My Richard Harris rant

[acolby at home.com]

This relates to my own disappointment on the Dumbledore 
casting. In my head (since the first time I picked up the book) 
Dumbledore has been Micheal Palin (John Cleese's Monty 
Python and Fish called Wanda co-star). Put a fake beard and 
some big eyebrows and you've got (well mine at least) 
Dumbledore.

It's alarming to me that Harris wouldn't even read the books. The 
character is wonderfully deep and evolves throughout the books.

My $.02.

acolby at home.com

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., MMMfanfic at h... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Cindy C." <cynthiaanncoe at h...> 
wrote:
> > While I'm on the subject, I'd love to know why John Cleese 
bothered 
> > with the film.  He is a Big Star in Britain and in the U.S., and I 
> > understand he only has a few lines.  That is more of a puzzle 
to me 
> > than Harris' decision to participate.
> 
> I've read on IGN filmforce last year that it was because he is a 
fan 
> and wants to be in the movie but I can't find the actual article as 
> usual.  I however find the article about him wanting to be in the 
> second as well since Nick gets more lines in CoS.
> 
> RE Harris:  I am reserving judgement until I get to see the 
movie 
> (Nov. 29th  at Down Under) but early signs from the trailer are 
> unpromising.
> 
> The thing about Harris is that while he's good, there are better 
> choices out there.  The casting of this film has been inspiring 
e.g.  
> Robbie Contrane as Hagrid and Alan Rickman as Snape.  The 
actors in 
> this movie are the best fit for the characters for virtually every 
> role, down to people who has only a few lines like John 
Cleese.
> 
> In my fantasy casting, Ian McKellen is Dumbledore.  The 
twinkling 
> blue eyes, the mystery behind the smiles, the sense of 
humour, the 
> feeling that he isn't telling you everything and one of the best 
> actors ever.
> 
> He is Dumbledore if he isn't Gandalf already. :sigh:  May be we 
can 
> have him after all LOTR movies are screened.
> 
> My casting puzzle is why Alan Rickman want to play Snape.  He 
doesn't 
> do many big productions; he has an aversion to villain in black 
ever 
> since Robin Hood.  He hasn't read the books prior to filming 
so he 
> couldn't have known the complexity of the character.(Kudo to 
him, he 
> actually read PS/SS after he landed the role.)  In fact, 
Columbus 
> said in an interview that they actually wanted Rickman but 
thought he 
> would say no and so the casting people went to Roth instead.