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Ian McKellen has revealed why he turned down the role of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series after Richard Harris' death in 2002.
In an interview with BBC's HARDtalk show, McKellen explained that Harris disliked him as an actor, calling McKellen, along with Derek Jacobi and Kenneth Branaugh, “technically brilliant, but passionless” performers. Due to Harris' harsh criticism, McKellen couldn't accept the role.
"I couldn’t take over the part from an actor who I’d known didn’t approve of me," McKellen said.
McKellen then went on to praise Michael Gambon, who eventually succeeded Harris as Dumbledore in the final six Harry Potter films, calling his performance glorious. The Lord of the Rings actor also wrote in his website following Harris' death that, despite turning down Dumbledore, he ended up starring as "the superior wizard" in Gandalf.
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