United Kingdom, March 28 -- Pierce Brosnan has "always had [his] eyes" on playing Dumbledore in a 'Harry Potter' remake.

The 72-year-old actor has been backed by fans to play the Hogwarts headmaster in HBO's upcoming TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved wizarding saga, and though John Lithgow is reported to have signed on for the role, Pierce admitted he would "probably" accept the part if it came his way.

He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I've always had my eyes on Dumbledore as my hair has gotten greyer and the maturity of life is now upon my visage and shoulders.

"It's a joke with my family, the Dumbledore thing - that I'll go into my Dumbledore years. I don't want to go there . particularly right now, but if I was asked [t...