This one marked a lot of changes in the film series (Picture: Murray Close/Warner Bros)
‘It’s changing out there. Just like last time. There’s a storm coming, Harry. And we all best be ready when she does.’
Towards the end of last month, fans from across the globe joined forces to commemorate two decades since Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone first graced bookshelves.
The Beauty and the Beast actress, 27, was picked from a list of stars which included celebrities such as Cheryl, Ariana Grande, Beyonce and Zayn Malik.
Both girls and boys selected Watson from the line up of 43 actors, musicians, fitness personalities, YouTubers and… Read the full story
As if this year couldn’t get any worse, it seems like one of our fave couples, Emma Watson and boyfriend William Knight, have gone their separate ways.
Love is dead guys, never to return.
Emma, 27, had been with her boyfriend William, 37 – more affectionately known as ‘Mack’ – for nearly two years, but the couple have decided to go their separate ways after last being seen together in May.
Emma has always been notoriously protective over her private life, particularly when it comes to her love life, and never spoke about the relationship between her and Mack in public.
Let’s go girls: The top three highest-grossing films in North America had female leads (Picture: Disney/Warner Bros/Metro.co.uk)
The highest-grossing films of 2017 all had lead characters who were women.
In a year that saw allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in Hollywood dominate the headlines, women were killing it at the box office in North America, according to The Guardian.
The top three films, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Beauty And The Beast and Wonder Woman were all fronted by women.
Daisy Ridley played Rey in Star Wars Episode VIII, Emma Watson starred as Belle in the Disney live action movie and Gal Gadot kicked butt in Wonder Women, the… Read the full story
Emma Watson admitted that she’s not convinced by the idea of a Beauty and the Beast sequel.
The actress was speaking at the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday night, where she was joined by Marai Larasi, the executive director of Imkaan, when she was asked about whether there would be a follow-up.
Emma admitted that she was a ‘bit terrified’ at the event before presenting an award.
‘I’m intrigued to see where the storyline goes after the Beast transforms. Anything could happen,’ she said when asked about the sequel.
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Emma has addressed how her feminism has changed since her HeForShe speech Picture: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
Emma Watson has acknowledged her white privilege in an open letter about race and feminism.
The Harry Potter actress was criticised back in 2015 for her ‘white feminism’ following her HeForShe speech at the United Nations.
After a fan asked her if she was a white feminist, Emma said: ‘White feminism implies an exclusion of black women from the movement which I find surprising because my bosses (and the people who gave me my job) are two black women’ – leading intersectional feminists to remind her that knowing black people doesn’t mean you’re not involved… Read the full story
Emma and Jennifer are up for the least-wanted award in the business (Picture: FilmMagic, Getty)
It’s the award nobody wants to be nominated for.
But sadly for stars including Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence, Tom Cruise and Zac Efron, they have been ‘honoured’ (very exaggerated air quotes) in the nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards.
The Razzies nominations have been revealed, a day before the Oscars nominations announcement, and some of the biggest celebs in Hollywood are up for the dubious gongs.
Emma Watson’s performance in The Circle, Jennifer Lawrence’s role in Mother! and Dakota Johnson’s turn in Fifty Shades Darker are being pitted against Katherine… Read the full story
AI* tech used to face-swap Hollywood* stars into porn film (Picture: Getty)
People are actually using advanced technology to create fake pornography featuring actors and pop stars, including Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson, by pasting their faces over adult actors performing in explicit movies.
Just as we thought the world wouldn’t get any weirder, a potential Black Mirror storyline has slipped into our reality.
The clips are also often indistinguishable from a real film – aside from some uncanny differences – which has fooled many viewers.
UK actresses have come together in support of the Time’s Up movement ahead of the Baftas (Picture: Getty/REX/AP)
Over 190 women working in the entertainment industry, including actresses Emma Watson, Jodie Whittaker, Naomie Harris and Sienna Miller, have written a powerful open letter in support of Time’s Up ahead of the 2018 Baftas.
Gemma Arterton, Carey Mulligan, Rebel Wilson, Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman have also put their names to the letter which calls for an end to harassment and abuse due to an ‘imbalance of power’ across all industries.
The letter also states the gender pay gap for women in their 20s in the UK ‘is now five times greater than… Read the full story
Emma has bolstered the Time’s Up movement with a donation of $1million (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)
Actress Emma Watson has donated £1million to an anti-sexual harassment campaign, which seeks to support women who have fallen victim to sexual harassment in their workplaces.
The Harry Potter star donated the mighty sum to the UK Justice and Equality Fund, after nearly 200 British and Irish female stars signed an open letter published in the Observer, calling for an end to sexual harassment.
Emma Watson has debuted a swanky new tattoo on the Vanity Fair red carpet after the 2018 Oscars, but there’s just something a bit off about the whole thing.
It’s definitely not the fact she’s drawing attention to a worthy cause – that bit is more than admirable.
Oh, that’s right – it’s because the dang thing has been spelled wrong.
