British actors for HP? was: Casting Sirius and Lupin

[joanne0012]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "nuriaobradors" <nobradors at h...> wrote:
> Oh, please, let's not get too picky either... I assume "british 
> actors" means not "born exclusively in Great Britain" but "who speak 
> british at native level and have a british attitude". Which of course 
> Zoe Wannamaker has, if she's lived in UK since the 50's!

Certainly nobody's questioning Ms. Wanamaker's accent, talent, or credentials.  I 
think she did a splendid job as Madame Hooch.  But as for British attitude, that 
I'm not so certain about.  After all, she was the one who complained most 
vociferously about the salaries that the actors were contracted at, and indeed 
she wasn't contracted for the second film, which indicates that she and the 
producers were unable to settle those differences.  Or that they just didn't want 
her back because of her big mouth; if she thought the pay was inadequate, why 
did she accept the contract offer in the first place?