News about Robbie Coltrane

Three decades after the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral, screenwriter Richard Curtis said British actor Hugh Grant, then 32, was too 'glamorous' for the character he had in mind. He instead wanted stars such as Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, or John Gordon Sinclair to play the leading part of Charles. Meanwhile, the film's producer Duncan Kenworthy has claimed Liz Hurly's iconic safety pin dress at the UK premiere event was a leading factor in the film becoming so big - after the daring outfit appeared on the front page of newspapers for a week. Hurly was in a long-term relationship with actor Grant at the time, getting together in 1987 and calling it quits in the year 2000.

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GRIFF RHYS JONES: I've just passed the national speed limit. The biblical allocation. The latest two scores and ten are the same, although you may gibber that three scores are incorrect and ten are the same. These are 'the best years,' you could tell me. That at least I'm not 80, that I can wear purple and yell at the traffic, that I can become a regular contributor to the Oldie magazine, and that it's little more than being able to outlive Rik Mayall, Mel Smith, and Robbie Coltrane. However, I can't be positive about being 70. I hadn't planned for this. Despite a portly appearance, thin white hair, and age spots, my father told me that the bloke inside him was still essentially a student. The one was 20 years old at the time.

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On Thursday, Harry Potter fans were left devastated when it was announced that Sir Michael Gambon, who played Albus Dumbledore, had died. The actor of six of the eight films in the franchise died peacefully in hospital after suffering from pneumonia. Michael's death is the latest in a string of tragic deaths from actors of JK Rowling's wizarding world, including Robbie Coltrane's death last year and Hollywood legend Alan Rickman's 2016.

Hagrid's role as the half-giant in the Harry Potter films made him to become one of Scotland's most popular actors. Robbie Coltrane died last year and has left an estate worth almost £5 million.

Since being racked about his'sexist' scripts, Dawn French says she physically attacked British director Peter Richardson. On the Eighties film The Comic Strip Presents: Cutting-edge comedy films that debuted on television for a number of major companies in showbusiness. It has been credited with launching the careers of French and her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, as well as Robbie Coltrane, Alexei Sayle, Keith Allen, and Nigel Planer, to name a few.

When he was released on licence in 2014, Roger Severs, 66, served 20 years in the so-called 'Spoiled Brat' murders of his wealthy businessman father Derek and his charity worker mother Ellen at their house. Both parents (inset) were killed in separate and planned attacks at their home overlooking Rutland Water in 1993, when he was inebriated because he could not find his own way. On December 9, 2020, MailOnline can report that Severs had his parole license suspended and was returned to prison. Since being incarcerated for a second time, he has served more than two years. On March 13th, 2023, Severs had a 'oral hearing' in front of a three-person parole committee. He has recently been told that his appeal of being released or moved to an open prison has been turned down.

Last week, author J. K. Rowling was in a tumultuous mood. 'I've taken the trouble of laying in a massive amount of champagne,' she boasted as news of a decade-long television campaign that may bring her £16 million a year as a result of a new dramatization of her Harry Potter books starring a new cast.' Rowling, 57, isn't particularly fond of bubbly. But her Warner Bros. empire is about so much more than just the financial windfall that comes her way, as her friends, followers, and supporters know. It could also be said that it was a metaphorical slap in the face for those who have longed for a 'cancelled' book over questions she has raised about transgender orthodoxy and her assertion that identifying as a woman is not the same as being born as one. She was thrown into this tumultuous debate three years ago after posting a link to an article on Twitter (on which she has 14 million followers) titled "Opinion: Creating a more equal post-Covid-19 world for people who menstruate."

At their most recent annual general meeting in December last year, members of Quidditch Australia, the sport's governing body, voted in favour of renaming their name to 'Quadball.' The name change was prompted by a desire to distance themselves from Harry Potter author JK Rowling's views on transgender topics. It comes after other Quadball clubs around the world made a similar move last year. Alexandra Marshall, an artist and writer, slammed the decision as 'delusional, disingenuous, and vain.'

In 1992, she received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Howards End, as well as in 1995 for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility. Dame Emma Thompson, 63, has admitted that she became'seriously ill' both times she attended the Oscars, owing to the pressure and glare of it all.' She also spoke to Radio Times about the challenges of fame, admitting she had 'developed a kind of sensitivity' to being asked questions about herself.

The author (centre), 57, has come under fire for slamming an article headlined "Creating a more equal post-Covid-19 world for people who menstruate" in June 2020, but vehemently denies that she is transphobic. Daniel Radcliffe (centre right), Emma Watson (top right), and Rupert Grint (bottom right), who all spoke out in favor of transgender people in the aftermath of the film's outrage, was chastised. Harry Potter's older characters, including Ralph Fiennes (centre left) and Robbie Coltrane (inset), however, spoke out in favor of the author. Jason Isaacs (top left) and Helena Bonham Carter (bottom left) have all declined to criticize Ms Rowling.

Coltrane (right), the beloved Hagrid (inset bottom) in the film franchise, died after a series of organ failures in October last year. Grint (left), who portrayed Ron Weasley, said he looked up to his coworker but decided not to attend his funeral last year. He talked about how losing Coltrane was especially cruel and described him as a "wonderful being," but confessed to being absent from the funeral because "I don't pretend to know him outside of work." However, supporters are also speculating that following Coltrane's adamant support for Harry Potter author JK Rowling (inset top), who has regularly been chastised for her views on gender identity, fans are questioning his decision to forego the service was due to his pro-trans stance.

