Los Angeles, Sept. 12 -- The 'Oppenheimer' star Cillian Murphy has officially opted out of playing one of the most iconic villains - Lord Voldemort. Cillian, whose name has been lately attached to play Voldemort in the upcoming 'Harry Potter' TV series, has cleared the air about the rumour.

In his recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Cillian denied any involvement with the project.

"No, my kids show me it occasionally, but no, I don't know anything about that. I mean, also, it's just really hard to follow anything Ralph Fiennes does. The man is an absolute acting legend. So, good luck to whoever is going to fill those shoes," he said, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter.

The actor also went on to joke that he is "very a...