Harry Potter Twist: Kit Harington To Play Gilderoy Lockhart, Replacing Nicholas Hoult In HBO Series
A different Brit will be defending against the dark arts in Harry Potter Season 2, as Kit Harington has replaced Nicholas Hoult in the Gilderoy Lockhart role.
HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series is set to feature Kit Harington in a new role, playing the smarmy Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Gilderoy Lockhart. The casting change comes after Nicholas Hoult had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, as confirmed by TVLine. Harington, known for his role as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, will also be familiar to fans as he previously voiced Lockhart in the audiobook adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
This marks Harington's fourth prominent TV project at HBO, following his work on Industry, Gunpowder, and Gunpowder. The new Harry Potter series, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, premieres on Christmas this year, featuring a fresh cast of young wizarding trio members, with John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, and Nick Frost joining the adult cast.
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