{"id":2079393,"date":"2025-10-09T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2079393"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:39:21","slug":"john-lithgow-debuts-as-dumbledore-in-harry-potter-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/john-lithgow-debuts-as-dumbledore-in-harry-potter-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lithgow Debuts as Dumbledore in Harry Potter Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We may be two years away from the Harry Potter reboot hitting our screens, but unofficial glimpses from the sets are already sparking nostalgia for Potterheads. From the first look at Weasley siblings to Harry and Hagrid in action at the Leaky Cauldron, so much has surfaced online from the reboot, yet somehow, it still feels like too little.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next up from the wizarding world that\u2019s making headlines: the first look at Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore \u2013 yes, that specific! (I know you can almost hear the voice of Michael Gambon reciting his full name in your head, Potterheads.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Much like the late Richard Harris and Michael Gambon\u2019s rendition of Dumbledore, John Lithgow\u2019s version also sports a long \u2013 really long \u2013 white beard and half-moon glasses perched at the tip of his nose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In what appears to be a sandy setting, the new Dumbledore is seen even donning a lengthy dark blue robe \u2013 a little different and a whole lot darker shade than what Gambon\u2019s character wore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Lithgow is both \u201cexcited\u201d and \u201cafraid\u201d to play the iconic Hogwarts Headmaster, the decision wasn\u2019t easy. In his own words, \u201cit&#8217;s going to define me for the last chapter of my life.\u201d Naturally, it has to be quintessential. (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/harry-potter-show-john-lithgow-dumbledore-casting-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ScreenRant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ScreenRant<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lithgow\u2019s Dumbledore marks the fourth incarnation of the character: Richard Harris played the role for Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone and Chamber of Secrets, Michael Gambon\u00a0for the remaining films in the original franchise, and Jude Law as a younger Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvsquad.com\/news\/new-look-of-weasley-siblings-revealed-in-hbos-harry-potter-reboot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: New Look of Weasley Siblings Revealed in HBO\u2019s\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0Reboot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Related: New Look of Weasley Siblings Revealed in HBO\u2019s\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0Reboot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may be two years away from the Harry Potter reboot hitting our screens, but unofficial glimpses from the sets are already sparking nostalgia for Potterheads. 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