Kit Harington is joining the highly anticipated Harry Potter TV series as the wizarding world’s celebrity-turned-Hogwarts instructor Gilderoy Lockhart, HBO has confirmed to the BBC. X-Men star Nicholas Hoult was originally cast in the upcoming second series earlier this month but had to leave due to scheduling issues. Best known for playing Jon Snow for
Palestinian actor Tawfeek Barhom, best known for Tarik Saleh’s Cannes winner “Cairo Conspiracy” in 2022 and Palme d’Or winner 2025 for his short film “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” is set to headline the French pic “Borderline” by first-timer Yves Piat. A very loose feature-length version of Piat’s Oscar-nominated live action short “Nefta Football Club,”
It wasn’t just Gen Z and young millennials sneaking out of work and secretly taking some time off over the summer months. Bosses have been at it too. New research has found that productivity really does dip over the peak summer months—and that’s because workers, from the front line to corporate management, are ditching their
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman face South Carolina voters yet again Tuesday in a special Republican primary runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate, one month after his sudden death. The two-week runoff window since the two Republicans were the top vote getters in an
Campaigner Kara Weipz, who is president of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 group, said she was “floored” when she received the news that the trial had been postponed. She told the BBC’s Radio Scotland Breakfast programme that she would pray that older relatives of victims would “remain healthy” so they can see the
Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained the No. 1 spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a fourth consecutive week, collecting £3.6 million ($4.8 million), according to Rentrak. The superhero blockbuster pushed its running cumulative gross to $117.9 million. Universal’s “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, held firmly in second place during its