Harry Potter Movie Star to Reprise Role in HBO TV Series

Warwick Davis, prima of the archetypal Harry Potter movies, volition erstwhile again play Professor Filius Flitwick successful HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

The announcement marks the archetypal clip that 1 of the archetypal Harry Potter movie actors has been confirmed arsenic appearing successful the upcoming TV adaptation.

Davis antecedently appeared successful each 8 Harry Potter films, released betwixt 2001 and 2011, arsenic good arsenic a slew of Star Wars projects, and arsenic the rubric quality successful Willow.

Warwick Davis. (Photo credit: Kate Green/Getty Images)

From near to right: Elijah Oshin arsenic Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens arsenic Crabbe, William Nash arsenic Goyle, Sirine Saba arsenic Professor Sprout, Richard Durden arsenic Professor Binns, Bríd Brennan arsenic Madame Pomfrey, and Leigh Gill arsenic Griphook. (Photo credit: HBO)

Today's uncover is besides accompanied by confirmations of 7 different formed members acceptable to look successful the upcoming series, including young actors Elijah Oshin arsenic Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens arsenic Vincent Crabbe and William Nash arsenic Gregory Goyle, each different Hogwarts students.

Sirine Saba volition play Professor Pomona Sprout, a relation antecedently held by Miriam Margolyes. Richard Durden volition look arsenic the ghostly Professor Cuthbert Binns, a quality chopped from the Harry Potter movies.

Finally, Bríd Brennan has been formed arsenic Madam Poppy Pomfrey, portion Leigh Gill volition play Griphook.

Word of Davis' instrumentality comes conscionable days aft comments captious of the project's similarity to the erstwhile films. Chris Columbus, who directed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone, if you prefer) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, said he'd seen caller acceptable photos and been near asking "what's the point?"

"It's interesting, arsenic of yesterday determination are photos of Nick Frost arsenic Hagrid walking with the caller Harry Potter," Columbus said, "and he’s wearing the nonstop aforesaid costume that we designed for Hagrid!

"I thought the costumes, everything was going to beryllium different, but it’s much of the same," the manager continued. "It’s precise flattering for me, due to the fact that I’m like, that’s precisely the Hagrid costume that we designed. So, portion of it is truly exciting, I’m excited to spot what they’re going to bash with it. Part of it is benignant of deja vu each implicit again."

Previously-confirmed formed members for the Harry Potter HBO bid see John Lithgow arsenic Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essidu arsenic Severus Snape and Katherine Parkinson arsenic Molly Weasley. Sherlock histrion Louise Brealey volition beryllium the series' Quidditch teacher Madam Rolanda Hooch, portion Game of Thrones' Anton Lesser portrays legendary wandmaker Garrick Ollivander.

Last week, Sophie Turner, who began playing Sansa Stark connected HBO's Game of Thrones aged conscionable 13, offered immoderate words of informing for Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, and Arabella Stanton — the show's young trio of actors acceptable to play Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively — aft saying that increasing up successful the spotlight "almost destroyed" her.

Filming connected the bid is present good underway, with accumulation connected the saga acceptable to proceed for overmuch of the adjacent decade. The archetypal play is owed to get connected HBO successful 2027.

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