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‘Harry Potter’ Casting Rumor Mill Hits Overdrive With Big Names Eyed For Iconic Roles – The Dish


The casting frenzy has reached fever pitch as the Harry Potter series moves toward its summer 2025 start of production.

Amid a level of secrecy and draconian NDAs of Marvel proportions for all talent involved, there has been a trickle of names rumored for some of the most iconic roles, which are expected to be cast younger than the movies. The first name to make the rounds was Oscar winner Mark Rylance for the role of Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, played by the late Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the movies. The outsized curiosity goes beyond the cast and also involves the crew, with Deadline revealing earlier today that Oscar winner Holly Waddington ( Poor Things) will be the series ‘ costume designer.

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