(Journalist now must spell check this story no less than 74 times.)
The Circle star walked the red carpet for the Vanity Fair Oscars after party with her new Time’s Up friend – a tattoo that acted as a nod to the campaign Read the full story
The Harry Potter star was hoping to make a statement with the temporary tattoo transfer emblazoned on her forearm, however it missed the mark when it missed an apostrophe – meaning it said… Read the full story
Emma Watson is believed to be dating Glee actor Chord Overstreet (Picture: Getty)
She is best known for her legacy in Harry Potter, and he is the hunk from Glee, adored by teenage girls across the world.
So it’s only natural that once Emma Watson, 27, and Chord Overstreet, 29, were spotted leaving the Vanity Fair Oscars party together, rumours were sure to send fans into overdrive.
Although they may have left the glamorous event with a group of friends last Sunday – prior to this they were photographed at a Hollywood concert together in February.
Speaking to the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column, a source revealed: ‘It’s crazy… Read the full story
Chord Overstreet and Emma Watson are an item (Picture: Rex Features)
Emma Watson and Chord Overstreet have gone public with their romance and walked together in public holding hands.
Despite earlier reports claiming Emma wants to keep things between them private, the actors have seemingly thrown caution to the wind and confirmed their relationship.
Harry Potter star Emma, 27, and former Glee star Chord, 29, looked totally smitten and carefree as they strolled together in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The new pictures, which are the first time they have been seen together, show Emma looking up lovingly at Chord they chat.
Rumours the pair were in a relationship came after the pair were… Read the full story
An artist has been turning generic Barbie dolls into a range of famous faces, which include dolls sculpted to look like Emma Watson, Cara Delevingne and Jennifer Lawrence.
Olga Kamenetskaya uses her skills to transform the generic toys into Hollywood stars.
The mum-of-two repainted her first doll in 2013 and now uses acrylics, dry pastels and varnishes to change the dolls.
Emma Watson has reportedly ended her romance with former Glee star Chord Overstreet.
The pair had dated for six months but it is thought that the pair decided it wasn’t going anywhere between them, and they made the decision to end it.
The pair only went public with their romance in March – after weeks of speculation and claims that Emma wanted to keep things between them private – and appeared to be throwing caution to the wind as they heled hands and srolled together in Los Angeles.
But now a source close to Emma has revealed that ‘things just haven’t worked out’.
Seven years after the final movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, hit screens, Harry Potter fans – or rather, Potterheads – are still thriving, according to Rupert Grint.
The actor, who is eagerly awaiting the release of the second season of his series Snatch, opened up on how even to this day he’s still accosted on the street by ‘passionate’ fans who want a piece of Ron Weasley himself.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk while on the set of the Sony Crackle series in Spain, based on the film of the same name by Guy Ritchie, Rupert, 30, admitted he still isn’t able to go under the radar when out in public.
With co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson (Picture: WireImage)
‘[Harry Potter] fans are different in every country, but here they’re quite hardcore, they’re…passionate,’ he told us with a smirk.
‘They’re very emotional and it’s quite sweet. In London they just want a picture and then they’re gone but here [in Spain] it’s interesting.’
He said it’s easier to go under the radar while he stayed in Spain during filming, but he added of local fans: ‘They want a conversation and a bit of a chat. More of an interaction, which is quite nice.’
Grint has come a long way since his days as the lovable and floppy-haired Ron Weasley, compadre to Harry Potter, played by Daniel Radcliffe, and wifey Hermione Granger, brought to life by Emma Watson.
In this crime-comedy tale, however, he plays aristocratic Charlie Cavendish alongside the likes of Luke Pasqualino and Dougray Scott, which is now taking on its second season.
Rupert at Charlie in Snatch (Picture: Sony Pictures Television)
When he meets Metro.co.uk, he’s sporting a three-piece suit and red, love-heart-shaped sunglasses borrowed from his sister as he sits in a slightly dilapidated Spanish villa – the characters are holed up in the pile as they attempt to capture ‘goons’ after fleeing to the Spanish island of Malaga with a whole bunch of money stolen back in London at the end of season one.
Opening up on his character, who brings the comedic chops to the forefront, the actor said: ‘Charlie has grown up quite a lot and he’s getting a thirst, a power-hunger thing, he wants to lead, he doesn’t want to be number two anymore.
‘He’s cut down on the recreational drugs. He’s not a natural gangster but there are a few crazy situations he gets himself into, and stunts.’
Like what?
‘Running, which I do consider a stunt. Especially in a three-piece suit.’
There were rumours Rupert based Charlie on Prince Harry, however he was quick to rebut the claim, saying his character isn’t anything like the Party Prince…anymore.
‘I don’t think I’d ever admit that [to Harry], I think he’s turned into something a bit different now,’ he said. ‘That was my initial inspiration but there is very little Prince Harry in Charlie now.’
Now the fresh 30-year-old might admit to a total lack of alcohol tolerance, but he’s replaced his partying days with a new appreciation of the entertainment industry, keen to try out new things in his career.
