Sir ian mckellen refused to play dumbledore in harry potter. In the last 6th book deathly hallows harry and professor dumbledore go on a mission to destroy the horcruxes parts of voldemorts soul. Summer 1881 30 june, 1997 was an english halfblood wizard, who was the defence against the dark arts professor, later the transfiguration professor, and later headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Apr 10, 2009 in the last 6th book deathly hallows harry and professor dumbledore go on a mission to destroy the horcruxes parts of voldemorts soul. In harry potter and the halfblood prince, professor dumbledore was killed by snape.
Sir ian mckellen refused to play dumbledore in harry. The harry potter reread is going to see a star war tonight, which seem sort of unbelievable. The only wizard believed to have experience and power that matches that of voldemort, and harrys friend, protector, and father. So again, snape is protecting draco, ultimately sacrificing his life for dracos. Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore was one hell of a character played beautifully by michael gambon. Hint in harry potter about dumbledores death popsugar. Mar 20, 2020 15 tiny details about dumbledore the harry potter films left out. Harry makes his passes as very, very lame pick up lines focused around the professor he is hitting on.
The harry potter movie series did a good job in adapting j. Snapes betrayal and the death of dumbledore caught me completely by surprise. Dumbledores long silver hair and beard, the piercingly blue eyes behind halfmoon spectacles, the crooked nose. A seemingly minor change was the setting of snapes death in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, but its one that didnt appeal to fans at all. Dumbledore was already dying from the curse that was on the gaunt ring at the beginning of the half blood prince both in the book and the movie. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001 and harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002, the latter of which was his final film role. The harry potter franchise has certainly had its ups and downs, but the character of dumbledore may be one of the most complex. He was the wielder and the master of the elder wand from 1945 until 1997 and considered by many as the greatest hogwarts headmaster. Snape alan rickman keeps the promise of the unbreakable vow and kills dumbledore michael gambon when draco tom felton cant. Please do not continue on here if you have not read harry potter and the deathly hallows. Sir ian mckellen has said he could never have taken over the role of professor dumbledore in the harry potter films after the death of richard harris because he knew harris disapproved of him as.
Sure, snape had killed dumbledore and taken possession of the wand in halfblood prince, but it was draco whod originally disarmed dumbledore, and thus received the allegiance of the elder wand. Richard st john harris was born on october 1, 1930 in limerick, ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to mildred josephine nee harty and ivan john harris. Harris died of hodgkins disease in 2002 at the age of 72, about two weeks before the u. Richard st john harris was born on october 1, 1930 in limerick, ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to mildred josephine. In the final movie, harry potter and the deathly hallows pt.
Albus percival wulfric dumbledore died in the 6th book. Harry is forced to watch the conversation with draco, and ultimately the death of dumbledore at snapes hand, physically frozen. The prophecy 2003 was dedicated to him posthumously as he had voiced the character opaz before his death. In the movie, dumbledore orders harry to remain hidden underneath the floor of the i think observatory tower. Dumbledore combined quiet wisdom and power with a grandfatherly affection, but the harry potter films left out a lot of dumbledore s tiny details. He indeed was the greatest of wizards to have lived and even gave voldemort a run for his money when there was a face off in harry potter and the order of phoenix. Heres our view on the best and worst the harry potter movie games had to offer. Late in his career, he acted in the oscarwinning films unforgiven and gladiator in the latter as marcus aurelius.
After gladiator, harris played the supporting role of albus dumbledore in the first two of the harry potter films, and as abbe faria in kevin reynolds film adaptation of the count of monte cristo 2002. The harry potter and the half blood prince hype gathers pace all the time, like an out of control juggernaut hurtling down a mountain towards an orphanage in what is either a masterstroke of publicity or a massive cockup, the plot of harry potter and the half blood prince may have been leaked. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. Theres a scene in harry potter and the order of the phoenix when harry, ron, and hermione duck out of the temporarily authoritarianruled hogwarts to. These pages were created to help harry potter fans cope with the shocking revelations in harry potter and the halfblood prince. Albus was already weak from the potion he drank as they destroyed one of the horcruxes that had been left by regulus. There was a huge amount of speculation about harry potter and the order of the phoenix, and it was wide of the mark, a spokesman is quoted as saying. Harry asks as much himself, when he encounters dumbledore in limbo. So is dumbledore really dead or was it just a little skit from snape and dumbledore to make voldemort believe he.
