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Harry Potter WB Harry Potter is now filling up at least its adult roster of cast members for the upcoming HBO series, and at least a few of the choices have raised eyebrows. The most controversial is Paapa Essiedu, a young, great-looking black actor cast as Severus Snape, which raises a few different questions, namely how his torment by James Potter will play due to that change, plus extreme handsomeness and being 34 years old not really being suited for the adult version of the character. However, this is not the cast member in question. Rather, that is the first cast member announced, John Lithgow, who will play Albus Dumbledore, perhaps the most central figure in the novels outside of Harry, Hermione and Ron themselves. In an interview with BBC’s The One Show, he addresses the controversy around his casting but…I would argue that wrong controversy. Lithgow talks about how people were “appalled” at his casting because he’s American: “I will be following the great Michael Gambon. I’m not an Englishman, although I’ve played one on TV,” he said. “I remind everyone that I did play Winston Churchill on The Crown and did just fine…But yes, I mean, it’s an enormous thrill. But I know there were plenty of people appalled that an American should be hired to play the ultimate English wizard. But, I will do my best.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 14: John Lithgow attends The Old Man” Season 1 NYC Tastemaker Event at … More MOMA on June 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Getty Images Lithgow won an Emmy for that Churchill role, Supporting Actor in a drama series, but again, unless this is some huge dust-up in the UK, it feels like the issue with Lithgow isn’t being…

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