Casting: Lupin

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "c" <Caeser56 at s...> wrote:
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> Chelsey Wrote:
> 
> Hmmm....colin firth as sirius? Interesting possibilities. But to 
tell you the 
> truth, colin seems way to...nice to play sirius. You know what i 
mean? Colin 
> seems really preppy almost and doesnt seem to have that darkness 
sirius 
> radiates. I could be wrong, i've only seen colin firth in Bridget 
Jones's 
> Diary.  But, Sirius needs to be played by someone whose dark and 
mysterious, 
> and i dont think colin is much of either. :) 
> 
> Chelsey
> 

I dunno, I think he could pull it off--he strikes me as being very 
versitle.  Part of the reason why I like the idea is because I think 
whoever plays Sirius should be very expressive but subtle, and CF has 
that quality in spades--the man can convey whole volumes of subtext 
with a single glance--though he's by no means the only actor with the 
talent.
And I will admit, I'm pulling for this largely because I would love 
to see those intense brown eyes peering out from behind a long mane 
of tangled, dark hair...and of course, get him and Alan Rickman onto 
the same screen and the ecstacy would be indescribable ;-)

Vin sez:
> 
> My two favorite picks for Lupin and Sirius, though obviously 
unrealistic, have always been Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Yes, they 
are not British, but they are also two fo the best actors of all time 
and would easily, in my opinion, be able to accurately portray Brits
(not to mention the fact that both are method actors, taking a lot 
more time to prepare and accurately portray their roles). Also, both 
already have the look and the feel of the characters- my personal 
thoughts being Pacino as Sirius(If you've ever seen him as the devil 
in The Devil's Advocate, you can see the fire with which he can speak 
and would be perfect for the explosive but caring Black), and De Niro 
as Lupin. I know its unrealistic to expect this, but hey, in a dream 
world they'd make perfect picks, I think! Any Thoughts?
> 

I don't know--I will concede that they could quite possibly rise to 
the challenge, but I still have this image of Lupin going, "Hey, 
fuggedaboudit!"

~Christi