Nov 04, 2002 actor richard harris, who starred in films such as this sporting life, and recently reprised the role of dumbledore in harry potter and the chamber of secrets, died at a london hospital following. Feb 01, 2018 jk rowling revealed that dumbledore was gay in 2007. Rowling has revealed her favourite fan theory about everyones favourite headteacher, professor dumbledore. Why ian mckellen turned down dumbledore in harry potter. Sep 07, 2018 snape killed dumbledore, initially making snape look like a murderer. On july 16th, 2005, the 6th harry potter book, harry potter and the halfblood prince, was released. Harris portrayed the headmaster of hogwarts in the first.
Okay so lets look at how the character was portrayed in the books. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and. And then there will be more potter to look forward to in the year to come. Rubeus hagrid died eleven months after harry potter at the hands of giant haters. Snape killed dumbledore, initially making snape look like a murderer. Such is the case of the death of albus dumbledore in harry potter and the half blood prince, which was changed in ways that fans werent totally. He is killed by severus snape with the killing curse, avada kedavra. Dumbledores death was predicted in a certain scene of the third book and movie, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, according to this amazing new fan theory. While he started life trying to become a great wizard, he achieved what he wanted towards the end of his days, but perhaps this was for the worse. And it doesnt look good for poor old dumbledore so far we know that edinburgh castle is going. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school hogwarts.
Dumbledore sat down in one of them, and harry fell into the other, staring at his old headmasters face. Jan 08, 2015 snape alan rickman keeps the promise of the unbreakable vow and kills dumbledore michael gambon when draco tom felton cant. Harris, already a renowned actor, became known to a new generation of film fans through his role as professor albus dumbledore in harry potter and the philosophers stone the first movie based on jk rowlings tales of the boy wizard. In response to this harried declaration, dumbledore rises from the table so professor. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 45 movie clip. Fans and theorists to this day spend time cooking up new theories. The harry potter movie series began in 2001 and came to an end in 2011, with the final book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, being split into two movies. Actor richard harris, who starred in films such as this sporting life, and recently reprised the role of dumbledore in harry potter and the chamber of secrets, died at a london hospital following.
Rowlings harry potter series that is founded by the main characters, harry potter, ron weasley and hermione granger, to stand up against the regime of hogwarts high inquisitor dolores umbridge, as well as to learn practical defence against the dark arts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the order of the phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting lord voldemort, the main antagonist of the series. He had just finished work on the second harry potter movie, chamber of secrets, when he became ill this summer. Sir michael gambon was born in cabra, dublin, ireland, to mary hoare, a seamstress, and edward gambon, an engineer. Sir richard st john harris 1 october, 1930 25 october, 2002 was an irish actor and singer, who portrayed albus dumbledore, headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, in the first two film adaptations of the harry potter books. But she did act astonished at the idea that everybody hadnt already realised that dumbledore was gay as if she hadnt put in considerable time not writing him gay, while simultaneously writing multiple side characters as explicitly straight. Just as harry and dumbledore get back from retrieving tom riddles locket a few death eaters come in with draco and cant kill dumbledore which was his orders so snape has to do it while the death eaters and draco are looking at albus dumbledore snape sees harry but places his finger over his own mouth telling harry to be quiet then snape go up the little stairs to the rest of the villains. Apr 29, 2014 43 videos play all harry potter and the halfblood prince year 6 full movie harrypotter films the story of lord voldemort.
