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Evening Standard
Isobel Lewis

Did Nicholas Hoult drop out of Harry Potter role due to backlash? Kit Harrington takes over role in shock announcement

Nicholas Hoult will no longer appear in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, it has been announced.

Instead, the Skins and X-Men star, who was due to play teacher Gilderoy Lockhart in season two of HBO’s small-screen adaptation, will be replaced by Kit Harington.

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