John Lithgow attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.© Getty Images J.K. Rowling accepts an award onstage during the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 2019 Ripple Of Hope Gala.© Getty Images ...

John Lithgow is opening up about how fans feel about him joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, considering the involvement of the contentious franchise creator J.K. Rowling. In a sit-down ...

Harry Potter is one of the most beloved stories in the entertainment industry, however over recent years it's also become one of the most controversial due to author J.K. Rowling's public stance on ...

"I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it," pondered the 79-year-old star. "I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her." Despite his new role as the wisest wizard at Hogwarts, John Lithgow is a ...

John Lithgow accepted the iconic role of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in HBO's "Harry Potter" TV series, and he has no regrets. The upcoming TV show, which will be a new retelling of J.K ...

John Lithgow addressed whether he considered J.K. Rowling anti-trans comments when he accepted the role of Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series "I was just thinking about ...

John Lithgow has responded to backlash surrounding his decision to take the role of Albus Dumbledore for Max’s new Harry Potter series, despite the widespread furor over J.K. Rowling ‘s ...

John Lithgow is opening up about how fans feel about him joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, considering the involvement of the contentious franchise creator J.K. Rowling. In a sit-down ...

Shania Russell April 27, 2025 Neil Mockford/WireImage; Mike Marsland/WireImage John Lithgow in April and J.K. Rowling in 2022 ...

John Lithgow wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling 's anti-trans rhetoric when he accepted his role in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. “I thought, why is this a factor at all?" ...