A little over a decade ago, Armie Hammer was just another up-and-coming actor with a couple of impressive appearances in teen-centric CW Network fare. That changed, and one of his earlier movies is now lighting up Netflix.
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One of the most beloved characters in the Harry Potter series might not be a friendly giant after all. If you haven’t read the Harry Potter books, here’s the one Hagrid line that could have changed the films in a big way.
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One of Harry Potter’s most glamorous scenes is way more sinister than you originally thought. Here’s why the Yule Ball in Harry Potter has a much darker meaning than you originally thought.
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It may be iconic, but that doesn't mean it was pleasant. The Cowardly Lion costume from The Wizard of Oz stands as one of Hollywood's most disgusting. Here's why.
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At 90 years of age, the iconic Sir Sean Connery passed away on October 31, leaving fans and peers alike in a state of mourning for one of the greatest actors of our time. One huge role that Sean Connery turned down was the part of Gandalf the Grey. Here's how much he would have made from it.
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Of the familiar faces in The Queen's Gambit, it's likely you won't be able to place that of the actor who portrays Kentucky chess champ Harry Beltik in the series. It belongs to one Harry Melling. And if you do recognize Melling, it's likely because you're a fan of the Harry Potter franchise.
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Throughout the Harry Potter franchise, Severus Snape serves as one of the series' most complex characters. And just like Snape's motives, his last words to Harry might have much deeper implications than many realize.
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Harry Potter has so many characters that not all of them made it into the finished films. If you haven’t read the Harry Potter books, here’s the extremely strange character — Peeves the Poltergeist — we never got to see in the movies.
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Recently, streaming audiences have been rediscovering Hook, the 1991 adventure that continues the story of Peter Pan. The actor in the title role is Dustin Hoffman, and if you're having a tough time placing his face, get ready for a crash course in modern American cinema.
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From wise wizards to heroic hobbits, here are the endings ranked for each member of the Fellowship of the Ring.
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Ron Weasley is the main source of comic relief in the Harry Potter series, but he’s also incredibly wise… though that might be by accident. Here are just a few huge Harry Potter twists Ron predicted, though he did so by mistake.
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While the Harry Potter films are loaded with memorable moments and disturbing realizations, it's impossible to convert every scene from the books, however notable, onto the silver screen. Here's a fight scene from the books that didn't make it into the movies.
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There are so many wild moments in the original version of Conan the Barbarian that if you haven't viewed it recently, you might not remember how crazy things get. Here are some things you forgot happened in 1982's Conan the Barbarian.
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In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Hermione perhaps made the biggest sacrifice when it came to her family. Here's the heartbreaking Hermione detail Harry Potter fans ignored — and what author J.K. Rowling has said about it since.
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Harry Potter is full of mystical, magical items, but one of its most important artifacts isn’t as amazing as it seems. Here's the real reason you wouldn't want the Resurrection Stone, which makes up one part of the Deathly Hallows.
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Though not often seen, Sauron's presence weighs on every step Frodo (Elijah Wood) and company take towards the fires of Mount Doom. An endless number of orcs stand at his beck and call. But who is the trilogy's true "villain," in a human sense?
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Gilderoy Lockhart is one of the most obnoxious characters in the Harry Potter series. What makes this Defense Against the Dark Arts professor so awful? We're here to break his villainy down, one memory charm at a time.
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We decided to dig into the background of the Ringwraiths to figure out where they came from, how they operate, and what they were up to before they got tangled up in all of the Lord of the Rings stuff. Here are our disturbing findings, presented for your spine-chilling entertainment.
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The Harry Potter series was a massive phenomenon that captivated millions with its tale of a boy wizard's battle against evil. The ending, however, didn't sit right with some fans. Fortunately, fan fiction is here with a revised version that may make those particular Potterheads happy.
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In Harry Potter, Hogsmeade is a little village near Hogwarts that many of the students visit during the school year, assuming they can get their parents to sign the permission slips. There are lots of fun and safe things to do in Hogsmeade, but there is a shadier side to the sleepy village.
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The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings take place in the Third Age of Middle-earth, but what about the Fourth Age? What happened after Frodo sailed west? This is Lord of the Rings' Fourth Age of Middle-earth explained.
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From mighty warriors to slimy bad guys, here are the last words of every fallen Lord of the Rings hero and villain.
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The Harry Potter film franchise is already pretty intense, but one of its tensest scenes didn't make the transition from page to screen. Here's the most intense Harry Potter scene we never got to see in the film version of the mega-franchise.
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Some of the problems that surfaced during the filming of Sorcerer's Stone were, well, a lot more gross than you could have ever expected. Here's the totally disgusting detail about Hogwarts' majestic Great Hall that you never knew about before.
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From evil dragons and fiery demons to heroic hobbits and epic wars, here's Lord of the Rings' Third Age of Middle-earth explained.
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While The NeverEnding Story movie uniquely captures the essence of the book of the same name, there are some subtle — and not so subtle — differences. Here are a few of the interesting ways the NeverEnding Story differs from the book.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's Elves are among the first magical creations of modern fantasy, and heavily involved in the plots of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit as well as the central characters in The Silmarillion. In other words, without them, his entire world wouldn't exist.
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