Several other coveted and widely speculated-over roles — including the titular role, of course, as well as Voldemort, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger — still remain unannounced. But the network did ...

Despite his new role as the wisest wizard at Hogwarts, John Lithgow is a little out of the loop. The actor, slated to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, may have missed the ...

If Harry Potter fans can suspend their disbelief to allow for invisibility cloaks, flying cars and time-traveling pocket watches, John Lithgow hopes they can get around his casting. Following the the ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I have a lot of catching up to do. I don’t know the Harry Potter canon by heart as 98% of the ...

John Lithgow opens up about portraying Dumbledore on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series, explaining why he feels it won’t be a hard role to tackle. While appearing on the podcast Smartless, the ...

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John Lithgow has responded to backlash surrounding his decision to take the role of Albus Dumbledore for Max’s new Harry Potter series, despite the widespread furor over J.K. Rowling‘s controversial ...

John Lithgow admitted facing backlash from J.K. Rowling’s critics after he joined HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series was not on his bingo card. In a new interview with the Times of London, the ...

Lithgow confirmed his own casting in February and will join McTeer, Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Paul Whitehouse, and more in the franchise's first TV adaptation. Yer a wizard, John. Emmy and Tony-winning ...

"I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it," pondered the 79-year-old star. "I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her." Despite his new role as the wisest wizard at Hogwarts, John Lithgow is a ...