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Ian McKellen explains why he turned down playing Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter

Published by Business Insider on Sat, 08 Apr 2017


Ian McKellen, an actor known for playing some pretty powerful magical peopleincluding Gandalf from "Lord of the Rings" and Magneto from "X-Men," recently told theBBCthat he was offered the role of Albus Dumbeldore in the "Harry Potter" movies, but he turned it down.But whydid he deny a role that was clearly so perfect for him'During the interview, the BBC's Stephen Sackur mentioned critics of McKellen's work, citinga remark actor Richard Harris once made about McKellen and actors Derek Jacobi and Kenneth Branagh. Harris said'these guys [are] technically brilliant, but passionless.''Yeah,'McKellen said. 'Nonsense.'Then the British actor further explained his reasoning for turning down "Harry Potter" and what it had to do with Harris.'When they called me up and said would I be interested in being in the 'Harry Potter' films, they didn't say in what part,' hesaid. 'I worked out what they were thinking, and I couldn't... I couldn't take over the part from an actor who I'd known didn't approve of me.'McKellencorrectlyassumedthat hewas being offered the role of Albus Dumbledore after Harris, who playedthe character in "The Sorcerer's Stone" and "The Chamber of Secrets," had died.'Well, sometimes, when I see the posters of Mike Gambon, the actor who gloriously plays Dumbledore, I think sometimes it is me,' McKellen said.Things worked out for the best. Gambon was a great Dumbledore. And McKellen playing two iconic wizards from books might have been a little too confusing for everyone.SEE ALSO:Every AMC show ranked from worst to best, according to criticsJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Warner Bros. might have to pay $900 million if it can't prove ghosts are real
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