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    Mark Rylance May be HBO’s “Harry Potter” Dumbledore

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Updated:No Comments

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    while we’re still not sure why the hell anyone would want a “Harry Potter“ tv series, HBO is moving full-Hogwarts Express steam head on the project. This of course means casting will happen eventually, and that’s what brings us to today’s rumor.

    Mark Rylance, “The Outfit” Focus Features

    According to the usual suspects, Mark Rylance (“Ready Player One,” “The Outfit“) is being eyed to play the headmaster of the school for wizardry and witchcraft, Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.

    If the stars align, Rylance would become the third actor to bring the iconic character to life in a live-action project. Richard Harris played the character in the first film, and following his death, actor Michael Gambon assumed the robes.

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    DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter and MICHAEL GAMBON as Professor Albus Dumbledore in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Warner Bros. Pictures
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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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