HBO’s Harry Potter Officially Confirms 6 Actors, Including Key Hogwarts Staff & Villain
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The Harry Potter show has added new cast members. After the well-received and box office hit movies dominated theaters for a decade (between 2001 and 2011), HBO announced a television series adaptation of the books. While the full extent of the cast is far from certain, the team did announce one key played with John Lithgow in the role of Albus Dumbledore.
Now, HBO has officially confirmed Lithgow along with several other actors’ castings. Lithgow will indeed play Dumbledore, with McTeer as McGonagall, Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Hagrid. In addition to confirming these castings, HBO announced the casting of Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse.
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Source: HBO
