John Lithgow is in remaining negotiations to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s Harry Potter tv collection.
HBO is at the moment creating a brand new Harry Potter tv collection that comes from author and showrunner Francesca Gardiner. Mark Mylod can also be hooked up to the present as a director and government producer.
Per Deadline, Lithgow now seems to be in remaining negotiations to play Dumbledore within the present.
HBO declined to substantiate the information. Fairly, the community stated in an announcement, “We recognize that such a high-profile collection will draw quite a lot of rumor and hypothesis. As we make our approach by way of pre-production, we’ll solely verify particulars as we finalize offers.”
Lithgow has received six Emmy Awards all through his profession, three of which have been for his efficiency in third Rock from the Solar, whereas he’s additionally received for Wonderful Tales, Dexter, and The Crown. He’s additionally been nominated for 2 Academy Awards for 1982’s The World In accordance with Garp and 1983’s Phrases of Endearment.
He’s additionally identified for voicing Lord Farquaad in 2001’s Shrek and just lately starred as Cardinal Tremblay in 2024’s Conclave. Lithgow’s filmography additional contains 1979’s All That Jazz, 1984’s Footloose, 2006’s Dreamgirls, 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2014’s Interstellar, 2016’s The Accountant, 2019’s Pet Sematary, and 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon, amongst different titles.
What else do we all know concerning the HBO Harry Potter present?
No different casting for the Harry Potter collection has but been revealed. Particular plot particulars stay beneath wraps presently, although the collection is believed to be a “trustworthy” adaptation of the Harry Potter novels.
Dumbledore was performed by Richard Harris within the first two Harry Potter movies. Harris handed away in 2002, and Michael Gambon then performed him within the six remaining films. Jude Regulation, in the meantime, portrayed a youthful Dumbledore within the Implausible Beasts prequels.
A premiere date for the Harry Potter present has not but been introduced.
