John Lithgow opens up about portraying Dumbledore on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series, explaining why he feels it won’t be a hard role to tackle. While appearing on the podcast Smartless, the ...
Actor John Lithgow has reflected on Roald Dahl’s “complicated” legacy, as he stars as the late author in the West End play Giant. Lithgow, 79, portrays the children’s writer during a period in his ...
John Lithgow wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric when he accepted his role in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. “I thought, why is this a factor at all?" the 79-year-old actor ...
Despite his new role as the wisest wizard at Hogwarts, John Lithgow is a little out of the loop. The actor, slated to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, may have missed the ...
John Lithgow has called the backlash to him being cast in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series “odd”, and said that the discourse surrounding JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric shouldn’t be a “factor at ...
The Olivier Award-winning drama, which explores the beloved author’s legacy and the controversies surrounding him begins, previews March 11, 2026, for a 16-week run Tickets to Giant go on sale this ...