While Lithgow, who will play Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, called the backlash to his casting “odd”, one cast member who has now spoken out against Rowling’s rhetoric is Shaun of the Dead ...

Nick Frost, a cast member of HBO's forthcoming Harry Potter series, is distancing himself from JK Rowling's anti-transgender views.

Katherine Parkinson, Johnny Flynn and Daniel Rigby are also among the nine new recruits for the ambitious fresh adaptation of ...