John Lithgow has been cast as Professor Dumbledore in the new HBO Harry Potter show, but the series has been highly controversial due to the anti-transgender activism of author JK Rowling. Lithgow is ...

"Why is this a factor at all?" the actor, who is slated to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming show, said amid Rowling's ...

“That was the canary in the coal mine,” Lithgow said. 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 point I’ll ...

John Lithgow is turning to a different criticism of his casting in HBO's Potter series: backlash over boarding a project exec-produced by J.K. Rowling. In a recent interview with UK newspaper The ...

While John Lithgow is American, he’s of British descent, with an expressive face and “twinkling” blue eyes often described by ...

John Lithgow is well-versed in controversial children's authors, currently playing Roald Dahl on stage in Giant, and soon to ...

HBO's Chief Content Officer couldn't care less. According to a recent report from GB News, Casey Bloys is defending his ...

It also follows Harry Potter star John Lithgow, who has been cast as Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, dismissing concerns about ...

J.K. Rowling is still attached to the show, meaning she’ll make money for it, you have John Lithgow not understanding why ...

Giant (written by Mark Rosenblatt) is playing at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre until August 2. It features a masterly ...

Why is this a factor at all?' the actor says about criticism he's receiving over taking a role in J.K. Rowling's new series.

The "Harry Potter" creator addressed Paapa Essiedu's casting as Severus Snape after he publicly supported transgender people ...