John Lithgow is brushing aside concerns about his playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series despite anti-trans rhetoric made by author J.K. Rowling, who also serves as an ...

Actor John Lithgow said in a recent interview that he got backlash for joining the cast of the HBO's new "Harry Potter" adaptation thanks to J.K. Rowling's statements on gender.

John Lithgow has expressed surprise over the backlash he’s faced after joining HBO’s upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ series. Speaking with The Times of London, Lithgow revealed he "absolutely" did ...

John Lithgow responds to J.K. Rowling backlash after joining ‘Harry Potter’ series: ‘Why is this a factor?’ By Eric Todisco Published April 28, 2025, 8:11 a.m. ET ...

John Lithgow is looking forward to playing Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry’s headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. Lithgow recently told BBC’s The ...

If Harry Potter fans can suspend their disbelief to allow for invisibility cloaks, flying cars and time-traveling pocket watches, John Lithgow hopes they can get around his casting. Following the ...

John Lithgow says Roald Dahl was ‘a very complicated man damaged by terrible tragedies’ - Actor stars as the controversial author in the play ‘Giant’, which explores Dahl’s antisemitic ...

John Lithgow is brushing aside concerns about his playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series despite anti-trans rhetoric made by author J.K. Rowling, who also serves as an ...

John Lithgow is brushing aside concerns about his playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series despite anti-trans rhetoric made by author J.K. Rowling, who also serves as an ...