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British actor Simon Fisher-Becker has sadly passed away. Best known for his roles in fantasy movies and TV series, fans might recognize him, especially from his iconic scenes in Harry Potterand Doctor Who.Fisher-Becker embodied some of the most timeless characters in the media, like Doctor Who's Dorium Maldovar. As such, people could often find him at different science fiction conventions. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Fisher-Becker portrayed the Far Friar, Hufflepuff's affable ghost, giving fans the only live-action adaptation of this amazing character so far.

The Fat Friar might be a small character in the Harry Potter franchise, but as with every personality in the series, his supportive role enriches the storytelling and world-building of the saga. The Fat Friar's background story, cheerful personality, and kindness show his powerful Hufflepuff roots. As brief as this role is, Ficher-Becker shines in it, adding the good-natured and...

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It's important to remember the ongoing controversial statements by the creator of the Harry Potter franchise. Cbr supports the hard work of industry professionals on properties fans know and love, and the wider world of Harry Potter that fans have adopted as their own. You can find Cbr's continuing coverage of Rowling here .

Harry Potter features a rich and intricate fictional world with multiple characters that appear throughout the entire saga, even if they don't play a big role in the story. When the first Harry Potter movie debuted, the Harry Potter book series wasn't complete. Only books one through four were published before the release of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie. This meant that the people behind the...

As the film’s opening credits proclaim: Nic Cage is The Surfer, but he’s struggling to catch a wave. Securing his family’s future with a seafront house on a glorious beach in Western Australia is his main ambition. There’s just one issue: the locals aren’t friendly. Spearheaded by their cultish leader Scally (Julian McMahon), the jumped-up blokes who claim the beach as their own would rather knock your teeth out than let you surf. However, ‘The Surfer’ is determined, he’ll just have to suffer first.

Unfortunately, so will we: The audience.

I have a theory about Nic Cage and his relationship with the filmmakers that cast him. You see, the man operates on multiple levels of ‘Cage-ness’ based exclusively on what is asked of him. For example, in Face/Off or Con Air, we probably have near total levels of Cage-ness. Even this year, we saw...

Bunya Productions’ Mystery Road: Origin is underway in Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the ABC, with a stacked ensemble cast to join Mark Coles Smith as a young Jay Swan.

They include Toby Leonard Moore, Daniel Henshall, Lisa Flanagan, Clarence Ryan, Steve Bisley, Caroline Brazier, Hayley McElhinney, Dubs Yunupingu, Kelton Pell, Leonie Whyman, Salme Geransar, Nina Young and rising stars Jayden Popik and Tuuli Narkle, who will play Jay’s first love Mary.

The third season of the series is set in 1999 and follows Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer who arrives at his new station. Fresh from the city and tipped for big things, Jay might be the new copper, but he’s not new to this town. His estranged father Jack lives here, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary.

The Mystery Road franchise stems back to Ivan Sen’s 2013 film by the same title,...

The Independent Filmmaker Project set its top five nominees for the 4th annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award. To be eligible, a U.S. film must have won an audience award at one of the top 50 U.S. or Canadian film festivals from December 2012 through October 2013. First round voting began October 24th and ended November 5th at 12:00 am, and comprised 36 audience award-winning films from the top 50 Us and Canadian film festivals. Round two voting begins November 8th at 10:00 am to select a final winner and ends November 24th at 11:59 pm. Filmgoers can vote online for their favorite film at http://gotham.ifp.org/audience_award. 2013 Gotham Audience Award Nominees 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen, director; Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler, director; Nina Young Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, producers (The Weinstein Company) Best Kept Secret Samantha Buck,...

"Boardwalk Empire" star Kelly Macdonald will play the ghostly Grey Lady in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," which officially wrapped production after a recent round of reshoots pertaining to the franchise's highly anticipated epilogue. Also known as Helena Ravenclaw, the late daughter of Hogwarts founder Rowena Ravenclaw, the character is an important information keeper who previously appeared in "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone," where she was played by "Clash of the Titans" actress Nina Young. Warner Bros. decided to reshoot the epilogue after fans complained that the stars'...

Shooting may have wrapped on the set of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" over the summer, but that doesn't mean the cameras have stopped rolling. In an interview with "Boardwalk Empire" leading lady Kelly Macdonald, Vanity Fair found out that the actress was recently cast in "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and is now filming her role in post-production.

Macdonald will be playing the Ravenclaw house ghost, the Grey Lady. Harry Potter's search for Horcruxes that started in "Half-Blood Prince" and continued through "Deathly Hallows: Part 1" will inevitably bring the boy wizard back to Hogwarts in "Part 2," and that's where the Grey Lady, real name Helena Ravenclaw, comes in to play. Not to give too much away, but she has some information that will help Harry, Ron and Hermione on their quest.

Considering the tragic trajectory of Macdonald's "Boardwalk Empire" character this past season and the doe-eyed innocents she played in...

Several new names have been announced (http://showmastersonline.com/forums/index.php?showforum=139) for the London Film and Comic Con (http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/), including a few from the Harry Potter films; Angelica Mandy (Gabrielle Delacour), Charlotte Skeoch (Hannah Abbott), Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle - Saturday only), Nina Young (the Grey Lady - Saturday only) and Dean Mitchell (Slug Club wizard). We also announced ten days ago (http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/james-oliver-phelps-attend-london-film-comic-convention-65057/) that James & Oliver Phelps (Fred & George Weasley) would also be in attendance. The event takes place on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of July at Earls Court in London, England.