Casting the Other Films

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> >Professor Lupin - Sam Neill could play him but he's Austalian I 
think.
> >Are Australians allowed? If not, then Pierce Brosnan or even Hugh
> >Grant can fill the bill.
> 
> All those actors are too chiseled/good looking. Not that Lupin is 
nasty or 
> anything but I still think Ralph Fiennes would be a better choice.

Ralph Fiennes IS chiseled and good-looking. LOL. But good choice, BTW.

 
> >Madame Maxime - Juliette Binoche
> 
> Too young and way too petite. Madame Maxime is half-giant, after 
all and 
> should be of similar age to the rest of the Hogwarts staff.

Well, there is such a thing as makeup and visual effects. 

> 
> >Mad Eye Moody - Anthony Hopkins
> 
> Actually, someone suggested Billy Connolly. I recently saw the 
movie 
> "Boondock Saints" where he has a small cameo as "Il Duche" or "The 
Duke". 
> Just before he "cleaned up" he was the spitting image of how I 
pictured old 
> Mad-Eye.

Great idea. Billy Connolly would be fantastic in that role.
 
> >Voldemort - Gary Oldman (It'll be good though to retain Ian Hart 
again)
> 
> Richard Bremmer is actually the "face" and voice of Voldemort in 
SS. I 
> assume he'll be playing the role through the series.

I don't think so. Richard Bremmer played Voldemort in the flashback 
scene. Ian Hart played him during the finale. Check the credits again.