Miriam Margolyes.Photo:Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Class is dismissed forHarry Potterfans, according toMiriam Margolyes, the actress who played Professor Sprout in the series.
However, Professor Sprout’s portrayer is done with anyone beyond their teen years still being a superfan of the wizarding world.
During a recent interview with New Zealand’s1News, the 82-year-old actress saidHarry Potter, simply put, “it’s over.”
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The BAFTA Award-winning talent added, “It was 25 years ago and it’s for children.”
Seeming genuinely perplexed that those who loved the films in their younger years would still be fans as adults, she continued sharing her point of view.
“They get stuck in it,” Margolyes explained. “I doCameos, and people say, ‘We’re having aHarry Potter-themed wedding, and I think, ‘Gosh, what’s their first night of fun going to be?’ I can’t even think about it. No.”
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, Maggie Smith, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Harris, 2002.Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection
Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection
And although theAge of Innocenceactress calledHarry Potter“wonderful” and shared that she was “grateful” for the opportunity for the role, she reiterated that “it’s over.”
The pandemonium began in 1997 with the bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, 2010.Warner Brothers / courtesy Everett
Warner Brothers / courtesy Everett
In April 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed their plans for a brand-new show set to follow the half-blood. The series will call Max Original home.
“We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way,” said Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO & Max Content in a press release, adding that “Harry Potteris a cultural phenomenon.”
To their point, and opposite of Margolyes’, even age groups above millennials still enjoyHarry Potter— especially around Halloween.
In October 2023,The Masked Singerhad an entire episode dedicated to Hogwarts.
Ina PEOPLE exclusive sneak peekat the time, the Sorting Hat had to decide whether Hawk (who was believed to beRyan Phillippe) belonged in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin.
Ravenclaw was chosen as Hawk’s house on the musical mystery series.
source: people.com
