From IMDB, as usual.
“Looks like September’s report in Britain’s The Daily Mail – that Hugh Grant would take on the role of Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets – was premature. Variety reported Thursday that the role of the handsome, self-promoting wizard who teaches a class in defense against dark magic has gone to noted Shakespearian actor Kenneth Branagh. The sequel will start production in mid-November, just as the first film is hitting theaters.”
Now that’s even weirder than Hugh Grant.