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Jan 2, 2022 · To Harry Potter fans, she's Professor Minerva McGonagall. HBO Max aired a Harry Potter 20th Anniversary reunion on their platform on Jan. 1, 2022, and many fans are wondering: did Maggie Smith attend the reunion? Here's what we know.
- Anna Garrison
- Julie Walters
- Maggie Smith
- Michael Gambon
- Robert Pattinson
- David Thewlis
- Devon Murray
- Josh Herdman and Jamie Waylett
Julie Walters played Ron’s mum Molly Weasley throughout the Harry Potter film franchise and was not present at the Return to Hogwartsreunion. While Walters has not publicly explained why she didn’t attend the special, her absence is likely due to the fact she retired from acting in October 2020 after being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. S...
Dame Maggie Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potterseries. She also did not attend the special and it’s unclear why. Fans have suggested that this could be because the studio behind it potentially couldn’t afford her or that she didn’t attend because she’s old (87-years-old), wants to move on, or had a scheduling conflict with...
Sir Michael Gambon played Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, following the tragic death of the character’s original actor Richard Harris in 2002. Gambon did not attend the special and representatives of the actor have not publicly explained why. Back in 2015, he told The Sunday Times Magazinethat he was struggling with ...
Robert Pattinson played Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series, which was his breakout role before Twilight. And, just like his love for Twilight, he was absolutely absent from Return to Hogwarts. Cedric’s death is touched on in the special, which is noticeably weird given Pattinson isn’t there. As of writing, there’s no clear reason why he was ...
David Thewlisplayed Remus Lupin, a wizard and werewolf who was close friends with Harry’s parents. It’s not entirely clear why Thewlis didn’t attend the special. Personally, I reckon he may have been busy filming Landscapers, a true crime series starring him and Olivia Colemanon Stan.
Devon Murray played Seamus Finnigan, the accident-prone Gryffindor of Hogwarts. Murray was one of the few actors who were in all eight films that weren’t in the special. He hasn’t publicly said why however according to his Instagram he’s a recent dad of a one-year-old boy named Cooper, so it’s likely he just couldn’t attend due to ~life commitments...
Josh Herdman played Gregory Goyle, a Slytherin, son of a Death Eater, and member of Draco’s ratbag trio. Jamie Wayletplayed Malfoy’s other Slytherin croony Vincent Crabbe. Neither were part of the Return to Hogwartsreunion but honestly, I’m not sure that that’s surprising since they probably said up to 50 lines each throughout the eight films – no ...
Dec 31, 2021 · Maggie Smith. Dame Maggie Smith didn't return for Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. She played Professor Minerva McGonagall in all eight Harry Potter movies, making her absence from the reunion special one of the most notable. McGonagall rose through the wizarding school's ranks during Harry Potter 's run.
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Oct 5, 2022 · Maggie Smith's extensive stage and screen career began in the 1950s and has barely slowed down since. Following the Potter franchise, Smith continued her snarky role as Violet Crawley in "Downton ...
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Jan 1, 2022 · In one scene, Maggie Smith is instructing students how to dance, using Grint’s Ron as her partner. “I felt self-conscious about it. I never danced with a lady before,” Grint said.
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Jan 1, 2022 · Despite having spent the first two movies around plenty of esteemed actors — like Harris, Coltrane, Maggie Smith, and Alan Rickman — Radcliffe wasn't really starstruck until Gary Oldman...
Nov 16, 2021 · The streaming service will begin airing Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts on Saturday, Jan. 1, TVLine has learned. The retrospective special will reunite franchise stars...
