Actor Rhys Ifans will become a sorcerer in Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows.
Ifans announced the news during his appearance on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show. At that time, he didn’t mention which role he would be playing, but the information was disclosed on the Internet afterwards.
Ifans will play the sorcerer Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna Lovegood’s father and Editor-in-Chief for The Quibbler paper.
The adventures of Harry Potter will continue with two forthcoming films, the first being set for a November 19, 2010 release.
In the meantime, Ifans will star in The Informers, hitting select theatres on April 24, and in The Boat That Rocked on August 28.