The guy serves as a producer in Snatch, and hints at more work behind the camera.
‘I think it’s an interesting perspective I’ve never had before,’ he added. ‘In this it’s been relaxed…it’s nice to have that opportunity to be involved more. And I’d love to do that more, definitely.’
Snatch season 2 premieres on AMC 9 October at 9pm.
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Everyone loves a Harry Potter theory (Picture: AP Photo/Warner Bros.Pictures)
If you have any Harry Potter theories, just start throwing them out at JK Rowling, because she is in the mood to confirm those that are correct.
After agreeing with a theory that Dumbledore was indeed Death after one feisty fan put two and two together in regards to the Tale of Three Brothers, she’s now wading into another long-held fan theory – an idea about Hermione Granger.
In The Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the series, when Viktor Krum comes onto the scene, Rowling writes about how the guy is pronouncing the bookish Hermione’s name wrong – making a pretty obvious explanation of just how he is saying it incorrectly.
Vik says her name like ‘her-my-own’, when of course we now know it is pronounced ‘her-my-knee’. Well, NOW we know that.
One Twitter user had been pondering this long and hard and decided to hit JK up about it, and the author was more than happy to oblige in a confirmation.
They wrote: ‘Theory: @jk_rowling included that passage on how to pronounce Hermione’s name in Goblet of Fire just to school all of us who were saying HER-MY-OWN like Viktor Krum.’
Theory: @jk_rowling included that passage on how to pronounce Hermione's name in Goblet of Fire just to school all of us who were saying HER-MY-OWN like Viktor Krum.
Many others immediately jumped on board this theory with their whole being and shared their own versions of how they said Hermione’s name.
One said: ‘I used to call Hermione “Herm-a-jean” because there was another character in the book I read right before that with a hard-for-10y-me-to-pronounce name called Irmagean and I was lazy.’
the biggest plot twist of my childhood was learning that it wasn’t pronounced that way pic.twitter.com/9du7ALYLKM
‘I’m embarrassed it took three and a half books to learn that pronunciation. Like many others, I had never seen the name Hermione before in my life. Definitely pronounced it HER-ME-OWN in my head for far too long (until @jk_rowling gave it to us).’
However, one admitted it was Oprah that taught them the correct way, as Oprah is oft full of wise and sage advice.
My 7 year old brain read it as Her-Me-Own!! It wasn’t until I watched a Oprah interview that I understood I was saying it wrong all along.
And, really, when it comes to the pronunciation of words, you have to admit Hermione would be pretty proud this one was cleared up nice and early.
It comes after Rupert Grint opened up to Metro.co.uk about how Harry Potter superfans were still super ‘passionate’ when they spot him on the street, over seven years after the last film was released.
The man who played Ron Weasley said: ‘[Harry Potter] fans are different in every country, but here they’re quite hardcore, they’re…passionate.
‘They’re very emotional and it’s quite sweet. In London they just want a picture and then they’re gone but here [in Spain] it’s interesting.’
He said it’s easier to go under the radar while he stayed in Spain during filming of latest show Snatch, but he added of local fans: ‘They want a conversation and a bit of a chat. More of an interaction, which is quite nice.’
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Emma Watson has stood up for transgender rights in a pretty badass new social media post.
The Harry Potter actress showed her support for the rights of all transgender people by wearing a t-shirt that we’re going to need ten of, stat.
Emma, 28, wore a white t-shirt reading: ‘Trans rights are human rights’ – and we couldn’t agree more.
The star flexed her biceps in the snap, which she shared to both Twitter and Instagram.
Emma tagged Stonewall UK, Mermaids – the organisation supporting transgender young people – and non-profit organisations All About Trans and Gender Intelligence.
And people from within the trans community were touched by Emma’s show of LGBTQ+ allyship.
Journalist Paris Lees replied: ‘Thank you for speaking up, so many families struggling at the moment don’t have a voice. We love you!’, while Jack Monroe tweeted: ‘THANKYOU X.’
Others piled in with thank you messages, while one follower wrote: ‘Thank you for doing this. It means a lot to our community as so few people are speaking up for us as we are persecuted.’
This review presents the opportunity to introduce a self-identification system by which trans people would be able to legally change their gender, an approach implemented in countries like Belgium, Norway and Denmark.
Emma has frequently and publicly supported LGBTQ+ rights, recently writing about LGBT History Month on Instagram.
The Beauty and The Beast star wrote: ‘It’s 🏳️🌈 LGBT History Month in the USA. I have learned so much about feminism and anti-racism through the work of LGBTQIA+ activists. Thank you Sylvia Rivera, Audre Lorde and Marsha P. Johnson!! Sending love to all those I love and wider LGBTQIA+ communities around the world.’
Emma is also a prominent women’s rights campaigner, having spearheaded the HeForShe campaign for feminism.
Speaking at the UN in 2014, she said: ‘If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what we are — we can all be freer and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s about freedom.’
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