Casting Questions

[Tamara <buffyeton@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve <bboy_mn at y...>" 
<bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Tamara <buffyeton at y...>"
> <buffyeton at y...> wrote:
> > Okay, as I feel I should cast all the HP movies from now on (I 
> > should have started at the beginning with Harry et.al but oh 
well), 
> > I have a few questions.  Now I've read the books, over and over 
and 
> > over, but still can't get a total grasp on some of the 
characters.  
> > So please answer these:
> 
> bboy_mn fills in the blanks:
> 
> My responses relate to the characteristics of the actor who should
> play the character and how the character should be represented.
> 
> > 
> > Remus Lupin: (actors? - really don't know.)
> 
> > How old: 
> An actor between an old 30 and a young 45 could play this character.
> There are repeated references to him being young, but at the same 
time
> looking weathered, worn, and weary.

> > Sirius Black: (actors? - I think both Jason Carter or Viggo
> Mortensen have the perfect look)
> 
> > How old: 
> Again, anyone from an old 30 to a young 45 or perhaps even as old 
as 50.
> 
> > Looks:
> Above average height (5'9" to 6'0") and strongly built when he is at
> his full health. Although, due to being in prison, he would have to 
be
> slightly underweight (130 to 150 pound). Absolutely must have dark 
or
> preferrably black hair, beard (but not a full beard (one like Jason
> Carter or Viggo Mortensen)), has a very powerful presents, 
charismatic
> (people's attention is instantly drawn to him), high cheekbones and
> hollow cheeks to emphasis how underweight he his, but at the same 
time
> given him a very handsome manly look when his is at a health weight.
> During the best of times, unmistakably a ladies man.

> Lupin is the guy your mother wants you to marry (in terms of
> personality); and Black is the kind of guy you father absolutely 
will
> not allow you to associate with.
> 
> bboy_mn

Steve, that is freaky deaky!  One of my top two actors for Sirus 
Black was Jason Carter!  I was watching a rerun of 90210 the other 
day that he was in and I immeditely went "that should be Sirius 
Black!" lol.  My other picks are James Callis, Jason Flemyng and Max 
Beesley.  

As for Lupin, it's a bit more complicated.  It is much harder to find 
an actor that has that sort of natural sensitivty to him that Lupin 
has.  I think maybe James Purefoy, or Damian Lewis.  Or, and don't 
laugh here, because I am serious, Hugh Grant.  Of course my favorite 
pick for Lupin would be Anthony Stewart Head, but he is most likely 
too old for the role.  Ioan Gruffudd may be another, but he may be 
too young.  

Tamara