India, Feb. 13 -- The cast of the Harry Potter reboot series at HBO is taking shape. If a new report is to be believed, the show has also found its Albus Dumbledore. Deadline has reported that John Lithgow is nearing the end of talks to play the Hogwarts headmaster. The series will retell the story of the seven books with all new cast. (Also read: Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy as Voldemort in Harry Potter series? Ralph Fiennes approves)

Deadline quoted sources saying John Lithgow, a six-time Emmy-winning actor, 'is in final negotiations to portray Professor Albus Dumbledore in HBO's adaptation' of Harry Potter. However, when the publication contacted HBO for a comment on the development, the network refused to confirm or deny it. "We ...