Lupin Doubts...(was re: (Some sort) of comfirmation...)

[lorien_eve]

I'm mostly a lurker--don't post too often. However, I just had to say 
that I *totally* agree with you.  I had never heard of Thewlis, so 
when I heard he was cast as Lupin, I looked him up on imdb.com.  I 
was *very* disappointed. I have a wonderful picture of Lupin in my 
head and Thewlis does *not* fit that picture. I really tried to 
reserve judgement.  I know they can work miracles with costumes and 
make-up. I wasn't orginally happy with Oldman as Black, but after 
seeing a picture of him in costume, I'm ok with it. But the more I 
see Thewlis, the more doubtful I become.  I assume they wanted to 
give him a moustache to make him look more like a wolf, and if he had 
one in the books, I'd be alright with it.  Now I'm afraid he's just 
going to look dumb.  And what is this about him being in a *suit*???  
None of the adult wizards wear Muggle clothes.  Besides, there are 
constant references to the shabby state of Lupin's robes.  Not *suit* 
or *clothes*, but *robes.*

I was really looking forward to this movie.  It's my favorite of the 
books so far.  But now I'm really getting worried.  I don't want 
Thewlis to replace my mental vision of Lupin.  I saw PS and COS 
movies the nights they came out.  However, if I keep hearing stuff 
like this about POA, I may wait to see it until I know it's really 
worth seeing.

Lorien_Eve

 I mean I'm not that familiar with 
> Thewlis's work, but I do try to have faith in him. He's just 
> not...well judging from that picture (that I tried *SO* hard not to 
> judge)...well...well? 
> 
> Lupin is without a doubt one of the things that really makes 
> Prisoner of Azkaban the book it is; he's my favourite adult 
> character in the series without a doubt to boot. Am I being in 
> childish and silly when I say this little detail makes me nervous? 
I 
> hope not because...it does.