{"id":7639,"date":"2026-08-12T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:13:33","slug":"nicholas-hoult-lgbtq-comments-resurface-cast-hbo-harry-potter-show-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/08\/12\/nicholas-hoult-lgbtq-comments-resurface-cast-hbo-harry-potter-show-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas Hoult&#8217;s LGBTQ+ comments resurface after being cast in the Harry Potter TV show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicholas Hoult has been cast in season two of the Harry Potter TV show, placing renewed focus on his LGBTQ+ following due to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/jk-rowling\/\">JK Rowling\u2019s<\/a> involvement in the HBO adaptation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As revealed by Deadline, Hoult will be playing the villain Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season, which is adapting <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/harry-potter\/\">Harry Potter<\/a> and the Chamber of Secrets. The character was previously played by Kenneth Branagh in the second Harry Potter movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Superman star is the latest in a long line of stars joining the cast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/hbo\/\">HBO<\/a> show, which is set to cover one book per season and introduce the Wizarding World to a new generation of viewers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the series has been under intense scrutiny due to the author and creator, who has continued to face accusations of transphobia for her views on gender and trans issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nicholas Hoult has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of the \u2018HARRY POTTER\u2019 TV series.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: Deadline) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tzcStvatGM\">pic.twitter.com\/tzcStvatGM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/2087295605580103859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, she launched the \u200b\u200bJK Rowling Women&#8217;s Fund, using her fortune from the Harry Potter franchise to provide financial and legal support for individuals and groups challenging trans-inclusive spaces, policies and workplace guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/04\/01\/how-much-money-will-jk-rowling-make-from-hbos-new-harry-potter-tv-show-its-pretty-jarring\/\">estimated she\u2019ll still make tens of millions of pounds<\/a> each year as an executive producer and the primary rights holder of the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/08\/10\/harry-potter-bel-powley-tries-to-separate-jk-rowling-from-franchise-hbo-show-reaction\/\">sparking debate anytime an actor joins the cast<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Hoult, this is even more intense given his large LGBTQ+ following, resulting from his inclusive roles and support for the community. It\u2019s something he spoke about back in 2018 in the context of his performance as the flamboyant Harley in The Favourite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qsaltlake.com\/news\/2018\/12\/24\/nicholas-hoult-gets-in-formation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QSaltLake Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> asked him when he was first aware of his LGBTQ+ audience, to which he replied, \u201cI don\u2019t really see any audience as different, particularly, to be honest with you. I\u2019m just telling stories that I like and then playing characters that I\u2019m interested in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m making things I\u2019m not picking depending on the audience, but that\u2019s really nice of you to say that I\u2019ve got that following. That\u2019s lovely. I guess that would go back to Skins or A Single Man, perhaps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7648\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7648\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nicholas Hoult in The Favourite\" width=\"1200\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nh-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nh-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nh-1-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoult also spoke in support of inclusive representation on screen, saying it shouldn\u2019t even be a conversation anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s like, you just see them as characters, as people and very good actresses. People keep mentioning that (it\u2019s queer) or that it has female leads and it\u2019s kind of surprising and disconcerting that it\u2019s even a conversation at this point,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s almost like we should have &#8211; I mean, it\u2019s great that the conversation is happening and that these movies are getting made more and more, but it should be up to the point where it\u2019s completely normal and it\u2019s not even something that people have to keep feeling is unusual.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many netizens have commented on Hoult\u2019s affiliation with the LGBTQ+ community in light of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/22\/harry-potter-nick-frost-blunt-response-to-jk-rowling-hypocrisy-accusations\/\">Harry Potter<\/a> news.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one X user wrote, \u201cIs Nicholas Hoult aware that everyone who likes him is queer??? Like wdym you\u2019re working at the \u2018I hate trans ppl\u2019 factory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">is nicholas hoult aware that everyone who likes him is queer??? like wdym you\u2019re working at the \u2018I hate trans ppl\u2019 factory<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ava\ud83d\udd77\ufe0fSAW BND (@avasPALLADIUM) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/avasPALLADIUM\/status\/2087316312389190068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another pointed to the fact that he\u2019s starring in the upcoming period drama film Cry to Heaven, alongside stars and trans activists Hunter Schafer and Lux Pascal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe concept of Nicholas Hoult promoting his upcoming movie that has Hunter Schafer and Lux Pascal in the cast and also appearing in a rebooted slop franchise created by a transphobe???? All in the same year????\u201d they wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Film Shrine has contacted Hoult\u2019s representative for comment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes,\u00a0<\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured images credit: Hulu\/X<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The JK Rowling debate continues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[98,170,314,11],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-7639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-harry-potter","tag-hbo","tag-jk-rowling","tag-tv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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