Jude Law wrote a line that made it into the final cut of the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise.
Jude Law wrote a line that made it into the Fantastic Beasts movie
The 51-year-old actor played the younger version of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' and came up with something that he thought was very appropriate for the character.
In a video with Variety, Jude revealed the line was: “The fact that everything didn’t go precisely to plan, was precisely the plan.
Speaking about the line, Jude added: “Ah! I’ve got a good story about this line. That’s Dumbledore. I wrote this line! I just thought that it was very Dumbledore."
The 'Fire Brand' actor - who has Rafferty, 28, Iris, 24, and Rudy, 22, with ex-wife Sadie Frost, daughter Sophia, 15, with former partner Samantha Burke; and nine-year-old Ada from his previously relationship with Catherine Harding - then explained that he had always felt a connection to Dumbledore after reading the 'Harry Potter' novels with his children.
He added: “He was absolutely the sort of heartbeat of those books. Or, rather, the spirit. Harry was the heartbeat.
“There was something in the heart of Dumbledore — there was something in the spirit of the man that I really liked. And, in fact, playing him put me in a very good place.”
Jude also went on to share some of the context that J.K. Rowling - who is the author of the series - provided him with about the character and how it shaped his performance when filming.
He added: “Jo Rowling always said to me that he saw himself as a monster because of the way he had behaved in the past and he was always trying to forgive himself, but I just always felt like he was a good, kind man.
“And it’s nice playing good, kind men.”
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