Kit Harington cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter season 2
Update: Nicholas Hoult upgraded to “on thin ice” status; Kit Harington found dead in a ditch variety.com/2026/tv/glob...
Josephine beckbook.com Riesman57LMAO THIS IS THE FUNNIEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME
Orni22Notably Hoult only exited to "scheduling concerns" So, im not feeling very charitable...
drunkenlemur.bsky.social22Reminder, this is Kit Double Dipping into the Potter well, since he will also be in the audio books.
Mels1Harrington was also cast in the other recent project so he was already dead
Bugs, Yaoist322lmaooooo not Kit scabbing this is so funny
Josephine beckbook.com Riesman77That look in Kit's eyes...... well done, Variety photo editor
Charlotte Moore-Lambert39“it was a no-brainer,” says man without brain
Alex Zalben22A lot of folks generously speculating James Gunn talked to Hoult, but I'd doubt a WB production is a conflict with another WB production. On the other hand How to Rob a Bank comes out in November and if Hoult was doing HP that carpet/junket would be a mess for a movie that probably can't afford it.
Danielle Ryan17... I facepalmed hard enough to hurt my forehead
Ned Raggett14"Wow...you really DO know nothing."
Jennifer P. Mushrooms11my longest "you know nothing, jon snow" ever.
LustyTireFire10This getting a season 2 is wishful thinking
Rosie (she/her)9They must be getting desperate because I can't think of anyone less suited to this role than Kit Harington lmao
go loud8I assume Hoult's schedule conflicted with the massive wave of backlash
UPDATE: Kit Harrington has left the role for...uh...reasons. Now Kenneth Branagh will be reprising his role as Gilderoy Lockhart
John33Update: Kevin Branagh has also withdrawn from reprising his role as Gilderoy Lockhart. The role of Gilderoy Lockhart will now be played by Kevin Sorbo doing the worst British accent you've ever heard.
Random Dangling Mystery4I mean that was perfect casting, can't be bettered, watch this whole cursed project collapse not because of the author's radicalization but because they can't find a Gilderoy friggin Lockhart
Drew Mochak3@donmoyn.bsky.social What about that Daniel Radcliff fellow? I hear he's good at acting. They should have him on the show.
profpolisci.bsky.social2Must be nice to be the third choice (that we know of) for a role you’ve already played.
an unexpected element of the harry potter show casting: when actors drop out and then there are new actors to be mad at www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
Tyler Coates25truly wild to imagine: watching nicholas hoult getting dragged all over the internet for a week and then thinking, “yes, i could stand that, no sweat”
Hannah Strong16He already got chewed out for doing the audiobook. He doesn't care
who!10His face is as gormless as ever
Captain Subaru Baja blast: the falafel lobbyist3Hahah It’s still not gonna get made Hahaha
Game of Thrones alum Kit Harington has reportedly stepped in to fill the role of Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter Season 2, after Nicholas Hoult dropped out due to scheduling issues. https://bit.ly/45Gnku5
DodgerFanLA5honestly think, even ignoring the anti trans stuff, this show is going bomb. Maybe I’m wrong but this show has no “hook” to exist. What is it doing materially different than the movies which play 24/7 on cable channels… don’t? What makes me watch this over the Columbus/Yates movies?
Steve Bannister/ComicDeepDive reading Secret Wars II3"Scheduling issues" or did he suddenly realise he might be losing a few fans?
Ryan Genesis Evangelion2Jon Snow COME ON YA BITCH
...Kit Harrington??? KIT HARRINGTON??? My only consolation is that I can at least laugh hysterically at how bad of a casting choice he is for Gilderoy fucking Lockhart
Greg Ramsay3Ya, super sad. Why, Jon Snow, WHY?
μ3I was sad Nicholas Hoult was cast and accepted it, and it’s good he dropped, but damn if he wasn’t a MUCH better fit. (not that I was going to watch it regardless)
Iain Clark1He previously did it on Audible apparently. Who knew!
Brown Thumb Having Scientist1Even in the parallel universe where Rowling never discovered Mumsnet and started screaming about trans people and I have a passing interest in this series, I hate this casting XD
Kit Harington, suddenly dead to some of you, is the son of a Baronet. He went to Central, I don’t care. Anyone can go to drama school. Poster boy for the empty, gentlemanly acting we tried to leave behind after 1956.
Justin Sherin11Being rich doesn't make you a bad actor. Dominic West & Damian Lewis are Old Etonians. They're exceptions. You need to be imaginative & you need to understand risk. Harington is one of so many...
John Bragaw1He was always a weak point on thrones
Mike1He landed a juicy role on HBO’s Industry as an aristocratic tech bro with severe psychological issues. Though given a wide emotional range, his performance felt forced—a flaw made glaringly obvious alongside his far more talented costars. You could literally see the acting as if he was holding sides
