With the Harry Potter TV series starting filming in the summer of 2025, has the highly-anticipated show been cast yet? Here's ...

Sir Ian McKellen has explained why he refused to take over the iconic role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films after Richard Harris passed away in 2002. Harris, who played the beloved ...

The Harry Potter franchise united the best actors from across the pond to bring the Wizarding World to life, but these are ...

The legendary thespian was offered the role of the iconic Hogwarts headmaster - but decided he 'couldn't do it'.

Ian McKellen has revealed why he never played Dumbledore after being offered the role in Harry Potter following Richard ...

Harris’ middle son and fellow actor, Jared, told The Times just why his dad had turned down playing Gandalf. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all ...

Jared Harris has spoken about how his father, the late actor Richard Harris, was once offered the roles of two wizard characters at the same time. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

However, he opted for the role of Dumbledore and the Gandalf part went instead to Ian McKellen ... being in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, they didn’t say in what part,” McKellen said ...

So why, after actor Richard Harris passed away in 2002 after filming the first two Harry Potter films, was Ian McKellen (a.k.a. Gandalf) not considered to replace him? Well, it turns out he was.