Harry Potter Dumbledore’s role in HBO’s remake series, Oscar -winning actor John Lightgow said this will be his last work
Oscar winner of ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’ with ‘Conclave’ after living Cardinal Joseph Tremblay, the actor John Lithgow He stated his retirement after finalizing his interpretation of Albus Dumbledore in the new remake series of the HBO HBO HBO saga.
In an interview with Collider, the veteran artist revealed that he was accepted for the role even before the official confirmation of Warner Bros. stating that despite his advanced age, “it is certainly not something [papel] That I would say no, ”also sharing it will be“ a wonderful closing role ”. At 79, Lithgow He also commented on the period that will play the character, which scared him, despite accepting the proposal.
“It’s very scary, but [o papel] It is certainly not something I would say. You see, I’m about to be 80 years old. I will have 86 or 87 at the closing party of this series ”
From popular cast thinking, the choice of an American actor to play the iconic teacher generated controversy among netizens, since in films Richard Harris and Michael Gambon, Two actors from the United Kingdom assumed the role. Although, Lithgow He went around criticism justifying his experiences with other English characters, saying, “I’m kind of English, I just played Winston Churchill, and went to London a few years ago. I’ll spend time with an accent coach, don’t worry about it ”
The veteran also stressed that he will give the best of his “Englishness” to stay faithful to Dumbledore known for films and books, exemplifying his performance in The Crown series, which portrays the trajectory of UK Queen Elizabeth II, since his marriage in 1947 to the early 2000s.
“Dumbledore could be nothing but English, I just need to do my best. But I was well received by all my English colleagues from The Crown. They have a lot of confidence in me and my ‘English’ – more than myself.”
Harry Potter, which is a literary and cinematic franchise created by the English JK Rowlingit is a phenomenon of pop culture and world entertainment since the launch of its first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, in June 1997. With Showrunner Francesca Gardiner taking the lead of the production of the script, while the direction and executive production of the series is in charge of Mark Mylodthe remake of the iconic franchise is designed to continue for at least a decade, as revealed by HBO, although it does not have a release date yet.
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