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I thoroughly hated Gambon's performance because it simply wasn't similar to Dumbledore's characterization in the books. He's not Dumbledore; he's a pissed off and out-of-his-depth grumpy old wizard. Richard Harris was perfect as Dumbledore.
28 de sept. de 2023 · Once Gambon debuted in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” imbuing the character with a darker, sometimes mischievous tone, the question was born: Who was the “better Dumbledore”?
12 de nov. de 2015 · Richard Harris' portrayal of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series was a very frail wispy old man. In the third movie, when Michael Gambon stepped in, they did a very good job of making him look similar, but it's obvious his speech patterns change from being a little old man to being a much stronger less wispy old man.
Upon rereading and comparing scene by scene, I can adamantly say that Michael Gambon didn’t care about the character whatsoever. His facial expressions weren’t wise and he had a dumb look on his face.
6 de nov. de 2023 · Richard Harris died of cancer after playing Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies. Michael Gambon took over the role and brought his own interpretation to the character, but fans criticized his performance.
Michael Gambon did not yell the entire time during the movies. He yelled ONCE. He yelled exactly once when he shouldn't have. Every other scene he was quiet, reserved, contemplative, calm, mild-mannered, etc.
2 de oct. de 2023 · Daniel Radcliffe recalled working with the late Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in "Harry Potter," at Variety's Business of Broadway breakfast.
