The Latest Breaking News from John Lithgow

New HBO production has been plagued by controversy

‘I'm getting up there now, it's the right age for Dumbledore,’ said the actor

The internet is already exploding about Katherine Parkinson, John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu signing up to the new Hogwarts adventures – and it hasn’t even started filming

‘Our opinions don’t align in any way, shape or form,’ he said

"Protect them from the deluge of hate they're about to get."

The show will likely debut in late 2026 or early 2027

"Protect them from the deluge of hate they're about to get."

Newcomers will be playing the three leads, joining John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu and Janet McTeer

Back in 2023, a bitter debate erupted over the editing of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. His publishers, Puffin Books, had worked with Dahl’s estate (now owned by Netflix) to remove references to violence, body size, mental health, gender and skin colour. Now, a new play about an incident in Dahl’s…

The Oscar-winning drama is said to have been used as an unofficial guide by Rome clergy to elect the new pontiff

5/5 Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant tackles Roald Dahl’s antisemitism in blistering style with a sublimely nuanced performance by John Lithgow