[HPFGU-Movie] Casting

[Richelle Votaw]

Toni writes:

> I totally think it's a big mistake to cast David Thewlis as Lupin. When I think > of Lupin, Black, and even Pettigrew, I think- good looking. They have to be, 
> they were The Marauders and what I visualize as the "A" group of Hogwarts- you 
> know, the quarterback of the football team, they guys everyone wanted to date, 
> yada yada yada (I'm making myself sick here). That's just what I think of when 
> I think of them. I know it's been 20 years and Lupin looks shabby and Black 
> looks like an ex-convict, but still- underneath all that wear and tear is a 
> FINE lookin' man. LOL

There's really no canon for any of them except Sirius Black being good looking.  I've been hunting through the various pictures of Gary Oldman since his name came up, and I think the key might be that he can look so different in various movies.  He'd be easy to make believeable as PoA Sirius Black.  GoF Sirius Black I'm not completely convinced over, but I have confidence in WB.  At the moment.

As for David Thewlis as Lupin, I've always imagined Lupin as a sort of average looking guy.  I was rooting for Colin Firth, but even I admit he doesn't fit the desciption. How unfortunate. :)  Peter Pettigrew I've always imagined short and not particularly pleasant looking.  Even before I knew he was the traitor, when he was talked about as a hero in Hogsmeade.

Still, it could just be that WB doesn't want to put Alan Rickman, Jason Carter, and Colin Firth all in the same room at the same time.  Don't know how much the females in the audience could take.  I'd have liked to try it, though. :)

Richelle


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