Dumbledore Actor's Son Questions Why The Harry Potter Reboot Is Even Happening
Oscar-winning actor Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films prior to his death in 2002, and now his son, actor Jared Harris, has weighed in on if he could step up to play Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming reboot TV series. He told The Independent that not only is he not interested--he wonders why HBO is even making a new Harry Potter project in the first place.
"I mean, why do it? I don't understand. The films were fantastic--leave them alone," he said (via Variety). He did, however, say the TV series, which will reportedly be seven seasons--one each for all the books--has the opportunity to cover "a lot of storytelling" that didn't make it into the movies.
Anyone who has read the books understands that the movies left lots of material out. And it's not just fans who think that. For example, Sirius Black actor Gary Oldman believes the films didn't utilize his character enough, while Ginny actor Bonnie Wright said her character's lack of screentime was "disappointing."
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