Despite his initial reluctance to accept the role of Albus Dumbledore, Richard Harris, who portrayed Dumbledore in the first two movies, was determined to portray the character through the entire series. However, following the filming of Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (2002), Harris was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. During post-production on that movie, producer David Heyman went to visit Harris in the hospital. Though he was very weak from his illness, Harris insisted that the role of Dumbledore not be re-cast. Sadly, Harris died shortly before production was to begin on this movie, necessitating a re-cast.

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