John Lithgow becomes a new Albus Dumbledore Harry Potter TV series.
John Lithgow says he plays Dumbledore. Aop
The first actor in the upcoming TV series about Harry Potter has been published. Wizard School Hogwarts Rector Albus Dumbledorea plays John Lithgow.
Lithgow confirms the information Screento the site and says he has received the role offered to him. The series producer HBO says to the site that the actor’s fastening has not yet been officially formalized.
Lithgow from New York has been a career as an actor for over 50 years. He is known among other things for series Third stone from the sun, Dexter, Crown and At first glance.
John Lithgow was awarded for his Conclave movie at last week’s SAG Prize Gala. Aop
HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter Series Based on Jk The hit book series, published between 1997 and 2007. In 2023, the production company confirmed that the television series is a “loyal arrangement” of original books. The series thus goes through the events of each of the seven novels.
The series will be made for many years. Currently, Lithgow, 79, says in an interview with Screenrant, he is about 87 years old when the series ends.
In the last six Potter films, Dumbledore was performed by Michael Gambo. Aop
Lithgow admits that receiving such a long -term and time -consuming work project at his age was a challenging decision.
– It came as a complete surprise to me. This defines me for the last number of my life. But I’m very excited, Lithgow says.
According to Screenranti, the series will begin this coming summer. The series is scheduled to be published at the end of 2026 or early 2027.
The series is filmed outside London at the Warner Bros. studio in Leavesden, where the original Harry Potter films are also filmed. Today, the studio is a destination for a visit.
In recent years, John Lithgow has been seen, among other things, in The Crown, Prime Minister Winston Churchill. © Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
No other actors in the series have been published yet. It is known that the main trio of the movies will not return to the series. In the eight -part film series Harry Potter performed Daniel RadcliffeRon Weasley Rupert Grint and Hermione Grangeria Emma Watson.
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In the original film series Dumbledorea played Richard Harris and Michael Gambo. Gambon replaced Harris when he came to the third movie, as Harris died after the second film filming. The original film series was released from 2001 to 2011.
Michael Gambon died at the age of 82 in 2023.
In addition to the Potter world, miracles and their whereabouts have been made in the Potter series. In that movie series, the young dumbledore is presenting Jude Law.