A Harry Potter legend has confirmed they will be reprising their beloved role in the upcoming TV reboot.
Filming is already underway for the highly anticipated HBO revival of the wizarding saga, with casting already revealed for characters like Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Albus Dumbledore.
Now, another Hogwarts professor has been revealed with a familiar face returning to the franchise.
Warwick Davis will be back as charms Professor Filius Flitwick, the role he originated in the film series, while he’s passing on Gringott’s banker Griphook to Leigh Hill.
The news was announced as part of Back to Hogwarts on September 1, an annual celebration for fans which marks students starting at the fictional school of witchcraft and wizardry.
As well as Warwick’s return, the latest casting has also unveiled Sirine Saba taking on the role of Professor Pomona Sprout.
Richard Durden is joining the cast as Professor Cuthbert Binns, while Brid Brennan will play Madam Popp Pomfrey.
New Hogwarts students have also been announced, as Elijah Oshin takes on Dean Thomas, while Finn Stephens and William Nash will play Draco Malfoy’s henchmen Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle respectively.
We already know Dominic McLaughlin is taking the role of the titular character Harry, stepping into Daniel Radcliffe’s famous shoes, having appeared alongside Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma in a Shakespearean production of Macbeth.
Meanwhile, it’s highly unlikely the original Harry, Hermione and Ron – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, or Rupert Grint – will make cameo appearances, given their very public criticism of author JK Rowling’s stance on transgender rights, which has sparked criticism of the new TV adaptation.
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