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  • Matt Smith speaks on the He Who Should Not Be Named rumors: “Good luck to whoever it is” | The Mary Sue

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    Aug 25th, 2025, 2:38 pm

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    The Harry Potter show is happening whether people want it to or not and part of the upsetting aspect of it is seeing who is willing to work with J.K. Rowling. And one rumored choice for Voldemort had me begging him to say “no.”

    One such actor was Matt Smith. The actor, who became a household name as the Doctor in Doctor Who, was thrown into the ring for Lord Voldemort aka Tom Riddle aka J.K. Rowling’s other pen name. And if I am being honest, I was very worried that Smith would entertain the idea. Not that I thought he’d side with Rowling and her harmful views given his past support of the trans community. It is a big franchise to take on and many actors would love to try to play the villain.

    Luckily though, Matt Smith has seemingly put the rumor to rest. During an interview on The Today Show for his upcoming film Caught Stealing, Smith was asked about the rumor. “I think following in the footsteps of the great Ralph Fiennes is a very very difficult mantle for someone so good luck to whoever it is. It ain’t gonna be me.”

    What has been rumored is that we won’t know who Voldemort is until the reveal meaning that those of us who have decided to not watch the show will find out on social media but at least I know that it isn’t going to be Matt Smith.

    I want my favorites to stay clear of the show

    This new Harry Potter series is a mixed bag because you can, and should, criticize the adults who join the series. On the flip of that, the children who are cast are not people we should talk negatively about. They’re children. The adults though are free game to criticize. Hence why I don’t want to think one of my favorite actors would take on a role in the franchise.

    Matt Smith has been a favorite for years but I also think that he’s been ins his villain era recently with Morbius, House of the Dragon, and his upcoming role in Star Wars, I’d love to see Smith move away from the villain roles after all of this and not fall into another franchise where he’s the big bad.

    Anyway, be like Matt Smith. Turn down roles in the new Harry Potter series.

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  • Harry Potter Game Shows Off Some Straight-Up Wizard Murder

    Harry Potter Game Shows Off Some Straight-Up Wizard Murder

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    Wizards prepare a potion to wipe away their crimes.

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    Hogwarts Legacy is just a couple months away and if you haven’t been paying attention, the Harry Potter spin-off isn’t messing around. The game will let players learn the series’ infamous unspeakable curses and even use them on students. A new gameplay reveal ups the ante even further though, showing off the game’s Dark Arts Battle Arena where $10 extra bucks nets you the opportunity to instantly murder goblins and wizards.

    Avalanche Studios’ second gameplay showcase for Hogwarts Legacy aired earlier today, showing off flight on broomsticks and hippogriffs, as well as the game’s customization options and Room of Requirement home base. As IGN points out, however, the most eye-catching part was a trip to the Dark Arts Battle Arena where, playing as a young Hogwarts student, the developers instantly melted some rando using the Avada Kedavra curse.

    The developers explain that battle arenas allow players to test out abilities early to see whether they want to invest in unlocking them. Completing combat challenges there also unlocks new outfits and other cosmetics. The Dark Arts Battle Arena is unique, however, in being exclusive to the Deluxe Edition which costs $10 extra, and allowing early access to dark arts abilities like the Avada Kedavra curse. In the gameplay demo the student is shown ripping through waves of “loyalist” goblins, presumably dark wizards, and other enemies.

    Gif: Avalanche Studios / Kotaku

    For those unfamiliar with the world of Harry Potter, the Avada Kedavra is one of a number of illegal curses that kill and torture. It’s also the one that Voldemort used to murder the titular character’s parents. Hogwarts Legacy takes place roughly a hundred years before the books, which might explain the seemingly blase attitude of the in-universe characters to child torture and underage battle arenas.

    The jarring juxtaposition is par for the course with Hogwarts Legacy. Caught in the shadow of author J.K. Rowling’s transphobic crusade and the royalties she continues to earn from all Harry Potter adaptations, the game’s very existence is controversial. It’s also continued to be delayed. Previously expected this fall, Hogwarts Legacy is now slated to release in February. Yesterday, however, Warner Bros. announced that the Xbox One and PS4 versions wouldn’t be out until April, with the Nintendo Switch version coming even later in June.

    In the meantime, the game appears poised to test players’ morale compasses in more ways than one. As my fellow writer Sisi Jiang joked earlier today, “You know the good thing about trans people presumably excluded at hogwarts is that they don’t have to experience the trauma of murdering another human for blood sport.”

                          

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