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Sir Ian McKellen has said he could never have taken over the role of Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films after the death of Richard Harris because he knew he disapproved of him as an actor.
Apr 4, 2017 · Sir Ian McKellen has said he could never have taken on the role of Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films after the death of Richard Harris because h...
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Sep 28, 2023 · Sir Ian McKellen revealed the surprising reason why he turned down the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter as Sir Michael Gambon took it on instead. Sir Ian McKellen revealed the surprising reason ...
The Lord of the Rings franchise is one of the most beloved in pop culture history, thanks to both J.R.R. Tolkien's books and the beloved movies (which are streaming with a Max subscription). We're ...
Apr 4, 2017 · When actor Richard Harris, who played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, died in 2002, the filmmakers needed to find a replacement fast for the third ...
Apr 4, 2017 · Apparently not everyone is a fan of Sir Ian McKellen.. Richard Harris, who played Albus Dumbledore in the first two “Harry Potter” films before his death in 2002, once said that McKellen was ...
Apr 4, 2017 · After Harris’s death, producers for Potter reached out to McKellen—but the actor simply couldn’t accept the role, thanks to Harris’s previous criticism of him. “I couldn’t take over ...
