[HPFGU-Movie] Oldman as Black????

[Monika Huebner]

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From: <bruinfan1988 at yahoo.com>

> Leeanna wrote:
> 
> PS  I don't find Gary Oldman dead sexy--does anyone?  I find that to 
> be an odd choice for Sirius--he's seems to slightly-built and little 
> to be play a character that is always described as being a huge 
> presense, super charismatic and a ladykiller.

I haven't commented on all those casting threads so far,
but being a huge Sirius fan, I thought it was time to chime in. ;)
After getting over the first shock caused by a possible casting
of Gary Oldman as Sirius (I only remember him vividly from "The
Fifth Element", a movie I absolutely hate and where he plays a
villain who looks like Hitler), I have to admit that I am starting
to like the idea after looking up a bunch of photos of Oldman. He
is not quite as tall as I imagine Sirius (although tall enough for my taste
anyway, since I am very short), but IMHO he has the right build -
I always picture Sirius very slightly built, even in full health.

As for being charismatic, we'll have to see what he will make of 
the part (if he actually gets cast). He might be able to pull it
off after all. But *when* is Sirius ever described as a lady-killer in
the books? This is something that always baffles me in fanfiction
btw. The one and only hint we get that he might have been 
attractive before Azkaban is when Harry looks up the old wedding
photo of his parents. Yes, I know JKR said at a book signing he was
dead sexy, and that is how she wrote him IMHO, but he isn't actually
described as such or as a lady-killer, for that matter.

As for Oldman, he might not fit my image of a "lady-killer", but he's
far from being ugly (if he doesn't look like the villain from the 5th
Element ;-)), and in my eyes a much better choice than Jason 
Carter whom so many seem to favour.

Just my 2 cents.
Monika