Good girl gone bad
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The Dumbledore debate will go on forever. Richard Harris was never right for it (he played it as though he was just reading from a script), Michael Gambon is much better IMO but still not ideal. The fact is, there is only one person alive who could have played Dumbledore exactly right and that is Sir Ian Mckellen! Of course, he was never going to take that role, especially after having played Gandalf the Grey, who is very similar.
Peter O'Toole would also have been OK but probably not strong enough. Derek Jacobi maybe. I don't know! The other option would be to cast a younger actor and make them look older, but then that could have felt false.
Peter O'Toole would also have been OK but probably not strong enough. Derek Jacobi maybe. I don't know! The other option would be to cast a younger actor and make them look older, but then that could have felt false.