{"id":138071,"date":"2024-12-12T20:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/is-harry-potter-a-christmas-movie-emma-watsons-brother-joins-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T20:37:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:37:47","slug":"is-harry-potter-a-christmas-movie-emma-watsons-brother-joins-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/is-harry-potter-a-christmas-movie-emma-watsons-brother-joins-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Harry Potter a Christmas Movie? Emma Watson&#8217;s Brother Joins Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"125.29215358932\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3830472\" style=\"width: 682px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n (L-R) Emma Watson and Alex Watson<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/tag\/harry-potter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Harry Potter<\/em> <\/a>films are on many people\u2019s holiday watchlists, are they considered a part of the Christmas movie genre?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen this debate online. Is <em>Harry Potter<\/em> a Christmas movie? That is one for the philosophers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/emma-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emma Watson<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s younger brother, <strong>Alex Watson<\/strong>, shared in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/news\/emma-watson-brother-alex-harry-potter-christmas-rcna183534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today.com<\/em><\/a> published on Wednesday, December 11. \u201cI think it\u2019s super cozy. There tends to always be, like, a Christmas scene throughout the films or most of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the film\u2019s \u201ccozy\u201d vibes, Alex, 31, admitted that labeling them as Christmas is a bit of a \u201cstretch.\u201d He shared: \u201cI think it\u2019s a Halloween movie, for sure. It\u2019s a great family film, and Christmas films basically should always be family films. So, I [think] it ticks a lot of boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being categorized as holiday movies, the <em>Harry Potter<\/em> films feature many memorable festive scenes, from Christmases spent at Hogwarts, The Burrow and 12 Grimmauld Place to the elaborate Yule Ball dance from 2005\u2019s <em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.60201511335\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/christmas-movies-that-arent-technically-christmas-movies\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-Christmas-Movies-That-Are-Not-Technically-Christmas-Movies.jpg?crop=121px%2C1008px%2C1760px%2C994px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"12 Christmas Movies That Are Not Technically Christmas Movies\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-Christmas-Movies-That-Are-Not-Technically-Christmas-Movies.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/christmas-movies-that-arent-technically-christmas-movies\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Christmas Movies That Aren\u2018t Technically Christmas Movies<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMove over, Home Alone! There\u2019s no shortage of films to watch over the Christmas season, but there are more movies to add to the queue beyond It\u2019s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street or A Christmas Story. Die Hard is the quintessential film that wasn\u2019t considered a Christmas classic at first. However, some fans [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Emma, 34, spent a decade playing Hermione Granger in all eight <em>Harry Potter<\/em> films from 2001 to 2011. During her time playing the brightest witch of her age, she briefly got to share the screen with Alex in 2007\u2019s <em>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the fifth one for, like, all of about three seconds,\u201d Alex told <em>Today.com<\/em> of his cameo, which saw him seated across from Hermione and next to Ron Weasley (<strong>Rupert Grint<\/strong>) during a scene in the Great Hall. \u201cYou have to concentrate so hard to see me. If you Google me, it will still list me as an actor for what I can only assume is this three-second cameo, which is extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he and Emma are focused on running their new gin company, Renais, they occasionally enjoy revisiting their time in the Wizarding World. \u201cWe\u2019ll give them a little rewatch,\u201d he admitted. \u201cI\u2019ve got younger brothers and sisters as well, and we\u2019ll sometimes get together and give them a watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3830474\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3830474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Should the Harry Potter Films Be Considered Christmas Movies Emma Watsons Brother Alex Says\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Should-the-Harry-Potter-Films-Be-Considered-Christmas-Movies-Emma-Watsons-Brother-Alex-Says-3.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004).<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Cover Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emma and Alex are the only two kids of parents <strong>Chris Watson<\/strong> and <strong>Jacqueline Luesby<\/strong>, who divorced in 1995. The brother-sister duo have multiple siblings from their parents\u2019 other relationships.<\/p>\n<p>With the holidays fast approaching, Alex told <em>Today.com<\/em> some of his favorite memories growing up were spending Christmas with his family in France (which is where his father owns the vineyard from which Renais gets ingredients). These days, he\u2019s happy to spend \u201ca lot more time together\u201d with Emma, whose last film credit was 2019\u2019s <em>Little Women<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Lining up with the Christmas season is the new competition show <strong>Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking<\/strong>, hosted by <strong>James<\/strong> and <strong>Oliver Phelps<\/strong>, a.k.a. Fred and George Weasley. The series, new episodes of which drop Wednesdays on Food Network, sees teams of bakers and pastry chefs<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12.994652406417\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/harry-potter-stars-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Harry-Potter-Stars-Where-Are-They-Now-Feature.jpg?crop=166px%2C0px%2C1752px%2C990px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"'Harry Potter' Stars: Where Are They Now?\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Harry-Potter-Stars-Where-Are-They-Now-Feature.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/harry-potter-stars-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; Stars: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOver the course of 10 years, the stars of Harry Potter brought magic, mischief and more to millions of fans around the world. Based on the series of seven books by J.K. Rowling, stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint captured the hearts of viewers between 2001 and 2011 as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of people have heard of <em>Harry Potter<\/em> in some way, shape or form, whether they\u2019ve read the books, seen the movies or just heard people talking about it. Every episode of the show is based on a theme of a set,\u201d James, 38, exclusively told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/harry-potters-james-and-oliver-phelps-return-to-hogwarts-for-new-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> last month. \u201cSo, we film the series at Leavesden [Studios] where we filmed the original movies, so what works well is that it\u2019s literally all these top bakers and chefs imaginations from the movies coming out in edible forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oliver, 28, told <em>Us<\/em> that returning to the franchise\u2019s sets felt like they \u201cjumped back in time,\u201d adding, \u201cIt could have been a day later than when we finished filming. It\u2019s amazing how when you\u2019re in an immersive environment like that, you almost step back into that feeling of when we were filming.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/is-harry-potter-a-christmas-movie-emma-watsons-brother-joins-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(L-R) Emma Watson and Alex Watson Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images While the Harry Potter films are on many people\u2019s holiday watchlists, are they considered a part of the Christmas movie genre? \u201cI\u2019ve seen this debate online. Is Harry Potter a Christmas movie? 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