The six -time Emmy Award winner, John Lithgowis in the final negotiations to interpret Professor Albus Dumbledore in the adaptation of the HBO series of Harry Potter.
“We know that a series of such high profile will generate many rumors and speculation,” said the chain in a statement shared by the Deadline portal. “As we advance in pre -production, we will only confirm the details when we finish the agreements.”
The Harry Potter series, designed to last more than a decade, is in charge of the screenwriter and showrunner Francesca Gardiner and the executive director and producer Mark Mylod. Casey Bloys, president and executive director of HBO and Max Content, at the time of the original announcement the series described as a “faithful adaptation” of the novels of JK Rowling that “will deepen each of the iconic books.”
Who is Dumbledore in the Harry Potter universe?
The powerful Magician Dumbledore is the director of the Hogwarts Magic School and the leader of the Fénix order, whose objective is to fight the dark magician Lord Voldemort.
Dumbledore was played by the deceased Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the Harry Potter film franchise. Jude Law interpreted a younger version of the character in the films of the prequel to Fantastic animals.
Although all are British or Irish and Lithgow is American, he has played British characters. He won the most recent of his six Emmy awards for his interpretation of Winston Churchill in The Crown And he has been playing Roald Dahl on the London stage.
The Harry Potter television series, which will be filmed at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, where movies were filmed, is scheduled to debut in HBO at the end of 2026 or early 2027.
The casting for the Harry Potter series
Lithgow is on the way to being the first actor who will participate in a project whose casting has aroused an enormous interest. The rumors have been marching for months with speculation about who would play the most emblematic characters of the books. Rumors range from PAAPA ESSIEDU For the Potiones Snape and Sharon Horgan and Lesley Manville For Deputy Director Minerva McGonagall to Brett Goldstein For Hogwarts Rubeus Hagrid rangers and even the Oscar winner Cillian Murphy For Lord Voldemort, with Ralph Fienneswho played the role in the movies, supporting the idea.
In addition, some 32,000 children sent hearing tapes for the main papers of Harry, Hermione and Ron, and the selection continues to advance.
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