Are Gandalf and Dumbledore the same person?

Few wizards are as beloved as Gandalf the Grey from Lord of the Rings or Professor Dumbledore from the Harry Potter movies, and it turns out that Sir Ian McKellen almost played both. “When he died, he played Dumbledore, the wizard. I played the real wizard,” McKellen said.

Why are Dumbledore and Gandalf so similar?

They both became white wizards. Both are fond of birds, Dumbledore’s was Phoenix and Gandalfs was eagles. Dumbledore had the elder wand and Gandalf had a staff. Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald and Gandalf defeated Saruman.

Is Dumbledore a copy of Gandalf?

No. Gandalf and Dumbledore are both different and distinct take on the “old wizard mentor” archetype.

Was there 2 Dumbledore’s?

Albus Dumbledore: Richard Harris played Albus Dumbledore for the first two movies. However, when he passed away, the role was given to Michael Gambon for the remaining movies.

Are Dumbledore and Grindelwald lovers?

JK Rowling confirms that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had a sexual relationship. “Their relationship was incredibly intense,” says Rowling during the ‘Distinctly Dumbledore’ feature on the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Blu-ray. Warner Bros. “It was passionate, and it was a love relationship.

Who is more powerful Gandalf or Dumbledore?

Gandalf is more fully fleshed-out, but as an immortal, he’s not a normal person. Gandalf is greater than Dumbledore, although (or perhaps because) he had less power. He rallied all the free peoples of Middle-Earth to the cause, gave them heart, and sacrificed himself to save his friends and the quest in Moria.

Did JK Rowling borrow from Lord of the Rings?

Even J.K. Rowling, the pinnacle of all human endeavor, is not immune to the temptation of borrowing—as evidenced by some of the stuff in her books that you might recognize from a little thing called The Lord of the Rings.

Why was Pansy Parkinson recast?

It’s unknown why exactly she was recast besides her character having lines in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but it may have also been because she didn’t look the same age as the other actors in her year, especially the Weasley twins.

Who did Dumbledore slept with?

Grindelwald
J.K. Rowling has revealed that Dumbledore (played here by Law) had a “passionate” sexual relationship with villain Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). “It was passionate and it was a love relationship,” Rowling says in a bonus commentary feature on the Blu-ray version of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.