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Old September 19th, 2012, 4:33 pm
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Re: Re-cast the movies!
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Bob Hoskins -- Professor Slughorn
Nicole Kidman -- Narcissa Malfoy
Daniel Day-Lewis -- Fenrir Greyback
Karen Gillian -- Lily Potter (Please?)
Aaron Johnson-- James Potter (Please also?)
Johnny Depp or Robert Downey, Jr -- Sirius Black (however, OOTP Gary Oldman has now been imprinted in my brain as Sirius Black)
Julian Sands -- Remus Lupin (Though, again, David Thewlis has been imprinted on my brain!)
Angela Lansbury -- Bathilda Bagshot


Sadly Bob Hoskins has retired from acting due to ill-health:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins


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Re: Re-cast the movies!
He was one of the actors considered for Slughorn originally though.

If they hadn't already used him for Vernon, Richard Griffiths would've been the perfect casting.

I keep trying to think of who Tim Curry could have played.


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I'm sorry to read that about Bob Hoskins.

Tim Curry? I would loved to have seen him in HP but can't think of a role for him. No, he wouldn't have been a good Snape in case someone's going to suggest that!


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Re: Re-cast the movies!
Remembering him as the Lord of Darkness in "Legend", he wouldn't necessarily have to play a human character!


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Remembering him as the Lord of Darkness in "Legend", he wouldn't necessarily have to play a human character!
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Re: Re-cast the movies!
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) as Sirius Black

Anthony Hopkins as Moody

Rowan Atkinson as Voldemort

Sean Bean as a DE


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Rowan Atkinson as Voldemort has to be one of the oddest suggestions I've seen! What made you think of him?


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He was one of the actors considered for him before they settled on Ralph Fiennes.


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Continuing from above, I have always
agreed with Patricia Routledge as Umbridge.

How about James McAvoy as young Lupin in SWM?


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Rowan Atkinson as Voldemort
Hahaha! Only if they're planning to make a spoof version of Harry Potter.

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He was one of the actors considered for him before they settled on Ralph Fiennes.
Where's the scare factor? I just start imagining as Mr Bean! Too funny!


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Well, Fiennes' Voldemort isn't all that intimidating either...


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Well, Fiennes' Voldemort isn't all that intimidating either...
I can see what you mean but he's still more intimidating than Mr Bean! Maybe Tim Curry could be Voldemort?


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He was one of the actors considered for him before they settled on Ralph Fiennes.
That's just bizarre!!


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Re: Re-cast the movies!
We could have a tough time finding a new
actor for Hagrid. Robbie Coltrane was
chosen by Rowling herself.

Also, having seen her in the Bond films, I could
see Judi Dench as McGonagal.


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Continuing from above, I have always
agreed with Patricia Routledge as Umbridge.

How about James McAvoy as young Lupin in SWM?
I like your young Lupin suggestion, though I think he might be too old (and somewhat more better-looking than the young Lupin in my head- not that I think Lupin is ugly, just waaaay average)


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We could have a tough time finding a new
actor for Hagrid. Robbie Coltrane was
chosen by Rowling herself.
Hardly surprising, given that Hagrid seems to be based on Coltrane in Blackadder's Christmas Carol.


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