{"id":2281272,"date":"2026-02-14T00:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2281272"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:11:27","slug":"daniel-radcliffe-says-finn-wolfhard-warned-him-about-snls-heated-rivalry-harry-potter-spoof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/daniel-radcliffe-says-finn-wolfhard-warned-him-about-snls-heated-rivalry-harry-potter-spoof\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Radcliffe says Finn Wolfhard warned him about \u201cSNL\u201d&#8217;s \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d-\u201cHarry Potter\u201d spoof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He&#8217;s the Boy Who Was Warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/daniel-radcliffe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daniel Radcliffe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Daniel Radcliffe<\/a> is revealing that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/finn-wolfhard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Finn Wolfhard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Finn Wolfhard<\/a> did him a solid by giving him a heads-up about <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8216;s joint spoof of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/harry-potter-fandom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harry Potter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Harry Potter<\/em><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/heated-rivalry-11867005\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Heated Rivalry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><\/a>, titled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X2FAizaEkls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Heated Wizardry,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Heated Wizardry,&#8221;<\/a> before it aired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Weirdly, I had met Finn Wolfhard a few weeks before, randomly, and we chatted for a bit,&#8221; Radcliffe <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/daniel-radcliffe-tracy-morgan-every-brilliant-thing-1235513772\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told Rolling Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> in a new interview. &#8220;And then he texted me the day before it aired, being like, &#8216;Hey, just so you know, we&#8217;re doing a\u00a0<em>Harry Potter<\/em>\u00a0sketch.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Radcliffe added that he hadn&#8217;t seen the megahit series <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> yet, but he is &#8220;very aware&#8221; of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My girlfriend is a huge fan,&#8221; he said, noting that he has now seen <em>SNL<\/em>&#8216;s mash-up of the gay hockey romance with the magical franchise that made him a star. &#8220;I&#8217;m sure there are jokes I was missing, but it was very funny and sweet. I&#8217;m always happy to see other versions of that. It makes me laugh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Finn Wolfhard and Ben Marshall on &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Nora Rockwell\/NBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0star Wolfhard made his\u00a0<em>SNL<\/em>\u00a0hosting debut last month, and one of the most popular segments from the episode featured him playing a version of Radcliffe&#8217;s original role, in which he falls in love \u2014 or, more accurately, lust \u2014 with his red-haired best friend, Ron Weasley (Ben Marshall). And of course, instead of playing hockey, they were Quidditch players at Hogwarts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The spoof leaned into the breakout success of the Crave-HBO Max drama <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em>, starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as professional hockey players who are arch-rivals but secretly engage in a steamy love affair spanning more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is hardly the first time <em>SNL<\/em> has spoofed <em>Harry Potter<\/em>, but the most notable example was when Radcliffe himself reprised his signature role in 2012. During his only time hosting the NBC comedy series, he starred in a sketch called <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YxPRZ9S-qbI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Harry Potter Epilogue&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Harry Potter Epilogue&#8221;<\/a> in which Harry still hasn&#8217;t left Hogwarts, despite graduating a decade earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I have always been fairly fine with [always being known for Harry Potter],&#8221; Radcliffe said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t need people to forget that I did that in order to enjoy stuff I&#8217;m doing now. In fact, it often leads people to seek me out in other things. Coming out of<em>\u00a0Potter<\/em>,\u00a0I was probably more stressed about it. The first time I did a musical, I went into rehearsal rooms like, &#8216;F\u2011\u2011\u2011, everyone thinks, &#8216;What&#8217;s this movie kid doing here, and is he going to be any good?&#8221; It&#8217;s nice to not walk in feeling those things anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Radcliffe next stars in NBC&#8217;s new comedy series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tracy-morgan-the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins-connects-with-30-rock-11869868\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins<\/em><\/a>, opposite Tracy Morgan; Radcliffe plays a disgraced filmmaker looking to redeem his career. He previously told <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> his character is unlike anything he&#8217;s done before on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He does much worse things than a lot of the characters that I\u2019ve played before,&#8221; the Tony-winning actor said. &#8220;There are a few episodes where I did come up to [creator] Robert [Carlock] and be like, &#8216;You are really banking on the idea that people will just like me and forgive me for doing some things.&#8217; There&#8217;s probably a couple moments in the series where I would&#8217;ve kicked me out of that house, but I do get my comeuppance \u2014 as I should.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins<\/em> premieres Jan. 18 on NBC. Read more about the new series in\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins-tracy-morgan-daniel-radcliffe-cover-story-11857311\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW's cover story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW&#8217;s cover story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daniel-radcliffe-says-finn-wolfhard-warned-him-about-snl-heated-rivalry-harry-potter-spoof-11906851\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s the Boy Who Was Warned. Daniel Radcliffe is revealing that Finn Wolfhard did him a solid by giving him a heads-up about Saturday Night Live&#8216;s joint spoof of Harry Potter and Heated Rivalry, titled &#8220;Heated Wizardry,&#8221; before it aired. &#8220;Weirdly, I had met Finn Wolfhard a few weeks before, randomly, and we chatted for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2281273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[329536,374270,310989,419961,427519],"class_list":["post-2281272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-daniel-radcliffe","tag-finn-wolfhard","tag-harry-potter","tag-heated-rivalry","tag-professional-hockey-players"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Daniel-Radcliffe-says-Finn-Wolfhard-warned-him-about-SNLs-Heated.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2281272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2281274,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281272\/revisions\/2281274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2281272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2281272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2281272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}