Katie Leung, who played the role of Cho Chang in the Harry Potter movies, has said that she faced racist attacks after she was cast in the franchise. She also revealed that she was asked by her publicists to deny what she experienced. Leung said while speaking on the Chinese Chippy Girl podcast, “I was, […]
James and Oliver Phelps were unaware which Weasley twin they were playing in Harry Potter
English actors and brothers James and Oliver Phelps played the role of mischievous twins Fred and George Weasley in Harry Potter movies. Now, the brothers have revealed that they did not know which twin they were supposed to be playing until a few minutes before the table read for the first movie — Harry Potter […]
The World’s Only Harry Potter Flagship Store Welcomes Customers Through The Doors For The First Time
NEW YORK, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Harry Potter fans from across the world were welcomed into Harry Potter New York as the flagship store opened its doors to the public for the first time. Greeted by a 220lb model of Fawkes the Phoenix, fans discovered a host of magical creatures and hand-made props […]
‘Science and truth are key to fight COVID’: Azim Premji at RSS event on ‘positivity’
Wipro Group founder Azim Premji on Wednesday has said that science and truth are the foundation on which India can tackle the COVID-19 crisis, and urged the citizens of India to come together and fight the pandemic unitedly. The industrialist was speaking at an online lecture series organised by the Sangh and other civil society […]
Upcoming Simon Pegg Movies: What’s Ahead For The Mission: Impossible Star
In 2020, Pegg, who has portrayed Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott, a.k.a. Scotty, since J.J. Abrams’ reboot, suggested that instead of trying to compete with the likes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Star Trek franchise should instead embrace its roots and try to do something more in line with the original series. Does this mean […]
Fear Street and Goosebumps author RL Stine: ‘I find horror very funny’
He’s also not sure how many copies they’ve sold – if you trust Wikipedia, it’s more than 400 million, but, according to the man himself, “that’s got to be a made up number – who counted that?”
OnePlus Watch Harry Potter leak is something we never saw coming
Every so often, OnePlus makes partnerships with brands and franchise holders in order to advertise both its devices as well as another company’s products. So far, those partnerships have been limited to phones, mostly because those are its main products anyway. The arrival of the OnePlus Watch, however, also comes the opportunity for new ties […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s cancel culture screed is a distraction from her transphobic comments
One of the worst aspects of any cancel culture debate is the tendency to obscure, deny, and dismiss as invalid any actual harm caused by whatever sparked the debate. Frequently, this cycle is tied to transphobia: Prominent public figures who’ve been criticized for making transphobic statements have frequently mounted angry backlashes against “cancel culture” as […]
Harry Potter faces competition as amateur magicians use the lockdown to master tricks
Many magicians work on perfecting the disappearing act. But in the case of Amaan Mahtani, it is his family that does the disappearing act, when he has a trick to practise on them… for the 10th time in a day. The 11-year-old magic enthusiast spends at least four hours every weekend and an hour-and-a- half […]
New Uncharted movie image released as PlayStation acknowledges cinematic push is a ‘risky’ venture
Sony has released a new image of the Uncharted movie featuring stars Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. According to the New York Times, which first published the image, Sony is spending $120 million making the film, which is based on the PlayStation property created by Naughty Dog and launched in 2007. Rather than following the […]