Harington to Replace Hoult in Harry Potter TV Series
The actor replaces Nicholas Hoult after scheduling conflicts as HBO prepares the second season for a fall start.
- Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter Season 2, replacing Nicholas Hoult in the role.
- Scheduling conflicts forced Hoult to depart the project, as he is currently filming his role as Lex Luthor in DC Studios' Man of Tomorrow.
- Harington previously voiced the character in The Full-Cast Audio Editions, and now portrays the fame-obsessed wizard hired by Dumbledore to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
- Production for Season 2 begins this fall with writer Jon Brown joining Francesca Gardiner as co-showrunner, continuing the series' association with Bront Film and Television and Warner Bros.
- Actress Gracie Cochrane has stepped away from the role of Ginny Weasley ahead of the second season due to what the studio termed 'unforeseen circumstances.
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'Game of Thrones' Star Kit Harington Takes Over Gilderoy Lockhart Role in HBO's 'Harry Potter' After Recasting
HBO has recast Gilderoy Lockhart for its upcoming 'Harry Potter' series, with 'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington officially taking over from Nicholas Hoult as the Hogwarts professor in Season 2. Hoult was only announced as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher earlier this month, but he has now exited the production because of scheduling conflicts. Harington will step into the role as the HBO adaptation moves on to 'Harry Potter and th…
Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in new 'Harry Potter' series
The 'Game Of Thrones' star has already played the character in an Audible audio version The post Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in new ‘Harry Potter’ series appeared first on NME.
British actor Keith Harington will play a professor of protection against the dark arts of Zlatopust Locons in the new HBO Harry Potter series, writing Deadline, and his character will appear in the second season of the show.
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