John Lithgow attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Getty Images He added: “I thought, ‘Why is this a factor at all?’ I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain ...

J.K. Rowling signs "Harry Potter" books in 1999.© Getty Images John Lithgow at The Olivier Awards 2025.© Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images ...

"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 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 had many things on his mind when grappling with his decision to join HBO's planned Harry Potter reboot -- but the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling wasn't one of them. In a recent ...

John Lithgow is one of these. He'll be playing Hogwarts headteacher Albus Dumbledore, one of the very few gay roles in the franchise - but he's stated he's not fazed by people attempting to get ...

John Lithgow is brushing aside concerns about his playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO ‘s upcoming Harry Potter series despite anti-trans rhetoric made by author J.K. Rowling, who also serves as an ...

While the new Harry Potter series has begun casting and there’s been excitement from fans, the discourse surrounding J.K. Rowling’s trans stance has also surrounded the series.

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 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?" ...