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What do you think of this Dumbledore development? According to The Vintage News, Harris' family had hoped that O'Toole would take over the role of Dumbledore after Harris passed away. “Well, sometimes, when I see the posters of Mike Gambon, the actor who gloriously plays Dumbledore, I think sometimes it is me,” McKellen replied with a laugh. However, Roth decided to turn the role down in favour of working with Tim Burton on his "Planet of the Apes" remake. "Do I regret it? © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our, Published: 04 March, 2019 08:54 IST | With Kenneth Branagh's. 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We get asked for each other’s autographs,” he said before concluding the interview by confirming that when his days on Earth come to an end, he would be amused if his gravestone read “Here Lies Gandalf.”, Related story from us: WWII veteran Christopher Lee corrected “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson on what people do when they’re knifed based on his WW2 service, For, as McKellen says, it is the only character he has ever played that provided him with the opportunity to “be in contact with lots of people, especially young ones from all over the world, that I couldn’t possibly know about and they let me into their lives to an extent,” emphasizing that it was a privilege to him “to be allowed to impersonate a character that already was in the zeitgeist and meant a great deal as an example of how to behave in the world.”, Join 1000s of subscribers and receive the best Vintage News in your mailbox for FREE, Police arrest a 72-year-old “suburban grandfather” suspected of being the Golden State Killer, “I’m not dead yet”: some Buddhist monks followed self-mummification, Project Azorian: Howard Hughes’ secret mission, 1960s U.S. satellite that started transmitting again in 2013, The “Walk of Shame” in Game of Thrones historical inspiration, The only unsolved skyjacking case in U.S. history might have a break, Kurt Gödel became too paranoid to eat and died of starvation, “Little Ease”: One of the most feared torture devices in the Tower of London, The humble English girl who became Cora Pearl, Walt Disney softened the original Snow White story. Which I'm not. I couldn't take over the part from an actor I'd known didn't approve of me. David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images/Warner Bros. Pictures Sir Ian McKellen, one of Britain's finest, is known for playing a pretty famous wizard — Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings." Ian McKellen spoke candidly about why he turned around the famous role in Harry Potter. ", He may not have landed the role of Riddle or a Weasley, but he did nail the role of Newt in "Fantastic Beasts," while Christian Coulson was the actor who brought Tom Riddle to life in "The Chamber of Secrets.". They didn't say what part. https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2483710/wait-its-a-lie-that- He’s also still looking for The Adventures of Pete and Pete season 3 on DVD if anyone has a lead. I was in good company. Also, although never officially revealed, it is safe to assume that it would be tough for an actor to feel like he needs to live up to or reproduce his close friend’s brilliant acting performance. The interviewer, Stephen Sackur, said Harris had called McKellen, Derek Jacobi, and "Harry Potter" actor Kenneth Branagh "technically brilliant, but passionless. "I was up for the role of Quirrell in the first film, but Ian Hart got it," Thewlis said. McKellen said Dumbledore actor Michael Gambon, who played Harry Potter's mentor in six films, has the same problem with LOTR fans thinking he's Gandalf all the time, reports femalefirst.co.uk. But I never heard anything else about it.
That was brought up in an interview with BBC's HARDtalk a few years back, and it was used as part of McKellen's explanation for turning down the role after Harris died. "Now I can walk into a room of strangers almost anywhere in the world and they'll be somebody who knows who I am and be happy to meet me, well that's a wonderful way for a shy person to go into a room now. David Thewlis, boasting starring roles in "Fargo," "Wonder Woman," and, most recently, Netflix's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things," is still best known for playing Remus Lupin in the "Harry Potter" saga. Michael Gambon was then cast, and successfully made the role his own. On the other side of the fantasy spectrum, you'll be able to see a young Dumbledore played by Jude Law in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in theaters on November 16. Before Richard Harris died he took time out to tell the world that he thought certain actors were rubbish -- and my name was on this rather short list. I worked out what they were thinking and I couldn't. I said to Michael Gambon, 'Do you ever get mistaken for me? “They are technically brilliant, like Omega watches, but underneath they are hollow because their lives are hollow,” he said about them according to The Telegraph, which the actor verified by saying, “I was in a good company, yeah,” referring to himself as being part of a bunch accused of being passionless. McKellen is proud to be loved by millions because of his portrayal of Gandalf from J.R.R Tolkien's books because it has allowed him the freedom to work on issues close to his heart. Sadly for Watts and her son, no offer ever materialized, and the role went to Helen McCrory — who has since gone on to star in "Peaky Blinders" while Watts earned her second Oscar in 2013 for "The Impossible.".
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories, casting director Janet Hirshensom told HuffPost in 2016. Insider has listed 15 actors who came close to starring in the "Harry Potter" movies as key characters, including Ian McKellen and Peter O'Toole as Dumbledore alternatives. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates, This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Either way, the world got plenty of wizarding gold out of McKellen as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies -- and if the Amazon series somehow brings Gandalf back, McKellen sound down to stay in the role. Ian McKellen (L) as Gandalf with Elijah Wood as Frodo. Ian McKellen at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International. Maybe he didn't even get the chance to turn it down? Pike reportedly did not want to feature in a role with minimal scenes, while she was reluctant to come back for a second appearance in "Order of the Phoenix. Here's something else he told Time Out last year: People come up to me and say 'My son's seen all the Harry Potter movies' because they think I'm Michael Gambon. Subscribe to our daily newsletter to get more of it. McKellen then revealed that he received a phone call years ago about a “Harry Potter” role. The two are rather uncanny, but it was actress Geraldine Somerville who played Lilly Potter, not Rowling. Children need their parents and the love parents can provide.". He acted in about 70 movies over the course of his 50-years-long illustrious career. On the contrary, they were nothing short of spectacular and his performance brilliant. In an interview with BBC HARDTalk in 2017, McKellen explained that Harris didn't actually approve of him as an actor. He said 'Who're you playing'? Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever, Sign up for all the latest news, top galleries and trending videos from Mid-day.com, Bigg Boss 14: Salman Khan lashes out at Rubina Dilaik for opting out of task. Veteran actor Ian McKellen says he gets pestered by Harry Potter fans who confuse his Lord of the Rings (LOTR) character Gandalf for Professor Dumbledore. “You mean you could’ve been Dumbledore?” Sackur asked. IANS | However, it was not meant to last, and much as he was invaluable to the story and irreplaceable to the franchise, he simply had to be replaced by someone else–which turned out to be even more problematic than the filmmakers first feared. Although maybe if he had his Gandalf beard he wouldn't be mistaken for Dumbledore as much.
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