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• Nicholas Hoult (right) has pulled out of the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter (Picture: Getty / Warner Brothers) Nicholas Hoult will no longer star as Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potterseries, with Kit Harington named as the replacement. The casting for...S1
• Harington already played the Hogwarts professor in the recent Harry Potter audio dramas. Kit Harington Replaces Nicholas Hoult as Harry Potter Series’ New Gilderoy Lockhart Liz Shannon MillerS2
• The "Superman" actor exited the HBO TV adaptation due to scheduling conflicts thewrap.com/">TheWrap.S3
• The 'Game of Thrones' star will play the fan-favorite character in Harry Potter season two.S4
• Kit Harington will now play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, replacing Nicholas Hoult, who exited the production due to scheduling conflicts. The “Game of Thrones” star recently voiced Lockhart, who is central to the plot of second...S5
• EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is joining another tentpole fantasy series for HBO. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of Harry Potter. Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult who was originally cast in the role but left over scheduling issues....S6