The legendary thespian was offered the role of the iconic Hogwarts headmaster - but decided he 'couldn't do it'.

Harris’ middle son and fellow actor, Jared, told The Times just why his dad had turned down playing Gandalf. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all ...

How does one track a language evolving so fast? Efforts have involved JRR Tolkein, K-dramas, and a red post box that still ...

The professor and commentator will stand trial at Leicester Crown Court in July after being charged with the assaults between ...

John Bertram Reinitz, a professor in the Departments of Statistics, Ecology and Evolution, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology ...

ANALYSIS: The country is facing many socio-political ills that many link to a spiritual vacuum but signs of a Catholic ...

(I’m sorry, Professor Tolkien! I really am.) I am in the middle of reading Susanna Clarke’s 782-page novel “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” by Susanna Clarke. Thus far this year ...

A BBC star and author has been charged with historic child sex offences. Professor Colin Duriez is accused of three counts of ...

The Harry Potter show may be breaking a rule from the movies, but John Lithgow makes perfect sense to play Albus Dumbldore in ...

A FAMED author and expert on Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings is facing trial after being charged with historic child sex offences. Colin Duriez, 77 – a professor and commentator who has ...

"The Rings of Power" introduced Harfoots into Middle-earth for the first time onscreen, and they look suspiciously like ...