Snape kills dumbledore is a viral spoiler about the 6th book in the harry potter series involving the death of dumbledore, the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry headmaster and one of the major protagonists in the series. The death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore. Professor albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore, o. Snape also had to kill dumbledore, to protect draco, because if voldemort found out that draco killed dumbledore, in order to gain master of the elder wand, voldemort would have to kill draco. It was founded in the fifth book, harry potter and the. All 76 deaths in harry potter, ranked by sadness mtv.
Jul 17, 2007 snape also had to kill dumbledore, to protect draco, because if voldemort found out that draco killed dumbledore, in order to gain master of the elder wand, voldemort would have to kill draco. After joining the national theatre, under the artistic directorship of sir laurence olivier, gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by alan ayckbourn. Dec 17, 2015 the harry potter reread is going to see a star war tonight, which seem sort of unbelievable. Jk rowling revealed that dumbledore was gay in 2007. Harry is not under any spell, can physically move, hears the entire conversation and can stop it at any time.
Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and finally get some closure for your post potter depression. Apr 04, 2017 sir ian mckellen has said he could never have taken over the role of professor dumbledore in the harry potter films after the death of richard harris because he knew harris disapproved of him as. Apr 19, 2017 dumbledores death was predicted in a certain scene of the third book and movie, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, according to this amazing new fan theory. Such is the case of the death of albus dumbledore in harry potter and the halfblood prince, which was changed in ways that fans werent totally. Harry potter dumbledore is not dead beyond hogwarts. Rowling used several chapters in harry potter and the. Dumbledore used it to destroy the gaunt family ring. Albus dumbledoreharry potter works archive of our own.
Major spoilers for all of the harry potter books and movies ahead. Mckellen was evidently approached to take over as albus dumbledore in harry potter when original star richard harris died in 2002. Rowlings book series, but there were obviously some changes that had to be made either for narrative or creative reasons, and not all of these were well received. One of the biggest, of course, was the mention of albus dumbledore, who we now know was newt scamanders professor while at. He was there to guide the boy who lived throughout his life and even gave his life when needed. Seventeen years since the first film was released, people really cant get enough of the wizarding world of harry potter. Bound by pureblood traditions, harry can only use that to his advantage. Per the plan, dumbledore was killed by snape during the battle of the astronomy tower. Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore is a fictional character in j. Albus dumbledore died three weeks after harry potter.
Harry potter the death of albus dumbledore hd youtube. And then there will be more potter to look forward to. Dumbledore will not be explicitly gay in new harry potter movie. He attended crescent college, a jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. Over the thousands of pages of harry potter books and hours of their movie adaptations, funeral bells rang almost. Its harris versus gambon the dumblewar throughout all seven harry potter books dumbledore is the wise, smart and powerful wizard everyone looks up to and feels safe around. He would be replaced as dumbledore by fellow irishborn actor, michael gambon. May 16, 2017 theres a scene in harry potter and the order of the phoenix when harry, ron, and hermione duck out of the temporarily authoritarianruled hogwarts to formulate dumbledore s army at hogsmeade. Tom riddle origins explained reupload july, 2017 duration. He played an aristocrat captured by american indians in a man called horse 1970, a gunfighter in clint eastwoods western film unforgiven 1992, emperor marcus aurelius in gladiator 2000, and albus dumbledore in the first two harry potter films. Unfortunately, a bout of tuberculosis as a teenager.
Over the years fans have come up with a theory about. Dumbledore will not be explicitly gay in new harry. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the order of the phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting lord voldemort, the. Although the funeral does not appear in the film, concept art has been made and released to the public. After voldemorts defeat, and in order to keep control of harry dumbledore enacts a marriage contract between harry and ginny. Muggles guide to harry pottermajor eventsdumbledores death. Molly and arthur weasley died seventeen years after harry potter in each others arms, in the plague begun by muggles. Hes killed by professor severus snape with the avada kedavra spell. The sword of gryffindor had been an instrumental tool in destroying horcruxes throughout harry potter lore. The irishborn actor is replacing richard harris, who died last year, as albus dumbledore in the third installment of the harry potter series, warner bros. Funeral of albus dumbledore harry potter wiki fandom.
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