Kenneth Branagh played the same role in the ‘Harry Potter’ films
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Nicholas Hoult will play Gilderoy Lockhart, a professor and celebrity wizard, in HBO Max’s Harry Potter reboot
The series features a star-studded cast including John Lithgow as Dumbledore and Janet McTeer as McGonagall
The Harry Potter TV series will premiere on Dec. 25
Nicholas Hoult is joining the cast of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series.
Hoult, 36, will play Gilderoy Lockhart, HBO Max confirmed in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The character has a central role in J.K. Rowling’s second Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets . Kenneth…
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