Sirius Casting

[beccablue42]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Jennifer Boggess Ramon <boggles at e...> wrote:
> Oh, now I'm going to get shouted down.
> 
> They're the wrong ages, yes.  Very much so.  But so is Rickman, ...

I'm all for going with slightly older actors. Given Rickman's 
excellent portrayal of Snape (and no, I do *not* find him to be 
visually delicious, just a phenomenal actor), I find it believable 
that an older actor- or older looking actor- could capture the 
generation of Harry's parents. I think at this point, it is more 
important to find people for Lupin and Sirius that could believeably 
play Snape's classmates, rather than people who seem to be 30. 
Besides, a lifetime of monthy transformations and 12 years in Azkaban 
should be more than enough to make both men look slightly aged. 

> Er.  Well, my choices for Sirius Black and Remus Lupin would be 
Gary 
> Oldman and Tim Roth, respectively.  Largely because of their voices 
> and dialogue delivery, not their looks, although I think they fit 
the 
> looks of the characters well enough.  

Me again: 
I like Tim Roth especially, and Oldman is a fantastic actor. But when 
it comes to Sirius Black, there has only ever been one actor that 
fits the bill for me, and for this I defer to Gabriel Edson in post 
#1049 last November. I see a gaunt, haunted Gabriel Byrne as the only 
man for the job, and I am sorely dissappointed that his name is *not* 
on the poll. Byrne is dark and sinister enough that non-readers (if 
any are left) might believe he is a bad guy (a la "End of Days"), and 
versitile enough to be a nice godfatherly type. 

So, firing squad aside, my campaign stands: "Byrne for Black!" Makes 
a catchy poster. 

Becca