Lupin Cast?

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just had to fix a spelling error...lol romantic*
--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "crookshanks731 at s... 
<crookshanks731 at s...>" <crookshanks731 at s...> wrote:
> Ok I get your point...lol  
> I didn't mean they should be attractive for romantic roles..I have 
> never thought this..I knowHP isnt about romance..however just by 
the 
> description in the books I get the picture of a rather attractive 
> man...does this make me a bad person???
> 
> LOL
> 
> And as for Lupin...I guess Thewlis will do..lol I will admit to 
never 
> have seen him in a movie so I might be surprised with him..
> 
> Amanda
> AccioPotter--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Emily F" 
> <potterfan23 at h...> wrote:
> > acciopotter wrote:
> > >I agree with not being thrilled about the choice for Lupin...And 
I 
> am
> > >not happy at all with the rumors about Gary Oldman playing 
> Sirius...I
> > >wihs someone could tell me what in the world the casting 
directors
> > >were thinking when they let him in on it.
> > 
> > I'll tell you what they were thinking.  They watched several 
actors 
> actually 
> > take on these roles, and Thewlis and Oldman played their 
respective 
> parts 
> > the best.  What else matters?
> > 
> > Someone else brought up the subject of the two men as romantic 
> leads (this 
> > is a general comment, I'm not suggesting that this is what 
> acciopotter was 
> > thinking).  This is one of my HP pet peeves, so I feel the need 
to 
> chime in. 
> >   That idea seems to be unfortunately prevalent in fandom.  Since 
> when are 
> > they romantic leads?  What evidence do we have that either will 
> be "hooked 
> > up" with another character by the end of the series?  None 
> whatsoever.  
> > Rowling has said that Sirius is meant to be "dead sexy" (I'll get 
> to that in 
> > a moment), but there's no mention that Rowling even intended for 
> Remus to be 
> > attractive.  Down, girls.  Thewlis will do a great job.  He 
already 
> put on 
> > an excellent performance for the casting directors.
> > 
> > As for this Sirius being dead sexy thing...  Who's definition 
> of "dead 
> > sexy"?  That's right: Joanne Rowling's.  Not yours, not mine.  Do 
I 
> think 
> > Gary Oldman is attractive?  Yes, if you look at normal photos of 
> him.  (It 
> > seems that any role he in which he is cast is made to look as 
> unattractive 
> > as humanly/inhumanly possible.)  Does Rowling?  Maybe, but no one 
> seems to 
> > care about her opinion.  Do I think men on motorcycles are sexy?  
> No, yuck.  
> > I guess I disagree with her.  :-)  I'm not sure if I'm making my 
> point or 
> > not, so let me try again.  Rowling said that Sirius was dead 
sexy.  
> Fans say 
> > that the most attractive actor (in each person's opinion!) must 
be 
> cast.  
> > Who ought to be "right" in this case?
> > 
> > Emily, who thinks Gary Oldman is an outstanding actor, and looks 
> forward to 
> > meeting godfather!Gary.  ;-)
> > 
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