Alan Cumming has claimed he told the producers of Harry Potter to “f*** off” after he was offered a major role in the franchise.
The Harry Potter film franchise, which concluded in 2011, starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in the main roles.
The Scottish actor has revealed in a new interview that he was in the running to play Hogwarts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the second film in the long-running franchise, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but had disagreements with the filmmakers over his proposed salary. “I didn’t turn it down,” Cumming told The Telegraph.
The 56-year-old star added that he competed for the Lockhart role with Rupert Everett, with whom he shared an agent.