The Harry Potter series from Max is in final negotiations with John Lithgow for the role of Albus Dumbledore. The series is planning a 10+ year run and Lithgow is 80 years old...so we'll see what happens.
A beloved actor is poised to play a beloved Harry Potter character. Six-time Emmy winner John Lithgow is in final negotiations to portray Professor Albus Dumbledore in HBO‘s high-profile series adaptation of the hugely popular fantasy books, sources tell Deadline.
Source: Deadline