Emma Watson stepped back into Harry Potter land yesterday when she went to see the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. And she also met the new Hermoine...
The play, which picks up nineteen years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his youngest son Albus Severus Potter, was recieved by Emma Watson with glowing reviews.
Taking to Facebook, the former-Hermoine said she had "no idea what to expect and it was AMAZING" (sic). Emma also met Noma Dumezweni who plays Hermoine as an adult, saying it was like "meeting my older self".
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The play stars Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley as Harry, Hermione and Ron.
When the initial casting was revealed, Emma tweeted her excitement about seeing Dumezweni play Hermoine:
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Ok, Emma. We officially can't wait to see this...
Daniel Radcliffe has admitted that he won't be going to watch the new play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in person.
Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week, Daniel Radcliff told the audience that he is genuinely "intrigued" by the show, and has heard "fantastic" things about the production but is unlikely to see it.
"I just feel that sitting in an audience of what will, for most of the near future, be very enthusiastic Harry Potter fans might be not a relaxing way to see the show! So, not for the time being, but I've heard it's fantastic", he explained.
This wasn't the first time the 26-year old voiced his reservations about going to see the play as he told E! News last week: "It would be a weird one. I could be completely wrong in this, but I feel like if I went to see it that night, there's going to be a lot of Harry Potter fans there in the audience obviously, and would that then become a thing?"
Radcliff, who is currently in New York for his role in the new stage show Privacy, was full of praise when asked about the play's lead actor: "Jamie Parker is a wonderful actor and I'm very happy to see him play me. All of the questions can shift to him now. He can do all the Harry questions now."
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which is set 19 years after The Deathly Hallows and follows Harry and his son Albus Severus Potter, will open in London on 30 July.
Find out more at: harrypottertheplay.com
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child's final preview cast photos have been released, featuring Draco Malfoy and his son Scorpius.
No word on Draco's wife, Astoria Greengrass, whom he was married to at the end of Deathly Hallows.
A picture of Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and their daughter, Rose Weasley-Granger, was released on Wednesday.
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Many fans were thrilled that Hermione had kept her name, with one calling it "the most Hermione thing ever".
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The face of Albus Severus Potter - Harry Potter's son - in The Cursed Child stage play has been revealed...
Actor Sam Clemmett will be playing the role of The Cursed Child (Albus Potter) - revealing the news on Twitter, by saying:
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The role of Ginny Potter will be played by actress Poppy Miller, while photos of Jamie Parker (who will be playing Harry Potter) in full costume were also released.
Previews begin in London on June 7, and showing for the duration of the summer.
It's the news Harry Potter fans have been waiting for: there's going to be an eighth book in the series.
The book will contain the scripts for the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II plays and will be released the day after their stage debut this summer.
In case you're not familiar with the story yet, it picks up nineteen years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his youngest son Albus Severus Potter.
The play stars Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley as Harry, Hermione and Ron [pictured above].
About the new book release, David Shelley, chief executive of the publishers Little, Brown Book Group said: "We are so thrilled to be publishing the script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
"JK Rowling and her team have received a huge number of appeals from fans who can't be in London to see the play and who would like to read the play in book format - and so we are absolutely delighted to be able to make it available for them."
You'll be able to buy it and download the ebook from 31 July - mark it in your diaries, folks.
Emma Watson has given her thoughts on the casting of Noma Dumezweni to play Hermoine Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... and she "can't wait".
When the casting for the upcoming West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was announced, it was devisive amongst Harry Potter fans and other critics. Some questioned the casting claiming that Hemoine was not intended to be a black character (which was swiftly shut down by J.K Rowling herself who pointed out that no race was specified in Hermoine's description), while many others applauded the casting.
But the opinion that everyone wanted to know about was that of Emma Watson, who played the originial Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter film series... And she was all for it:
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We can't wait either, Emma!
The cast for the hotly anticipated West End play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has be revealed... Including the parts of Harry, Ron and Hermoine!
The play, which is set nineteen years after the conclusion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his youngest son Albus Severus Potter.
It has now been revealed that Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will lead the cast as Harry, Hermione and Ron.
J.K. Rowling has commented on the casting, said: "I'm so excited with the choice of casting for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I can't wait to see Jamie, Noma and Paul bring the adult Harry, Hermione and Ron to life on stage next summer."
Fans took to Twitter to comment on the casting. Some were uncontrollably excited for the sequel:
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While many others were thrilled with the casting of a black actress to play Hermoine:
