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based on a fictional Hogwarts textbook. Radcliffe, who has been busy with movies such as "Kill Your Darlings," doesn't plan to make an appearance. But what's the rest of the cast up to these days?" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto001" style="margin:0 auto;" width="640"/>July 23 marks Daniel Radcliffe's 25th birthday. He and his "Harry Potter" co-stars graduated from the franchise in 2011, but there's a plan for additional films set in the Potter-verse, including a spinoff based on a fictional Hogwarts textbook. Radcliffe, who has been busy with movies such as "Kill Your Darlings," doesn't plan to make an appearance. But what's the rest of the cast up to these days?cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
Since portraying sharp witch Hermione in the "Harry Potter" series, Emma Watson has broken away from the supernatural with roles grounded in the (mostly) real world. After "My Week With Marilyn," "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" and "The Bling Ring," the 23-year-old actress also showed her sense of humor in Seth Rogen's outlandish summer comedy, "This Is the End."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
need proof that Grint's all grown-up, check out the trailer." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto003" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Rupert Grint kept it fairly low-key after he ended his 10-year run as one of Harry Potter's best friends, Ron Weasley. The 25-year-old will took on a risky role with 2013's "CGBG" -- if you need proof that Grint's all grown-up, check out the trailer.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
Bonnie Wright began playing Ginny Weasley at age 10, and since leaving the franchise has been on a steady diet of dramas. Wright appeared in "The Philosophers," followed by "Before I Sleep" with Tom Sizemore. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
Just enough time has passed for us to stop cringing at the sight of Tom Felton, who came to be known as the weakling bully Draco Malfoy. Even while working on the "Potter" franchise, Felton dabbled in other films, like "The Disappeared" and "Get Him to the Greek." Felton has been busy since "Potter" wrapped, and appeared in the World War II movie "Ghosts of the Pacific."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
quite the charming young man. Now 24, Lewis initially migrated over to TV for a spell with 2012's "The Syndicate." " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto006" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>By the time the "Potter" movies wrapped, Matthew Lewis -- and his character, Neville Longbottom -- had morphed into quite the charming young man. Now 24, Lewis initially migrated over to TV for a spell with 2012's "The Syndicate." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
JopWorld.com." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto007" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>The brothers who played the elder Weasleys -- George and Fred -- don't have the trademark ginger hair anymore, but they're still recognizable as the prankster pair. James (left) and Oliver Phelps are still happy to talk all things "Potter," even as they move on to other endeavors. James has been recently active on stage, and Oliver has been traveling in support of his website, JopWorld.com.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
she tweeted. "Even if I'm too old to play Luna, can I go through 10 hours prosthetics to play a crumple-horned-snorkack. Please??"" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto008" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Evanna Lynch's Luna Lovegood showed up halfway through the "Potter" saga, but her character was so wonderfully strange she's easily among the most memorable. And if there's anyone who's eager for the "Harry Potter" spinoff films, it's Lynch: "Maybe 'Fantastic Beasts' will turn into a long ting like HP did & I can play Luna as an old lady?" she tweeted. "Even if I'm too old to play Luna, can I go through 10 hours prosthetics to play a crumple-horned-snorkack. Please??"cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
he was sentenced to two years in jail for his participation in the 2011 London riots. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto009" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Jamie Waylett's Vincent Crabbe appeared in the first half of the franchise, and life post-"Potter" hasn't been so easy for the actor. In May 2012, he was sentenced to two years in jail for his participation in the 2011 London riots. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}
Devon Murray's Seamus Finnigan was an easy character to love, and fans have missed seeing Murray (and hearing his accent) on the big screen. The 24-year-old actor assured a supporter from his unverified Twitter account in late September 2013 that he's "been offered a lead role in a new movie so could be seeing my mug soon :)"cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":10,"title":"\'Harry Potter\': Hogwarts class of \'11"}HIDE CAPTION'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11'Harry Potter': Hogwarts class of '11<<<
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10>>>Event.observe(window,'load',function(){if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined'){cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image,"New 'Harry Potter' character Celestina Warbeck finds spotlight");}});STORY HIGHLIGHTS"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling offers details on character Celestina WarbeckThe "Singing Sorceress" is imagined to resemble Shirley Bassey, Rowling saysWarbeck is Molly Weasley's favorite singerPiece on Warbeck is on Pottermore.com(CNN) -- To the wonderful array of characters and names in the "Harry Potter" universe -- Ron Weasley, Dolores Umbridge, Bellatrix Lestrange, Cornelius Fudge and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named -- add yet another getting a shot at the spotlight: Celestina Warbeck.
Warbeck isn't a completely new character. In a note on Pottermore.com (sign-up required), author J.K. Rowling mentions that the "Singing Sorceress," as she is known, has made occasional off-stage appearances in the Potter books and in a "Daily Prophet" series done for the Potter fan club.But she gets a full profile, along with a performance of her hit "You Stole My Cauldron but You Can't Have My Heart," on the Potter website.
The character Celestina Warbeck is said to resemble singer Shirley Bassey, here performing at the 2013 Oscars."Celestina is one of my (favorite) 'off-stage' characters in the whole series, and has been part of the Potter world ever since its inception," Rowling wrote. "I always imagined her to resemble Shirley Bassey in both looks and style."Bassey is best known in America for singing the theme songs to the James Bond films "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Moonraker."Rowling said that the first name came from an old co-worker. " 'Celestina' was simply begging to be scooped up and attached to a glamorous witch," the author wrote.In the profile, Rowling describes Warbeck as a Welsh prodigy whose mother "bombarded" Hogwarts with letters to promote her daughter with various performing arts groups.
J.K. Rowling is offering fans a profile of a little-known, off-stage character, Celestina Warbeck.She became a huge star."Three devoted fans were involved in a nasty three-broom pile up over Liverpool while trying to reach the last night of her 'Flighty Aphrodite' tour, and her tickets often appear on the black market at vastly inflated prices," Rowling wrote. Warbeck is Molly Weasley's favorite singer.Warbeck has eight homes, has been married three times and is capable of "drown(ing) out a chorus of banshees." Her music can, of course, be heard at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.0Comments »SHARE THISPrintEmailMore sharingRedditStumbleUponDelicious/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/18/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/new-harry-potter-character-celestina-warbeck/index.html","title" : "New \'Harry Potter\' character Celestina Warbeck finds spotlight"});
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Ariana Grande is one of 15 solo female artists whose first albums debuted at No. 1.Ariana Grande's "Yours Truly" has debuted at No. 1She's one of 15 solo female artists to accomplish thatThe singer has spoken out about embracing her individualityShe's currently recuperating and resting her voice
James Spader has been cast as one of the Avengers' biggest villains, Ultron, in the 2015 release "Avengers: Age of Ultron." As we wait to see how Spader will master the psychotic sentient robot, we're recounting our other favorite on-screen bad guys, in no particular order:cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"Our favorite movie villains"}
learning the character's identity in the months leading up to its release. But now that the movie's out -- which we won't spoil -- we're recounting our other favorite on-screen bad guys, in no particular order:" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto002" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Benedict Cumberbatch's "Star Trek Into Darkness" villain is so fearsome, the movie built much of its hype around learning the character's identity in the months leading up to its release. But now that the movie's out -- which we won't spoil -- we're recounting our other favorite on-screen bad guys, in no particular order:cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"So bad they\'re good: Favorite movie villains"}
Joe Pesci's Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's 1990 classic "Goodfellas" wasn't there to amuse, but he did that anyway. The short-tempered mobster also won over the Academy, who gave Pesci an Oscar for best supporting actor. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Tommy DeVito, \'Goodfellas\'"}
"Star Wars'" Darth Vader, played by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl Jones, is one of the most notable cinematic villains of all time.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Darth Vader, \'Star Wars\'"}
Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 "Apocalypse Now" is a shining example of film making, period. But Colonel Kurtz's (Marlon Brando) dark heart was particularly riveting. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Colonel Kurtz, \'Apocalypse Now\'"}
Louise Fletcher won the best actress Oscar for her role as Nurse Ratched in 1975's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Nurse Ratched, \'One Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest\'"}
Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh, from the 2007 film "No Country For Old Men," is one of the best villains as far as we're concerned. Directed and written by Ethan and Joel Coen, the cat-and-mouse thriller also stars Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Anton Chigurh, \'No Country for Old Men\'"}
Anthony Hopkins was terrifying as Hannibal Lecter in both 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs" and Ridley Scott's 2001 movie named after the villain. Bryan Fuller has since brought the story of the serial killer back to life with NBC's "Hannibal," starring Mads Mikkelsen.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"Hannibal Lecter, \'Silence of the Lambs,\' \'Hannibal\'"}
Before Robert De Niro terrified us as Max Cady in Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of "Cape Fear," Robert Mitchum played the role in 1962.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"Max Cady, \'Cape Fear\'"}
If we were in the wizard world right now, we wouldn't even mention the villain that landed actor Ralph Fiennes on this list. (Get it? He Who Shall Not Be Named.) Fiennes' Lord Voldemort is pictured here in the final installment of the "Harry Potter" franchise.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":10,"title":"Lord Voldemort, \'Harry Potter\'"}
As the song goes, "If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will." Whether she's animated or not, "101 Dalmations'" Cruella De Vil is one of the most devilish villains of all time. Betty Lou Gerson voiced the puppy-hater in the 1961 adaptation, while Glenn Close played the role in the 1996 live-action version.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":11,"title":"Cruella De Vil, \'101 Dalmations\'"}
With the ability to manipulate metal, Ian McKellen's Magneto is one of the most powerful villains of all time. The "X-Men" mutant will be back on the big screen in 2014's "X-Men: Days of Future Past."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":12,"title":"Magneto, \'X-Men\'"}
"Star Trek's" Khan Noonien Singh was played by Ricardo Montalbán in a 1967 episode of the original series as well as 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":13,"title":"Khan, \'Star Trek\'"}
Margaret Hamilton played Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Gulch in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz." In the end, her evil laugh, broomstick and flying monkeys were no match for a pail of water.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":14,"title":"Wicked Witch of the West, \'Wizard of Oz\'"}
Heath Ledger's Joker is one of the most disturbing villains on this list. His role in 2008's "The Dark Knight" earned him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":15,"title":"The Joker, \'The Dark Knight\'"}
The makeup alone could give you chills. Bette Davis' work as the dangerously delusional "Baby" Jane Hudson in 1962's "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" set a new standard for sibling rivalry, as Joan Crawford played her tortured sister, Blanche.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":16,"title":"\'Baby\' Jane, \'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?\'"}
Bruce Willis' John McClane has outlasted plenty of bad guys throughout the "Die Hard" franchise, but the original baddie is still the best. Alan Rickman's portrayal of German terrorist leader Hans Gruber in 1988's "Die Hard" is classic.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":17,"title":"Hans Gruber, \'Die Hard\'"}
Have fans ever been so eager to kneel before a foe as they are for "Superman" and "Superman II's" General Zod? The role, at the time filled by Terence Stamp in the late '70s/early '80s, will be reprised by Michael Shannon in June's Superman movie, "Man of Steel." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":18,"title":"General Zod, \'Superman\'"}
Regina George's "Mean Girls" tactics are the stuff of legend, even though the Tina Fey-penned comedy is just nine years old. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":19,"title":"Regina George, \'Mean Girls\'"}
Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates is the ultimate proof that looks can be deceiving. The innocent-seeming Norman gave viewers a shock in 1960's "Psycho" when the true nature of his relationship with his mother was revealed. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":20,"title":"Norman Bates, \'Psycho\'"}
Faye Dunaway's interpretation of Joan Crawford in 1981's "Mommie Dearest" was deliciously unnerving. The movie was based on a memoir of the same name by Crawford's adopted daughter, Christina, and it put us off wire hangers to this day.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":21,"title":"Joan Crawford, \'Mommie Dearest\'"}
Kevin Spacey's role in 1995's "Se7en" inspires such a love-hate relationship for us. We hate that watching the movie starring his sadistic John Doe can still make us leave the lights on at night, but we love how well Spacey nailed the role. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":22,"title":"John Doe, \'Se7en\'"}
Kathy Bates did a marvelous job bringing Stephen King's obsessed and psychotic book lover, Annie Wilkes, to life in 1990's "Misery." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":23,"title":"Annie Wilkes, \'Misery\'"}
Michael Douglas was so good in his role as the cold-blooded stockbroker Gordon Gekko in 1987's "Wall Street," it was easy to forget his "Greed is Good" mantra isn't something we're supposed to embrace. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":24,"title":"Gordon Gekko, \'Wall Street\'"}
It's a wonder that extramarital affairs haven't been drastically reduced since 1987's "Fatal Attraction," in which Glenn Close plays a one-night-stand turned horror-show named Alex Forrest. She teaches Michael Douglas' unfaithful Dan Gallagher (and one poor, helpless bunny) a lesson on infidelity that we haven't forgotten. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":25,"title":"Alex Forrest, \'Fatal Attraction\'"}
The other 2001 Oscar nominees "ain't have s**t" on Denzel Washington's Alonzo Harris. The actor's role in "Training Day" allowed him to play a cutthroat and egomaniacal character, earning the star a best actor Oscar. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":26,"title":"Alonzo Harris, \'Training Day\'"}
Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" in 1971 brought us the "ultraviolent" Alex, as played by Malcolm McDowell. Although Alex is unquestionably brutal in the film, the character's style is almost more memorable than his actions.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":27,"title":"Alex, \'A Clockwork Orange\'"}
The story goes that Dennis Hopper was dead set on playing the profane and sociopathic Frank Booth in 1986's "Blue Velvet" because, as he reportedly told writer/director David Lynch, he was Frank.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":28,"title":"Frank Booth, \'Blue Velvet\'"}
drew inspiration for the part from Tom Cruise. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0029" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Perhaps the only thing more frightening than Christian Bale's turn as well-dressed killing machine Patrick Bateman in 2000's "American Psycho" is the rumor that Bale drew inspiration for the part from Tom Cruise. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":29,"title":"Patrick Bateman, \'American Psycho\'"}
Disney movies have a plethora of fantastically drawn (literally and figuratively) villains, but Scar in 1994's "The Lion King" is a standout. Voiced by Jeremy Irons, Scar makes for a satisfying evil (and pretty entertaining) uncle.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":30,"title":"Scar, \'The Lion King\'"}
Christian Slater was the twisted boyfriend every high school girl wanted by her side when 1988's "Heathers" was released. As J.D., the beau of Winona Ryder's Veronica, he helps her take down a clique of nasty girls in gruesome ways. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":31,"title":"J.D., \'Heathers\'"}HIDE CAPTIONOur favorite movie villainsSo bad they're good: Favorite movie villainsTommy DeVito, 'Goodfellas'Darth Vader, 'Star Wars'Colonel Kurtz, 'Apocalypse Now'Nurse Ratched, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'Anton Chigurh, 'No Country for Old Men'Hannibal Lecter, 'Silence of the Lambs,' 'Hannibal'Max Cady, 'Cape Fear'Lord Voldemort, 'Harry Potter'Cruella De Vil, '101 Dalmations'Magneto, 'X-Men'Khan, 'Star Trek'Wicked Witch of the West, 'Wizard of Oz'The Joker, 'The Dark Knight''Baby' Jane, 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'Hans Gruber, 'Die Hard'General Zod, 'Superman'Regina George, 'Mean Girls'Norman Bates, 'Psycho'Joan Crawford, 'Mommie Dearest'John Doe, 'Se7en'Annie Wilkes, 'Misery'Gordon Gekko, 'Wall Street'Alex Forrest, 'Fatal Attraction'Alonzo Harris, 'Training Day'Alex, 'A Clockwork Orange'Frank Booth, 'Blue Velvet'Patrick Bateman, 'American Psycho'Scar, 'The Lion King'J.D., 'Heathers'<<<
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31>>>Event.observe(window,'load',function(){if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined'){cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image,"'Avengers': James Spader to play Ultron");}});STORY HIGHLIGHTSJames Spader has been cast as the villain in the upcoming "Avengers" movieThe actor will face-off against the Marvel heroes as Ultron"The Avengers: The Age of Ultron" will arrive on May 1, 2015
2012: 'Avengers' gag reel released"I knew right away what I wanted to do with him," Whedon, as an admitted fan of Ultron's, has said. "He's always trying to destroy the Avengers ... he's got a bee in his bonnet. He's not a happy guy, which means he's an interesting guy. He's got pain. And the way that manifests is not going to be standard robot stuff. So we'll take away some of those powers because at some point everybody becomes magic, and I already have someone (a new character, Scarlet Witch) who's a witch."We trust Whedon knows what he's doing -- this is the same guy who wrote and directed the third highest-grossing film of all time, 2012's "The Avengers.""The Avengers: Age of Ultron" will debut on May 1, 2015. In the meantime, Spader will be on the small-screen as well: The three-time Emmy winner stars in NBC's "The Blacklist," which premieres September 23.0Comments »SHARE THISPrintEmailMore sharingRedditStumbleUponDelicious/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/29/showbiz/movies/james-spader-ultron-avengers/index.html","title" : "\'Avengers\': James Spader to play Ultron"});var OB_permalink='http://edition.cnn.com'+location.pathname;var OB_langJS='http://widgets.outbrain.com/lang_en.js';var OB_widgetId='AR_1';var OB_Template="cnnedition";var OB_MarkUP = '';document.write(OB_MarkUP);if (typeof(OB_Script)!='undefined'){OutbrainStart();}else{var OB_Script=true;var str="cnnad_createAd("632805","http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn_international&cnn_intl_pagetype=mmst&cnn_intl_position=607x95_adlinks&cnn_intl_rollup=entertainment&page.allowcompete=no¶ms.styles=fs","95","607");cnnad_registerSpace(632805,607,95);