[VanimaEdhel]

I think that they should get someone that would not be recognizable (but is still a superior actor, of course). When I saw Richard Harris, I authomatically thought, "Oooooh! There's Richard Harris!" With an unknown, it is easier to just say, "Oh! There's Dumbledore!"<P>That is one reason that it is good that they shot all three Lord of the Rings movies in a sold 18-month shooting. I know: all the Harry Potter books are not out (what is this I heard in an interview about her maybe not continuing after the fifth because of her new marriage/baby?), but they could have shot the 4 in a row. The way Peter Jackson and the rest of the crew did it, they were sure to have all of the cast there the whole time (look at all the roles Orlando Bloom now has: he may not have come back...and Elijah Wood might move on...and Liv Tyler would probably move on...and Cate Blanchett).<P>And, after the 3rd movie, Chris Columbus is not coming back to Harry Potter and he is advising the cast to do the same (he is encouraging the kids to move on and go to school and have lives). So: we may not get a full Harry Potter series...but we will always have Lord of the Rings!