Deathly Hallows cast news
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince isn’t even out yet, and the a number of the cast for the next and last installment of the adventures of the Boy Who Lived. Which will be split in two parts, by the way, and will leave Harry Potter fans in painful anticipation.
One of the conformed changes to the cast will be for the role of Aberforth Dumbledore, who was played by Jim McManus, who will be replaced by Ciaran Hinds. Emma Thompson will not be returning as Professor Trelawney, but there are no confirmed replacements for her yet.
In other cast news, Welsh actor Rhys Ifans (who you might remember from his role as Spike in the romantic comedy ‘Notting Hill’) will be joining the Harry Potter movie franchise, and is rumored to be playing Xenophilius Lovegood.