Sir Ian McKellen passed on joining the $25 billion Harry Potter franchise — with good reason.
The Brit turned down the offer to play Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore after the role’s then-actor Richard Harris died in 2002. (Harris starred in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and its sequel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.)
This article originally appeared on www.usmagazine.com: Ian McKellen Reveals Why He Turned Down the Role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter
