John Lithgow may play Dumbledore

Another name is speculation to bring Dumbledore to life in the Harry Potter series that will be produced by HBO! This time, the actor John Lithgowwhich is playing with the Oscar -nominated film “Conclave” and is known for starring titles such as the series “a family of the other world” and “Dexter”, who is in negotiations to interpret the mestizo wizard.

As revealed by Deadline (via omelet), the actor would be in the final process of negotiations. However, when questioned, HBO refused to confirm or deny the news:

“We enjoy that a series of such high profile will attract many rumors and speculation,” the network said in a statement. “As we advance in pre-production, we will only confirm the details when we finish the business.”

It is worth remembering that this answer is the same granted to Variety in November last year when allegations that Mark Rylancewhich is remembered by productions such as “Bridge of Spies”, “The Other”, “The Seven of Chicago”, among others, came to claim that the actor could be the new Dumbledore.

Professor in the defense articles against the arts of darkness and transfiguration and director of the Hogwarts School of Magic and Witchcraft, the character was interpreted by Richard Harris (Gladiator) in the first two films, being replaced by Michael Gambon in the sequences.

Harry Potter’s universe was created by the author JK Rowling In the books, but was soon expanded to the film format with the films “Harry Potter and The Philosopher Stone” (2001), “Harry Potter and the Secret Chamber” (2002), “Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban” (2004) , “Harry Potter and the Chalice of Fire” (2005), “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007), “Harry Potter and the Prince Puzzle” (2009), and Harry Potter and the relics of death – part – part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).

The series, which has Francesca Gardiner as showrunner and screenwriter and Mark Mylod As director and executive producer, there is no release date revealed.