Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actressJanet McTeeris in negotiations to play Professor Minerva McGonagall, sources tell Deadline.
As we make our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details as we finalize deals.
Severus Snape is Professor of Potions at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who eventually becomes Headmaster.
Clockwise Top L-R: Maggie Smith as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Alan Rickman Professor Snape, Paapa Essiedu and Janet McTeerEverett/Getty/Shane Nelson
In theFantastic Beastsprequel films, the role was played by Fiona Glascott.
This would mark British actors McTeer and Essiedus return to HBO.
McTeer played Winston Churchills wife Clementine in the HBO filmInto the Storm,earning an Emmy nomination.
John Lithgow and Michael Gambon as DumbledoreJessica Howes / Murray Close/ Warner Bros./ Courtesy Everett Collection
In TV, McTeer most recently starred on the Netflix seriesKaosand recurred on FXsThe Old Man.
McTeer is repped by MGMT Entertainment, Curtis Brown, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