Rupert Grint has explained why he didn't attend Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane's funeral. In October last year, actor Robbie was known for his role as half-giant, half-human Hogwarts gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid in the movie franchise before his death from multiple organ failure in October. Also, although Rupert, 34, who portrayed Ron Weasley in the films, said he looked forward to Robbie, he did not attend his funeral last year.

The Harry Potter and Cracker actor, who died on October 1, adored the Big Apple, and especially Katz's on the Lower East Side. Coltrane 'practically lived' in New York in the 1970s and got his big break when film-maker Amos Poe cast him in the 1979 drama Subway Riders. Poe joined Coltrane's son, Spencer McMillan, and sister Alice in scattering the ashes around Manhattan. They were seen dispersed from a tiny tube in Washington Square Park and the independent cinema The New York Film Forum, as well as Katz's, where they carried their bodies to the pastrami counter before Spencer and Poe shared an emotional hug.

Elena Huelva of Seville battled with Ewing sarcoma during her late teenage years. In 2016, she was diagnosed with the unusual bone caner. In a bleak update last month, she said her illness had worsened and bid her goodbyes to her followers. She discussed making cancer a more prominent issue, adding: 'I know that my life was not in vain because I battled and got what I wanted.'

Although 2022 was memorable for a variety of reasons, some may revisit it as the year we said goodbye to so many famous individuals. Over the last 12 months, the world has lost some of its most well-known celebrities, from actors and royalty to athletes and musicians. Queen Elizabeth II, (pictured), who died at Balmoral on September 8 at the age of 96, bringing to an end her historic 70-year reign. And the British fashion world said goodbye to its own queen this week, when it was revealed that Dame Vivienne Westwood (pictured) died at her South London home at the age of 81. Robbie Coltrane (pictured) and ex-Pope Benedict XVI are among the 2022 notables to have died in 2022.

Sarah McMullan (left and right) required emergency care and was left'very sick' after causing the life-threatening illness. Miss McMullan, 30, interviewed sepsis survivor Kimberley Bradley (inset), who was in a coma for eight days after being hospitalized with the illness. Miss McMullan, a Glasgow woman, has since revealed that she was affected by the same illness just weeks after conducting the interview. "I ended up really sick with sepsis myself a month after doing this interview," she posted on social media. A&E visit, a week in hospital, and a few more weeks of tablets and rest have resulted in this. If you suspect sepsis, don't hesitate to seek assistance. 'I should've acted sooner.'

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has revealed that the company intends to produce further Harry Potter sequels, with the blessing of author J.K. Rowling. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 62-year-old made the claim during an investor conference on Friday, amid backlash against Rowling's tweets from June 2020, in which she mocked an article's description of women as "people who menstruate." During the meeting, David reportedly said, "We haven't had a Superman movie in 13 years." We haven't done a Harry Potter in 15 years. Over the past 25 years, Warner Bros. earned a lot of money for the DC movies and the Harry Potter movies.'

On October 14, Harry Potter actor Terry Jones died at the age of 72. He was believed to be suffering from sepsis, a lower respiratory tract infection, Type 2 diabetes, heart block, and obesity at the time of his death. These causes, as well as the organ dysfunction, contributed to his premature death. Rhona Gemmell, Coltrane's ex wife, reported his death in Glasgow. He was reported to have had serious health problems earlier this year after being forced to cancel from London's Comic Con in June due to medical reasons. In his later years, he appeared less often on film and television, but he returned to be interviewed for HBO's Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts, where he addressed how Hagrid's legacy will outlive him long after him.

After his death last week at the age of 72, Jason Isaacs paid tribute to his late Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane. Jason, 59, posted a throwback snapshot of his daughter Lily and Ruby on stage with a Hagrid prop before revealing some of his favorite memories with the late Robbie on Instagram. In his moving letter, Jason wrote, 'You lovely man.'

Robbie Coltrane has died, and his handler, Belinda Wright, was distraught to hear that POPSUGAR reported it on October 14th. Fans and Harry Potter alike are devastated. He was 72 years old. The actor was best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in the wizard film series, a role he played in all eight films before the Fantastic Beasts prequel movie franchise was released. Fans and the actor's Harry Potter family expressed their admiration on social media in the aftermath of Coltrane's death. On Twitter, author and creator J.K. Rowling expressed admiration for Coltrane: "He was an amazing talent, a complete one off, and I was beyond lucky to know him, collaborate with him, and laugh my head off with him."

Robbie Coltrane's son showed he shares his father's sense of humour with a jokey tribute reading: 'Just woke up what did I miss?' (left) While the actor's daughter published a tender photograph (right). Robbie, who starred Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter series, died on Tuesday, aged 72, after a long health battle. Both his children have expressed their grief on line with two separate posts. Spencer, a New York-based urban artist, has been living in New York and has been away for the past few days after posting a snapshot of a man in bed saying goodnight.

Miriam Margolyes, a comedian and actress, shocked BBC Radio 4 listeners by saying what she had'really wanted to say' to the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.' In the slot before Margolyes, Hunt had been interviewed by Justin Webb about the government's latest economic policy on the Today Programme. Robbie Coltrane, a comedian, had been on the show to discuss Harry Potter's death.