Harry Potter
TheHarry Pottershow has added new cast member . After the well - meet and box post - tally movies dominate theaters for a ten ( between 2001 and 2011 ) , HBO announce atelevision serial adaptation ofHarry Potter . While the full extent of the cast is far from certain , it was antecedently announce thatJohn Lithgow would play the function of Albus Dumbledore . extra cast fellow member were said to be in terminal talks , include Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall , Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape , and Nick Frost as Hagrid .
Now , HBO has officially support Lithgow along with several other player ' castings . Lithgow will indeed play Dumbledore , with McTeer as McGonagall , Essiedu as Severus Snape , and Frost as Hagrid . In addition to confirming these castings , HBO announced the cast of Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse . Thallon will meet Quirinus Quirrell , and Whitehouse will play Argus Filch . Francesca Gardiner ( showrunner and executive producer ) and Mark Mylod ( executive manufacturer and managing director of multiple episodes ) released a cast announcement , which can be found below :
“ We are happy to herald the casting of John Lithgow , Janet McTeer , Paapa Essiedu , Nick Frost , Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse to play Dumbledore , McGonagall , Snape , Hagrid , Quirrell and Filch . We ’re delighted to have such sinful talent onboard , and we ca n’t wait to see them bring these dear characters to new life . ”
What This Means For The Harry Potter TV Show
Luke Thallon Is A New Talent
Upon the promulgation of hisDumbledore casting , some enfranchisement fans took progeny with the fact that Lithgow was an American . So far , he is the only actor for whom that is true . All five other prof histrion are from somewhere in the United Kingdom . Even if the timber of Lithgow ’s British accent may occupy some audiences , they do not have to fear with these other cast .
The Harry Potter television show has the opportunity to do something great with the Fantastic Beasts doer that could help establish its place in the franchise .
Unlike performers like Frost , McTeer , and Essiedu , Thallon is relatively new to the film and boob tube reality . He is primarily known as a stage actor , with his only cinema credit being an uncredited role inThe Favourite . This will be an interesting increase to theHarry Pottershow , as it furnish a whole fresh voice interspersed with the more established natural endowment . Whitehouse , however , has been a work role player for over three decades , playing roles inThe Fast ShowandThe Death of Stalin .
Our Take On The Harry Potter Casting
The Roles Will Take On New Life
TheHarry PotterTV show squad continues to choose shed members that are significantly different old age from their original cast . Quirrell , for example , was first portray by Ian Hart , who was 37 at the time he debut the theatrical role . Thallon is about a decennary young , being just 29 years sometime . An even more significant age departure from the original cast is that of Snape , who was first play by a then-55 - year - former Alan Rickman and will now be played by 34 - yr - old Essiedu . These change will run to some interesting reimaginings of the lead characters .
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