Harry Potter star's film pushed back to make way for Taylor Swift
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Even the magic of Harry Potter is no match for the Swifties.  

The premiere of the film Grow, starring two of the leading actors from HBO’s new Harry Potter series, has been postponed by two weeks. This change was made to accommodate Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, which was originally slated for release on the same day.

Grow, starring Dominic McLaughlin and Nick Frost, had initially been slated to hit theaters on October 3, but with Swift’s movie also settling into theaters that day, producers have bumped the date two weeks to October 18, Deadline reported Monday.

McLaughlin plays Oliver Gregory in Grow, while Frost portrays a character named Arlo. 

The motion picture marks the first time audiences will get to see them collaborating in a project, ahead of their work on the highly-anticipated TV adaptation of the Harry Potter franchise.

Rounding out the cast of the family comedy includes Jeremy Swift, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Jane Horrocks, Tim McInnerny and Golda Rosheuvel.  

The release of Grow, a film featuring two of the prominent actors on the new Harry Potter series, has been bumped two weeks for Taylor Swift : The Official Release Party of a Showgirl

Swift pictured last year in Kansas City

The release of Grow, a film featuring two of the prominent actors on the new Harry Potter series, has been bumped two weeks for Taylor Swift : The Official Release Party of a Showgirl 

The movie, which was filmed in Scotland, was directed by John McPhail

A logline for the film describes the storyline as ‘an exuberant tale full of giant pumpkins’ and ‘madcap characters.”

The focal point of the film is ‘a little girl who just might be a pumpkin-growing savant.’

The forthcoming motion picture from the Grammy-winning songstress, 35, appears to be another financially-successful endeavor, much like her incredibly lucrative Eras Tour last year.

Organizers told the outlet that more than $15 million in advance tickets sales have been purchased.

Projections for Swift’s opening week are between $30 million and $50 million, sources told the outlet.

None of the other studios with major releases on tap for the weekend of October 3, where AMC placed Swift’s film, were expected to shift dates, Deadline reported, citing the exorbitant costs in doing so. 

Movies expected to compete with the release from Swift include A24’s The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt; a re-release of the 2022 movie Avatar: The Way of Water from 20th Century Studios; and the film Bone Lake from Bleecker Street. 

Swift's forthcoming motion picture appears to be another financially-successful endeavor, much like her incredibly lucrative Eras Tour last year

Swift’s forthcoming motion picture appears to be another financially-successful endeavor, much like her incredibly lucrative Eras Tour last year 

(l-R) Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout will respectively portray Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley on the HBO series

(l-R) Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout will respectively portray Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley on the HBO series 

Swift has made headlines in recent weeks amid her engagement to three-time Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce, 35. 

The Karma singer and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed they were getting engaged with an August 26 Instagram post that showcased five pictures of them in a romantic setting.

‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,’ the duo captioned the viral post. They added an emoji of a dynamite stick in a nod to their TNT moniker.

Kelce and Swift emerged as a couple less than two years ago. Swift was on hand to watch Kelce in his September 24, 2023 game against the Chicago Bears, sitting in a luxury box alongside his mother Donna.

Swift was then seen spotted taking in Kelce’s game against the New York Jets in New Jersey October 1, 2023. She made headlines at the time bringing a group of celeb pals that included Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Sophie Turner.

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