“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 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 ...

John Lithgow said he didn't expect the backlash that followed the announcement that he'll be playing Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" TV series.

John Lithgow “was just thinking about mortality and that this is a very good winding-down role” when he committed to being the Harry Potter television series‘ Albus Dumbledore. Did he spare a thought ...

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 with The ...

Harry Potter is getting a new adaption from HBO soon. The story will be told over multiple seasons and follow the books in ...

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 ...

Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage 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.

John Lithgow isn’t being intimidated by “Harry ... for joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series because of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans controversies. Lithgow said he “absolutely ...

"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." ...