Tonight’s “Saturday Evening Stay” discovered a technique to give HBO’s forthcoming “Harry Potter” TV sequence an sudden “Heated Rivalry” twist with a faux trailer selling “Heated Wizardry.”
The parody skit options a number of acquainted “Potter” characters, together with Ron Weasley (Ben Marshall), Hagrid (a shock Jason Momoa) and even the Boy Who Lived himself (“Stranger Issues” star and newest “SNL” host Finn Wolfhard). Nonetheless, the “Heated Wizardry” trailer guarantees that it’s going to inform “an all new story unexpectedly written after the success of a sure different HBO present.”
“The one factor hotter than hockey is Quidditch,” the parody argues, as Wolfhard’s Harry and Marshall’s Ron hook up underneath the previous’s Invisibility Cloak and tease one another whereas using their brooms. “Potter” writer J.Ok. Rowling is quoted saying, “I’m not part of this,” within the trailer, which dryly notes that “Heated Wizardry” would be the first TV present “written completely by ladies who put on tails.” There are, in fact, loads of wand puns.
In case anybody might need been involved concerning the ages of the characters in “Heated Wizardry,” its trailer additionally reveals that, not like the unique “Harry Potter” books, “they’re all 18+ on this. Hogwarts is like school now. Simply to make that clear.” You’ll be able to watch the skit your self under.
“SNL” heavy hitter James Austin Johnson seems within the sketch as Professor Snape, who first tries to take 10 factors from Gryffindor in response to Wolfhard’s Harry mooning Marshall’s Ron in the course of a Quidditch match. Johnson’s Snape comes round on issues in the long run, although, as he later awards “10 factors for equality” after watching Ron and Harry trip the identical broom and catch the game-winning Golden Snitch collectively.
At one level, the duo attempt to come out to Momoa’s Hagrid, however the groundskeeper beats them to the punch. “You’re a homo, Harry,” he says. When Marshall’s Ron asks him how he knew, Momoa’s Hagrid responds, “Oh, honey, please. They need to name you Neville, since you are one lengthy backside.” The joke prompts each Ron and Harry to affectionately name Hagrid an “previous queen.”
All in all, the “Heated Wizardry” trailer presents followers a take a look at a model of the “Harry Potter” universe not like some other they’ve seen earlier than. No less than, not in live-action type.
