"I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it," pondered the 79-year-old star. "I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her."Despite his new role as the wisest wizard at Hogwarts, John Lithgow is a little out of the loop.

John Lithgow is opening up about how fans feel about him joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, considering the involvement of the contentious franchise creator J.K. Rowling. In a sit-down with The Times of London,

" ... it was a big decision because it’s probably the last major role I’ll play," Lithgow said about the casting process