Dumbledore rumors

There are various rumors about today that WB wants to use old footage of Richard Harris to manipulate his appearance in PoA, a la Nancy Marchand's posthumous appearance in The Sopranos. We're working on confirmation and are fairly sure this is complete and total bunk, but I want to state for the record anyway that it would be a horrible, horrible, terrible beyond compare, idea. It was offensive and ridiculous in The Sopranos - faking an actor's appearance in Harry Potter would be inexcusable. Anyway, we'd all be shocked if there is even a kernel of truth in these reports, but you never know.

Added - thanks Adam, for taking the time to type up the article from The Sun which is spreading this around - the disgusting headline ("Dumbledore to Rise from Dead") says it all:

"Harry Potter movie star Richard Harris is set to return as headmaster Dumbledore from beyond the grave. Producers of the third Harry Potter film hope to use unseen footage of Harris, who died of cancer in october. Computer wizardry will then map his face over shots of Harry Robinson - his stand in for the first two films. One insider said: "Many hours of footage are currently being scanned to see if the process is viable." The Potter cast start filming the new movie (POA), early next year. Robinson 72, is tipped to eventually take over the role of dumbledore."

Again - awful idea. But The Sun is not exactly a reputable, er, source.

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