Scanning the immense career of the late Richard Harris, the documentary “The Ghost of Richard Harris”, unfortunately still without a distributor in our country, returns, among other things, to the actor’s reluctance to play Dumbledore in favor of Gandalf.
The interpreter of Hogwarts director Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the great actor Richard Harris was unfortunately unable to participate in the third part of the Hogwarts wizard’s apprentice saga.
The Irish actor died of Hodgkin’s disease (cancer of the lymph nodes) in October 2002, a few days before the world premiere of the second part. He was replaced by his compatriot Michael Gambon.
“A lot of people have asked me, how does it feel to be Richard Harris’ legacy?” explained the latter. “I answered by comparing King Lear. Hundreds of actors have played Lear, regardless of the approach of their predecessors. The actor takes the part and makes it his own, period. (…) I’m Irish, and I am. He spontaneously gave this accent to the character. Alphonso liked it, and so I endured. This is my head for Richard.”
Dumbledore than Gandalf
The ghost of Richard Harris is the subject of a documentary presented at the recent Venice Film Festival, destroying his enormous career. in favor of Dumbledore.
at the premiere Harry Potter at the Sorcerer’s StoneRichard Harris said his granddaughter Ella threatened to stop speaking to him if she turned down the role of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter saga, which she adored. He will repeat the same characteristic of the period.
There is not quite the same version in the documentary. Ella explains that she never told her grandfather. Very attached to her grandson, she told him that the other option was to go to New Zealand for three years to film. Lord of the Rings. He answered him: “It looks terrible, don’t do it!”. Harris took his advice.
Unfortunately, you will have to wait to see the documentary. It currently does not have a distributor in France.
Source: allocine
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