Entertainmentharry Potter: John Lithgow says that playing Dumbledore ‘will not be difficult’

THE HBO prepares to reformulate the saga Harry Potter with the production of a new series scheduled to debut at the end of 2026 or early 2027.

One of the main differentials between the novelty and the already consecrated films is the format. Each of the seven books will be adapted in a full season, which will allow a more detailed approach to the characters and the magical universe.

This Monday, 14, the production finally released the first details about the cast that is expected to start recordings in the first half of this year.

According to the initial speculation, PAAPA ESSIDU (I May Destroy You), was officialized as the new interpreter of Severus Snape. He will have the company of Janet McTer (Kaos) as MINERVA MCGONAGALL; Nick Frost (Everyone almost dead) as RUBEO Hagrid; Luke Thallon (The favorite) as Quirino quirrell; and Paul Whitehouse (Alice through the mirror) as ARGO FILCH. Another prominent name is John Lithgowwhich had confirmed the role as Dumbledore target at the end of February.

John Lithgow’s opinion on playing target Dumbledore

In podcast participation Smartless, Lithgow He reflected on the opportunity to live one of the franchise’s most iconic characters, but said the work will not be a big challenge.

He knows, Dumbledore It is a kind of nuclear weapon. It only appears a lot, very occasionally. I don’t think it’s going to be such a hard job, and we’ll be going back in the plot. “

The actor also admitted that he is a little late in the story, as he is just reading the second book in the series. He also said he hopes to have many commitments and trips to England, and revealed that he is already feeling the reception of fans. “Can you believe this has started? The deal has only been closed, like, forty, forty -eight hours, and two weeks ago, somehow, people learned about it and were stopping at the airports.”

Although believing that the work will not be so complicated, the actor demonstrated a certain concern with a specific aspect: age. He commented on the subject at the time he confirmed that he would be in the series:

Well, it was a total surprise for me. It was not an easy decision because I fear it will forward me to the last chapter of my life. But I’m very excited. Some wonderful people are turning their attention to Harry Potter. This is why it has been such a difficult decision. I will be about 87 years old at the closing party, but I said yes, “he told Screenrant.

What is most known about the Harry Potter series

Second Casey BloysHBO’s head of content, the idea for the series of Harry Potter is to take the opportunity to expand the format to faithfully adapt the seven books released by JK Rowling between 1997 and 2007.

With the intention of maintaining fidelity in adaptation, the series of Harry Potter It will feature JK Rowling as an executive producer, despite the controversies in which the writer has been involved in recent years, as her strong campaign against transgender people.

Rowling He even said he would be happy to be arrested for transphobia: “I would accept happy to meet two years if the alternative was [aceitar] the forced discourse and denial of reality and the importance of sex “wrote in X, former Twitter. “Go to justice, I encourage. It will be more fun than any red carpet I have been”.

By announcing the series, Casey Bloys ignored the accusations against Rowling: “This is a very online conversation, with many nuances and complications, and it is not something we will address”he declared. “Our priority is what is on the screen. Obviously, the story of ‘Harry Potter’ is incredibly affirmative and positive, about love and self-acceptance. This is our priority: what is on the screen.”.

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