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2 days ago · In the Harry Potter series, Richard Harris played the original Dumbledore (Albus Dumbledore). However, he died of Hodgkin's lymphoma in London on October 25, 2002, after taking part in only two instalments of the Harry Potter films. Michael Gambon replaced him. Did Dumbledore die in real life?
4 days ago · Despite the Dark Lord's return, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sees a wizarding world in denial, with Harry and Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) ostracized for what others see as ...
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Cut to 2024 and Warner Bros. has continued to make the Harry Potter franchise makes money, having brought in over $9.5 billion at the box office across 11 films. The boy wizard is now an industry ...
2 days ago · Harry Potter fans should resist the urge to simplify Snape's morality into black and white categories. Severus Snape is one of the most divisive characters in Harry Potter, but after all this time, I'm still glad he was never fully redeemed. Snape was controversial even before his big twist ending was revealed at the end of the series, with ...
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The answer to anyone questioning "why did they change the Dumbledore actor?" isn't a happy one. Despite his hopes to return as Dumbledore, the actor sadly passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 72, a few months after asking Cuarón to hold the role. The Harry Potter film serieswas then tasked with recasting the role of Dumbledore in the h...
Cuarón and the rest of the Harry Potter crew spent months trying to refill the role of Dumbledore for Prisoner of Azkaban — and beyond. Several popular and established actors almost played Albus Dumbledore, including Christopher Lee, who was a top pick but couldn't commit due to scheduling conflicts. Fellow Lord of the Ringsstar Ian McKellen was al...
Despite having taken on the iconic role of Dumbledore, Michael Gambon was conspicuous in his absence in the reunion special, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. Sadly, it's believed that Gambon's absence was due to his poor health too, as the actor reported in 2015 that he had difficulty with memory loss, which was affecting his abil...
Jude Law's iteration of the younger Dumbledore has become the axis upon which the Fantastic Beasts franchise spins. Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) remains the lens through which the audience experiences the 1920s wizarding world. Still, the conflict between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, his lover/mortal enemy (played by Johnny Depp/Mads Mikkelsen) i...
Fantastic Beasts 3 contained a significant plot twist: Albus isn't the only Dumbledore with secrets, because Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller) is a secret Dumbledore. As Albus discovered, Credence Barebone is actually Aurelius Dumbledore, the son of Aberforth Dumbledore (Richard Coyle), Albus' brother. This makes Credence/Aurelius Dumbledore's long-l...
There have been rumors about the possibility of a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child movie — which could mean another Dumbledore recast in the future. The Cursed Child started as a wildly popular stage play, which hit London theaters on July 31st, 2016. The book itself was released on the same day. The play was not penned directly by J.K. Rowling, b...
Sep 28, 2023 · Michael Gambon replaced Richard Harris as Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter.' Here's who else was up for the role, and how Gambon made it his own.
Nov 8, 2023 · Richard Harris was 71 when he took on the role as Dumbledore and Michael Gambon was 64 when he replaced him. They were father, or grandfatherly figures to Harry Potter - at best. However, at 46, and looking younger, Jude Law seemed to be more of a contemporary of the Fantastic Beasts cast.
