Groome welcomed a baby girl in May 2021.
In November 2021, he joined Instagram – amassing over a million followers within just hours of joining the app.
Since his days as a Weasley, Grint has appeared as Julian pearce in the TV series Servant, and Daniel Glass in the TV series Sick Note, among other roles.
Tom Felton
Tom Felton has become the center of ‘Draco-tok’ – a niche of TikTok users who make videos dedicated to the character Draco Malfoy[/caption]
Although he played Slytherin’s Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series, Tom Felton, 35, has become a bit of a heartthrob in recent days.
The Mirror recently reported how Tom was paid $14 million to appear in the movies – despite only being on screen for a total of 31 minutes and 45 seconds.
Felton and his character became the center of “Draco-Tok” – a community of Harry Potter TikTok fans that made videos surrounding Draco Malfoy and creating their own narratives with him.
Since his days as a Slytherin, Felton has acted in movies including Risen (2016), Stratton (2017), and Ophelia (2018).
He smashed rumors that he and former co-star Watson were dating as he joined the dating app Raya.
Felton recently hosted an epic 19-year reunion with Radcliffe and Grant.
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman continued acting in a mix of films until he passed away in 2016[/caption]
Alan Rickman was known for his role as the potions Professor Severus Snape.
Following his days as the head of the house of Slytherin, Rickman acted in the films gambit (2012), CBGB (2013) and voiced Absolem in the 2016 film Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Following a battle with pancreatic cancer, Rickman died in January 2016 at the age of 69.
He won a number of awards throughout his life, including a Golden Globe in 1997, a Primetime Emmy in 1996, and a BAFTA in 1992.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis and wife Angela Jones tied the knot in May 2018[/caption]
Matthew Lewis, 33, has stayed busy acting and finding love since he played Neville Longbottom.
In recent years, he’s acted as Sgt. Drum Drummond in the TV series Ripper Street, and as Tom in the series Girlfriends.
He also starred as Tom in the 2020 film Baby Done.
In May 2018, he and wife Angela Jones tied the knot.
The duo do not have kids of their own yet, but often share fun snaps of their two dogs on Instagram.
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith has continued acting since she appeared as Minerva McGonagall[/caption]
Maggie Smith, 87, was a well-established actress before she played the intelligent Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise.
Since her days at Hogwarts, she’s played in a mix of both films and TV shows.
Smith voiced Lady Blueberry in the 2011 animated film Gnomeo & Juliet, and acted as Muriel Donnelly in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and it’s sequel.
She also appeared as Violet Crawley in the hit TV Series Downton Abbey.
Emma Thompson
Since her days as the quirky Professor Sybil Trelawney, Emma Thompson, 63, has appeared in dozens of films.
Appearing alongside Watson, Thompson appeared in the 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast as Mrs. Potts.
Thompson also acted in the movies Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Effie Gray (2014), and is working on the upcoming production, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
She recently blasted sex scene standards in the film industry, saying how she think it’s unfair women’s enjoyment of sex is portrayed.
Thompson also united with other stars just before Christmas, urging people to do a simple Covid symptom test before spending holidays with family.
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter has kept busy acting in a mix of TV shows and movies, and recently announced her split with husband Tim Burton[/caption]
Helena Bonham Carter, 56, has had a busy schedule since her days as the twisted Bellatrix Lestrange.
Some of her most notable roles since her Harry Potter days include Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables (2012), Rose Weil in Ocean’s Eight (2018), and Eudoria Holmes in the film Enola Holmes (2020).
One of her best-known recent roles include Princess Margaret in the TV series The Crown.
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Carter has spoken frequently about The Crown – and joked about selling props from the set.
She also recently said “it’s our duty” to tell viewers the show is fiction – not fact.
In December 2020, it was revealed by People that Carter and husband Tim Burton split after 13 years of marriage.
When is the Harry Potter reunion and where can you watch it?
The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts aired on New Year’s Day, 2022.
It can be streamed on HBO Max with a subscription. Plans start at just $9.99/month.
According to the HBO Max description, “in this retrospective special, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other legendary cast members as they journey back to Hogwarts to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film.”
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Daniel Radcliffe Says Speaking Out Against Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Was Important
If you spend any time even adjacent to Harry Potter fandom, it’s hard to have missed the evolving narrative around the series regarding author J.K. Rowling and her beliefs on gender and transgender people. Daniel Radcliffe spoke out against her views early on and explained his rationale in a new interview with IndieWire.
“The reason I felt very, very much as though I needed to say something when I did was because, particularly since finishing Potter, I’ve met so many queer and trans kids and young people who had a huge amount of identification with Potter on that,” Radcliffe explained. “And so seeing them hurt on that day I was like, I wanted to them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way. And that was really important.”
“I’ve worked with the Trevor Project for more than 10 years,” Radcliffe continued, referencing the site where he published his initial letter in June 2020. “And so I don’t think I would’ve been able to look myself in the mirror had I not said anything. But it’s not mine to guess what’s going on in someone else’s head.”
Daniel Radcliffe Doesn’t Want To Get Locked Into Playing Wolverine
Not many actors have played one character for as long as, or in as many films as Hugh Jackman played Wolverine, but Daniel Radcliffe isn’t far off with over a decade of Harry Potter films under his belt. The 33-year-old ex-wizard isn’t too keen to jump into a role that the previous actor has now occupied for over twice as long, Variety reports.
According to Radcliffe, the Wolverine rumor that has circled around him for quite a while is “purely a press tour rumor.”
“I say something, and then occasionally I get bored of answering that way, so I say something different, and that sets it off again,” Radcliffe said about the Wolverine rumor. “I should just never open my mouth.”
Daniel Radcliffe Recalls Challenges Of Filming Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire’s Underwater Scenes
Actor Daniel Radcliffe has shared a new story from the making of the Harry Potter films. Speaking to GQ, Radcliffe recalled the epic set construction and lengthy shoots for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
During the Triwizard Tournament, there is an extended scene involving numerous underwater sequences. Radcliffe shed some light on how the filmmakers brought this to life, saying an entire water tank was constructed on a studio lot. Not only that, but it took six weeks to film all the scenes–Radcliffe estimated the filmmakers were able to capture only about seven seconds of usable footage per day.
“There was so much on Harry Potter that was so intense and so crazy that you don’t even think about it,” he told GQ. “I had a logbook of all the hours I’d done underwater. It was really cool. I’ve heard that we averaged like seven seconds of footage a day or something, of usable footage. Those are one of those things where you go like, ‘I will never do that again!’ And if I do, I’ll be one of the only people who has done it before. It was one of those moments that you look back on and go, ‘That was special.'”
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