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John Lithgow Does not seem to lose any sleep over the iconic role of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show.
“I don’t think it’s going to be as difficult as a job,” revealed Lithgow, 79, on Monday, March 24, the “Smartless” podcast.
The two-time Academy Award nominee confirmed in February that He was joining The HBO Wizard World Series, based on Jk rowlingFantasy novels, as Hogwarts’ most powerful witchcraft.
Lithgow explained to “smartless” guests Jason Bateman. Sean Hayes and Will Arnett be his “deal” to join the Harry Potter The show “48 hours” was completed only before his interview on the podcast.
“At airports, two weeks ago, people had somehow got a wind from this and they stopped me at airports,” he explained.
Joking he is “behind all” with his Potter While reading, the actor said he was “halfway through” the second book, 1998’s Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets.
“The general concept of this general restart of Harry Potter Is that a whole season is devoted to one novel, ”he said.
John Lithgow.
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesLithgow admitted he was so early in the Harry Potter Development process that he is “honest (don’t know)” all the details of how much time he would spend in the UK filming the show.
Compare Harry Potter up to his time playing recent British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on The crownLithow said, “That is, I was over in England for eight months for The crown and hardly he came back (to the US). I think I may have come back once or twice. I imagine I can come back a lot more (on this). “
Actor and producer Fiennes-tiffin is ready to go back to Hogwarts. “I would be 100 percent open to come back as any character in the HBO Harry Potter series,” Fiennes-Tiffin, 27, told us Weekly on Wednesday, March 5, when going to the first performance of this photo in Madison Neuhouse Square in New York City. (…)
“You know, Dumbledore is – it’s a kind of nuclear weapon. It is only very casual going on,” he added. “And I think that – I don’t think it’s going to be that difficult, and we’ll go back and forth.”
Lithgow has previously admitted Screenwriter In February the proposal to play Dumbledore came as “a complete surprise.”
“I got the phone call up at the Sundance Film Festival for yet another film, and it wasn’t an easy decision because it was going to define me for the last episode of my life, I’m afraid,” he said.
“Some wonderful people turn their attention back to Harry Potter. That’s why it’s been such a hard decision, ”he added.” I will be about 87 years old at the wrapping party, but I’ve said yes. “
Dumbledore was originally played by Richard Harris In 2001’s Harry Potter and Sorcerer Stone and 2002’s The chamber of secretsBefore he died in October 2002 following a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Michael Gambon Professor Hogwarts took after Harris’s death, making his first appearance in 2004’s Harry Potter and Prisoner Azkaban And stay on for six films, all. Toby regbo Played a younger version of the character for back scenes -lach in both Hallows Deathly movies, while Jude’s law portraying middle -aged dumbledore in the Great monsters Movies.
Lithgow, whose acting career dates back to 1972, received Oscar nominations for 1982’s The world according to Garp and 1983’s Endearment Termsand won three Emmy Awards for his main role as overcoming Dick Solomon’s vibrant alien at NBC Sitcom 3rd rock from the sun (He won three other emmes in his career).
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