Harry Potter fans can't wait to see what Albus Dumbledore will look like in the HBO Max TV series. They found a movie that helped them visualize it
There are no official photos of Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter TV series but a certain movie with John Lithgow helped fans imagine what the actor might look like in the role.
Harry Potter fans have already been able to see what Harry, Hagrid and even Dursleys will look like in the TV series from HBO Max, thanks to official and unofficial photos and footage from the set. However, there are still a number of characters that pique the interest of fans of the series and that they would like to see as soon as possible.
Among these is Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who will be played by John Lithgow in the Harry Potter TV series. For now, the actor hasn't even stepped onto the set, since, as he confessed, his scenes won't be shot until August 2025. But he's already had his first costume fittings, as he told in Ruthie's Table 4 podcast.
Still, we may not see pictures of him in costume any time soon. HP fans, however, have found a way to help themselves visualize Lithgow as Dumbledore. They are using a scene from the 2017 film Daddy's Home 2, in which Lithgow was shown wearing a long robe and sporting a long white beard. His costume looked cheap and tacky, as it was meant to be amateurish, but it was enough for fans to get some idea of what he might look like as the headmaster of Hogwarts.
You can watch the scene from Daddy's Home 2 with John Lithgow in a long white beard below.
It may not be a perfect portrayal of Albus Dumbledore, but one can see a certain concept of the Hogwarts headmaster that has allowed fans to believe Lithgow can indeed do well in the role, as he has a distinctive twinkle in his eye, and also his role in Dexter further proved that he can also be “a bit menacing.”
That’s funny, he does have that whole “twinkle in his eye” thing going though, and he can also be stern and a bit menacing, seeing him in Dexter. I can definitely see why they wanted him for the role – TheRainyConsole.
Harry Potter TV series will be released on HBO and HBO Max in 2027.
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Author: Edyta Jastrzebska
A graduate of journalism and social communication as well as cultural studies. She started at Gamepressure.com as one of the newspeople in the films department. Currently she oversees the Gamepressure movie&TV newsroom. She excels in the field of film and television, both in reality-based and fantasy themes. Keeps up with industry trends, but in her free time she prefers to watch less known titles. Has a complicated relationship with popular ones, which is why she only gets convinced about many of them when the hype around them subsides. Loves to spend her evenings not only watching movies, series, reading books and playing video games, but also playing text RPGs, which she has been into for several years.
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