John Lithgow is opening up about about joining HBO’s Harry Potter series where he will take on the role of Albus Dumbledore. Deadline broke the news that Lithgow was posed to portray the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts in the TV series adaptation of J.

It seems John Lithgow spilled the (Bertie Bott's Every Flavor) beans about his involvement in HBO's in-the-works 'Harry Potter' series. 'A total surprise to me,' he says.

From voicing the evil Lord Farquaad, adjusting to human life as Dick Solomon, to now the great Professor Dumbledore, John Lithgow has done it all

John Lithgow reveals when the Harry Potter series will begin filming, and opens up on the challenges of playing Dumbledore.

That’s Headmaster Lithgow to the rest of us. Two weeks after it was reported that John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun) was nearing a deal to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s forthcoming Harry Potter series,

The Emmy-winning actor, hot off a SAG Award for "Conclave," said playing the Hogwarts headmaster would "define me for the last chapter of my life."

John Lithgow confirmed in a new interview with ScreenRant that he will be playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series. Variety reported earlier this month that Lithgow was eyeing the role.

"I'll be about 87 years old at the wrap party," the actor adds The post John Lithgow Confirms Dumbledore Role in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series: ‘Going to Define Me for the Last Chapter of My Life’ appeared first on TheWrap.